第一篇：
A horrible earthquake happened in japan.The enormous wave of ten meter height washed away all the coast area northwest of the country.
But what’s more is nuclear power station explosion.
Though a lot of countries including China have sent many rescues to help the Japanese,
but the Japanese are still in misery,for there’s many people killed in the earthquake.
A strong earthquake attacked Japan at 1:46pm. I was shocked when I heard about the bad news. Why there were so many disasters in the world?
I looked up some files about the top fourteen worst earthquakes in the past one hundred years from internet. And some earthquakes even came with tsunamis. It was said that 300 thousands of people died in 2004 as a result of the earthquake and tsunami happened in Indonesia. And 242 thousands of citizens died in Tangshan Earthquake in 1976 in China. Also in 2008, another big earthquake happened in China, and more than 7 thousands passed away.
How awful it is when we talk about these figures.
Everyone should cherish what we have now.
I felt scary when I watched 2012.
But the disasters happened are more fearful.
Dalian is not far away from Japan, my colleague told me that she would be too panic to go to bed tonight. It is funny.
I did not worry about that. No one can expect what will happen in the next minute. Just enjoy every minute in our life.
It is enough~
strong earthquake attacked Japan at 1:46pm. I was shocked when I heard about the bad news. Why there were so many disasters in the world?
I looked up some files about the top fourteen worst earthquakes in the past one hundred years from internet. And some earthquakes even came with tsunamis. It was said that 300 thousands of people died in 2004 as a result of the earthquake and tsunami happened in Indonesia. And 242 thousands of citizens died in Tangshan Earthquake in 1976 in China. Also in 2008, another big earthquake happened in China, and more than 7 thousands passed away.
How awful it is when we talk about these figures.
Everyone should cherish what we have now.
I felt scary when I watched 2012.
But the disasters happened are more fearful.
Dalian is not far away from Japan, my colleague told me that she would be too panic to go to bed tonight. It is funny.
I did not worry about that. No one can expect what will happen in the next minute. Just enjoy every minute in our life.
Deep Wounds of the Sichuan Quake
四川地震的深度创伤
Deep Wounds of the Sichuan Quake
One of the recurring themes from last year’s earthquake in Sichuan is official corruption and the extent it contributed to the collapse of substandard schools, killing a still unknown number of children. Another, less discussed issue, is the degree to which many local officials in the disaster zone were victims themselves.
自去年四川地震以来，一个反复出现的主题是关于政*官员的腐败，以及因之产生的未达标学校的倒塌，导致仍不知确切数字的孩子们的死亡。而很少论及的另一个问题，是灾区地方官员自己成为受害者的程度。
In Beichuan, where as many as 15,000 residents were killed, a quarter of the local officials also perished in the quake. Many of the survivors lost family members. When my colleague Lin Yang and photographer Ian Teh went back to Sichuan last fall, we met with a Beichuan official whose wife and daughter were both killed on May 12. Zhang Kangqi keeps a drawing of them, sketched from old ID photos, by his bed. All other mementos of them were buried in Beichuan. (You can see Ian’s photos of the recovery efforts, including a portrait of Zhang, in this gallery.)
在北川，多达15，000名居民死亡，四分之一的地方官员也在地震中死去。许多幸存者失去了家人。去年秋天，我和同事杨林和摄像郑永仁回到四川时，遇到一位北川官员，他的妻子和女儿都在5.12地震中死亡。张康齐保存着从旧身份证的照片上临摹下来的一张她们的画像，放在床头。她们的其它所有遗物都被埋在北川下面了。（在这个画廊中，你可以看到郑永仁画的在关恢复工作的照片，其中包括一幅张的肖像。）
Zhang immersed himself in recovery efforts, but not all his co-workers had the same capacity to work through their suffering. A few weeks before we visited Dong Yufei, another local official who lost his son, killed himself. “He was a good man,” Zhang sa id of Yu, “but not everyone can handle the pressure. His child had d ied.”
