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Nepal earthquake

 

2014年4月1日，智利北部發生黎克特制8.2級地震，6人喪生。

2015年4月25日，尼泊爾發生黎克特制7.8級地震，超過7,000人身亡。

 

同是地震，相隔僅一年，但傷亡數字竟有如此差別，為什麼？Crystal和Kevin會跟大家略談地質原理，尋根究柢！

Chile's earthquake barely made the news, whilst Nepal's has brought complete and utter devastation. How did two such similar earthquakes have such disparate effects?

 

utter 完全的；十足的；極度的

(adjective 形容詞)

= absolute

 

例子： Francis looked at the score in utter amazement.

 

devastation 毀滅性的，破壞性極大的

(noun 名詞)

 

例子： The floods caused great devastation to the fishing village.

 

為何尼泊爾處於板塊碰撞帶，卻不容易察覺引發地震的斷層？

Nepal sits on a continental collision zone and its earthquake fault is well disguised: most of the fault is buried deep underground and surface ruptures are quickly covered by muds washed down by monsoon rains and the dense jungle.

 

collision 碰撞，相撞

(noun 名詞)

 

例子：Scientists fear a collision between stars.

 

> collision zone 板塊碰撞帶 (India is smashing into Asia)

 

disguise 偽裝

(verb 動詞)

 

例子： Halloween is a fun time to disguise yourself with a scary costume

 

rupture（使）破裂；（使）裂開；（使）斷裂

(noun 名詞 / verb 動詞)

 

上文為名詞用法，以下是用作動詞的例子：

例子： The street flooded with sewage water after the pipe ruptured.

 

在別的大陸板塊碰撞帶，裂開的斷層散佈於方圓成千公里的土地上，亦是一大惡夢：

Other countries in continental collision zones are underlain by a nightmare of widely dispersed faults, splintering across thousands of kilometres of land.

 

underlie 是…；對…有重大影響

(verb 動詞)

 

> underlain (past participle 過去分詞)

> underlay (simple past)

 

例子： The underlying reason for his rebellious behaviour is largely due to the neglect from his parents.

 

disperse （使）擴散，（使）散開，（使）分散

(verb 動詞)

 

例子：After the police sprayed tear gas, the protesters dispersed.

 

fault（地表的）斷層 / 裂縫

(noun 名詞)

 

例子：Earthquakes are caused by faults under the Earth's crust.

 

splinter 裂成碎片

(verb 動詞)

 

例子：Earthquakes cause large pieces of rock to splinter across the land.

 

Splinter 也指「摻刺」：

 

例子： Tommy got a splinter on his foot because he didn't wear shoes.

 

天災難擋，惟望國際社會正視地震災後重建之必要：

If nothing else the devastating earthquake in Nepal will hopefully highlight to the international community how vital it is to build earthquake resilience.

 

vital 必不可少的；極其重要的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

例子：It is vital that you tell your mom when you arrive at your friend's house.

 

resilience 復原力；適應力

(noun 名詞)

 

► resilient 復原力強的 (adjective 形容詞)

例子：Anna has a strong immune system so she is very resilient.

 

Crystal’s Slang Time

 

Disguise 除了解作「化裝／偽裝」外，還有什麼同義詞？

  • cover
  • camouflage
  • cloak
  • masquerade
  • mask

   
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