The Wonderful View of the World

王桂馨

Jake likes to travel. His dad often takes him to many places. Jake wants to see some wonderful views of the world this summer， and dad agrees.

They drive to Mount St. Helens.

During the drive， Jakes asked dad， “Is it fun there？”

Dad answers， “It's fun. It's a famous volcano.”

Jake is afraid， “If the volcano erupts， what should we do then？”

Dad laughs and says， “It won't. If the scientists know that the volcano will erupt， we will know at once.”

After hearing dad's words， Jake feels a little excited， he asks again， “Then when did the volcano last erupt？”

Dad answers， “In 1982. So on the road， you'll see many sites. You will see all the trees had been burned down by the magma. And also there is ash on both sides of the road.”

They finally get to Mt. St. Helens. Dad takes Jake to the highest point. They look around. They see the far away mountains， and they also see three streams at the base. The streams' water is shining from the sun， it is very beautiful.

It is very quiet there. Dad says， “It seems very peaceful now， but when a volcano erupts， it's very earthshaking！ The light and the noise from the magma will shake one's heart.”

Jake thinks， “Nature is very powerful. It's also very strange. We need to cherish nature and become its friends forever.”

杰克喜歡旅游，他的爸爸经常带他去许多地方。杰克今年夏天想去看一看世界奇景，爸爸答应了。

他们开车驶向圣海伦山。

在路上，杰克问爸爸：“那儿好玩吗？”

爸爸说：“挺好玩的，那是一座很有名的火山。”

杰克很害怕：“要是火山爆发了，我们该怎么办？”

爸爸笑着说：“不会的，如果科学家知道火山要爆发了，我们会立刻知道的。”

听了爸爸的话，杰克有点兴奋，他接着问道：“那它最近的一次爆发是在什么时候？”

爸爸回答说：“在1982年。所以在路上，你能看见被火山喷出的岩浆烧死的树，还有公路两旁的火山灰。”

他们终于来到了圣海伦山。爸爸带着杰克爬到最高处。举目望去，圣海伦山像一片沙漠。他们看到了远处的山，还看到了山脚下的三个湖泊。湖里的水在阳光下闪闪发光，非常迷人。

周围很宁静。爸爸说：“别看现在这儿安安静静，火山爆发时，这儿可是惊天动地啊！火光冲天，响声巨大，极为震撼人心。”

杰克想：“大自然是伟大的，也是神奇的。我们人类要爱护大自然，永远做大自然的好朋友。”