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v1.0可编辑可修改v1.0可编辑可修改PAGEPAGEPAGEPAGEPAGE17PAGE17PAGE17PAGE17v1.0可编辑可修改PAGEPAGEPAGEPAGEUnit1ASHORTHISTORYOFWESTERNPAINTINGArtisinfluencedbythecustomsandfaithofapeople.StylesinWesternarthavechangedmanytimes.AstherearesomanydifferentstylesofWesternart,itwouldbeimpossibletodescribealloftheminsuchashorttext.Consequently,thistextwilldescribeonlythemostimportantones.StartingfromthesixthcenturyAD.TheMiddleAges(5thtothe15thcenturyAD)DuringtheMiddleAges,themainaimofpainterswastorepresentreligiousthemes.Aconventionalartistofthisperiodwasnotinterestedinshowingnatureandpeopleastheyreallywere.Atypicalpictureatthistimewasfullofreligioussymbols,whichcreatedafeelingofrespectandloveforGod.Butitwasevidentthatideaswerechanginginthe13thcenturywhenpainterslikeGiottodiBondonebegantopaintreligiousscenesinamorerealisticway.TheRenaissance(15thto16thcentury)DuringtheRenaissance,newideasandvaluesgraduallyreplacedthoseheldintheMiddleAges.PeoplebegantoconcentratelessonreligiousthemesandadoptamorehumanisticattitudetothesametimepaintersreturnedtoclassicalRomanandGreekideasaboutart.Theytriedtopaintpeopleandnatureastheyreallywere.Richpeoplewantedtopossesstheirownpaintings,sotheycouledecoratetheirsuperbpalacesandgreathouses.Theypaidfamousartiststopaintpicturesofthemselves,theirhousesandpossessionsaswellastheiractivitiesandachievements.Oneofthemostimportantdiscoveriesduringthisperiodwashowtodrawthingsinperspective.ThistechniquewasfirstusedbyMasaccioin1428.Whenpeoplefirstsawhispaintings,theywereconvincedthattheywerelookingthroughaholeinawallatarealscene.Iftherulesofperspectivehadnotbeendiscovered,noonewouldhavebeenabletopaintsuchrealisticpictures.Bycoincidence,oilpaintswerealsodevelopedatthistime,whichmadethecoloursusedinpaintingslookricheranddeeper.Withoutthenewpaintsandthenewtechnique,wewouldnotbeabletoseethemanygreatmasterpiecesforwhichthisperiodisfamous.Impressionism(late19htoearly20thcentury)Inthelate19thcentury,Europechangedagreatdeal,fromamostlyagriculturalsocietytoamostlyindustrialone.Manypeoplemovedfromthecountrysidetothenewcities.Thereweremanynewinventionsandsocialchangesalsoledtonewpaintingstyles.AmongthepainterswhobrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpaintingweretheImpressionists,wholivedandworkeinParis.TheImpressionistswerethefirstpainterstoworkoutdoors.Theywereeagertoshowhowlightandshadowfellonobjectsatdifferenttimesofday.However,becausenaturallightchangessoquickly,theImpressionistshadtopaintquickly.Theirpaintingswerenotasdetailedasthoseofearlierpainters.Atfirst,manypeopledislikedthisstyleofpaintingandbecameveryangryaboutit.Theysaidthatthepainterswerecarelessandtheirpaintingswereridiculous.ModernArt(29thcenturytotoday)Atthetimetheywerecreated,theImpressionistpaintingswerecontroversial,buttodaytheyareaccepetedasthebeginningofwhatwecall"modernart".ThisisbecausetheImpressionistsencouragedartiststolookattheirenvironmentinnewways.Therearescoresofmodernartstyles,butwithouttheImpressionists,manyofthesepaintingstylesmightnotexsist.Ontheonehand,somemodernartisabstract;thatis,thepainterdoesnotattempttopaintobjectsasweseethemwithoureyes,butinsteadconcentratesncertainqualitiesoftheobject,usingcolour,lineandshapetorepresentthem.Ontheotherhand,somepaintingsofmodernartaresorealisticthattheylooklikephotographs.Thesestylesaresodifferent.WhocanpredictwhatpaintingstylestherewillbeinthefutureTheBestofManhattan’sGalleriesTheFrickCollection(5thAvenueandStreet)ManyartloverswouldrathervisitthissmallartgallerythananyotherinNewYork.HenryClayFrick,arichNewYorker,diedin1919,leavinghishouse,furnitureandartcollectiontotheAmericanpeople.Frickhadapreferenceforpre-twentiethcenturyWesternpaintings,andthesearewell-representedinthisexcellentcollection.YoucanalsoexploreFrick’sbeautifulhomeandgardenwhicharewellworthavisit.GuggenheimMuseum(5thAvenueand88thStreet)Thismuseumowns5,000modernpaintings,sculpturesanddrawings.Theseartworksarenotalldisplayedatthesameexhibitionisalwayschanging.ItwillapealtothosewholoveImpressionistandPost-ImpressionistGuggenheimMuseumbuildingisalsoworld-famous.Whenyouwalkintothegallery,youfellasifyouwereinsideafragile,whiteseashell.Thebestwaytoseethepaintingsistostartfromthetopfloorandwalkdowntothebottom.Therearenostairs,justacircularpath.Themuseumalsohasanexcellentreaturant.MetropolitanMuseumofArt(5thAvenueand82ndStreet)Thereputationofthismuseumliesinthevarietyifitsartcollection.Thiscoversmorethan5,000yearsofcivilizationfrommanypartsiftheworld,includingAmerica,Europe,China,Egypt,otherAfricancountriesandSouthmuseundiaplaysmorethanjustthevisualdelightsofintroducesyoutoancientwaysofliving.YoucanvisitanEgyptiantemple,afragrantMinggarden,atypicalroominan18thcenturyFrenchhouseandotherspecialexhibitions.MuseumofModernArt(53rdStreet,btween5thand6thAvenues)Itisamazingthatsomanygreatworksoffromthelate19thcenturytothe21stcenturyarehousedinthesamemuseum.ThecollectionofWesternartincludespaintingsbysuchfamousartistsasMonet,VanGogh,PicassoandMatisse.Afewwordsofwarning:theadmissionpriceisnotcheapanthemeseumisoftenverycrowded.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt(945MadisonAvenue,near75thStreet)TheWhitneyholdsanexcellentcolectionofcomtemporarypaintingandsclpture.Therearenopermanentdisplaysinthismuseumandexhibitionschangeallthetime.Everytwoyears,theWhitneyholdsaspecialexhibitionofnewartbylivingartists.Themuseumalsoshowsvideosandfilmsbycomtemporaryvideoartists.Unit2AFEWSIMPLEFORMSOFENGLISHPOEMSTherearevariousreasonswhypeoplewritepoetry.Somepoemstellastoryordescribesomethinginawaythatwillgivethereaderastrongimpression.Otherstrytoconveycertainemotions.Poetsusemanydifferentformsofpoetrytoexpressthemselves.Inthistext,however,wewilllookatafewofthesimplerforms.SomeofthefirstpoetryayoungchildlearnsinEnglishisnurseryrhymes.Theserhymesliketheoneontheright(A)arestillacommontypeofchildren'spoetry.Thelanguageisconcretebutimaginative,andtheydelightsmallchildrenbecausetheyrhyme,havestrongrhythmandalotofrepetition.Thepoemsmaynotmakesenseandevenseemcontradictory,buttheyareeasytolearnandrecite.Byplayingwiththewordsinnurseryrhymes,childrenlearnaboutlanguage.AHush,littlebaby,don'tsayaword,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouamockingbird.Ifthatmockingbirdwon'tsing,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouadiamondring.Ifthatdiamondringturnstobrass,Papa'sgoingtobuyyoualooking-glass.Ifthatlooking-glassgetsbroke,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouabilly-goat.Ifthatbilly-goatrunsaway,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouanothertoday.OneofthesimplestkindsofpoemsarethoselikeBandCthatlistthings.Listpoemshaveaflexiblelinelengthandrepeatedphraseswhichgivebothapatternandarhythmtothepoem.Somerhyme(likeB)whileothersdonot(likeC).Isawafish-portalallonfireIsawafish-pondallonfire,Isawahousebowtoasquire,Isawapersontwelve-feethigh,Isawacottageinthesky,Isawaballoonmadeoflead,Isawacoffindropdowndead,Isawtwosparrowsrunarace,Isawtwohorsesmakinglace,Isawggirljustlikeacat,Isawakittenwearahat,Isawamanwhosawthesetoo,Andsaidthoughstrangetheyallweretrue.OurfirstfootballmatchWewouldhavewon...ifJackhadscoredthatgoal,ifwe'dhadjustafewmoreminutes,ifwehadtrainedharder,ifBenhadpassedtheballtoJoe,ifwe'dhadthousandsoffansscreaming,ifIhadn'ttakenmyeyeofftheball,ifwehadn'tstayedupsolatethenightbefore,ifwehadn'ttakeniteasy,ifwehadn'trunoutofenergy.Wewouldhavewon...ifwe'dbeenbetter!Anothersimpleformofpoemthatstudentscaneasilywriteisthecinquain,apoemmadeupoffivelines.Withthese,studentscanconveyastrongpictureinjustafewwords.Lookattheexamples(DandE)onthetopofthenextpage.BrotherBeautiful,athleticTeasing,shouting,laughingFriendandenemytooMineSummerSleepy,saltyDrying,drooping,dreadingWeekin,weekoutEndlessAfallenblossomIscomingbacktothebranch.Look,abutterfly!(byMoritake)Snowhavingmelted,ThewholevillageisbrimfulOfhappychildren.(byIssa)HaikuisaJapaneseformofpoetrythatismadeupof17syllables.ItisnotatraditionalformofEnglishpoetry,butisverypopularwithEnglishwriters.Itiseasytowriteand,likethecinquain,cangiveaclearpictureandcreateaspecialfeelingusingtheminimumofwords.Thetwohaikupoems(FandG)abovearetranslationsfromtheJapanese.WheresheawaitsherhusbandOnandontheriverflows.Neverlookingback,Transformedintostone.Daybydayuponthemountaintop,windandrainrevolve.Shouldthetravellerreturn,thisstonewouldutterspeech.,(byWangJian)DidyouknowthatEnglishspeakersalsoenjoyotherformsofAsianpoetry-TangpoemsfromChinainparticularAlotofTangpoetryhasbeentranslatedintoEnglish.ThisTangpoem(H)isatranslationfromtheChinese.Withsomanydifferentformsofpoetrytochoosefrom,studentsmayeventuallywanttowritepoemsoftheirown.ItiseasierthanyoumightthinkandcertainlyworthatryUnit3AHealthLifeItisabeautifuldayhereandIamsittingunderthebigtreeattheendofthegarden.Ihavejustreturnedfromalongbikeridetoanoldcastle.ItseemsamazingthatatmyageIamstillfitenoughtocycle20kilometresinan'smybirthdayintwoweeks'timeandI'llbe82yearsold!IthinkmylongandactivelifemustbeduetothehealthylifeIlive.Thisbringsmetotherealreasonformyletter,mydeargrandson.Yourmothertellsmethatyoustartedsmokingsometimeagoandhowyouarefindingitdifficulttogiveitup.Believeme,Iknowhoweasyitistobeginsmokingandhowtoughitistostop.Yousee,duringadolescenceIalsosmokedandbecameaddictedtocigarettes.Bytheway,didyouknowthatthisisbecauseyoubecomeaddicatedinthreedifferentways.First,youcanbecomephysicallyaddicatedtonicotine,whichisoneofthehundredsofchemicalsincigarettes.Thismeansthatafterawhileyourbodybecomesaccustomedtohavingnicotineinit.Sowhenthedrugleavesourbody,yougetwithdrawalsymptoms.Irememberfeelingbad-temperedandsometimeseveninpain.Secondly,youbecomeaddictedthroughhabit.Asyouknow,ifyoudothesamethingoverandoveragain,youbegintodoit,youcanbecomementallyaddicted.IbelievedIwashappierandmorerelaxedafterhavingacigarette,soIbegantothatIcouldonlyfeelgoodwhenIsmoked.Iwasaddictedinallthreeways,soitwasverydifficulttoquit.ButIdidfinallymanage.WhenIwasyoung,Ididn'tknowmuchabouttheharmfuleffectsofsmoking.Ididn'tknow,forexample,thatitcoulddoterribledamagetoyourheartandlungsorthatitwasmoredifficultforsmokingcouplestobecomepregnant.Icertainlydidn'tknowtheirbabiesmayhaveasmallerbirthweightorevenbeabnormalinsomeway.NeitherdidIknowthatmycigarettesmokecouldaffectthehealthofnon-smokers.However,whatIdidknowwasthatmygirlfriendthoughtIsmeltterrible.Shesaidmybreathandclothessmelt,andthattheendsofmyfingerswereturningyellow.Shetoldmethatshewouldn'tgooutwithmeagainunlessIstopped!IalsonoticedthatIbecamebreathlessquickly,andthatIwasn'tenjoyingsportasmuch.WhenIwastakenofftheschoolfootballteambecauseIwasunfit,Iknewitwastimetquitsmoking.IamsendingyousomeadviceIfoundontheInternetItmighthelpyoutostopandstrengthenyourresolve.IdohopesobecauseIwantyoutoliveaslongandhealthyalifeasIhave.LovefromGrandadHowcanyoustopsmokingItisnoteasytostopsmoking,butmillionshavemanagedtoquitandsocanyou.Hereareafewsuggestions.Prapareyouself.Decideonadaytoquit.Don’tchooseadaythatyouknowisgoingtobestressful,suchasthedayofanexam.Makealistofallthebenefitsyouwillgetfromstoppingsmoking.Thenthrowawayyourlastpacketofcigarettes.Bedetermined.Everytimeyoufelllikesmokingacigarette,remindyourselfthatyouareanon-smoker.Rereadthelistofbenefitsyouwroteearlier.Breakthehabit.Insteadofsmokingacigarette,dosomethingelse.Goforawalk,cleanyourteeth,frinksomewater,cleanthehouse;infact,doanythingtokeepypurmindandespeciallyyourhandsbusy.Relax.Ifyoustarttofeelnervousorstressed,donotraechforacigarette.Trysomedeepbreathinginstead.Dosomerelaxationgexerciseseverytimeyoufeelstressed.Gethelpifyouneedit.Arrangetostopsmokingwithafriendsoyoucantalkaboutyourproblems,orjoinastop-smokinggroup.Ifyoufeeldesperate,youmightliketotalktoadoctororchemistaboutsomethingtohelpyou,likenicotinechewinggum.Keeptrying.Don’tbedisappointedifyouhavetotryseveraltimesbeforeyoufinallystopsmoking.Ifyouweakenandhaveacigarette,donotfeelashamed.Justtryagain.Youwillsucceedfinally.HIV/AIDS:AREYOUATRISKHIVisavirus.Avirusisaverysmalllivingthingthatcausesdisease.Therearemanydifferentviruses,forexample,thefluvirusortheSARSvirus.HIVweakensaperson'simmunesystem;thatis,thepartofthebodythatfightsdisease.YoucanhaveHIVinyourbloodforalongtime,buteventuallyHIVwilldamageyourimmunesystemsomuchthatyoubodycannolongerfightdisease.ThisstageoftheillnessiscalledAIDS.IfyoudevelopAIDS,yourchancesofsurvivalareverysmall.HIVisspreadthroughbloodorthefluidthatthebodymakesduringsex.Forapersontobecomeinfected,bloodorsexualfluidthatcarriesthevirus,hastogetinsidethebodythroughbrokenskinorbyinjection.OnedayscientistswillfindacureforHIV/AIDS.Untilthathappens,youneedtoprotectyourself.Herearesomethingsyoucandotomakesureyoustaysafe.Ifyouinjectdrugs:donotshareyourneedlewithanyoneelse.Bloodfromanotherpersoncanstayonorintheneedle.IfapersonhasHIVandyouusethesameneedle,youcouldinjectthevirusintoyourownblood.donotshareanythingelsethatapersonhasusedwhileinjectingcouldhavespiltonit.Ifyouhavesexwithamaleorafemale:useacondom.Thiswillpreventsexualfluidpassingfromonepersontoanother.ThefollowingstatementsareNOTtrue.ApersoncannotgetHIVthefirsttimetheyhave.IfonesexualpartnerhasHIV,theotherpartnercouldbecomeinfected.Youcantellbylookingatsomeonewhetherornottheyhave.ManypeoplecarryingHIVlookperfectlyhealthy.ItisonlywhenthediseasehasprogressedtoAIDSthatapersonbeginstolooksick.Onlyhomosexualsget.AnyonewhohassexwithapersoninfectedwithH1V/AIDSrisksgettingthevirus.Womenareslightlymorelikelytobecomeinfectedthanmen.Ifyouhug,touchorkisssomeonewithAIDSorvisitthemintheirhome,youwillgetHIV/canonlygetthediseasefrombloodorsexual,peoplewithHIVsometimeslosetheirfriendsbecauseofpeopleareafraidthattheywillgetHIV/AIDSfromthoseinfectedwithHIV!AIDS.Forthesamereason,someAIDSpatientscannotfindanyonetolookafterthemwhentheyaresick.YoucangetHIV/AIDSfrom.Thereisnoevidenceofthis.Unit4THEEARTHISBECOMIGWARMER-BUTDOESITMATTERDuringthe20thcenturythetemperatureoftheearthroseaboutonedegreeFahrenheit.Thatprobablydoesnotseemmuchtoyouorme,butitisarapidincreasewhencomparedtoothernaturalchanges.SohowhasthiscomeaboutanddoesitmatterEarthcare'sSophieArmstrongexploresthesequestions.Thereisnodoubtthattheearthisbecomingwarmer(seeGraph1)andthatitishumanactivitythathascausedthisglobalwarmigratherthanarandombutnaturalphenomenon.Allscientistssubscribetotheviewthattheincreaseintheearth'stemperatureisduetotheburningoffossilfuelslikecoal,naturalgasandoiltoproduceenergy.Somebyproductsofthisprocessarecalled"greenhouse"gases,themostimportantoneofwhichiscarbondioxide.DrJaniceFosterexplains:"Thereisanaturalphenomenonthatscientistscallthe"greenhouseeffect".Thisiswhensmallamountsofgasesintheatmosphere,likecarbondioxide,methaneandwatervapour,trapheatfromthesunandthereforewarmtheearth.Withoutthe'greenhouseeffecttheearthwouldbeaboutthirty-threedegreesCelsciucoolerthanitis.So,weneedthosegases.Theproblembeginswhenweaddhugequantitiesofextracarbondioxideintotheatmosphere.Itmeansthatmoreheatenergytendstobetrappedintheatmospherecausingtheglobaltemperaturetogoup.Weknowthatthelevelsofcarbondioxidehaveincreasedgreatlyoverthelast100to150years.ItwasascientistcalledCharlesKeeling,whomadeaccuratemeasurementsoftheamountofcarbondioxideintheatmospherefrom1957to1997.Hefoundthatbetweentheseyearsthecarbondioxideintheatmospherewentupfromaround315partstoaround370partspermillion(seeGraph2)Allscientistsacceptthisdata.Theyalsoagreethatitistheburningofmoreandmorefossilfuelsthathasresultedinthisincreaseincarbondioxide.SohowhighwillthetemperatureincreasegoDrJaniceFostersaysthatoverthenext100yearstheamountofwarmingcouldbeaslowas1todegreesCelsius,butitcouldbeashighas5degrees.However,theattitudeofscientiststowardsthisriseincompletelydifferent.Ontheonehand,DrFosterthinksthatthetrendwhichincreasesthetemperatureby5degreeswouldbeacatastrophe.Shesays,"Wecan'tpredicttheclimatewellenoughtoknowwhattoexpect,butitcouldbeveryserious."Otherswhoagreewithherthinktheremaybeariseofseveralmetresinthesealevel,orpredictseverestorms,floods,droughts,famines,thespreadofdiseasesandthedisappearanceofspecies.Ontheotherhand,therearethose,likeGeorgeHambley,whoareopposedtothisview,believethatweshouldnotworryabouthighlevelsofcarbondioxideintheair.Theypredictthatanywarmingwillbemildwithfewbadenvironmentalconsequences.Infact,Hambleystates,"Morecarbondioxideisactuallyapositivething.Itwillmakeplantsgrowquicker;cropswillproducemore;itwillencourageagreaterrangeofanimals-allofwhichwillmakelifeforhumanbeingsbetter."Greenhousegasescontinuetobuildupintheatmosphere.Evenifwestartreducingtheamountofcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegases,theclimateisgoingtokeeponwarmingfordecadesorcenturies.Nooneknowstheeffectsofglobalwarming.DoesthatmeanweshoulddonothingOr,aretheriskstoogreatWHATCANWEDOABOUTGLOBALWARMINGDearEarthCare,Iamdoingaprojectonbehalfofmyschoolaboutglobalwarming.SometimesIfeelthatindividualscanhavelittleeffectonsuchhugeenvironmentalproblems.However,1stillthinkpeopleshouldadvocateimprovementsinthewayweuseenergytoday.AsI'mnotsurewheretostartwithmyproject,Iwouldappreciateanysuggestionsyoumayhave.Thankyou!OuyangGuangDearOuyangGuang,Therearemanypeoplewhohaveacommitmentlikeyours,buttheydonotbelievetheyhavethepowertodoanythingtoimproveourenvironment.Thatisnottrue.Together,individualscanmakeadifference.Wedonothavetoputupwithpollution.Thegrowthofthegreenhousegas,carbondioxideintheairactuallycomesasaresultofmanythingswedoeveryday.Hereareafewsuggestionsonhowtoreduceit.Theyshouldgetyoustartedwithyourproject.1Weusealotofenergyinourhouses.ItisOKtoleaveanelectricalapplianceonsolongasyouareusingit-ifnot,turnitoff!Donotbecasualaboutthis.Soifyouarenotusingthelights,theTV,thecomputer,andsoon,turnthemoff.Ifyouarecold,putonmoreclothesinsteadofturninguptheheat.2Motorvehiclesusealotofenergy-sowalkorrideabikeifyoucan.3Recyclecans,bottles,plasticbagsandnewspapersifcircumstancesallowyouto.Ittakesalotofenergytomakethingsfromnewmaterials,so,ifyoucan,buythingsmadefromrecycledmaterials.4Getyourparentstobuythingsthatareeconomicalwithenergy-thisincludescarsaswellassmallerthingslikefridgesandmicrowaves.5Planttreesinyourgardenoryourschoolyard,astheyabsorbcarbondioxidefromtheairandrefreshyourspiritwhenyoulookatthem.6Finallyandmostimportantly,beaneducator.Talkwithyourfamilyandfriendsaboutglobalwarmingandtellthemwhatyouhavelearned.Remember-yourcontributioncounts!EarthCareUnit5ANEXCITINGJOBIhavethegreatestjobintheworld.Itraveltounusualplacesandworkalongsidepeoplefromallovertheworld.Sometimesworkingoutdoors,sometimesinanoffice,sometimesusingscientificequipmentandsometimesmeetinglocalpeopleandtourists,Iamneverbored.Althoughmyjobisoccasionallydangerous,Idon'tmindbecausedangerexcitesmeandmakesmefeelalive.However,themostimportantthingaboutmyjobisthatIhelpprotectordinarypeoplefromoneofthemostpowerfulforcesnearth-thevolcano.IwasappointedasvolcanologistinformationforadatabaseaboutMountKilauea,whichisoneofthemostactivevolcanoesinHawaii.Havingcollectedandevaluatedtheinformation,Ihelpotherscientiststopredictwherelavafromthevolcanowillflownextandhowfast.Ourworkhassavedmanlivesbecausepeopleinthepathofthelavacanbewarnedtoleavetheirhouses.Unfortunately,wecannotmovetheirhomesoutoftheway,andmanyhouseshavebeencoveredwithlavaorburnedtotheground.Whenboilingrockeruptsfromavolcanoandcrashesbacktoearth,itcauseslessdamagethanyoumightimagine.ThisisbecausenoonelivesnearthetopofMountKilauea,wheretherocksfall.Thelavathatflowsslowlylikeawavedownthemountaincausesfarmoredamagebecauseitburieseverythinginitspathunderthemoltenrock.However,theeruptionitselfisreallyexcitingtowatchandIshallneverforgetmyfirstsightofone.ItwasinthesecondweekafterIarrivedinHawaii.Havingworkedhardallday,Iwenttobedearly.IwasfastasleepwhensuddenlymybedbeganshakingandIheardastrangesound,likearailwaytrainpassingmywindow.HavingexperiencedquiteafewearthquakesinHawaiialready,Ididn'ttakemuchnotice.Iwasabouttogobacktosleepwhensuddenlymybedroombecameasbrightasday.IranoutofthehouseintothebackgardenwhereIcouldseeMountKilaueainthedistance.Therehadbeenaneruptionfromthesideofthemountainandredhotlavawasfountaininghundredsofmetresintotheair.Itwasanabsolutelyfantasticsight.ThedayafterthiseruptionIwasluckyenoughtohaveamuchcloserlookatit.TwootherscientistsandIweredrivenupthemountainanddroppedascloseaspossibletothecraterthath