5 Eruption!

Chapter Five ERUPTION! They followed Elenola off the peak, trekking along the well-worn path which ran down the side of Mount Yasur. Cheng felt the heat of the volcano beneath his feet. It was incredible to think that he was standing directly above trillions of tons of boiling molten rock. "Is the Spider going to be OK?" Leah asked.

第五章爆发！他们跟着埃莉诺拉走下了山顶，沿着一条沿着亚苏尔山一侧的破旧小路跋涉。 程感受到了脚下火山的热度。 难以置信的是，他正站在数万亿吨沸腾的熔岩之上。 “蜘蛛没事吧？”利亚问。

"Oh yes," Elenola said. "It will stay where we left it and continue monitoring the activity for the observatory. There's a great viewpoint up ahead, where we'll be able to watch the eruption from a safe distance." Cheng was pleased they wouldn't miss it. They trekked on, following the path. The sides of the mountain swooped down into the bright green rainforests below, and the ocean sparkled along the sandy beaches. Elenola pointed to a large group of rocks a short distance ahead of them, where one or two of the tourist groups were already standing and looking back at the crater. "That's where we're going," she said.

“哦，是的，”埃莉诺拉说。“它将留在我们离开的地方，继续监测天文台的活动。 前面有一个很好的视角，我们可以从安全的距离观看火山喷发。” 程很高兴他们不会错过。 他们沿着小路继续跋涉。 山的两侧向下俯冲，映入下面明亮的绿色雨林，海洋沿着沙滩闪闪发光。 埃莉诺拉指着前方不远的一大群岩石，有一两个旅游团已经站在那里，回头望着那个火山口。 “那就是我们要去的地方，”她说。

As soon as Cheng and Leah reached the rocks, there was a hollow, booming sound behind them. Red molten rock shot out of the crater, jetting fifteen or twenty yards into the air. The eruption lit up the clouds, creating crazy patterns and shadows in the swirling mass of water vapor and gases. "This is so cool! But why exactly is it erupting?" Leah asked curiously. "Well, the Earth is made up of different layers," Cheng said. "It has a superhot center, then a layer of solid rock called the mantle, and then the crust, which is the part we're all standing on. The crust is made up of tectonic plates, which are kind of like gigantic paving stones." He paused as a huge spray of lava shot out of the crater.

程和利亚刚走到岩石旁，他们身后就响起了低沉的轰鸣声。 红色的熔岩从火山口喷射出来，向空中喷射了十五到二十码。 火山喷发照亮了云层，在旋转的水汽和气体中形成了疯狂的图案和阴影。 “这太酷了！但它到底为什么会喷发呢？”利亚好奇地问。 “嗯，地球是由不同的层组成的，”程说。 “它有一个超级热的中心，然后是一层叫做地幔的固体岩石，然后是地壳，这是我们都站在上面的部分。 地壳是由构造板块组成的，就像巨大的铺路石。” 当一股巨大的熔岩从火山口喷出时，他停了下来。

"Whoa! Anyway, some of the tectonic plates are pulling apart, and some of them are pushing together—" "Wait, the Earth's crust is moving?" asked Leah, her eyes wide. Cheng nodded. "Don't worry, it's happening really, really slowly. At the edges of the plates, the rocks in the mantle melt to make magma. This magma pushes its way upward—and if it reaches the Earth's surface, a volcano forms! The magma comes out of the volcano, and is then called lava." Cheng pointed at the spouting, grumbling Mount Yasur. "That's what's happening right now!" They stood watching until the volcano grew quieter, and finally stopped entirely. "I wonder if Halani's seen an eruption that big before," said Leah. "Where is she, anyway?"

“哇!总之，有些板块在分开，有些板块在挤在一起——”“等等，地壳在移动？”莉娅睁大眼睛问。 程点了点头。“别担心，这一切发生得非常非常缓慢。 在板块边缘，地幔中的岩石熔化形成岩浆。 这些岩浆向上推进——如果到达地球表面，火山就形成了！岩浆从火山中出来，然后被称为熔岩。” 程指着喷涌的亚苏尔山，嘟囔着。 “这就是现在正在发生的事情！”他们站在那里看着，直到火山安静下来，最后完全停止了。 “我不知道哈拉尼岛以前见过这么大的火山喷发吗？” “她到底在哪儿？”

"I haven't seen her or Keemo since we were at the crater," said Cheng. "Animals can be really sensitive to natural disasters," Leah said, biting her lip. "Maybe Keemo could sense the eruption and ran off." "Let's ask around," said Cheng. "Maybe someone's seen them." They started walking around among the groups of tourists, who were beginning to trickle away back down the mountainside. Had they seen a girl with a black and tan puppy?

“自从我们在火山口后，我就没见过她和基莫，”程说。 “动物对自然灾害真的很敏感，”利亚咬着嘴唇说。 “也许Keemo能感觉到火山爆发，然后逃跑了。” “我们问问周围的人吧，”程说。 “也许有人见过他们。” 他们开始在一群群游客中间走来走去，这些游客开始慢慢地从山腰上走下来。 他们是否看到一个女孩带着一只黑棕相间的小狗？