不可不知的地震隐患

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　　You can identify potential dangers in your home by conducting an earthquake
hazard hunt. Foresight and common sense are all that are needed as you go from
room to room and imagine what would happen in an earthquake. Some possible
hazards are:
        　　你可以通过在家中进行“地震隐患排查”来寻找地震中可能出现的隐患。你需要做的只是巡视你的房间，设想地震时房中会发生什么，用你的常识来进行预测、找出隐患。一些可能的隐患有：
        　　• Tall, heavy furniture that could topple, such as bookcases, china
cabinets, or modular wall units.
        　　• Water heaters that could be pulled away from pipes and rupture.
        　　• Appliances that could move enough to rupture gas or electrical lines.
        　　• Hanging plants in heavy pots that could swing free of hooks.
        　　• Heavy picture frames or mirrors over a bed.
        　　• Latches on kitchen or other cabinets that will not hold the door closed
during shaking.
        　　• Breakables or heavy objects that are kept on high or open shelves.
        　　• A masonry chimney that could crumble and fall through an unsupported
roof.
        　　• Flammable liquids, like painting or cleaning products, that would be
safer in a garage or outside shed.
        　　*在地震中可能会倒塌的又高又重的家具，比如书架、瓷器柜，或是定制的组合柜。应当设法固定在墙壁上
        　　*可能会从管道上脱离并碎裂的热水器。
        　　*可能发生移动，扯坏煤气管道或电线的物品。
        　　*悬挂在高处较重的盆载植物，有可能脱钩坠落。
        　　*挂在床上方较重的像框或镜子，有可能在地震中坠落。
        　　*橱柜或别的柜子剧烈晃动时，柜子的插销可能会松动打开。
        　　*放置在高处开放式储物架上的易碎品或重物可能会坠落摔碎。
        　　*石制烟囱可能压垮无支撑的房顶并崩塌。
        　　*易燃液体，如油漆及清洁剂，应储存于车库或是室外储物室中(而不是室内)。
        　　Take steps to correct these hazards — secure or relocate heavy items as
appropriate.
        　　请设法逐个排除这些隐患，妥善安置各种重物，把不妥的重物重新放置。