张专注地做着恢复工作，但是，他的同事并不都具有同样的战胜痛苦的能力。在我们采访董玉飞之前几个星期，另一位失去儿子的地方官自杀了。“他是个好人，”张提到玉飞说，“不过，并不是每个人都能应付压力。他的孩子死了。”
Yesterday brought the grim news that another Beichuan official committed suicide. Feng Xiang, the vice director of the Beichuan publicity department, had lost his 7-year-old son in the quake. Shortly before his death Feng, 33, wrote a post on his blog ti tled “What If,” urging his family not to grieve. “Son, when you left, your father did not have a future, did not have hope, did not have any expectations,” Feng wrote. “To be with you is my biggest joy.”
昨天，又传来一个无情的消息，另一位北川官员自杀了。北川宣传部副主任冯翔在地震中失去了七岁的儿子。33岁的冯翔死前不久在博客中以“假如”为题力劝家人不要悲伤。冯写道：“儿子，你离开了，爸爸没有了未来，没有了希望，没有了憧憬，与你相聚，是爸爸最大的快乐。”
Japan was struck by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, shaking buildings in Tokyo for several minutes and prompting a tsunami warning.
周五，日本东北海岸发生了7.9级地震，东京房屋发生了几分钟的震动，并且引发了海啸警报。
Japan’s meteorological agency warned that a tsunami as high as 20 feet (6 meters) could strike the coast near Miyagi prefecture, closest to the epicenter. Smaller tsunamis of up to 50 centimetres reached some coastal communities, the agency said.
日本气象局发出警报说一股20英尺(6米)高的海啸可能袭击离震中最近的宫城附近的海岸，另外一些较小的0.5米高的海啸到达了沿岸城市。
The quake struck at 2:46 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometres, about 125 kilometres off the eastern coast, the meteorological agency said. The area is 380 kilometres northeast of Tokyo.
地震发生在当地时间周五下午2点46分，震源深度10公里，离东海岸大约125公里，在东京东北部380公里左右。
In downtown Tokyo, large buildings shook violently and workers poured into the street for safety. TV footage showed a large building on fire and bellowing smoke in the Odaiba district of Tokyo.
在东京市中心，大厦发生了剧烈的摇晃，职工们都涌向街头逃难。电视镜头拍摄到东京台场地区一幢大楼起火冒烟的画面。
Police and coast guard officials said they were assessing possible damage from the quake.
警方和海岸警卫官员表示他们正在估测地震可能造成的破坏。
Several quakes had hit the same region in recent days, including a 7.3 magnitude one on Wednesday.
最近几天这个地区已经发生了多场地震，包括周三的那场7.3级地震。
日本发生里氏8.9级强烈地震
编者按：日本东京发生强烈地震。建筑物摇晃。东京港附近台场区发生火灾。日本东北部新干线停运。日本太平洋海岸发生高度4米的海啸。美国地质勘探局11日将日本当天发生的地震震级修正为里氏8.9级。
Japan was struck by a magnitude-8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, triggering a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast near the epicenter.
In various locations along Japan’s coast, TV footage showed severe flooding, with dozens of cars, boats and even buildings being carried along by waters. A large ship swept away by the tsunami rammed directly into a breakwater in Kesennuma city in Miyagi prefecture, according to footage on public broadcaster NHK.
Officials were trying to assess possible damage from the quake but had no immediate details.
The quake that struck 2:46 p.m. was followed by a series of aftershocks, including a 7.4-magnitude one about 30 minutes later. The U.S. Geological Survey upgraded the strength of the first quake to a magnitude 8.9.
The meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for the entire Pacific coast of Japan. National broadcaster NHK was warning those near the coast to get to safer ground.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. A tsunami watch has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and the U.S. state of Hawaii.
The quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers), about 80 miles (125 kilometers) off the eastern coast, the agency said. The area is 240 miles (380 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo.
In downtown Tokyo, large buildings s hook violently and workers poured into the street for safety. TV footage showed a large building on fire and bellowing smoke in the Odaiba district of Tokyo.
In central Tokyo, trains were stopped and passengers walked along the tracks to platforms.
