Generally speaking, the coal of power plant is low-grade, high-ash (the low content of fixed carbon) and the effect of direct gasification is bad.

一般说来，电站煤质的品位低、灰含量高(低的固定碳含量)，直接气化效果很差。

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The volcano spurted clouds of steam and ash high into the air.

火山把团团热气和灰尘喷向高空。

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Reasons to worry: Merapi is capable of producing a Plinian eruption (spewing at least 1 cubic kilometer of magma and producing 20 to 50 kilometer-high ash columns)every 1,000 years or so.

列入关注的理由： 默拉皮火山属于普林尼式喷发，大约每千年大规模爆发一次（喷涌而出的岩浆总量可达1立方千米，漫天飞扬的火山灰足有20至50千米高）。

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Usually, the prevailing south-westerly wind would take the ash cloud away from Europe and over the polar region, but a high-pressure area is bringing it over Europe, where it is sitting and barely moving as the ash spreads.

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Both BA and KLM, after all, had direct experience of what flying through volcanic ash can do to a high-bypass turbofan jet engine.

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Ryanair said the "red zone" over Scottish airspace where ash has been classified "high-density" was invented by the Met Office and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

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