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By mapping out California's faults,
通過繪制加利福利亞的斷層
scientists are beginning to understand
科學(xué)家們開始明白
how tiny slips in one place
一個(gè)地方的微小滑動(dòng)
could lead to huge earthquakes somewhere else.
是怎么能導(dǎo)致其他地方一場(chǎng)大地震的
Roger hopes to pick up a small sign
羅杰希望能通過發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)細(xì)微跡象
that might predict a future disaster.
就可以預(yù)測(cè)地震
He travels from fault to fault
他走遍一個(gè)又一個(gè)的斷層
checking on a collection of home-made instruments
檢查記錄自制的儀器的數(shù)據(jù)
that he's buried at sites up and down the state.
這些儀器埋在地下 遍布加利福利亞
Well, I I consider them my babies.
我把它們視為我的孩子
You plant them in the ground
你將它們種在地里
and then they they live out they're rather dull
然后它們?cè)谶@里監(jiān)測(cè) 雖然有些枯燥
but informative existence sending us information
卻給我們傳遞了大量
about the movement of these wonderful faults.
關(guān)于這些奇妙斷層的運(yùn)動(dòng)信息
So yes, I quite enjoy it, except when it rains,
是的 我非常享受 除了下雨的時(shí)候
and it doesn't do that much.
不過倒不是經(jīng)常下雨
Ah, and sometimes the local people shoot at you,
有時(shí)當(dāng)?shù)鼐用駮?huì)朝你開槍
which isn't such fun.
這就不好玩了
Sorry? Well, yeah. I work all over the world,
什么 我在世界各地都工作過
but California is the only place
只有加利福利亞
where they really, really tried to shoot me,
他們真的想朝我開槍
and, er, that's the sort of macho
大概為顯示他們的男子氣概
people that go around California with guns.
加利福利亞的人出門都帶著槍
They sit on these interesting faults
他們坐在這些有意思的斷層上
and they don't want you to measure them.
不準(zhǔn)你對(duì)它們進(jìn)行測(cè)量
Astonishing.
不可思議
We're not going to get shot at by the owners here, are we?
這里的主人不會(huì)朝我們開槍吧
No, not at all. Sure?
不 不會(huì) 你確定
Yes, absolutely, they're lovely people.
是的 當(dāng)然 他們很熱情的
