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1、Ihavethegreatestjobintheworld.Itraveltounusualplacesandworkalongsidepeoplefromallovertheworld.Sometimesworkingoutdoors,sometimesinanoffice,sometimesusingscientificequipmentandsometimesmeetinglocalpeopleandtourists,Iamneverbored.Althoughmyjobisoccasionallydangerous,Idon'tmindbecausedangerexc

2、itesmeandmakesmefeelalive.However,themostimportantthingaboutmyjobisthatIhelpprotectordinarypeoplefromoneofthemostpowerfulforcesonearth-thevolcano.我在世上最伟大的职业。我到不寻常的地方旅行，与来自世界各地的人们一起工作。有时在室外工作，有时在办公室里，有时用科学仪器，有时要会见当地居民和游客，我永远不会无聊。虽然我的工作是偶尔也有危险，我不介意因为危险能激励我，让我感到活着。然而，我的工作最重要的一点是，帮助保护普通百姓从地球火山上

3、最强大的力量之一。IwasappointedasvolcanologistinformationforadatabaseaboutMountKilauea,whichisoneofthemostactivevolcanoesinHawaii.Havingcollectedandevaluatedtheinformation,Ihelpotherscientiststopredictwherelavafromthevolcanowillflownextandhowfast.Ourworkhassavedmanlivesbecausepeopleinthepathofthelav

4、acanbewarnedtoleavetheirhouses.Unfortunately,wecannotmovetheirhomesoutoftheway,andmanyhouseshavebeencoveredwithlavaorburnedtotheground.我被任命为火山学家，这是在夏威夷最活跃的火山之一基拉韦厄火山学家信息数据库。收集和评估这些信息，我就帮助其他科学家一起预测火山熔岩将往何处流接下来和速度有多快。我们的工作已保存人的生活，因为熔岩的路径中的人可以得到警告，要离开自己的房屋。不幸的是，我们不能出去的方式，把他们的家和许多房屋被熔岩覆盖或者烧为平地。

5、Whenboilingrockeruptsfromavolcanoandcrashesbacktoearth,itcauseslessdamagethanyoumightimagine.ThisisbecausenoonelivesnearthetopofMountKilauea,wheretherocksfall.Thelavathatflowsslowlylikeawavedownthemountaincausesfarmoredamagebecauseitburieseverythinginitspathunderthemoltenrock.However,theeru

6、ptionitselfisreallyexcitingtowatchandIshallneverforgetmyfirstsightofone.ItwasinthesecondweekafterIarrivedinHawaii.Havingworkedhardallday,Iwenttobedearly.IwasfastasleepwhensuddenlymybedbeganshakingandIheardastrangesound,likearailwaytrainpassingmywindow.Havingexperiencedquiteafewearthquakesin

7、Hawaiialready,Ididn'ttakemuchnotice.Iwasabouttogobacktosleepwhensuddenlymybedroombecameasbrightasday.IranoutofthehouseintothebackgardenwhereIcouldseeMountKilaueainthedistance.Therehadbeenaneruptionfromthesideofthemountainandredhotlavawasfountaininghundre