VOLCANOES!

volcanoes mountains of fire

火山：火焰构成的山峰

1. Nature's Time Bomb It is early morning on Sunday, May 18, 1980. Many people in Washington state are still asleep. But now the volcano Mount St. Helens, it is slowly waking up from a deep sleep of 123 years. Mount St. Helens is as pretty as a postcard. The nearby forest and rivers are rich with bird, fish, deer, and other wildlife. The area is perfect for hiking and camping.

1. 大自然的定时炸弹 1980年5月18日，周日的清晨。 华盛顿州的许多人还在睡梦中。但此刻，圣海伦斯火山， 正从123年的沉睡中慢慢苏醒。圣海伦斯火山美得就像明信片上的风景。 附近的森林和河流里满是鸟儿、鱼儿、鹿和其他野生动物。这片区域非常适合 徒步旅行和露营。

People have lived and worked for many years in towns near the volcano. Few of them fear power of the sleeping gent.

多年来，人们一直在火山附近的城镇生活、工作。 几乎没人害怕这位沉睡的温柔巨人的力量。

A small plane flying over Mount St. Helens to get a closer look at a volcano. Pilot Bruce Judenson seems something happened below. Pieces of rock and ice are sliding into the crater, the hole at the top. He tips the plane to get a better view inside the crater.

一架小飞机正飞过圣海伦斯火山上空，想要近距离观察这座火山。 飞行员布鲁斯·朱德森发现下方有情况发生。 石块和冰块纷纷滑进火山口——也就是山顶的那个洞。 他倾斜飞机，想要更清楚地看看火山口内部的情况。

Suddenly, an avalanche of rocks rushed down the north side of the mountain. The landslide tear opened a hole in the volcano. An explosion of steam, ash, and rock blast out sideways.

突然，一场由岩石构成的雪崩顺着山的北侧狂奔而下。 山体滑坡在火山上撕开了一个大洞。 蒸汽、火山灰和岩石组成的爆炸物从侧面喷涌而出。

Then a few seconds later, Kaplan, the top of the volcano, blasts off. A dark ash cloud shoots 15 miles into the sky. The ash cloud has tiny bits of rock and gas inside it.

几秒过后，火山顶端的卡普兰区域被炸飞了。 一团黑色的火山灰云冲向15英里高的天空。 火山灰云里藏着细小的岩石碎屑和气体。