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 重点问题 你在夏威夷火山国家公园能看到什么？

a volcano wonderland. Every day on the island of Hawaii, red -hot lava seeps from a volcano on the edge of the ocean. When the lava cools, it turns into solid rock and makes the island a little bigger. This volcano, called Kilauea, is part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. More than one million people visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park each year. National parks are areas of special protected land.

火山仙境 在夏威夷岛上，每天都有炽热的熔岩从坐落在大洋岸边的火山中渗出来 熔岩冷却后会变成坚硬的岩石，让岛屿的面积稍稍变大 这座名为基拉韦厄的火山，是夏威夷火山国家公园的一部分 每年有超过100万人前来夏威夷火山国家公园游览 国家公园是受到特殊保护的陆地区域

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 into solid rock. The rock builds up over time. The rock may form a mountain or even an island. This is how the Hawaiian Islands formed. Two of the world's most amazing volcanoes are found in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

火山构成了这座公园 火山的形成始于地球深处的熔融岩石顺着 地壳的裂缝涌出地表 熔岩到达地表后会冷却，变成坚硬的岩石 这些岩石长年累月堆积起来 堆积的岩石可能形成山脉，甚至是岛屿 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坐落于夏威夷火山国家公园内

One volcano is Kilauea, whose name means spewing in Hawaiian. It's one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Kilauea has been spewing out rivers of thick lava almost continuously since 1983. Scientists think that Kilauea began forming between 300 ,000 and 600 ,000 years ago. They think it probably appeared as an island 50 ,000 to 100 ,000 years ago.

其中一座是基拉韦厄火山，它的名字在夏威夷语里的意思是「喷涌」 它是世界上最活跃的火山之一 自1983年以来，基拉韦厄火山几乎一直在持续喷涌浓稠的熔岩流 科学家认为基拉韦厄火山最初形成于30万年到60万年前之间 他们认为它大概在5万到10万年前露出海面成为岛屿

In 1790, at least 80 people were killed when Kilauea erupted. Then in 1924, more eruptions at Kilauea threw huge rocks around the area. Some were as heavy as 8 tons, 7 ,258 kilograms.

1790年基拉韦厄火山喷发，造成至少80人死亡 1924年基拉韦厄火山再次喷发，将巨大的岩石抛射到周边区域 部分岩石重达8吨（即7258千克）

Nearby is another volcano called Mauna Loa, whose name means long mountain in Hawaiian. It is one of the biggest mountains on Earth. From its base far beneath the ocean, Mauna Loa is more than 10 miles, 16 kilometers high.

不远处是另一座名为冒纳罗亚的火山，它的名字在夏威夷语里的意思是「长山」 它是地球上最大的山脉之一 从远在海底的山脚算起，冒纳罗亚火山的高度超过10英里（即16公里）