"We can expect to see quakes up to magnitude 4 - such as the recent ones we've experienced - every two years," Prof Sandiford said. "magnitude 5 quakes can be expected every 20 years."

他说，“我们可能会感受到高达4级强度的地震，就像最近每两年我们就会经历的，而5级强度的地震估计每20年发生一次。”

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As expected, they were better able to recollect more recent events than older ones.

不出所料，他们在记忆发生在近期的事件时要比记忆以前发生的事件时要好。

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The 100 most common words were expected ones such as "the", "to" and "of".

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