China is hoping to follow America into a shale gas revolution.

中国希望能跟随美国进入岩页改革。

In between are several layers of dense shale rock.

中间是几层致密的页岩。

The land at the bottom of the sea was black shale rock.

海底的土地是黑色页岩岩石。

That shale is now at the bottom of the Badlands.

这个页岩现在位于荒地的底部。

He said agriculture and oil and gas from rocks, called shale, can help the economy.

他说，农业和来自页岩的石油和可以帮助发展。

Southeast shore of Lake Erie, lots of shale on the cliffs.

伊利湖东南岸，悬崖上有大页岩。

But each shale gas well needs 15,000 tonnes of water a year to run.

而，一个井需一年15,000吨水来运。

Mr Baby, and thousands like him, are scouring America's shale beds.

有成千上万的工人和他一样，在美国的各个页岩层发掘。

A wave of consolidation could be coming to the US shale oil industry.

美国页岩油行业可能迎来一波整合浪潮。

What are the economic realities that are really giving shale executives pause here?

是什么现实让页岩行业的高管们犹豫不决？

It also reveals the idea that shale oil might guarantee energy security to be a fallacy.

这也揭示了页岩油可能保障国家能源安全的观点是一种谬论。

It is often used to recover these fossil fuels from rock called shale.

这种技术通常用于从页岩中提取石化燃料。

The shale deposit there has proven to be a treasure for the study of ancient life.

当地页岩矿床已被证明是研究古代生命的宝库。

Chevron's boss remarked that " the shale game has become a scale game."

“页岩油开采已成为一个规模游戏。”

So analysts view this as a big step in consolidating the shale oil industry in the US.

分析师认为，这是整合美国页岩油行业的一大步。

Clay is also a rock; and when it has been pressed a great deal, it is called shale.

粘土也是一种石头，过大力挤压之后，叫做“页岩”。

Experts believe Europe might have trillions of cubic meters of shale gas. Shale is a kind of rock.

专家认为欧洲可能有数万亿平方米的页岩，页岩是一种岩石。

American refineries require that really light shale to be mixed with heavy crude which is often found with OPEC.

美国炼油厂要求真正轻质的页岩与石油输出国组织常发现的重质原油混合。

The process which involves the fracturing of rock to extract oil or shale gas inside has raised safety concerns.

这种通过压裂岩石来开采石油或页岩的方法引起了安全方面的担忧。

Next year economic growth may tick up. Investors are pressing American shale companies to reduce spending and boost profits.

明年增长可能加快。投资者正在敦促美国页岩油公司减少支出，提高利润。