J: have you ever been in an earthquake? M: yes, I experienced one when I was in Tokyo once. The tremors only lasted a few seconds though and then it was over. J: do you know where it measured on the Richter scale? M: I don't remember, but it wasn't v

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 生活英语情景口语

Experts See Closer Link Between Earthquakes and Oil Drilling 专家称地震和石油钻探关系密切 Since 2009, earthquake activity has greatly increased in the central and eastern United States. A new report from U.S. earthquake experts links dr

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(五)月

You may have already seen reports of giant sea serpents washing ashore in California. They are a deep-sea fish known as oarfish and can grow as long as 50 feet long. In fact, they are the largest bony fish in the world. Two oarfish, one 18 feet long

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松英文阅读

(June 15, China Post)At least four people were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted northern Taiwan. (中国邮报六月十五日报道)台湾北部发生震度达李氏六点二级的地震,至少已经有四个人

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April 18, 1906, California's San Andreas Fault snaps, shaking San Francisco for nearly 60 terrifying seconds .When the trembling stops, the disaster is only beginning. Gas lines rupture, setting off massive fires, some 700 people die. Most of the ci

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The arrival of the P-waves in Valparaiso feels like a long sonic boom. Windows and buildings shudder. Some of the P-waves shoot up into the atmosphere, emitting a frightening roar. The secondary waves follow, carrying most of the earthquake's energy.

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94 地震威胁喜马拉雅山脉和青藏高原 SCIENCE REPORT- September 13, 2001: Earthquake Threat in the HimalayasBy Nancy Steinbach (Start at 1'02

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Alaska Continues with Earthquake Repairs The American city of Anchorage, Alaska is recovering from a powerful earthquake Friday that damaged public buildings, homes and roads. 美国阿拉斯加州安克雷奇市星期五发生强烈地震,地震造成

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A 5.1-magnitude earthquake has jolted Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. 昨日,在中国西北部的新疆省乌鲁木齐市发生5.1级地震。 According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the e

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The Chinese Insurance Regulatory Commission and Finance Ministry jointly issued a catastrophe home insurance plan last Monday. 中国保监会与财政部上周一联合印发了居民住宅巨灾保险制度实施方案。 According to the plan, 45

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

An application, or app, developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has recorded nearly 400 earthquakes since it was launched in February this year. 加州大学伯克利分校的研究人员开发的一款应用程序,自今年

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AS IT IS 2016-08-26 Before-and-After Photos From Earthquake in Italy 意大利地震前后对比 This is Whats Trending Today. 这里是《正在发生》节目。 A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy on Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Surv

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地震提醒加州人预备应对灾难 A series of moderate earthquakes that rocked Los Angeles recently have reminded residents to be ready for a disaster. Safety experts say every household needs a plan, supplies of food and water, and emergency e

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CCTV reporter Ai Yang has also talked with Longtoushan residents, who shared their stories. I was preparing to cook around four p.m. when the ground started to shake. I was so nervous and firmly held on to a desk. But the desk fell over and so did I.

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The death toll from the 6.5-magnitude quake that rocked Southwest Chinas Yunnan Province on Sunday has risen to 589. More than 2,400 are injured and another nine are reported missing. Rescuers are risking their lives to clear roads, restore communica

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Chinese scientists are using animals to try to predict when an earthquake may strike, it's reported. 据报道,中国科学家正在尝试用动物预报地震。 Seismologists in Nanjing, the capital of eastern Jiangsu province, have set up seven

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菲律宾发生地震73人死亡 A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines early Tuesday, killing at least 73 people and wounding hundreds more in a popular tourist region. The 7.2-magnitude quake was centered near Bohol Island, where auth

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China has deployed 2,500 soldiers to the south-western province of Yunnan to help search for survivors after an earthquake killed at least 398 people. 中国西南省份云南日前发生地震,目前已造成至少398人死亡,政府已出动250

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SYDNEY, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said. The earthquake, at a depth of 20 kilometers, occurred near the north coast of New Guinea, PNG at 8:55 a.m. (Aust

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

据美国地质勘探局地震信息网消息,此次地震震中位于萨马岛南部吉万镇以东106公里处,震源深度34.9公里,震级为7.9级。另据菲律宾火山地震研究所消息,此次地震为7.7级,震中位于萨马岛吉

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