earthquakes

The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years .

大地震之间的间隔时间可能有200年。

Earthquakes are caused by two tectonic plates bumping into each other .

地震是由两块地壳构造板块互相碰撞造成的。

The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake .

地震发生后政府已宣布进入紧急状态。

The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $ 6 million .

地震造成大约600万元的财产损失。

After the earthquake , the people set about rebuilding their homes .

地震过后，人们开始重建家园。

We contributed £ 5 000 to the earthquake fund .

我们向地震基金捐赠了5000英镑。

The earthquake centres had been plotted on a world map .

地震震中均被标示在一张世界地图上。

Rescue teams are using thermal imaging to locate survivors of the earthquake .

救援队伍正利用热成像确定地震幸存者的位置。

Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake .

成百上千的人因为地震而无家可归。

Thousands of earthquake victims are still waiting to be rehoused .

数千名地震灾民仍在等待安排新住处。

All buildings are now reinforced to withstand earthquakes .

所有建筑现都已加固，以抗地震。

He was buried alive in the earthquake .

地震把他活埋了。

The earthquake plunged entire towns over the edge of the cliffs .

地震将整座整座的城镇掀到悬崖之下。

Millions of people gave freely in response to the appeal for the victims of the earthquake .

为响应救济地震灾民的呼吁，几百万人慷慨相助。

The earthquake registered 3 on the Richter scale .

地震震级为里氏3级。

Few of the town 's fine buildings pre-date the earthquake of 1755 .

该城的精美建筑很少是1755年大地震前建成的。

Earthquakes are not common in this part of the world

地震在这一带不常发生。

An earthquake hit the capital , causing panic among the population

首都发生了地震，引发民众恐慌。

Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday 's earthquake

东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。

A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby

远处发生大地震总比在附近发生小地震好。

Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves

地震产生两种地震波。

He survived the earthquake after spending 3 days in an air pocket

他在气窝里度过了3天，得以从地震中幸存。

The earthquake killed 62 people

地震导致62人死亡。

A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage

地震引起的海啸袭击了沿海地区，导致灾难性的破坏。

A powerful earthquake struck the Italian island of Sicily early this morning

今日凌晨意大利西西里岛发生强地震。

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck California yesterday .

昨天加利福尼亚发生了里氏6.1级地震。

The cost of repairing earthquake damage could be more than seven-thousand-million dollars

弥补地震造成的损失需要超过70亿美元。

Earthquakes happen when stresses in rock are suddenly released as the rocks fracture .

当岩石碎裂时其承受的压力突然释放出来，地震就发生了。

About two-hundred people died in the earthquake which hit northern Peru

约200人在秘鲁北部发生的地震中丧生。

The earthquake registered 5.3 points on the Richter scale

地震的震级达到里氏5.3级。