Footage on NHK from their Sendai office showed employees stumbling around and books and papers crashing from desks.
Several quakes had hit the same region in recent days, including a 7.3 magnitude one on Wednesday.
Thirty minutes after the quake, tall buildings were still swaying in Tokyo and mobile phone networks were not working. Japan’s Coast Guard has set up task force and officials are standing by for emergency contingencies, Coast Guard official Yosuke Oi said.”I’m afraid we’ll soon find out about damages, since the quake was so strong,” he said
An earthquake (also known as a quake) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. 地震（也称为地震，地震或地震）是一个突然释放的能量在地球的地壳地震波产生的结果。地震活动，地震或地震活动面积是指频率，类型和在一段时间内经历了地震的大小。 There are three main types of fault, all of which may cause an interplate earthquake: normal, reverse (thrust) and strike-slip. Normal and reverse faulting are examples of dip-slip, where the displacement along the fault is in the direction of dip and movement on them involves a vertical component. Normal faults occur mainly in areas where the crust is being extended such as a divergent boundary. Reverse faults occur in areas where the crust is being shortened such as at a convergent boundary. Strike-slip faults are steep structures where the two sides of the fault slip horizontally past each other; transform boundaries are a particular type of strike-slip fault. Many earthquakes are caused by movement on faults that have components of both dip-slip and strike-slip; this is known as oblique slip. 有故障的三种主要类型，所有这些都可能导致板内地震：正常，反（逆）
a letter of condolence 地震慰问信 1 中国四川汶川大地震灾害严重，已造成500多万人无家可归。请你代表我校 写一封慰问信向灾区人民表示关怀和慰问。 1. 简要描述灾区的情况 2. 对灾区人民表示关怀和慰问 3. 表达灾后重建家园的信心 dear victims, the earthquake which happened two weeks ago in sichuan province is an enormous disaster for our whole nation. it has caused both financial and life loss. until now, fifty thousand people lost their lives due to the earthquake and much more injured seriously. five million people have no homes to return as the majority of the buildings were collapsed we are sorry about this accident. it’s a pity that many children lost their parents and many couples lost their lovers. i could not help but cry when hearing of the moving stories that happened during the disaster. our whole nation is a big family, every member would like to give a helping hand to the people who suffered from the earthquake. we must show our warm-heartedness and make donations to the stricken area so that their broken heart can be warmed. a series of actions has been taken since the earthquake happened. i believe the stricken area will soon be restored with the soldiers and other warm-hearted people’s help. the future will be bright, cheer up! yours sincerely zzia (wj) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- 地震慰问信2 dear victims, a week ago, i was shocked at the