Volcanic eruptions are like fires in a chimney.

山爆发就象烟囱里的焰一样。

Indonesian authorities are warning that an eruption could be imminent.

印尼政府警告山可能很快爆发。

It does erupt frequently. But those eruptions are usually minor.

它虽然确实爆发频繁，但是那些通常都是小规模的爆发。

The eruption of the volcano was an unexpected cataclysm.

山爆发是一场意外灾难。

Despite that devastation, only one death has been attributed to the eruption.

尽管造成了如此大的破坏，但只有一人死于山喷发。

Before the eruptions, it was covered by forests of pine trees.

在山喷发之前，该地区被松树林所覆盖。

The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.

山爆发是自发的。

25. What will people living near Mount Etna do in the face of its eruptions?

25.面对Etna山的爆发，住在周围的人会怎么做？

But the most catastrophic eruptions measured thus far are categorized as VEI 8.

但迄今为止测量到的最具灾难性的山爆发被归为VEI 8级。

The most destructive volcanic eruption ever witnessed occurred in Indonesia in 1815.

1815年，印度尼西亚遭遇了有史以来最具破坏性的山喷发。

But even from a safer distance, the awesome view of the eruption would be concerning.

但即使在安全的距离之外，山爆发的壮观景象也将令人担忧。

The combined power of a million volcanic eruptions on Earth.

相当于地球上100万座山同时喷发时发出的能量。

Volcanologists said powerful eruptions were catapulting burning rocks as high as 1,000m above the crater.

山专家称山口喷发出强大的熔岩，高达1000米。

These shifts can potentially lead to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

这些变化可能会引发地震和山爆发。

Scientists think that some of them were started by asteroid impacts or volcanic eruptions.

科学家认为其中一些是由小行星撞击或山喷发引起的。

Herculaneum was an ancient city buried by the eruption of what volcano?

古城Herculaneum是被哪座山爆发给埋没的？

This is a warning sign for an imminent eruption.

这是即将喷发的一个预兆。冷却的岩浆壳让内部的液体压增大。

Experts say eruptions like this are common in Indonesia.

专家称，像这样的山喷发在印尼很常见。

A violent eruption sending steam, ash and rock roughly 15 kilometers into the sky.

剧烈的山喷发，将蒸汽，山灰还有岩石带到了15Km的高空中。

This is because each of Vesuvius' eruptions guarantees instant emigration to another city.

这是因为每次维苏威山爆发都保证了人们会立即移居到另一个城市。