Scene 299 灾难

Scene 299　灾难

❶ 灭火器在哪里？Where is the fire extinguisher?

对话 A: Where is the fire extinguisher? 灭火器在哪里？

B: Beside the door. 在门旁边。

❷ 那座大楼发生了火灾。A fire broke out in that building.

同类表达 The house is on fire. 房子着火了。

A fire broke out in the kitchen. 厨房突然着火了。

Our baggage was burnt in the fire. 我们的行李已付之一炬。

❸ 这是一场轻微的地震。It's a mild earthquake.

同类表达 Did you feel the building is shaking? 你觉不觉得大楼在摇晃？

The severe earthquake was measured eight on the Richter scale. 这场严重的地震被定为里氏八级。

❹ 这个岛是台风多发地区。This island is a prime location for typhoons.

❺ 天花板中的一个水管裂了。A pipe burst in my ceiling.

同类表达 The water pipe is leaking. 水管漏水了。

The faucet¹ is broken, and I can't turn it off. 水龙头裂了，我关不上。

❻ 我马上就拨火警电话。I'll call the fire department right away.

同类表达 What is the sound? It's the fire alarm. 那是什么声音？是火警的声音。

❼ 地震持续了一分钟。The earthquake lasted one minute.

同类表达 Powerful aftershocks still continue shaking this area. 强烈的余震持续震撼着这个地区。

❽ 这是一座活火山。This is an active volcano.

同类表达 The volcano keeps shooting lava². 火山持续喷出岩浆。

❾ 地震引发的海啸冲击了这个小岛。The earthquake-triggered tsunami³ hit the little island.

❿ 那个男孩溺水身亡了。The boy was drowned.

同类表达 The boy was helped out and survived from the edge of death. 那个男孩渡过了难关，被从死亡的边缘救了回来。

1 faucet   

n.水龙头

参考例句：

• The faucet has developed a drip.那个水龙头已经开始滴水了。
• She turned off the faucet and dried her hands.她关掉水龙头，把手擦干。

2 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

3 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。