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1、 适度 地震 攻击 第七篇 Moderate Earthquake Strikes England中度地震袭击英国适度 地震 攻击 东南部 A moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007，2007 年 4 月 28 日英格兰东南部地区发生中度地震推翻 烟囱 唤醒 居民toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. 一些房屋烟囱倒塌， 许多居民半夜从睡梦中惊醒。数个 没 有 电 肯特郡Several thous
2、and people were left without power in Kent County. 肯特郡几千人遭遇断电。遭受 轻微的 颈部 伤害One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries.一名女子头部和颈部受了轻伤。感觉 滑行 游乐场 lt felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride, said the woman.“它(地震)给人的感觉是整幢房子就像游乐场的滑行机一样在滑动。” 该女子说。地质 调査 震级 地震The British Geol
3、ogical Survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake struck at 8:19 a.m. 英国地质调査局说，本次里氏 4. 3 级的地震发生于上午 8 点 19 分，居中的 底部 海峡 and was centered under the English Channel， 震中在英吉利海峡底部，英里 以南 多佛尔 入口 海峡 隧道about 8.5 miles south of Dover and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.位于多佛尔以南约 8. 5 英里处的海峡隧道入口附近。目击者 裂缝 出现 墙壁 烟
4、囱 倒塌 在对面 Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. 一些目击者看到郡中墙壁出现裂缝,并有烟囱倒塌。居民 颤动 持续了 Residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds.当地居民说震动大约持续了 10-15 秒。躺 感觉 I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me. “我当时
5、躺在床上，觉得好像旁边有人从床上站起来。”坎特伯雷 东南部 said Hendrick van Eck，27，of Canterbury about 60 miles southeast of London.住在伦敦东南部 60 英里处坎特伯雷的 27 岁的 Hendrick.van.Eck 说，破裂 越来越I then heard the sound of cracking，and it was getting heavier and heavier.“然后我听到有东西裂开的声音，而且越来越响。跳跃起来 It felt as if someone was at the end of my b
6、ed hopping up and down.就好像有人在我床尾不停地并着脚跳。”中度 地震 程度 There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year， 这种规模的中度地震世界上每年都会发生几千次，稀有的but they are rare in Britain. 但在英国仍非常少见。最强的The April 28 quake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 4 月 28 日的地震是英国自 2002 年震级 地震 袭击 中部 伯明翰when
7、a 4.8-magnitude quake struck the central England city of Birmingham.中部城市伯明翰里氏 4. 8 级地震以来最强的一次。最强的 地震 发生 北 海 The countrys strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931，英国最高的地震，1931 年发生在北海。测量 里氏 级数measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. 曾达到里氏 6.1 级地质 调查 罗杰.马森 发生 地区 British Geological Survey sci
8、entist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area 英国地质调查所的科学家罗杰马森说， 4 月 28 日发生地震的地区看见 曾经that had seen several of the biggest erthquakes ever to strike Britain，曾经遭受过几起英国最大的地震， 引发了 损坏 粘接including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France.其中的一次发生在 1580 年，那次地震蹂躏了
9、伦敦，并波及法国预言 只 是 早 晚 的 时 间 地震 袭击Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck this part of England. 马森预言英格兰的这个地区早晚还会发生地震，害怕 预测However，people should not be scared too much by this prediction，Musson said，但他说人们不必对此产生太大恐惧，现代 地震 警告 系统 侦测 即将来临的as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake 因为英国的现代地震预警系统应该能够侦测即将发生的地震，播报 几个 发生 and announce it several hours before it takes place. 并在震前数小时内通知大家。允许 撤退 减少 损失This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum.这将使人们有时间撤离震区，并把损失降到最低。