news about the earthquake in wenchuan. and i’m very sorry to hear that this earthquake was the greatest disaster after 1949. and there are 40075 people who are found dead in the disaster till now and there have been more than 500 million people who are homeless. the floor was ripped through, many blocks and houses were seriously damaged, and even were as flat as a pancake. i’m deeply moved by the volunteers and the international rescue teams victims and survivors with our warm heart. moreover, we contribute a large amount of money to you. and our school will try our best to help you. last but not the least, i hope we all have the confidence to rebuild
2011年日本海啸调查报告 2011 年3月11日14时46分（北京时间13时46分）发生在西太平洋国际海域的里氏9.0级地震，日本官方已确认地震海啸已造成8133人死亡（2011年03月20日），失踪12272人。由于日本地处地壳板块交界处，一直是一个地震频发的国家，历史上造成重大伤亡的地震也不计其数。此外，海啸对日本核电站也造成了巨大破坏，福岛第一核电站受影响最为严重，6个机组中的4个受到影响。1号机组：12日，确认反应堆堆芯燃料开始熔化，工作人员采取释放反应堆容器内蒸汽并灌入海水的方法以减压降温，当日下午发生氢气爆炸，但安置反应堆的容器本身并未在爆炸中损坏，当晚，燃料棒熔毁初步得到遏制。2号机组：12日，工作人员开始释放反应堆容器内的蒸汽；14日，反应堆失去冷却能力，工作人员开始向堆内灌入海水降压，但燃料棒仍在一段时间内完全露出水面，周边
放射线剂量上升，堆芯可能已经出现部分熔毁；15日上午传出爆炸声，分析认为核反应堆中的控制压力容器可能出现损坏。3号机组：13日，反应堆冷却系统失灵，开始排气注水；14日发生与1号机组情况类似的氢气爆炸，反应堆所在建筑遭到损坏，反应堆堆芯燃料部分熔毁，但放置反应堆的容器损坏的可能性很小；15日，反应堆建筑上方出现白色蒸汽，机组附近辐射量最高达每小时400毫西弗。4号机组：12日，丧失冷却功能。 海啸规模如此之大原因有二，一是地震本身规模大且震源浅，二是震源所在海域海岸地形特殊，放大了海啸能量。地震后，仙台新港等太平洋沿岸各地出现了１０米高的大海啸。 海啸数值模拟是开展海啸减灾工作的关键环节，相关人员于地震发生后数小时内对此次海啸进行了数值模拟，本文介绍了数值模拟结果，分析此次海啸造成巨大破坏的原因，并针对我国海啸
高中英语作文范文：为地震灾区人民募捐 假设你是学校的学生会主席，你校计划下周举行一次为四川汶川地震灾区人民献爱心捐衣捐款和义卖活动，请你代表学生会向全体同学简单介绍汶川地震灾情，并倡议同学们踊跃捐款，参加义卖活动。 1. 地震灾情：四川省汶川县于5月12日下午2:28分发生八级强烈地震；截止5月22日，已导致68109人遇难，364552人受伤，许多房屋和学校被毁，500多万人无家可归，生活十分困难。 2. 学生需要帮助，学校需要重建；全世界人民都在努力帮助灾区人民，我们也不例外。 3. 号召学生捐衣服，捐零花钱，义卖(bring-and-buy sale)旧书籍、Mp3等。所有物资和捐款将尽快送往灾区。 4. 你的感想。 【参考范文】 Teachers and fellow students, As we all know, an 8.0 earthquake broke out at 2:28pm on May 12th in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province. It's reported that the earthquake was so strong that it has caused 68,109 deaths and 364,552 people were hurt. Many houses and schools were destroyed and as a consequence, more than five million people are living a hard life now. Just imagine how the students there need help and that schools should be built so that students can return to classes soon. People all over the world are trying their best to help them, not excepting us. Here Students' Union calls on everyone to give away your old clothes and pocket money and bring your used books, mp3s or something else to sell in the bring-and-buy sale. All the materials and the money to be collected will be sent to the earthquake stricken areas as soon as possible. My fellow friends, "blood is thicker than water"(血浓于水). Please donate your love and give out your hands without hesitation. We believe miracles can be created, a great many lives will be saved and the harmonious society is sure to be achieved. That's all. Thank you!
