关于日本、中国地震的英语作文

Ahorribleearthquakehappenedinjapan.Theenormouswaveoftenmeterheightwashedawayallthecoastareanorthwestofthecountry.Butwhat’smoreisnuclearpowerstationexplosion.ThoughalotofcountriesincludingChinahavesentmanyrescuestohelptheJapanese,buttheJapanesearestillinmisery,forthere’smanypeoplekilledintheearthquake.AstrongearthquakeattackedJapanat1:46pm.IwasshockedwhenIheardaboutthebadnews.Whythereweresomanydisastersintheworld?Ilookedupsomefilesaboutthetopfourteenworstearthquakesinthepastonehundredyearsfrominternet.Andsomeearthquakesevencamewithtsunamis.Itwassaidthat300thousandsofpeoplediedin2004asaresultoftheearthquakeandtsunamihappenedinIndonesia.And242thousandsofcitizensdiedinTangshanEarthquakein1976inChina.Alsoin2008,anotherbigearthquakehappenedinChina,andmorethan7thousandspassedaway.Howawfulitiswhenwetalkaboutthesefigures.Everyoneshouldcherishwhatwehavenow.IfeltscarywhenIwatched2012.Butthedisastershappenedaremorefearful.DalianisnotfarawayfromJapan,mycolleaguetoldmethatshewouldbetoopanictogotobedtonight.Itisfunny.Ididnotworryaboutthat.Noonecanexpectwhatwillhappeninthenextminute.Justenjoyeveryminuteinourlife.Itisenough~strongearthquakeattackedJapanat1:46pm.IwasshockedwhenIheardaboutthebadnews.Whythereweresomanydisastersintheworld?Ilookedupsomefilesaboutthetopfourteenworstearthquakesinthepastonehundredyearsfrominternet.Andsomeearthquakesevencamewithtsunamis.Itwassaidthat300thousandsofpeoplediedin2004asaresultoftheearthquakeandtsunamihappenedinIndonesia.And242thousandsofcitizensdiedinTangshanEarthquakein1976inChina.Alsoin2008,anotherbigearthquakehappenedinChina,andmorethan7thousandspassedaway.Howawfulitiswhenwetalkaboutthesefigures.Everyoneshouldcherishwhatwehavenow.IfeltscarywhenIwatched2012.Butthedisastershappenedaremorefearful.DalianisnotfarawayfromJapan,mycolleaguetoldmethatshewouldbetoopanictogotobedtonight.Itisfunny.Ididnotworryaboutthat.Noonecanexpectwhatwillhappeninthenextminute.Justenjoyeveryminuteinourlife.DeepWoundsoftheSichuanQuake四川地震的深度创伤DeepWoundsoftheSichuanQuakeOneoftherecurringthemesfromlastyear’searthquakeinSichuanisofficialcorruptionandtheextentitcontributedtothecollapseofsubstandardschools,killingastillunknownnumberofchildren.Another,lessdiscussedissue,isthedegreetowhichmanylocalofficialsinthedisasterzonewerevictimsthemselves.自去年四川地震以来，一个反复出现的主题是关于政*官员的腐败，以及因之产生的未达标学校的倒塌，导致仍不知确切数字的孩子们的死亡。而很少论及的另一个问题，是灾区地方官员自己成为受害者的程度。InBeichuan,whereasmanyas15,000residentswerekilled,aquarterofthelocalofficialsalsoperishedinthequake.Manyofthesurvivorslostfamilymembers.WhenmycolleagueLinYangandphotographerIanTehwentbacktoSichuanlastfall,wemetwithaBeichuanofficialwhosewifeanddaughterwerebothkilledonMay12.ZhangKangqikeepsadrawingofthem,sketchedfromoldIDphotos,byhisbed.AllothermementosofthemwereburiedinBeichuan.(YoucanseeIan’sphotosoftherecoveryefforts,includingaportraitofZhang,inthisgallery.)在北川，多达15，000名居民死亡，四分之一的地方官员也在地震中死去。许多幸存者失去了家人。去年秋天，我和同事杨林和摄像郑永仁回到四川时，遇到一位北川官员，他的妻子和女儿都在5.12地震中死亡。张康齐保存着从旧身份证的照片上临摹下来的一张她们的画像，放在床头。她们的其它所有遗物都被埋在北川下面了。（在这个画廊中，你可以看到郑永仁画的在关恢复工作的照片，其中包括一幅张的肖像。）Zhangimmersedhimselfinrecoveryefforts,butnotallhisco-workershadthesamecapacitytoworkthroughtheirsuffering.AfewweeksbeforewevisitedDongYufei,anotherlocalofficialwholosthisson,killedhimself.“Hewasagoodman,”ZhangsaidofYu,“butnoteveryonecanhandlethepressure.Hischildhaddied.”张专注地做着恢复工作，但是，他的同事并不都具有同样的战胜痛苦的能力。在我们采访董玉飞之前几个星期，另一位失去儿子的地方官自杀了。“他是个好人，”张提到玉飞说，“不过，并不是每个人都能应付压力。他的孩子死了。”YesterdaybroughtthegrimnewsthatanotherBeichuanofficialcommittedsuicide.FengXiang,thevicedirectoroftheBeichuanpublicitydepartment,hadlosthis7-year-oldsoninthequake.ShortlybeforehisdeathFeng,33,wroteapostonhisblogtitled“WhatIf,”urginghisfamilynottogrieve.“Son,whenyouleft,yourfatherdidnothaveafuture,didnothavehope,didnothaveanyexpectations,”Fengwrote.“Tobewithyouismybiggestjoy.”昨天，又传来一个无情的消息，另一位北川官员自杀了。北川宣传部副主任冯翔在地震中失去了七岁的儿子。33岁的冯翔死前不久在博客中以“假如”为题力劝家人不要悲伤。冯写道：“儿子，你离开了，爸爸没有了未来，没有了希望，没有了憧憬，与你相聚，是爸爸最大的快乐。”Japanwasstruckbyamagnitude7.9earthquakeoffitsnortheasterncoastFriday,shakingbuildingsinTokyoforseveralminutesandpromptingatsunamiwarning.周五，日本东北海岸发生了7.9级地震，东京房屋发生了几分钟的震动，并且引发了海啸警报。Japan’smeteorologicalagencywarnedthatatsunamiashighas20feet(6meters)couldstrikethecoastnearMiyagiprefecture,closesttotheepicenter.Smallertsunamisofupto50centimetresreachedsomecoastalcommunities,theagencysaid.日本气象局发出警报说一股20英尺(6米)高的海啸可能袭击离震中最近的宫城附近的海岸，另外一些较小的0.5米高的海啸到达了沿岸城市。Thequakestruckat2:46p.m.localtimeatadepthof10kilometres,about125kilometresofftheeasterncoast,themeteorologicalagencysaid.Theareais380kilometresnortheastofTokyo.地震发生在当地时间周五下午2点46分，震源深度10公里，离东海岸大约125公里，在东京东北部380公里左右。IndowntownTokyo,largebuildingsshookviolentlyandworkerspouredintothestreetforsafety.TVfootageshowedalargebuildingonfireandbellowingsmokeintheOdaibadistrictofTokyo.在东京市中心，大厦发生了剧烈的摇晃，职工们都涌向街头逃难。电视镜头拍摄到东京台场地区一幢大楼起火冒烟的画面。Policeandcoastguardofficialssaidtheywereassessingpossibledamagefromthequake.警方和海岸警卫官员表示他们正在估测地震可能造成的破坏。Severalquakeshadhitthesameregioninrecentdays,includinga7.3magnitudeoneonWednesday.最近几天这个地区已经发生了多场地震，包括周三的那场7.3级地震。日本发生里氏8.9级强烈地震编者按：日本东京发生强烈地震。建筑物摇晃。东京港附近台场区发生火灾。日本东北部新干线停运。日本太平洋海岸发生高度4米的海啸。美国地质勘探局11日将日本当天发生的地震震级修正为里氏8.9级。

