英语自学网 发表于 2016-8-12 16:32:38

新闻热词:××级地震

  据报道,所罗门群岛当地时间2007年4月2日早晨发生里氏7.6级地震,由此引发的海啸袭击了该国西部一些岛屿。
  A powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Monday, sending a tsunami wave crashing into the country's west coast and prompting region-wide disaster warnings.
  Sgt. Godfrey Abiah said police in the capital, Honiara, reported a wave several yards high had crashed ashore in the western town of Gizo shortly before communication lines with the region were cut.
  报道中的“magnitude-7.6 earthquake ”就是“7.6级地震”,“magnitude”在此表示“震级”。相应的,“××级地震”一般都表达为“a magnitude ×× earthquake”。
  此外,报道中的“tsunami”指的是“海啸”。
  最后,顺便再提两个与地震有关的词:epicenter(震中);aftershock(余震)。

  
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