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The currents causing through the rock
通过岩石产生的电流
can give rise to other oddities,
能引起其他奇异的现象
including one that Freund believes
其中包括弗罗因德认为
may explain the lights in the sky before an earthquake.
能解释地震前天空中出现亮光的现象
If it were dark here,
如果现在周围是黑的
we would start seeing little flashes of light
我们将会看到这些岩石边缘形成的
forming along the edges of these rocks.
微弱的闪光
Maybe in nature,
也许在自然界
they are sufficiently strong
它们足够强大
that they could become luminous phenomenon known
形成了在地震前 地震中
as earthquake lights that can happen before earthquakes,
以及发生余震时
during earthquakes and also during the aftershock series.
出现的被称为地震光的明亮闪光
You think there's a connection between this and...?
你认为他们之间有联系
Oh, yes, yes, there's definitely a connection.
是的 肯定有联系
Friedemann Freund is fighting a tide of opposition
斐迪曼·弗罗因德在与主流观点的反对
from mainstream science,
作着斗争
but he's convinced that he's right
但是他坚信自己是正确的
and he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is.
并且准备为此倾其所有
So far, everything that I've shown you
到目前为止 我给你展示的这些
was essentially done on a shoe-string budget,
都是在实验经费十分紧张的情况下完成的
with lots of private money going in there and very,
其中倾入了很多私人的资金
very little funding from any government sources.
而来自政府方面的资助很少
Who's been funding it up until now?
目前为止是谁在资助呢

重点解释

The currents causing through the rock can give rise to other oddities,通过岩石产生的电流能引起其他奇异的现象

give rise to:引起；使发生；导致

Unhealthy conditions give rise to disease.

不卫生的环境会引起疾病。

Such conduct might give rise to misunderstandings.

这种做法很可能引起误会。

and he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is.并且准备为此倾其所有

prepare to:准备

We are not prepare to consign the goods.

我们不准备寄售此货。

So far, everything that I've shown you was essentially done on a shoe-string budget,到目前为止，我给你展示的这些都是在实验经费十分紧张的情况下完成的

so far:迄今为止

It's the hottest day I've had so far.

这是迄今为止我经历的最热的一天。

常用短语:

so far from非但不(决不是)

So far from taking my advice, he went and did just what I warned him against.

他非但不接受我的劝告，反而去做了我告诫他别做的事。

So far so good到现在为止一直都还不错

So far so good, what can we do next?

既然效果都这么好了,下一步我们还要做什么呢?

so far as...be concerned就...而言

So far as I am concerned, I'm not against your plan.

就我而言，我并不反对你的计划。