“月亮男”预言地震，，\'Moon man\' predicts earthquake ...

A "lunar forecaster" who was mocked by scientists after he claimed to have predicted the devastating earthquake in Christchurch has correctly predicted another tremor.

一个曾经声称预言了新西兰基督城大地震而被科学家嘲笑的“月球预言家”，成功地预言了另外一个地震。

Ken Ring warned that an aftershock would hit Christchurch on Sunday, leading scientists to make public a bet that it would not.

Ken Ring警告说，在星期天将会有一个余震袭击基督城，还跟科学家公开打赌看看会不会

However, they were left shocked when the city was indeed shaken by the biggest aftershock since the February catastrophe, which killed more than 182 people.

然而当基督城真的被二月的大地震后最大的余震袭击，死了182个人之后，人们只剩下了震惊。

Mr Ring, a fishing commentator, has become a source of heated debate in New Zealand in recent weeks due to his earthquake predictions, which are based on the belief that quakes are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon on tectonic plates.

Ring先生，一个钓鱼节目的解说员，他的地震预言在新西兰最近几个星期已经变成了热门话题，这些预言是基于一个信念：地震是由月球引力作用在地质板块上所致。

Seismologists have dismissed the theory, but it has gained a following in the country as word has spread that Mr Ring, nicknamed "Moon Man", appeared to have correctly predicted a quake in September and the disaster last month.

地震学家已经排除了这种理论，但是又被这个外号“月亮男”人给拣了起来，还一出现就成功地预言了9月和上个月的两次地震。

When Mr Ring warned that on the morning of 20 March, as the moon passed close to the Earth, another quake would strike some Christchurch residents believed him and decided to get out of town. But Mr Ring was pilloried by sections of the media, politicians, and the scientific world. .

当“月亮男”警告说在3月20日的早上，也就是月亮靠近地球的时候，会有一场地震。一些基督城的居民相信了他并且逃出城外。但是“月亮男”被媒体、政客、和科学圈嘲笑了。

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A "lunar forecaster" who was mocked by scientists after he claimed to have predicted the devastating earthquake in Christchurch has correctly predicted another tremor.

一个曾经声称预言了新西兰基督城大地震而被科学家嘲笑的“月球预言家”，成功地预言了另外一个地震。

Ken Ring warned that an aftershock would hit Christchurch on Sunday, leading scientists to make public a bet that it would not.

Ken Ring警告说，在星期天将会有一个余震袭击基督城，还跟科学家公开打赌看看会不会

However, they were left shocked when the city was indeed shaken by the biggest aftershock since the February catastrophe, which killed more than 182 people.

然而当基督城真的被二月的大地震后最大的余震袭击，死了182个人之后，人们只剩下了震惊。

Mr Ring, a fishing commentator, has become a source of heated debate in New Zealand in recent weeks due to his earthquake predictions, which are based on the belief that quakes are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon on tectonic plates.

Ring先生，一个钓鱼节目的解说员，他的地震预言在新西兰最近几个星期已经变成了热门话题，这些预言是基于一个信念：地震是由月球引力作用在地质板块上所致。

Seismologists have dismissed the theory, but it has gained a following in the country as word has spread that Mr Ring, nicknamed "Moon Man", appeared to have correctly predicted a quake in September and the disaster last month.

地震学家已经排除了这种理论，但是又被这个外号“月亮男”人给拣了起来，还一出现就成功地预言了9月和上个月的两次地震。

When Mr Ring warned that on the morning of 20 March, as the moon passed close to the Earth, another quake would strike some Christchurch residents believed him and decided to get out of town. But Mr Ring was pilloried by sections of the media, politicians, and the scientific world. .

当“月亮男”警告说在3月20日的早上，也就是月亮靠近地球的时候，会有一场地震。一些基督城的居民相信了他并且逃出城外。但是“月亮男”被媒体、政客、和科学圈嘲笑了。

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