职称英语理工类阅读理解英汉互译辅导(5)
<p> 1. <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="continuously">continuously</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="fringes">fringes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deepest">deepest</span> <span word="seabed">seabed</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grinding">grinding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="generates">generates</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span>. 2. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shunt">shunt</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whomever">whomever</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="fragmented">fragmented</span> <span word="way">way</span>. 3. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brink">brink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Geophysical">Geophysical</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Orcutt">Orcutt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="instances">instances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span> <span word="this">this</span>. 4. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scripps">Scripps</span> <span word="Institution">Institution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oceanography">Oceanography</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Jolla">Jolla</span>, <span word="Calif">Calif</span>., <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Orcutt">Orcutt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="seismic">seismic</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="ruptures">ruptures</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="crustal">crustal</span> <span word="rupture">rupture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="pinpointing">pinpointing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pathnot">pathnot</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="locationof">locationof</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>, <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="Scripps">Scripps</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Shearer">Shearer</span>. 5. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EarthScope">EarthScope</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="locators">locators</span>, <span word="seismographs">seismographs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crust">crust</span>. 6. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="network">network</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interaction">interaction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="crustal">crustal</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="observatory">observatory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Parkfield">Parkfield</span>, <span word="Calif">Calif</span>., <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Andreas">Andreas</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="creep">creep</span>, <span word="rattle">rattle</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grind">grind</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="speculations">speculations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Ellsworth">Ellsworth</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="geologist">geologist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Geological">Geological</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Menlo">Menlo</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>, <span word="Calif">Calif</span>. 7. <span word="Networks">Networks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workings">workings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="ocean">ocean</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="crust">crust</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="among">among</span> 58 <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="Observation">Observation</span> <span word="System">System</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Systems">Systems</span>. 8. <span word="Orcutt">Orcutt</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="shunt">shunt</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="broadband">broadband</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="links">links</span>. <span word="Orcutt">Orcutt</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="incentive">incentive</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="studios">studios</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transmit">transmit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="theaters">theaters</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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