Japanwasstruckbyamagnitude-8.9earthquakeoffitsnortheasterncoastFriday,triggeringa13-foot(4-meter)tsunamithatwashedawaycarsandtoreawaybuildingsalongthecoastneartheepicenter.InvariouslocationsalongJapan’scoast,TVfootageshowedsevereflooding,withdozensofcars,boatsandevenbuildingsbeingcarriedalongbywaters.AlargeshipsweptawaybythetsunamirammeddirectlyintoabreakwaterinKesennumacityinMiyagiprefecture,accordingtofootageonpublicbroadcasterNHK.Officialsweretryingtoassesspossibledamagefromthequakebuthadnoimmediatedetails.Thequakethatstruck2:46p.m.wasfollowedbyaseriesofaftershocks,includinga7.4-magnitudeoneabout30minuteslater.TheU.S.GeologicalSurveyupgradedthestrengthofthefirstquaketoamagnitude8.9.ThemeteorologicalagencyissuedatsunamiwarningfortheentirePacificcoastofJapan.NationalbroadcasterNHKwaswarningthosenearthecoasttogettosaferground.

ThePacificTsunamiWarningCenterinHawaiisaidatsunamiwarningwasineffectforJapan,Russia,MarcusIslandandtheNorthernMarianas.AtsunamiwatchhasbeenissuedforGuam,Taiwan,thePhilippines,IndonesiaandtheU.S.stateofHawaii.Thequakestruckatadepthofsixmiles(10kilometers),about80miles(125kilometers)offtheeasterncoast,theagencysaid.Theareais240miles(380kilometers)northeastofTokyo.IndowntownTokyo,largebuildingssHYPERLINK"/s/?