2006年VOA标准英语-Powerful Earthquake Shakes Southern Greece
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（一月）
By Challiss McDonough
Cairo
08 January 2006
Rubble 1 in a cafeteria in the old port town of Hania
A powerful earthquake has shaken southern Greece, but there are no reports of serious injuries or widespread damage. The tremor 2 was felt all around the eastern Mediterranean 3, as far away as Italy and Egypt.
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Much to the relief of Greek authorities, only a few minor 4 injuries have been reported from islands in southern Greece, and no more than moderate damage to about 50 homes. With a quake of that size, the situation could easily have been much worse.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute gave the quake a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, while the U.S. Geological Survey, which monitors seismic 5 activity around the world, measured it at 6.7.
The quake was centered north of Crete, and about 70 kilometers beneath the sea. Seismologists believe the depth of the epicenter is one reason for the lack of major damage or heavy injuries.
But the tremor was powerful enough to shake buildings in Cairo for several seconds, roughly a thousand kilometers away. It was also widely felt in southern Italy, and as far east as Jordan.
Greek seismologists say there have been several strong aftershocks.
Greece and the eastern Mediterranean are prone 6 to earthquakes. A 5.9-magnitude tremor in 1999 killed at least 143 people in Athens and rendered tens of thousands homeless.
- After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
- After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
- There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
- A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。
- The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
- Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
- Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.地震产生两种地震波。
- The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.肯尼亚北部也感觉到了最近的地震活动。