A cloud of ash from the volcano has drifted southeast across Europe, grounding thousands of flights and stranding passengers worldwide.

　　火山灰云已向东南方向漂移，遍布整个欧洲，已造成全球数千架航班停飞，大量旅客滞留。

　　Flights are operating on regular schedules between Iceland and the United States but service from the island nation to other destinations is limited by the airport shutdowns caused by the ash plume.

　　冰岛至美国的航班仍照常飞行，但由于火山灰尘导致机场关闭，该岛国至其它目的地的航空服务受到了限制。

　　Vocabulary:

　　geothermal：of or pertaining to the internal heat of the earth（地热的）

　　ground：to restrict (an aircraft or the like) to the ground because of bad weather, the unsatisfactory condition of the aircraft, etc.使停飞，阻止……起飞）

　　uptake:摄入；摄取

　　out and about：进行户外活动，遍游某地