【英音模仿秀】水力破岩猛 利弊权衡难

模仿文本：Fracking or hydraulic¹ fracturing is either the best new way to get much needed energy to the human race, or it's a dangerous industry which contaminates water and can even cause earthquakes, according to which can we believe. We're going to hear from both camps about fracking - a way of extracting oil or gas by drilling down and injecting water, sand and chemicals into shale² rocks far below the ground. 

 

译文： 液压破碎法，又称水力压裂法，要么是当今人类获取重要能源的最新最好方式，要么是个危险的行当，可能污染水源甚至引发地震，就看哪个更可信了。我们会听到双方阵营对于液压破碎法（一种通过向下挖掘，并向远离地表的页岩中注入水、沙子和化学物品来提取油气的方式）的看法。 

 

1 hydraulic   

adj.水力的；水压的，液压的；水力学的

参考例句：

• The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.这艘船配有不少于5个液压泵。
• A group of apprentics were operating the hydraulic press.一群学徒正在开动水压机。

2 shale   

n.页岩，泥板岩

参考例句：

• We can extract oil from shale.我们可以从页岩中提取石油。
• Most of the rock in this mountain is shale.这座山上大部分的岩石都是页岩。