英文地震慰问信 篇一：英文的慰问信 下面是写慰问信需要注意的几点： 1.startwithastatementofsympathy 2.followwithsentencesaboutmutualexperiencesorrelationship. 范文： .慰问信（notesofsympathyonillness,injuryandmaterialloss）亲友生了病或受了伤，或由于火灾、水灾、被盗等不幸事件蒙受了损失，就应该写封信 表示慰问。慰问信要写的真诚，要注意措辞。写慰问信时，一定要围绕一个中心，那就是使 收信人从中得到安慰和鼓舞。 1.慰问病人人们在蒙受损失时，总希望能得到朋友的安慰。这种
慰问信一般都比较简短，只表示关 心和同情。 june25,2005 dearmr.thompson, iwasextremelysorrytohearofthefirethatdestroyedyourbeautiful house. iknowwellhowmuchthathousemeanttoyouandihastentooffermysympa thy.withbestwishestoyouboth.sincerelyyours, smith [译文] 亲爱的汤普森先生： 听说火灾毁了您漂亮的住宅，我难过极了。我知道您和夫人是非常喜爱那座房子的。特
立即向您们表示慰问。 向您们致以最诚挚的同情。您诚挚的， 史密斯 2005年6月25日 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.安慰友人考试落榜（tothosewhocouldnotpasstheentranceexamination）june29,2005 dearbill, whatshockingnewstomewheniwastoldbymr.lewisthatyoucouldnotpa ss theentranceexamination.thismeansyouhavetowaitforanotheryear
预防地震的英语作文范文预防地震的英语作文预防地震的英语作文 As we all know,the earthquake is inevitable,but we can take some methods to reduce it.First,when the earthquake happen we should hide under the furniture which are very solid(坚固的）.Second,we should keep calm,and don't worry about it.Third,we should make sure that the door is open so as to escape.Besides,we should prepare something which we must carry when the earthquake happe.The things which we should carry is that enough water and food,a flashlight,a blanket and so on.TH most important point is that we must learn something about earthquake. Today, there are ways to protect and prepare possible sites of earthquakes from severe damage, through the following processes: earthquake engineering, earthquake preparedness, household seismic safety, seismic retrofit (including special fasteners, materials, and techniques), seismic hazard, mitigation of seismic motion, and earthquake prediction. Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more
初二关于地震的英语作文 After 5. earthquake struck sichuan province since 20xx, we, I was so frightened by an earthquake, I felt the earthquake many houses will be apart, can let many people lost their lives, is one of the world's most terrible disaster. Today I saw "China children's encyclopedia, really know anything about earthquake. It turns out that the earthquake happened all of a sudden the vibration phenomenon, like the wind, rain, is a kind of common natural phenomena. Vibrations in the earth, in fact, very frequently, probably every 30 seconds there will be time, but most of them are very ease, people did not feel. We can feel the earthquake is due to the relative movement between earth's tectonic plates, rock is squeezed, produce a huge amount of energy to make rock failure in an instant, or make originally the already existing fracture activity, suddenly release a large amount of energy, and some of the energy to the earth's surface, make the earth trembling violently, causing strong earthquake. Started happening earthquake site is called the source, the source above the ground is called
第一篇： A horrible earthquake happened in japan.The enormous wave of ten meter height washed away all the coast area northwest of the country. But what’s more is nuclear power station explosion. Though a lot of countries including China have sent many rescues to help the Japanese, but the Japanese are still in misery,for there’s many people killed in the earthquake. A strong earthquake attacked Japan at 1:46pm. I was shocked when I heard about the bad news. Why there were so many disasters in the world? I looked up some files about the top fourteen worst earthquakes in the past one hundred years from internet. And some earthquakes even came with tsunamis. It was said that 300 thousands of people died in 2004 as a result of the earthquake and tsunami happened in Indonesia. And 242 thousands of citizens died in Tangshan Earthquake in 1976 in China. Also in 2008, another big earthquake happened in China, and more than 7 thousands passed away. How awful it is when we talk about these figures. Everyone should cherish what we have now. I felt scary when I watched 2012. But the disasters happened are more fearful. Dalian is not far away from Japan, my colleague told me that she would be too panic to go to bed tonight. It is funny. I did not worry about that. No one can expect what will happen in the next minute. Just enjoy every minute in our life. It is enough~ strong earthquake attacked Japan at 1:46pm. I was shocked when I heard about the bad news. Why there were so many disasters in the world? I looked up some files about the top fourteen worst earthquakes in the past one hundred years from internet. And some earthquakes even came with tsunamis. It was said that 300 thousands of people died in 2004 as a result of the earthquake and tsunami happened in Indonesia. And 242 thousands of citizens died in Tangshan Earthquake in 1976 in China. Also in 2008, another big earthquake happened in China, and more than 7 thousands passed away. How awful it is when we talk about these figures. Everyone should cherish what we have now. I felt scary when I watched 2012. But the disasters happened are more fearful. Dalian is not far away from Japan, my colleague told me that she would be too panic to go to bed tonight. It is funny. I did not worry about that. No one can expect what will happen in the next minute. Just enjoy every minute in our life.
