CCTV9英语新闻10月：日本本周岛遭遇7.1级地震（双语）
时间：2019-01-05 作者：英语课 分类：CCTV9英语新闻2013年10月
Japan’s Meteorological Agency says a magnitude-7.1 earthquake has struck off the east coast of Japan’s Honshu Island. The quake struck about 370 kilometers out to sea, and the epicenter was registered with a depth of 20 kilometers.
据日本气象局，日本本州岛东海岸遭遇7.1级地震。地震发生在370公里以外的海面，且震源深度达20公里。
The agency says tsunami 1 waves up to 30 centimeters high were observed after the quake. But it has now lifted all the tsunami warnings it issued earlier on Saturday morning, saying "no tsunami damage is expected".
气象局表示，震后出现高达30厘米的海啸波浪。但是，目前周六早些时候发布的海啸预警已经全部解除，气象局表示不会发生海啸。
TEPCO, the operator of Japan's wrecked 2 Fukushima nuclear plant, says there was no damage or spike 3 in radiation levels at the station after the jolt 4. But the company has ordered workers to evacuate 5 to higher ground.
东京电力公司，作为日本受损的福岛核电站运营商，表示震后未有损坏和辐射水平上升的情况发生。但是，东京电力公司还是让员工疏散到地势较高的地带。
The quake hit a little after 2 a.m. local time and no damage are reported so far.
目前，还未发现任何损失及伤亡情况。
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tsunami
n.海啸
参考例句：
Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
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wrecked
adj.失事的，遇难的
参考例句：
the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞
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spike
n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效
参考例句：
The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。
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jolt
v.（使）摇动，（使）震动，（使）颠簸
参考例句：
We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。
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evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
- The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
- They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。
- We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
- They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。