1、Seething, sparking, exploding and swaying - NASA has taken dazzling new photos of the Sun with an X-ray telescope that shows the surface of our nearest star is constantly changing.Got your sunglasses handy?

　　沸腾的、火热的、发光的、爆炸的、晃动的——这些词都是用来描绘美国宇航局最新拍摄到的太阳。美国宇航局这组让人头晕目眩的太阳照片是利用X光望远镜拍摄到了，显示了距离我们最近的这颗星球变幻莫测的一面。

2、Here a white sunspot shoots out giant magentic spikes into space. They're 8,000km long and if you were able to sit on one you could travel across the whole of the United States in just four minutes.

　　图中，太阳白光耀斑释放出的巨大能量形成深红色的火舌——日珥。这些火舌有8000公里长，一个人如果坐在上面，可以在4分钟内横穿美国。

3、The x-ray pictures were taken by a satellite called Hinode, which means sunrise in Japanese. They show the violent nature of solar storms, as burning hot gas creates hurricanes in the Sun's atmosphere.

　　这些X光照片是由一架名为Hinode（日语“日出”的意思）的人造卫星拍摄。照片记录下了耀斑爆发和太阳表面喷发的强烈带电粒子云——太阳风暴。

4、The gas storms can be so strong they knock out mobile phone networks here on Earth - even though the sun is 93 million miles away.

　　尽管太阳距离地球有9300万英里，但太阳风暴的强度可以影响到地球上的移动通讯。

5、It may be disruptive, but scientists believe that the intense magnetic activity on the surface of the Sun was crucial in the formation of our solar system.

　　剧烈的运动使太阳看起来似乎要爆炸了，但科学家相信，太阳风暴对太阳系的形成有至关重要的作用。

6、The glowing sunspots are the source of magnetic activity. The giant loops they generate collapse down violently, forming the turbulent space weather.

　　太阳黑子不断增加最终产生太阳风暴，太阳风暴又形成恶劣的太空天气。

7、And now for the science bit! Astronomers can't dig inside the Sun, but they can make predictions about the structure of the star. They know it's formed of a series layers, with energy generated in the very core. The outer layers are actually the hottest.

　　来看看太阳的剖面图。科学家不能将太阳“解剖”，但可以预测它的内部结构。太阳大气层从内到外可分为光球、色球和日冕3层。最外一层的温度最高。而太阳产生巨大能力的地方是日核。

图里面的是真的太阳吗?