2010年ESL之日常生活 18 Experiencing an Earthquake

18 Experiencing an Earthquake GLOSSARY earthquake a short period of time when the ground shakes because ofgeological movements deep below the surface, often causing damage, injuries,and/or death * People living in southern California experience many

国家地理-2008-05-17 Wenchuan Earthquake 汶川大地震

On Monday, an earthquake in China measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale occurred along a fault where south Asia pushes against the Eurasian Landmass, smashing the Sichuan Plain into mountains, leading to the Tibetan highlands. In 1989, the Loma Prieta

新西兰英语 736 Solomon Islands earthquake

A strong earthquake hit the Solomon Islands on Wednesday. It was 8.0 on the Richter scale and was followed 40 minutes later by a 7.0 earthquake. This was only 10km deep. There was a small tsunami about 1.5 metres high which killed some elderly people

超级简单英语阅读:Earthquake

Michelle felt the earthquake. It lasted for only five seconds. The whole house shook. She heard noise. The TV went off. The lights went off. She was scared. She had never felt an earthquake. It was very strong. It was as if a giant hand had shaken he

Take Away English-Earthquake Hits Britain 英国遭遇地震

The earthquake came as a surprise to people in Britain On 27th February 2008, something very unusual happened in the UK; there was a rather large earthquake. It was the biggest earthquake in 25 years in the UK. There have been very small tremors in

Deadly Earthquake Hits Near Osaka, Japan

A deadly earthquake struck near Osaka, Japan early Monday, causing hundreds of casualties, damaging buildings and leaving many homes without water or gas. The epicenter of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake was just north of Osaka at a depth of 13 kilomete

Powerful Earthquake Shakes Southern Mexico

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to hit Mexico shook the southern part of the country Thursday night. Mexican officials said Friday at least 32 people had died. The 8.2-magnitude earthquake was stronger than the 1985 quake that killed thousa

VOA慢速英语--Rescue Work Continues after Mexico City Earthquake

The earthquake that struck near Mexico City Tuesday came exactly 32 years after an 8.0 magnitude quake hit the area. The 1985 earthquake killed nearly 10,000 people. Mexican officials say more than 200 people are confirmed dead following Tuesdays qua

VOA标准英语2010年-Scientists Explain Haiti Earthquake

This was a very shallow earthquake, which means it would tend to be more destructive. Stuart Sipkin, USGS Tuesday's earthquake hit Haiti hard, with extensive damage and many casualties. Compared to the well-known seismic areas like the Pacific Rim, t

VOA标准英语2010年-Engineers Assess Damage from Haiti Ear

Earthquakes continue to surprise you. ... You can learn something new from each of them that will benefit future designs and future generations. Brady Cox The January 12 Haiti earthquake and its aftershocks killed or injured hundreds of thousands of

美国国家公共电台 NPR Betting On Artificial Intelligence To Guide Earthquake Response

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Planning for natural disasters involves dealing with a lot of uncertainty, but advances in artificial intelligence may allow computers to take some of the guesswork out of the planning process. NPR's science correspondent Joe Palca

Strong earthquake hits S Chile, no casualties

SANTIAGO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale rocked Araucania region, south of Chile, on Sunday. There were no reports of casualties. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred at 5:

新西兰英语 339 Which buildings survived the earthquake?

The Canterbury earthquake on Sept 4th was unusual because no one was killed. It is the only city in the world which has experienced a 7.1 magnitude earthquake without any deaths. Part of the reason for this is our building code. New buildings have to

VOA标准英语2010年-Major Earthquake Strikes Near Haitian

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey say the earthquake struck about 10 kilometers from Port-au-Prince, Tuesday afternoon. The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one

新西兰英语 410 Daily life after an earthquake

Daily life in Christchurch at the moment is difficult for thousands of people. To start with, about 50,000 people cannot go to work because the central business district the CBD is closed. Schools are closed so children are at home. Many people have

新西兰英语 384 Earthquake after-shocks

It is surprising that Christchurch is still having after-shocks. It is now 4 months since the 7.1 earthquake on Sept 4th. Just as Christchurch people were starting to think that after-shocks had finished, the day after Christmas gave everyone an unpl

新西兰英语 356 Earthquake Insurance Claims

Chris Ryan, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Insurance Council, said today that Canterbury earthquake claims will probably be more than $3bn. This will be the biggest payout in New Zealands history for any natural disaster. The second biggest payou

新西兰英语 171 Earthquake

The earthquake on Wednesday night surprisingly caused very little damage. It was a big earthquake, 7.8 on the Richter scale. This is the biggest earthquake recorded this year anywhere in the world. However, it was in a very isolated part of New Zeala

新西兰英语 502 One year since earthquake

It is one year since the 7.1 earthquake woke Christchurch people at 4.30am. Since that day, there have been three other big earthquakes which were much worse. Nobody died as a result of the earthquake on September 4th 2010. Many buildings were badly

新西兰英语 415 Some earthquake facts

The Feb 22nd earthquake in Christchurch was 6.3 on the Richter scale yet it did much more damage than the 7.1 earthquake on Sept 4th 2010. There are several reasons for this but the main ones are the depth of the epi-centre and the distance from the