(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
According to a recent study, oil and gas activities may have caused nearly nine in 10 of the earthquakes Texas has experienced in the past 40 years.
根据最近的一项研究，石油和天然气活动可能引发了德克萨斯过去40年中近九成的地震。
The quakes have become more frequent as oilfield activity has picked up in the past decade.
在过去的十年中，随着油田活动的兴起，地震已变得更加频繁。
Researchers led by University of Texas-Austin geoscientist Cliff Frohlich wrote that "of the 162 Texas earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater between 1975 and 2015,
由德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的地球学家克利夫带领的研究人员写道，在1975至2015年间德克萨斯发生的3级或以上地震中，
a quarter were "almost certainly" induced by oil and gas activities, while 33 percent were "probably induced and 28 percent were "possibly induced."
四分之一“几乎肯定”是石油和天然气活动诱发的，百分之33“很可能诱发”和百分之28“或许诱发”。
In their study, the researchers also criticized the Texas Railroad Commission,
在他们的研究中，研究人员还批评德克萨斯铁路委员会，
the agency responsible for regulating petroleum production in the state, for being "slow to acknowledge that induced earthquakes occur in Texas."
该机构负责管理国家石油生产，慢慢承认在德克萨斯会诱发地震。
译文属可可原创，仅供学习交流使用，未经许可请勿转载。
词汇解析
1、pick up
拿起；提起；拾起；捡起
He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.
他从地板上拾起帽子，重新戴在头上。
Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it.
里德利拿起一支铅笔，不停地在手里摆弄着。
（通常指开车）接载，取走
We drove to the airport the next morning to pick up Susan.
我们第二天早晨开车去机场接苏姗。
She went over to her parents' house to pick up some clean clothes.
她去了趟父母家取些干净衣服。
（不费力地）获得，学会
Where did you pick up your English?
你在哪儿学的英语？
Young people are picking up ideas about good drugs and bad drugs.
年轻人正在形成毒品有好坏之分的观念。
2、induce
引起;导致
Doctors said surgery could induce a heart attack.
医生们说手术有可能引起心脏病发作。
an economic crisis induced by high oil prices.
由高油价引发的经济危机
引诱;劝说
I would do anything to induce them to stay.
我会想尽一切办法劝他们留下来。
More than 4,000 teachers were induced to take early retirement.
4000 多名教师被说服提前退休。
