Island May Appear

　　For several weeks, Italy's Mount Etna has been rumbling with volcanic activity. Now scientists say, all of that rumbling might cause something surprising: a hidden island to appear off the coast of Sicily. Sicily is an island that is now part of Italy.

　　The hidden island, called Graham's Bank, is 26 feet underwater. Scientists think that all the volcanic activity could cause the island to come to the surface. And it wouldn't be the first time! The island has emerged four times before, with the last time being in 1831. The island had a circumference of about 3 miles. Last time, several countries fought over who should own the new island. But six months later, Graham's Bank sank back into the ocean.

　　It's hard to say when exactly the island might resurface. It could be just a couple of weeks, several months, or not at all. But countries are already trying to claim it. Sicilian divers have gone underwater to plant their flag on the island. For now,

　　we will just have to wait and see if the mysterious island reappears yet again.

　　--Written by Cate Dunham

　　譯文：

　　島嶼可能出現(xiàn)

　　幾個星期來，意大利的蒙特·艾特納的火山轟轟隆隆?，F(xiàn)在科學(xué)家說強(qiáng)烈的火山活動可能產(chǎn)生令人吃驚的事情：一個隱藏的島嶼可能回露出西西里島的海岸。西西里現(xiàn)在是意大利的一個島嶼。

　　這個隱藏的島嶼叫做格萊漢姆淺灘，在水下26英尺?？茖W(xué)家相信所有的火山活動將導(dǎo)致這個島嶼升到海面上。這已經(jīng)不是第一次了!這個島嶼過去曾經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了四次，最后一次是在1831年。這個島嶼周圍大概有三英里。上一次，幾個國家相互爭吵哪個擁有該島嶼。但是六個月后，格萊漢姆淺灘又沉到了海底。

　　很難說什么時候這個島還會露出海面。可能僅僅需要幾周，幾個月或者根本就不會出現(xiàn)。但是一些國家已經(jīng)努力去聲張主權(quán)。對現(xiàn)在來說，我們不得不等待看這個神秘的島還會不會再出現(xiàn)。

　　--撰稿：凱特·督汗