关于日本地震英语对话.doc

The earthquake in Japan E: hello, Sally. Nice to meet you! How are you? S: Just so so. Whatabout you? E: I’m fine, thank you. It happened many disasters in recently years. Are you concerned about it? S: Yes, of course. There is a catastrophe which happened in Japan. How it is a 9.0-magnitude earthquake! What’s more, it caused a tsunami, which resulting 10-meter-high and devastating the coastline. That’s so terrible! Itwas felt as far away as South Korea.（远至韩国都有震感） E: That’s true. At that time, after shocks continued to hit north eastern Japan. There is concern that further aftershocks could also trigger landslides.（而且他们担心再发生余震的话，可能会导致滑坡。）There is obviously just hundreds, if not thousands, of the setypes of towns and villages that have been to tally or partly destroyed. The final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands. Someone said that it would cause the threat of a nuclear meltdown? S: Sure. Experts are saying the devastating combination of earthquake, tsunami and now - the deepening nuclear crisis, （专家们说，地震、海啸，以及目前不断加深的核危机形成了毁灭性的灾难组合。）A week after the nations worst natural disaster, the threat of a nuclear meltdown is emerging as the biggest threat to the countrys economic recovery. There is an emergency at another nucleareactor at a quake-hit power plant and could possibly explode. It is reported that up to 160 people may have been exposed to radiation. Meanwhile, residents in the countrys north east are struggling to find food and clean water. Many airports, roads and railways remain flooded or damaged throughout Japan.（日本各地很多机场、道路和铁路都仍在海水浸泡中或在地震中受损。） E: I knew it. This is the strongest quake to hit Kyushu in nearly 18 years. Damage is now likely to cost more than the 1995 earthquake in Kobe that resulted in losses of more than $100 billion.（这次灾难造成的损失可能超过1995年神户地震造成的损失。那次地震造成的损失超过1千亿美元。）Electrical power, gas and water services have been disrupted in many cities. people are scrambling to find basic necessities. In the convenience stores,