賴世雄英語(yǔ)新聞聽(tīng)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 jolted northern Taiwan.

(中國(guó)郵報(bào)六月十五日?qǐng)?bào)道)臺(tái)灣北部發(fā)生震度達(dá)李氏六點(diǎn)二級(jí)的地震，至少已經(jīng)有四個(gè)人受傷。

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

地震發(fā)生在早上十點(diǎn)三十五分，而且持續(xù)搖晃了二十秒。

Its epicenter was 19.6 km east of Nanao.

這次地震的震中是在南澳東方十九點(diǎn)六公里處。

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

這次地震的震源相當(dāng)淺，深度只有十點(diǎn)四公里。

Taiwan is located on a seismically active stretch of the Pacific Rim. Seismic activity occurs on a regular basis.

臺(tái)灣位于太平洋沿岸地區(qū)地震活躍帶上，因此常常會(huì)發(fā)生地震。