汶川地震英语作文 汶川地震英语作文 Strong earthquake hits China A powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 has hit China's southern province of Sichuan, shaking buildings as far away as Beijing, Shanghai and Bangkok. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties or damage from the tremor which the the US Geological Survey (UGS) earlier put at 7.8. The epicentre of the quake was 93 kilometres north of Chengdu. Wenchuan, which took full force of the quake, has a population of 111,000 people. It is in an ethnic Tibetan area in Aba county which recently saw violent clashes between Tibetans and Chinese authorities. According to some reports there was a second earthquake measuring 3.9 which hit the Beijing district of Tongzhou at roughly the same time.
日本海啸 【新闻背景】 3月11日13时46分（北京时间13时46分），日本东北地区太平洋海域发生里氏9.0级的巨大地震，震中位于宫城县以东太平洋海域，震源深度20公里。日本气象厅随即发布了海啸警报称地震将引发约6 米高海啸，后修正为10米。根据后续研究表明海啸最高达到23米，引发的海啸几乎袭击了日本列岛太平洋沿岸的所有地区。 【中考猜题】 1·3月13日日本发生海啸，灾民饮用水被严重污染，急需进行净化处理。下列净化水的单一操作中，净化程度最高的是（） A.蒸馏 B.吸附沉淀 C.过滤 D.静置沉淀 2.日本强地震后，为防止灾后疫情出现，防疫人员用过氧乙酸（C2H4O3）、次氯酸钠（NaClO）进行消毒。下列说法正确的是（） A.次氯酸钠中氯元素的化合价为-1 B.次氯酸钠是一种氧化物 C.过氧乙酸的相对分子质量为76 D.过氧乙酸中C、H、O元素的质量比为2：4：3 3.3月13日日本发生海啸，防疫人员用各种消毒剂对环境进行消毒。亚氯酸钠（NaClO2）是一种重要的消毒剂。下列说法不正确的是（） A.闻到消毒剂气味是因微粒在不断运动 B.NaClO2是由NaCl和O2构成的 C.NaClO2中钠元素质量分数为25.4% D.NaClO2中氯元素的化合价为+3 4.世界卫生组织(WHO)将ClO2列为A级高效安全灭菌消毒剂，它在食品保鲜、饮用水消毒等方面有广泛应用。ClO2属于（） A.氧化物 B.酸 C.碱 D.盐 5.含氮、磷元素的大量污水任意排入湖泊、水库和近海海域，会出现水华、赤潮等水体污染问题。下列物质中，大量使用不会引发水华、赤潮的是（） A.CO(NH2)2 B.Ca(H2PO4)2 C.Na2CO3 D.Na5P3O10 6.日本强地震和海啸过后，饮用水的消毒杀菌成为抑制大规模传染性疾病爆发的有效方法之一,救灾需要大量的消毒剂。 (1) 漂白粉是常用的消毒剂，可用水的杀菌消毒，其有效成分是次氯酸钙[化学式为Ca(ClO)2]。次氯酸钙可发生如下反应Ca(ClO)2+X+H2O====CaCO3↓+2HClO，则X的化学式为_________。次氯酸钙中氯元素的化合价是_____。 (2)我国研制出比漂白粉更高效的饮用水消毒剂“ClO2”，制取ClO2反应为：X+2NaClO2==2ClO2+2NaCl，则X的化学式为_____。
关于地震的高中英语作文 【我寄语】以下是笔者为大家整理的关于地震的高中英语作文，文章仅供大家参考：If you have received possibly have the earthquake warning, continues to maintain listens to the local broadcasting station newest report and the suggestion, like the suggestion switches off the liquid gas, the power source. Greatly but the heavy object from high will put on to take away. The jar, the glass, the chinaware and other brittle things admit in the low cabinet, the baggage shelf should have keeps off the hand by to prevent the object whereabouts. The cabinet gate should shut tightly, moves away to be hanging the object. Below prepares the goods by to prepare urgently needs: Fresh fresh water and emergency food, flashlight, fire extinguisher. Is far away these possibly to fall is pounding your thing, possibly can eradicate in outdoors trees, in the small town construction even if enough is sturdy cannot destroy, the chippings also possibly
All of those broken bones in northern Japan, all of those broken lives and those broken homes prompt us to remember what in calmer times we are invariably minded to forget: the most stern and chilling of mantras, which holds, quite simply, that mankind inhabits this earth subject to geological consent—which can be withdrawn at any time. For hundreds, maybe for thousands of people, this consent was withdrawn with shocking suddenness—all geological events are sudden, and all are unexpected if not necessarily entirely unanticipated—at 2:46 on this past clear, cool spring Friday afternoon. One moment all were going about their quotidian business—in offices, on trains, in rice fields, in stores, in schools, in warehouses, in shrines—and then the ground began to shake. At first, the shock was merely a much stronger and longer version of the temblors to which most Japanese are well accustomed. There came a stunned silence, as there always does. But then, the difference: a few minutes later a low rumble from the east, and in a