Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Written by Mike Stark. Focus question. What can you see at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park?

夏威夷火山国家公园。 作者：迈克·斯塔克。 核心问题： 在夏威夷火山国家公园你能看到什么？

a volcano wonderland. Every day on the island of Hawaii, lava seeps from a volcano on the edge of the ocean. When the lava cools, it turns into rock and makes the island a little bigger. This volcano is part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Every year, over 1 million people visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. National parks are areas of protected land.

这是一座火山仙境。 在夏威夷岛上，每天都有熔岩从坐落于大洋边缘的火山中渗出。 熔岩冷却后会变成岩石，让岛屿的面积稍微变大一点。 这座火山是夏威夷火山国家公园的一部分。 每年有超过100万人前来参观夏威夷火山国家公园。 国家公园是受保护的陆地区域。

Volcanoes form a park. A volcano begins when melted rock from deep inside Earth comes out through a crack in Earth's surface. When it reaches the surface, it cools and becomes solid rock. The rock builds up over time. The rock may form a mountain or even an island. This is how Hawaii's islands formed. Two of the world's most amazing volcanoes are found in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

火山构成了公园。 火山的形成始于地球深处的熔融岩石从地表的裂缝中涌出。 当它到达地表时，就会冷却变成坚硬的岩石。 随着时间推移，岩石不断堆积。 这些岩石可能会形成一座山，甚至一座岛屿。 夏威夷群岛就是这样形成的。 世界上最令人惊叹的两座火山就在夏威夷火山国家公园里。

One volcano is among the most active volcanoes on Earth. Scientists think it began forming between 300 ,000 and 600 ,000 years ago. It finally formed as an island 50 ,000 to 100 ,000 years ago.

其中一座火山是地球上最活跃的火山之一。 科学家认为它在30万到60万年前就开始形成了。 它最终在5万到10万年前形成了一座岛屿。

In 1790, dozens of people were killed when it erupted. Then in 1924, more eruptions threw huge rocks around the area.

1790年，它喷发时造成了数十人死亡。 之后在1924年，多次喷发把巨大的岩石抛到了周边区域。

Nearby is another volcano that is one of the biggest mountains on Earth. It covers half the island of Hawaii. This volcano has erupted many times since 1843.

附近还有另一座火山，它是地球上最大的山脉之一。 它覆盖了夏威夷岛一半的面积。 自1843年以来，这座火山已经喷发过很多次了。