纪录片《为何无法预测地震》 第24期:动物反常现象

But since then,

但是从那以后

no-one has ever been able to replicate¹ the results.

这个历史再也没能被复制

As far as I know,

据我所知

I'm the only person doing research in this area.

研究这一领域的只有我一人

Even in China.

即便是在中国

I can understand

我也能理解

why other scientists might not recognise my work,

为什么其他科学家不认可我的工作

but I think the reason they distrust it is that

但是我认为他们不相信我的原因

they haven't done the practical experiments themselves.

是因为他们自己没有实践过

If we can have more observation stations,

如果有更多的观测站

then our predictions would be more scientific

我们的预测工作

and more accurate².

将更加科学和准确

One flower doesn't make a spring,

一花独放不是春

but hundreds of flowers can definitely³ make spring.

百花齐放春满园

In the hours, or days, before an earthquake,

在地震发生之前的几小时或者几天里

it's not just animals that can be affected⁴.

并不仅仅只有动物受到了影响

There's another even stranger phenomenon

还有其他甚至更反常的现象

that can be used for prediction.

可以用于地震预测

Bright lights that appear in the sky.

天空中出现的亮光

This photograph was taken in September 1966,

这张照片拍摄于1966年9月

before an earthquake struck the town

日本松代地区

of Matsushiro, in Japan.

地震发生之前

Many other people have reported seeing these lights,

很多人都说看到了这些亮光

but no-one has ever been able to prove

但是没人可以证实

why they might happen.

它们发生的原因

1 replicate   

v.折叠，复制，模写；n.同样的样品；adj.转折的

参考例句：

• The DNA of chromatin must replicate before cell division.染色质DNA在细胞分裂之前必须复制。
• It is also easy to replicate,as the next subsection explains.就像下一个小节详细说明的那样，它还可以被轻易的复制。

2 accurate   

adj.正确无误的；准确的，精确的

参考例句：

• He has made an accurate measurement of my garden.他准确地丈量了我的花园。
• He is always accurate in what he says and does.他说的和做的总是正确无误。

3 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。