科技报道11 至今人们依然无法知道地震何时发生.docx

科技报道11至今人们依然无法知道地震何时发生NoWaytoKnowWhenEarthquakeWi1.1.Hitp1.aystopmutemaxvo1.ume00:00-03:56repeatByGeorgeGrow2014/8/291.astSunday,anearthquakestrucktheNapaVa1.1.eyareaofnorthernCa1.ifornia.Someroadsbent,whi1.eundergroundpipesburst.ItwasthestrongestearthquaketostriketheNapaVa1.1.eyin15years.Noonewaski1.1.ed,butmanypeop1.eweretreatedinhospita1.s.Scientistssaytheearthquake1.astweekendwasamagnitude6quake,“Themagnitudeoftheearthquakeref1.ectshowmuchoftheEarth,scrustruptured.It,srea1.1.yanexpressionofthetota1.energythat,sre1.easedwhenapartoftheEarth,scrustbreaksapart.”DavidApp1.egateworksfortheUnitedStatesGeo1.ogica1.Survey.HesaysCa1.iforniansare1.uckybecausetheearthquakedidnotcausemajordamagetowatermains-1.argepipe1.inesthatcarrywater.Henotesthata1.otofthe1.ossesinquakesarefromfiresbecausewatermainshavebeenbroken,andthereisnoquickwaytofixthem.Mr.App1.egatesaysthetimingofthequakeinNapamayhavesaveda1.otof1.ives.Abui1.dingispartia1.1.yco1.1.apsedduetoa6.0-magnitudeearthquake,Sunday,Aug.24,2014,inNapa,Ca1.ifornia.“Ithappenedinthemidd1.eofthenight.Wesawa1.otofcaseswhereo1.dbrickbui1.dingsco1.1.apsedontosidewa1.ks.Thosesidewa1.kswereempty.wHedescribesthatasastrokeofgood1.uckbecauseearthquakesusua1.1.ycomeasasurprise.“Short-termpredictionisnotfeasib1.e,butwhatWedoknowiswhere1.argeearthquakesoccur.”Thismeansthatscientistscanpredictthe1.ike1.ihoodthatanearthquakewi1.1.hitagivenareaoverthenextsevera1.years.Whenaquakebegins.however,scientistscanwarnthoseinitspath.“Onceanearthquakestartsinonep1.ace,wecanactua1.1.ygetthecharacteristicsoftheeventandgetana1.ertoutaheadofthestrongshaking/DavidApp1.egatesaysthewarningmaynotcome1.ongbeforethequakestrikes.Butheaddsthat10or20secondsmaybeenoughtosaveyour1.ife.rtCertainIyyoucangetunderneathasturdypieceoffurniture.Drop,coverandho1.don."1.ikeanything,hesays,itiswisetohaveap1.anthatinc1.udesfreshwaterandhowtofind1.ovedonesafterthedisaster.wYourqua1.ityof1.ifeaftertheeventisrea1.1.ydependentonwhatyou,vedonetop1.anbeforetheevent.”Thepeop1.eofnorthernCa1.iforniawere1.uckyinwhatcou1.dhavebeenafarmoredamagingearthquake.Butothershavecauseforce1.ebration.ItseemsthatNapaVa1.1.eywi1.1.continueexportingwineasusua1.Thatisa1.so1.ike1.ypartofthesurviva1.p1.an.I,mBobDoughty.ThisstorwasbasedonareportbyVOA,sArashArabasadi.Itwaswrittenfor1.earningEng1.ishbyGeorgeGrow,andeditedbyJeriWatson.WordsintheNewsburst-v.tobreakopensudden1.yearthquake-n.asudden,vio1.entshakingoftheEarth,ssurfacefix-v.tomakegoodorrightagainpredict-v.tosaywhatonebe1.ieveswi1.1.happeninthefuturesurviva1.-n.continuingto1.iveNowit,syourturntousetheseWordsintheNews.Inthecommentssection,writeasentenceusinganyofthesewordsandWewi1.1.giveyoufeedbackonyouruseofvocabu1.aryandgrammar.