Natural disasters: HSK 7-9 自然灾害：HSK 七至九级

地震后，灾民最需要什么？

Dìzhèn hòu, zāimín zuì xūyào shénme?

After an earthquake, what do the disaster victims need most?

志愿者给灾民送来了食物。

Zhìyuànzhě gěi zāimín sòng láile shíwù.

The volunteers brought food to the disaster victims.

新闻说，三名登山者遇难了。

Xīnwén shuō, sān míng dēngshānzhě yùnànle.

The news says three mountain climbers have perished.

听说他的邻居在车祸中遇难了。

Tīngshuō tā de línjū zài chēhuò zhōng yùnànle.

I heard his neighbor was killed in a car accident.

他的公司没有从危机中幸存。

Tā de gōngsī méiyǒu cóng wēijī zhōng xìngcún.

His company didn't survive the crisis.

他在一个飞机事故中幸存了下来。

Tā zài yí gè fēijī shìgù zhōng xìngcúnle xiàlai.

He survived a flight accident.

坦克失踪了。

Tǎnkè shīzōngle.

The tank vanished.

很多人依旧失踪。

Hěn duō rén yījiù shīzōng.

Many people are still missing.

这堵旧墙会不会倒塌？

Zhè dǔ jiù qiáng huì búhuì dǎotā?

Might this old wall collapse?

若有大地震，房屋会倒塌呀！

Ruò yǒu dà dìzhèn, fángwū huì dǎotā ya!

If there's a big earthquake, the house could really collapse!

这些废墟年代久远。

Zhèxiē fèixū niándài jiǔyuǎn.

These ruins are ancient.

这座城市成为了一片废墟。

Zhè zuò chéngshì chéngwéile yípiàn fèixū.

The city fell into ruins.

余震让大家不敢回家睡觉。

Yúzhèn ràng dàjiā bùgǎn huíjiā shuìjiào.

The aftershocks made everyone afraid to go home to sleep.

小心，说不定还会有余震！

Xiǎoxīn, shuōbúdìng hái huì yǒu yúzhèn!

Be careful, there may still be aftershocks!

这次地震的震级是多少？

Zhècì dìzhèn de zhènjí shì duōshǎo?

What was the magnitude of this earthquake?

震级不高，所以没有人受伤。

Zhènjí bù gāo, suǒyǐ méiyǒu rén shòushāng.

The magnitude was low, so nobody was hurt.

救援队已经赶到了震中。

Jiùyuánduì yǐjīng gǎndàole zhènzhōng.

The rescue team has already reached the epicentre.

离震中近的房子都倒了。

Lí zhènzhōng jìn de fángzi dōu dàole.

The houses close to the epicentre all collapsed.

海啸袭击日本。

Hǎixiào xíjī Rìběn.

Tsunami hit Japan.

海啸的警报解除了。

Hǎixiào de jǐngbào jiěchúle.

The tsunami alert was cancelled.

火山突然喷发了！

Huǒshān tūrán pēnfāle!

The volcano suddenly erupted!

这座火山又开始活动了。

Zhè zuò huǒshān yòu kāishǐ huódòngle.

The volcano has become active again.

那次喷发持续了好几天。

Nà cì pēnfā chíxùle hǎo jǐtiān.

That eruption lasted for several days.

山上发生了泥石流。

Shānshàng fāshēngle níshíliú.

A mudslide has happened in the mountains.

下大雨时，小心泥石流！

Xià dàyǔ shí, xiǎoxīn níshíliú!

When it rains heavily, watch out for mudslides!

山路因为滑坡被堵住了。

Shānlù yīnwèi huápō bèi dǔzhùle.

The mountain road was blocked by a landslide.

滑坡的泥水冲进了院子。

Huápō de níshuǐ chōngjìnle yuànzi.

The muddy water from the mudslide rushed into the yard.

滑雪的人遇到了雪崩。

Huáxuě de rén yùdàole xuěbēng.

The skiers ran into an avalanche.

听说昨天山里发生了雪崩。

Tīngshuō zuótiān shān lǐ fāshēngle xuěbēng.

I heard an avalanche happened in the mountains yesterday.

远处出现了一股龙卷风！

Yuǎnchù chūxiànle yìgǔ lóngjuǎnfēng!

A tornado has appeared in the distance!

龙卷风吹倒了很多房子。

Lóngjuǎnfēng chuī dàole hěn duō fángzi.

The tornado knocked down a lot of houses.

这场飓风有多严重？

Zhè chǎng jùfēng yǒu duō yánzhòng?

How serious is this hurricane?

飓风明天就要登陆了。

Jùfēng míngtiān jiùyào dēnglùle.

The hurricane will make landfall tomorrow.

暴风雪什么时候会停？

Bàofēngxuě shénme shíhou huì tíng?

