Lesson 67

Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
波兰科学家哈伦·塔齐耶夫毕生致力于研究世界各地的活火山和深邃洞穴。
In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro.
1948年，他前往刚果的基伍湖观察一座新火山，后来他将其命名为基图罗。
Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently.
当火山正在剧烈喷发时，塔齐耶夫能够将营地扎在离火山非常近的地方。
Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long.
虽然他设法拍摄了一些精彩的照片，但他不能在火山附近待很长时间。
He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him.
他注意到一条岩浆河正朝他冲过来。
It threatened to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time.
它威胁要将他完全包围，但塔齐耶夫设法及时逃脱了。
He waited until the volcano became quiet and he was able to return two days later.
他一直等到火山平静下来，两天后才得以返回。
This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures.
这一次，他设法爬进了基图罗火山口，以便拍摄照片并测量温度。
Tazieff has often risked his life in this way.
塔齐耶夫经常以这种方式冒险。
He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.
他一直能够比任何在世的人告诉我们更多关于活火山的信息。