国家地理 加拉帕戈斯群岛火山爆发

A volcano that started erupting on one of the Galapagos Islands last week may be changing the landscape of the island.

上周，加拉帕戈斯群岛上的一座火山的喷发可能会改变该岛的景观。

According to the Associated Press, rangers¹ and tour guides spotted² lava³ flowing down the northeastern flank of the Cerro Azul Volcano on the Island of Isabela late on Wednesday. The volcano had erupted last Thursday through Sunday as well.

据美联社报道，上周三，护林工和导游发现岩浆从伊莎贝拉岛上的“Cerro Azul”火山的东北侧流了下来。上周四至周日，该火山也喷发了。

What we saw during the flight was a rather big fissure⁴, approximately 437 yards long, that was spewing magma approximately 66 yards into the air.

我们在飞机上看到了长约400米的巨大裂缝，向高约60米的空中喷发岩浆。

Scientists feel the volcano may be changing the geography.

科学家觉得该火山可能会改变附近的地貌。

We saw that, for example, the blue lagoon⁵ that was in the crater⁶ before is no longer there, the green lagoon is somewhat dry, and we also detected a volcanic⁷ vent⁸.

例如，我们发现，之前还在火山口里的蓝色咸水湖消失了，绿色咸水湖略显干涸了，并且我们还探测到了火山口。

Cerro Azul, one of five active volcanos on the island, last eruputed in September 1998, causing minor⁹ damage to plant life. The volcano is located on the unpopulated southwestern corner of the island. The Galapagos Islands are known for unique plant and animal life, and it's part of the inspiration for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

“Cerro Azul”火山是该岛上的五大活火山之一，上一次喷发时间是1998年9月，对植被造成了不太严重的破坏。该火山坐落在该岛西南角的无人区。加拉帕戈斯群岛以独特的动植物物种而闻名，它是查尔斯?达尔文的《进化论》灵感来源的一部分。

1 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

2 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

3 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

4 fissure   

n.裂缝；裂伤

参考例句：

• Though we all got out to examine the fissure,he remained in the car.我们纷纷下车察看那个大裂缝，他却呆在车上。
• Ground fissure is the main geological disaster in Xi'an city construction.地裂缝是西安市主要的工程地质灾害问题。

5 lagoon   

n.泻湖，咸水湖

参考例句：

• The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。
• This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。

6 crater   

n.火山口，弹坑

参考例句：

• With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve-suvius.用望远镜你能看到巨大的维苏威火山口。
• They came to the lip of a dead crater.他们来到了一个死火山口。

7 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

8 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

9 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。