When will the blizzard stop?

山上的暴风雪太危险了。

Shānshàng de bàofēngxuě tài wēixiǎn le.

The blizzard in the mountains is far too dangerous.

春天北方常有沙尘暴。

Chūntiān běifāng cháng yǒu shāchénbào.

The north often has sandstorms in spring.

沙尘暴让天空变成了黄色。

Shāchénbào ràng tiānkōng biànchéngle huángsè.

The sandstorm turned the sky yellow.

洪涝让农民失去了庄稼。

Hónglào ràng nóngmín shīqùle zhuāngjia.

The flood cost the farmers their crops.

洪涝让很多农田被淹了。

Hónglào ràng hěn duō nóngtián bèi yānle.

The flooding left many fields under water.

大雨之后，河水泛滥了。

Dàyǔ zhīhòu, héshuǐ fànlànle.

After the heavy rain, the river overflowed its banks.

河水泛滥，农田都被淹了。

Héshuǐ fànlàn, nóngtián dōu bèi yānle.

The river flooded, and all the farmland was under water.

河水决堤，村子被淹了。

Héshuǐ juédī, cūnzi bèi yānle.

The river breached its dike and the village was flooded.

万一决堤，居民要马上离开。

Wànyī juédī, jūmín yào mǎshàng líkāi.

If the dike breaks, the residents must leave right away.

堤坝抵挡住了洪水。

Dībà dǐdǎng zhùle hóngshuǐ.

The dam held back the flood.

用机器把堤坝的土夯实。

Yòng jīqì bǎ dībà de tǔ hāngshí.

Use a machine to ram the earth of the dam firm.

山火的烟飘到城里来了。

Shānhuǒ de yān piāo dào chénglǐ láile.

The smoke from the wildfire has drifted into the city.

天太干，山里容易起山火。

Tiān tài gàn, shān lǐ róngyì qǐ shānhuǒ.

When the weather is this dry, wildfires easily start in the mountains.

蝗灾是怎么发生的？

Huángzāi shì zěnme fāshēng de?

How does a locust plague happen?

历史书上写过很多次蝗灾。

Lìshǐ shū shàng xiěguo hěn duōcì huángzāi.

History books describe locust plagues many times.

成千上万的人死于瘟疫。

Chéngqiān-shàngwàn de rén sǐ yú wēnyì.

Thousands upon thousands have died from the epidemic.

那座城市曾经被一场瘟疫困住了。

Nà zuò chéngshì céngjīng bèi yìcháng wēnyì kùn zhùle.

That city was once gripped by a plague.

台风预警已经发布了。

Táifēng yùjǐng yǐjīng fābùle.

The typhoon early warning has been issued.

气象台发出了高温预警。

Qìxiàngtái fāchūle gāowēn yùjǐng.

The weather station issued an early warning for high temperatures.

半夜楼下的警报突然响了。

Bànyè lóuxià de jǐngbào tūrán xiǎng le.

In the middle of the night, the alarm downstairs suddenly went off.

警报突然响起，声音很刺耳。

Jǐngbào tūrán xiǎngqǐ, shēngyīn hěn cì'ěr.

The alarm suddenly went off, and the sound was piercing.

防灾比救灾更重要，你同意吗？

Fángzāi bǐ jiùzāi gèng zhòngyào, nǐ tóngyì ma?

Disaster prevention is more important than disaster relief. Do you agree?

减灾需要每个人一起努力。

Jiǎnzāi xūyào měige rén yìqǐ nǔlì.

Disaster reduction takes everyone working together.

学急救也是减灾的一部分。

Xué jíjiù yě shì jiǎnzāi de yíbùfen.

Learning first aid is also part of reducing the impact of disasters.

市政府正在组织人员防汛。

Shìzhèngfǔ zhèngzài zǔzhī rényuán fángxùn.

The city government is organizing people to carry out flood control.

雨季快到了，要加强防汛。

Yǔjì kuài dàole, yào jiāqiáng fángxùn.

The rainy season is coming, so flood control must be stepped up.

老房子的抗震还需要加强。

Lǎo fángzi de kàngzhèn hái xūyào jiāqiáng.

The earthquake protection of old houses still needs strengthening.

这栋楼很抗震，住着放心。

Zhè dòng lóu hěn kàngzhèn, zhùzhe fàngxīn.

This building is very earthquake-resistant, so it's reassuring to live in.

你爸爸去哪儿抗洪了？

Nǐ bàba qù nǎr kànghóngle?

Where did your dad go to fight the flood?

战士们连夜在河边抗洪。

Zhànshìmen liányè zài hébiān kànghóng.

The soldiers fought the flood by the river all night.

农民们正在想办法抗旱。

Nóngmínmen zhèngzài xiǎng bànfǎ kànghàn.

