国家地理-2008-06-09 Eruption Changing Galapagos 加拉帕戈斯群岛火山爆发
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：国家地理2008年
A volcano that started erupting on one of the Galapagos Islands last week may be changing the landscape of the island.
According to the Associated Press, rangers 1 and tour guides spotted 2 lava 3 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.
"What we saw during the flight was a rather big fissure 4, approximately 437 yards long, that was spewing magma approximately 66 yards into the air."
Scientists feel the volcano may be changing the geography.
"We saw that, for example, the blue lagoon 5 that was in the crater 6 before is no longer there, the green lagoon is somewhat dry, and we also detected a volcanic 7 vent 8."
Cerro Azul, one of five active volcanos on the island, last eruputed in September 1998, causing minor 9 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.
Notes:
The Galápagos Islands (Official name: Archipiélago de Colón; other Spanish names: Islas de Colón or Islas Galápagos, from galápago, "saddle"—after the shells of saddlebacked Galápagos tortoises) are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator, 525 nautical 10 miles (972 km/604 mi) west of continental 11 Ecuador in the Pacific OceanCoordinates: 0°40′S, 90°33′W.
Cerro Azul ("blue hill" in Spanish) is an active stratovolcano located in central Chile, immediately south of Descabezado Grande volcano. The volcano is capped by a 0.5 kilometres (0.3 mi) wide summit crater that is open to the north. Numerous scoria cones 12 and flank vents 13 are found on the lower slopes.
Vocabulary Mix:
magma: n molten rock found beneath the earth's crust
lagoon: a small lake which is not very deep, near a larger lake or river
- 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
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。
- It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。
- A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
- The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。
- In the pines squirrels commonly chew off and drop entire cones. 松树上的松鼠通常咬掉和弄落整个球果。 来自辞典例句
- Many children would rather eat ice cream from cones than from dishes. 许多小孩喜欢吃蛋卷冰淇淋胜过盘装冰淇淋。 来自辞典例句