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It's going to take a great deal of research
要證實通過觀測巖石和動物預測地震的理論
and a lot more earthquakes
科學家們還需要
before theories about rocks or animals are ever proven.
作更多的調查和研究
But mainstream science has practically given up
但實際上 主流科學界已放棄
on funding these kinds of experiments,
資助這些實驗
and many geologists even question the value of prediction.
很多地質學者甚至質疑預測的價值
Well, what would you do with it? Let's imagine I can tell you
你知道后又能怎樣 如果我告訴你
there'll be an earthquake in a hour, what would you do?
一小時后將會發生地震 你會怎么做
You'd get your camera out,
拿著你的攝影機
or your tape recorder or something,
或錄像機逃生
if you were in a building, you'd probably go outside
你會從身處的建筑物里逃出來
because you might think it's gonna fall down,
因為你認為建筑物會倒塌
that's not particularly useful,
所以說預測的作用并不大
the building is gonna fall down, that is the problem.
建筑還是照樣會倒塌 這才是問題所在
Would you rather have an hour to get out of a building
你寧愿有一小時的逃生時間
or a building that didn't fall down in the first place?
還是建筑物在地震中屹立不倒呢
It's a real possibility
當我們作出預測時
that we'd have more people dying on the freeway
死在逃生路上的人數
trying to get away when we made a prediction
很有可能比在地震中
than we would have killed in the earthquake when it happened.
遇害的人數要多
Unable to predict these disasters,
由于無法預測這些災難
California has turned itself
加州成為了世界上
into one of the most earthquake-proof places on the planet.
最抗震的城市之一
In Los Angeles, every new skyscraper
在洛杉磯 每一座摩天大廈
has been built following strict construction codes.
都是嚴格按照建筑法規建造的
Hundreds of freeway flyovers
上百條高架高速路
have been retro-fitted and re-enforced,
都經過翻新和加固
and as the city expands into the surrounding counties,
隨著城市向周遭小郡的擴張
the fault lines are what matters
斷層線成為房地產選址
when it comes to choosing real estate.
必須考慮的重要問題
