赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第45期:又是地震！

 (June 15, China Post)At least four people were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted¹ northern Taiwan.

（中国邮报六月十五日报道）台湾北部发生震度达李氏六点二级的地震，至少已经有四个人受伤。

The quake struck at 10:35 AM and lasted for 20 seconds.

地震发生在早上十点三十五分，而且持续摇晃了二十秒。

Its epicenter was 19.6 km east of Nanao.

这次地震的震中是在南澳东方十九点六公里处。

It was a relatively² shallow one, only 10.4 km deep.

这次地震的震源相当浅，深度只有十点四公里。

Taiwan is located on a seismically⁴ active stretch of the Pacific Rim⁵. Seismic³ activity occurs on a regular basis.

台湾位于太平洋沿岸地区地震活跃带上，因此常常会发生地震。

1 jolted   

（使）摇动， （使）震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• She was jolted out of her reverie as the door opened. 门一开就把她从幻想中惊醒。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 seismic   

a.地震的，地震强度的

参考例句：

• Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.地震产生两种地震波。
• The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.肯尼亚北部也感觉到了最近的地震活动。

4 seismically   

地震

参考例句：

• The crust and mantle are separated by a seismically determined boundary known as the Moho-discontinuity. 改译为：地壳与地幔的交接处系根据地波走失而确定的一个界面，通称为莫霍界面。 来自互联网
• China's code is now on par with similar codes in seismically active areas of the world. 中国现在施行的标准与世界其他地震活跃地区施行的标准基本一致。 来自互联网

5 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。