BBC地平线系列之《为何无法预测地震》第24期:动物反常现象
日期:2013-05-17 21:04

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But since then,
但是从那以后
no-one has ever been able to replicate the results.
这个历史再也没能被复制
As far as I know,
据我所知
I'm the only person doing research in this area.
研究这一领域的只有我一人
Even in China.
即便是在中国
I can understand
我也能理解
why other scientists might not recognise my work,
为什么其他科学家不认可我的工作
but I think the reason they distrust it is that
但是我认为他们不相信我的原因
they haven't done the practical experiments themselves.
是因为他们自己没有实践过
If we can have more observation stations,
如果有更多的观测站
then our predictions would be more scientific
我们的预测工作
and more accurate.
将更加科学和准确
One flower doesn't make a spring,
一花独放不是春
but hundreds of flowers can definitely make spring.
百花齐放春满园
In the hours, or days, before an earthquake,
在地震发生之前的几小时或者几天里
it's not just animals that can be affected.
并不仅仅只有动物受到了影响
There's another even stranger phenomenon
还有其他甚至更反常的现象
that can be used for prediction.
可以用于地震预测
Bright lights that appear in the sky.
天空中出现的亮光
This photograph was taken in September 1966,
这张照片拍摄于1966年9月
before an earthquake struck the town
日本松代地区
of Matsushiro, in Japan.
地震发生之前
Many other people have reported seeing these lights,
很多人都说看到了这些亮光
but no-one has ever been able to prove
但是没人可以证实
why they might happen.
它们发生的原因

重点解释

no-one has ever been able to replicate the results.这个历史再也没能被复制

be able to:会; 能

We hoped that we should be able to do that.

我们希望我们能这样做。

As far as I know, I'm the only person doing research in this area.据我所知,研究这一领域的只有我一人

as far as:就 ... 而言...;到 ... 程度

As far as I know, he is kind.

就我所知,他人不错。

As far as I could remember, I did return him the money.

就我所能记得的,我确实把钱还给他了。

常用短语:

in so far as到 ... 的程度

I can help you in so far as I can.

我会尽力去帮助你的。

as far as I can see据我看来

As far as I can see, he will not win the game.

在我看来,他不会赢的。

as far back as早在(远在)

The architecture dates as far back as 1950.

这座建筑物早在 1950 年就建成了。

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重点单词
  • accurateadj. 准确的,精确的
  • phenomenonn. 现象,迹象,(稀有)事件
  • observationn. 观察,观察力,评论 adj. 被设计用来观察的
  • predictionn. 预言,预报
  • havenn. 港口,避难所,安息所 v. 安置 ... 于港中,
  • distrustn. 不信任 vt. 不信任
  • earthquaken. 地震
  • understandvt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为
  • replicatev. 折叠,复制,模写 n. 同样的样品 adj. 转折
  • affectedadj. 受影响的,受感动的,受疾病侵袭的 adj. 做