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听力文本
New research by the Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping shows China's capital, Beijing, has been sinking over the past 14 years. Some areas are sinking by as much as 15 centimeters each year.
It's an ordinary neighborhood in East Beijing. And most residents never think about what these cracks in the pavement could mean. But new research done by the Chinese academy of Surveying and Mapping shows their neighborhood is sinking into the ground.
We can tell there's a big gap between the wall of the building and the ground. As we know, the foundation beneath the building is quite deep, ranging from 20-30 meters, its subsidence rate is much lower than the ground. So as the ground sinks faster than the building year after year, a gap formed, which ultimately will lead to affecting the stability and safety of the building.
People living here use concrete to fill the cracks, but that is only a short term solution to a problem that's not going away anytime soon. The land is sinking slowly, and really causes serious problems.
参考译文
据中国测绘科学研究院调查,中国首都北京在过去的14年中有所下沉
这是北京东部的一个普通街区 。多数市民从未想过人行道上的这些裂缝意味着什么 。但是中国测绘科学研究院的新调查显示,该街区正在向地下沉降 。
我们可以看到楼房和地面之间有一个很大的裂缝 。我们知道,楼房底部的地基比较深,有20或30米,楼房的下沉速度比地面慢很多 。所以年复一年,随着地面的快速下降,就会出现一个大裂缝,最终会对楼房的稳定性和安全性造成威胁 。
住在这里的居民用水泥填充裂缝,但这只是一种短期解决方法,因为这个现象会持续很久 。地面在慢慢下沉,确实带来了严重的问题 。
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重点讲解
1.Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping 中国测绘科学研究院(隶属国家测绘局,是测绘行业最大的多学科综合性研究机构,主要从事测绘及相关学科的基础研究和应用研究)
2.sink into 陷入,沉入
例句:They watched the sun sink into the Mediterranean.
他们注视着太阳沉入地中海 。
3.year after year 年复一年,每年
例句:So we lived, month after month year after year.
我们就这样过日子,一月又一月,一年又一年 。
4.short term 短期
例句:You're eligible for a short term loan.
你马上就能得到短期贷款 。