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* Disasters / Catastrophe 海啸 tidal wave /tsunami山崩 landslide 火山volcano earthquake地震 snowslide mudslide 洪水flood，台风typhoon， 飓风Hurricane...... 泥石流mud-rock flow Drought (干旱）, 龙卷风 tornado 冰雹 ice storm 森林大火 wildfire 1. 台风海燕袭击我过南方几个省市，导致了巨大的损失 Typhoon “swallow” hit several provinces of our country, causing a great loss. Strike—struck--struck 2.2008年5月12日四川汶川发生了灾难性的地震，整个汶川城市成为废墟。 A catastrophic earthquake occurred in Wenchuan Sichuan province on May 12,2008, leaving the whole city in ruins. happen, take place, occur, break out, come about. 2007年1０月２日下午，在綦万高速路上发生了特大交通事故，２７人死亡,11人逃生外 A terrible traffic accident happened on the Qi—Wan high way on October 2nd, 2007, killing 27people with only 11survivors. 袭击某地：(a typhoon) hit/ struck/shook sp. ... a typhoon occurred/happened in sp. …. ？ Why do people suffer great every time any disaster occurs? Personally speaking, we always think little of the signs of the disasters. Nor did the people of Tangshang Scientific research should be strengthened to give precise forecasts of possible earthquakes. 造成后果： (1)失踪：missing (2)受伤：get injured （3）被困 be trapped/be caught in (4)被埋 be buried in/under (5)被淹没 be drowned (6)死亡：be killed/ lose one’s life/cause sb’s death (7)电力中断：cut off the power/ electricity; have the power cut; the electricity was cut off (8)房屋倒塌：houses collapse / fall down (9)冲走房屋、道路、桥梁：wash away buildings, roads and bridges (10)成为废墟：... be in ruins; fall into ruins (11)菜地被毁坏了：vegetable fields were ruined. (12)失去家园：lose their homes (13)造成巨大损失/经济损失：cause great damage /economic losses 1. It was estimated that the economic losses was more than 9.7 billion yuan.估计造成经济损失达97亿元。 2. This has been the worst in the past decade/ten years. 这是十年来最严重的一次。 3．It is reported that the heavy rainfall caused rivers to break their banks，washing away bridges. 据报道大水冲垮了堤防和桥梁。 4. The number of people who were killed is mor than… 1.许多房屋和楼房被毁，多达10,000,000 人无家可归