horrifying replay of the Indian Ocean tragedy of just some six years before, the imagery of which is still hauntingly in all the world’s mind, the coastal waters off the northern Honshu vanished, sucked mysteriously out to sea. The rumbling continued, people then began to spy a ragged white line on the horizon, and, with unimaginable ferocity, the line became visible as a wall of waves sweeping back inshore at immense speed and at great height. Just seconds later and these Pacific Ocean waters hit the Japanese seawalls, surmounted them with careless ease, and began to claw across the land beyond in what would become a dispassionate and detached orgy of utter destruction. We all now know, and have for 50 years, that geography is the ultimate reason behind the disaster. Japan is at the junction of a web of tectonic-plate boundaries that make it more peculiarly vulnerable to ground-shaking episodes than almost anywhere else—and it is a measure of Japanese engineering ingenuity, of social cohesion, of the ready acceptance of authority and the imposition of necessary discipline that allows so many to survive these all-too-frequent displays of tectonic power. But geography is not the only factor in this particular and acutely dreadful event. Topography played an especially tragic role in the story, too—for it is an axiom known to all those who dwell by high-tsunami-risk coastlines that when the sea sucks back, you run: you run inland and, if at all possible, you run uphill. But in this corner of northeast Japan, with its wide plains of rice meadows and ideal factory sites and conveniently flat airport locations, there may well be a great deal of inland—but there is almost no uphill. Such mountains as exist are far away, blue and distant in the west. All here is coastal plain. And so the reality is this: if a monstrous wave is chasing you inland at the speed of a jetliner, and if the flat topography all around denies you any chance of sprinting to a hilltop to try to escape its wrath, then you can make no mistake—it will catch you, it will drown you, and its forces will pulverize you out of all recognition as a thing of utter insignificance, which of course, to a tsunami, all men and women and their creations necessarily must be. 所有这些骨折在日本北部,所有这些破碎的生活和那些破碎的家庭促使我们希望记住在平静
地震的经历英语作文 【篇一：关于地震的英语作文】 关于地震的英语作文 关于地震献爱心的英语作文 everyone has some unforgettable experiences. last monday, there was a serious earthquake in sichuan province. many people were killed. a large number of houses collapsed. i was shocked. when i see theses pictures on tv, my eyes were filled with tears. i wanted to do something for people in the disaster areas. two days later, in front of the library of our school, almost all of the teachers and students came to donate money. i was moved. i thought although i couldn’t go to sichuan like the soldiers and the doctors, i still wanted to try my best to help them. i took out all my pocket money and threw it into the donation box. i hope they can rebuild their homeland early. it will be an unforgettable experience in my life. it makes me experience that if everyone makes a contribution for our country, we can overcome any difficulties. ------------------------------------------- 地震引发的思考：众人拾柴火焰高 1 如何理解众人拾柴火焰高 2 举例说明 all contributing to it, the flame is high “all contributing to it, the flame is high” is an old proverb which almost everyone knows, but not all understand it so well. actually, it means that there is strength in numbers. put it simply, individual’s power and ability is too weak to perform a huge task. however, just as a number of streams converge into a vast ocean, so a team’s strength may be great enough to remove a mountain.