Please help translate a passage, especially the red part. Thank you!
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Help, please translate a passage, especially the red part. Thank you! We think we know where the oil is. Now, how do we find out if the oil is where we think it is? The only way to find out for sure is to drill a well. One thing I have learned about oil fields is that they are unpredictable; they can be anywhere – either just beneath the Earth’s surface or 5 or 6 miles underground. They can be found in the midst of towns, in mountains, deserts, jungles, or under the ocean. Our limitations in drilling are solely determined by our technical capabilities. When I graduated from school in the mid-1960s, we were unable to drill deeper than about 3 miles (15,000 feet) – we simply did not have the necessary technology at that time. Today, we can drill wells that reach depths of over 6.5 miles (34,000 feet). Until recently, we were restricted as to the depth of water in which we could drill; now, we can operate in waters that are more than 2 miles deep. In fact, many of our most significant discoveries in recent times have been made in “deep” waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
We think we know where the oil is. How can we prove that oil is where we think it is? The only sure way is to dig a well. One thing is that oil fields are silent. He could be anywhere; he can be on the surface or 5 or 6 miles underground. It could be in the middle of a town, in the mountains, desert, jungle, or underwater. Drilling is constrained by our technology. When I left school in the mid-1960s, we couldn’t even drill a well three miles deep. We do not possess the corresponding technology. And now we can drill wells over 6.5 miles deep. So far, water depth has limited us. Now we can operate at a depth of over 2 miles underwater. In fact, our oil-rich areas are recently in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Give it a try; consider it practice and learning.
I understand one thing: oil fields don’t talk
In other words, the oil field won’t tell you on its own where it is; we have to go and explore for it.
The red part is translated as follows: “There is one thing you must know: oil fields are full of uncertainty.” ”
Oil fields do involve uncertainties, but it would be troublesome if we tried to extract oil from everywhere!
We know that oil fields don’t speak (to tell you where I am)
One thing I learned is that oil fields don’t tell people where they are.
I only understand one thing: oil fields are hidden.
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