The farmers are finding ways to fight the drought.

这么长时间没下雨，怎么抗旱？

Zhème cháng shíjiān méi xiàyǔ, zěnme kànghàn?

It hasn't rained for so long, so how do we fight the drought?

我先借你一点钱应急。

Wǒ xiān jiè nǐ yìdiǎn qián yìngjí.

Let me lend you a little money to tide you over.

我在包里放了钱应急。

Wǒ zài bāo lǐ fàngle qián yìngjí.

I keep some money in my bag in case of need.

着火了，大家快疏散！

Zháohuǒle, dàjiā kuài shūsàn!

There's a fire, everyone evacuate quickly!

人们因为洪水被疏散了。

Rénmen yīnwèi hóngshuǐ bèi shūsànle.

The people were evacuated because of the flood.

士兵们撤离了他们的阵地。

Shìbīngmen chèlíle tāmen de zhèndì.

The soldiers retreated from their positions.

军队已经从那座城市撤离了。

Jūnduì yǐjīng cóng nà zuò chéngshì chèlíle.

The army has already withdrawn from that city.

地震后，很多人到学校避难。

Dìzhèn hòu, hěn duō rén dào xuéxiào bìnàn.

After the earthquake, many people took refuge at the school.

洪水来了，邻居们都去山上避难。

Hóngshuǐ láile, línjūmen dōu qù shānshàng bìnàn.

When the flood came, the neighbors all went up the mountain to take refuge.

附近的避难所在哪儿？

Fùjìn de bìnànsuǒ zài nǎr?

Where is the nearest shelter?

地震后，学校成了避难所。

Dìzhèn hòu, xuéxiào chéng le bìnànsuǒ.

After the earthquake, the school became a shelter.

政府安置了很多受灾的家庭。

Zhèngfǔ ānzhìle hěn duō shòuzāi de jiātíng.

The government resettled many families affected by the disaster.

这些旧家具该安置在哪里呢？

Zhèxiē jiù jiājù gāi ānzhì zài nǎlǐ ne?

Where should we put all this old furniture?

救生的工作要特别小心。

Jiùshēng de gōngzuò yào tèbié xiǎoxīn.

Life-saving work requires special care.

救生物资已经送到灾区了。

Jiùshēng wùzī yǐjīng sòng dào zāiqū le.

The life-saving supplies have already been sent to the disaster area.

仓库里的物资快用完了。

Cāngkù lǐ de wùzī kuài yòng wánle.

The supplies in the warehouse are almost used up.

志愿者们接力送物资进山。

Zhìyuànzhěmen jiēlì sòng wùzī jìn shān.

The volunteers took turns in relay carrying supplies into the mountains.

大家都捐钱赈灾。

Dàjiā dōu juān qián zhènzāi.

Everyone donated money for disaster relief.

这笔钱将用于赈灾。

Zhè bǐ qián jiāng yòngyú zhènzāi.

This money will be used for disaster relief.

国王摧毁了他的敌人。

Guówáng cuīhuǐle tā de dírén.

The king crushed his enemies.

敌人用炸弹把桥摧毁了。

Dírén yòng zhàdàn bǎ qiáo cuīhuǐle.

The enemy destroyed the bridge with a bomb.

他们袭击敌人。

Tāmen xíjī dírén.

They attacked the enemy.

台风袭击了关东地区。

Táifēng xíjīle Guāndōng dìqū.

The typhoon struck the Kanto district.

附近的城市也有震感。

Fùjìn de chéngshì yě yǒu zhèngǎn.

The nearby cities felt the tremors too.

高楼里的震感特别强。

Gāolóu lǐ de zhèngǎn tèbié qiáng.

The tremors felt especially strong in the high-rise.

日本就位于地震带上。

Rìběn jiù wèiyú dìzhèndài shàng.

Japan lies right on a seismic belt.

这一带是有名的地震带。

Zhè yídài shì yǒumíng de dìzhèndài.

This area is a well-known earthquake belt.

这门手艺出现了断层。

Zhè mén shǒuyì chūxiànle duàncéng.

This craft has suffered a break in its transmission.

地下的断层可能引起地震。

Dìxià de duàncéng kěnéng yǐnqǐ dìzhèn.

Faults underground can cause earthquakes.

地壳在慢慢地移动。

Dìqiào zài mànmàn de yídòng.

The Earth's crust is moving slowly.

地幔比地壳厚得多。

Dìmàn bǐ dìqiào hòu de duō.

The mantle is much thicker than the crust.

冰雹把车窗砸碎了。

Bīngbáo bǎ chēchuāng zásuìle.

The hail smashed the car windows.

下冰雹，果园就会歉收。

Xià bīngbáo, guǒyuán jiù huì qiànshōu.

If it hails, the orchard will have a poor harvest.