国内英语资讯:Expert denies links between Sichuan quake and Three Gorges Dam
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 11-- <span word="An">An</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Engineering">Engineering</span> (<span word="CAE">CAE</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="refuted">refuted</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Gorges">Gorges</span> <span word="Dam">Dam</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 7.0-<span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="zones">zones</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="seismic">seismic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>-<span word="prone">prone</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Houqun">Houqun</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="academician">academician</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CAE">CAE</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indochina">Indochina</span> <span word="block">block</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northward">northward</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Gorges">Gorges</span> <span word="Dam">Dam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="reservoirs">reservoirs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="geologic">geologic</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jiuzhaigou">Jiuzhaigou</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="geologic">geologic</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="refuted">refuted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reservoir">reservoir</span>-<span word="triggered">triggered</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reservoir">reservoir</span>-<span word="induced">induced</span> <span word="seismic">seismic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> (<span word="RIS">RIS</span>).</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Gorges">Gorges</span> <span word="Dam">Dam</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="RIS">RIS</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="geologically">geologically</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="area">area</span>."</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="reservoirs">reservoirs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="above">above</span> 6.0 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Earthquake">Earthquake</span> <span word="Networks">Networks</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> (<span word="CENC">CENC</span>) <span word="also">also</span> <span word="clarified">clarified</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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