POMPEII THE LOST CITY

Pompeii, the lost city.

庞贝，失落的古城。

A fine city. Pompeii was a city in Italy. It was built in ancient Roman times, about two thousand years ago.

一座美丽的城市。 庞贝曾是意大利的一座城市。 它建于古罗马时期，距今大约有两千年历史。

A huge mountain called Vesuvius towered over Pompeii. Today we know that Vesuvius is a volcano.

一座名叫维苏威的高山耸立在庞贝城上方，如今我们知道维苏威是一座火山。

Pompeii was big and busy. About 20 ,000 people lived there. They came from Italy, Greece and Africa. And they worked as traders and sailors.

庞贝城规模很大、热闹非凡，大约有两万居民。 他们来自意大利、希腊和非洲，职业是商人和水手。

Volcano Danger Vesuvius began to erupt in AD 79. A mighty earthquake shook the ground. Clouds of ash hid the sun, and the sky went dark. The people of Pompeii were terrified. The eruption lasted for two days. A massive explosion hurled rocks into the sky. Red hot lava poured out of the volcano. Lava came from deep beneath the earth's surface.

火山危机 公元79年，维苏威火山开始喷发。 一场强烈的地震撼动了地面。 火山灰形成的云团遮住了太阳， 整片天空都暗了下来。 庞贝的居民们都吓坏了。 火山喷发持续了整整两天。 剧烈的爆炸将石块抛向高空。 滚烫的红色熔岩从火山中喷涌而出。 熔岩来自地球表面的最深处。

Deadly clouds of burning gas rolled over Pompeii. The air was full of falling ash, which looked like black snow. Vesuvius erupting, hurling rocks and ash into the sky.

裹挟着炽热气体的致命云团席卷了庞贝城。 空气中满是飘落的火山灰，看起来就像黑色的雪。 维苏威火山正在喷发，将石块和火山灰抛向天空。