西西里岛埃特纳火山“正滑向大海”
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欧洲著名的埃特纳火山正缓慢向大海滑动。科学家们已证实,位于意大利西西里岛的整个火山结构正以每年14毫米的速度慢慢地向地中海方向挪动。由英国科学家带领的研究小组称,这种情况需要密切监测,因为这可能会增加未来埃特纳火山周围地区的危险。
 
The Open University geologist1 John Murray has spent almost half a century studying Europe's premiervolcano.
 
In that time, he's placed a network of high-precision GPS stations around the mountain to monitor its behaviour. The instrumentation senses tiny changes in the shape of the volcanic2 cone3; and with 11 years of data, it’s now obvious Etna is moving in an east-south-east direction.
 
The motion is small. But volcanoes that have shown this kind of trend can suffer catastrophic collapses4 on their leading flank. Dr Murray's team stress there is no evidence that this is about to happen at Etna, but say the slide will need close attention in the years ahead.
 
来自开放大学的地质学家约翰·穆雷花了近半个世纪的时间研究这座欧洲著名的火山。
 
期间,他在这座火山周围设置了高精度的GPS定位站网络,从而监测它的动向。该控制仪器可以感知火山锥形状的细微变化;从11年间获取的数据中可以看出,埃特纳火山很显然正在朝东南偏东方向滑动。
 
它移动的距离很小。但已显示出这种趋势的火山可能会引起火山移动前坡的灾难性坍塌。穆雷博士的团队强调,目前没有证据表明这种情况会在埃特纳火山发生,但说在未来时间里,需密切关注火山滑动的情况。


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1 geologist ygIx7     
n.地质学家
参考例句:
  • The geologist found many uncovered fossils in the valley.在那山谷里,地质学家发现了许多裸露的化石。
  • He was a geologist,rated by his cronies as the best in the business.他是一位地质学家,被他的老朋友们看做是这门行当中最好的一位。
2 volcanic BLgzQ     
adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的
参考例句:
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
  • Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
3 cone lYJyi     
n.圆锥体,圆锥形东西,球果
参考例句:
  • Saw-dust piled up in a great cone.锯屑堆积如山。
  • The police have sectioned off part of the road with traffic cone.警察用锥形路标把部分路面分隔开来。
4 collapses 9efa410d233b4045491e3d6f683e12ed     
折叠( collapse的第三人称单数 ); 倒塌; 崩溃; (尤指工作劳累后)坐下
参考例句:
  • This bridge table collapses. 这张桥牌桌子能折叠。
  • Once Russia collapses, the last chance to stop Hitler will be gone. 一旦俄国垮台,抑止希特勒的最后机会就没有了。
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