They drill down to the shale, then go sideways and inject high-pressure water, sand or other material into the rock.
VOA: special.2009.10.23
They would bomb it, they would burn it, they would put it in this container inside water, and see how high the water temperature raises and that would give you a sense of the number of calories that it has.
研究人员会燃烧它,放入浸在水里的量热器,然后观察水温上升了多少,我们就对这种食物热量有所了解了
Water from high in the mountains falls in many places to the green valley far below.
VOA: special.2009.01.07
Some plants' pores can tighten to save water during conditions of high carbon dioxide.
VOA: special.2010.01.26
High levels of domoic acid in the sardines may have worsened the effects of oxygen loss in the water as the fish crowded into a limited space.
VOA: special.2011.03.15
It was built high above the water on a rocky cliff.
VOA: special.2009.11.19
"The flame from the jug of water was this high," "and that's what my kids and our family have been drinking."
VOA: standard.2010.01.02
Bobo Simbo stands thigh-high in a pool of orange water, sifting the mud for traces of gold dust.
VOA: standard.2010.04.22
He said the water was as high as four meters. Indonesian authorities say torrential rains were too much for the Dutch colonial era dam.
VOA: standard.2009.03.27
In a two-sentence letter Monday, North Korea said it had ordered the release on an "emergency" basis because water levels behind the dam had risen too high.
VOA: standard.2009.09.09
With the force of a giant waterfall, the dam burst,launching a wall of water 18 meters high down the funnel toward Johnstown faster than warnings could be sounded.
VOA: standard.2010.04.26
Both subjects are high priority for Seoul. Six South Koreans drowned last month when the North suddenly released water from a dam, flooding camping areas in the South.
VOA: standard.2009.10.13
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