Disasters

地震, 地动

People ran out of their homes when the earthquake started.

地震开始时，人们从家里跑了出来。

飓风, 旋风

Emergency shelters were set up before the hurricane struck.

在飓风袭击之前，紧急避难所已经建立起来。

紧急情况, 突发事件

The lifeguard quickly responded to the emergency when a swimmer began struggling in the water.

淹没, 泛滥

Emergency services were on high alert as the storm threatened to flood the coastal towns.

紧急服务处于高度戒备状态，因为风暴威胁要淹没沿海城镇。

流行病, 疫情爆发

The epidemic caused a surge in hospital admissions.

流行病导致医院入院人数激增。

大流行的, 疫情大流行的

The SARS outbreak in 2003 was contained before it became a pandemic public health crisis.

2003年的SARS疫情在成为大流行公共卫生危机之前得到了控制。

饥荒, 粮食短缺

Many children were orphaned as a result of the famine.

许多儿童因饥荒而成为孤儿。

爆炸, 爆发

The explosion at the factory was caused by a malfunction in the chemical storage tanks.

碰撞, 撞击

Astronomers predicted a future collision between two galaxies billions of years from now.

天文学家预测数十亿年后两个星系之间将发生碰撞。

核事故

灾难, 灾害

After the disaster, the community came together to support each other.

灾难过后，社区团结起来互相支持。