据美联社1977年7月29日电,记者戴夫·齐默尔摩报道,一位消息灵通人士说,尽管对去年唐山大地震未能作出预报,但是中国在预报地震方面取得的成功如此令人印象深刻,以至美国政府现在正在资助一些计划,以便看看动物的异常活动是否象中国人声称的那样可以作为一种预报的办法。 According to the Associated Press, July 29, 1977, the reporter Dave Zimmermo reported that, according to one well-informed source, despite the failure to make a prediction of the earthquake in Tangshan last year, the success China has made in forecasting earthquakes is such that It is impressive that the U.S. government is currently funding some programs to see if the anomalous activity of animals is as predictable as the Chinese claim.