日本地震

据日本气象厅消息，日本青森县附近海域发生7.6级地震。

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🤔️小作业：

1. Based on the information provided, which of the following statements is logically supported?

A. The depth of the quake was approximately 60% of the epicenter's distance from the coast.

B. This earthquake and the 2011 one occurred at the same location.

C. The tsunami waves exceeded those recorded during the 2011 disaster.

D. Train services were fully operational except in Fukushima.

无注释原文：

Dozens injured after magnitude 7.5 quake strikes northern Japan

From: BBC

At least 30 people were injured after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit north-eastern Japan on Monday night, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

The quake occurred at 23:15 (14:15 GMT) at a depth of 50km (31mi), about 80km off the coast of the Aomori region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It prompted tsunami warnings which have now been lifted, while waves of 70cm (27in) were seen.

Some train services have been suspended and thousands of homes have been left without power as a result.

Authorities have also warned that a stronger tremor could occur in the coming days - urging the public to remain on high alert for at least a week, according to local media reports.

Addressing citizens affected by the earthquake, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said: "Reconfirm your daily earthquake preparedness, such as ensuring that you secure furniture, and prepare to evacuate immediately if you feel shaking."

Orders were issued for about 90,000 residents to evacuate, according to Reuters news agency.

The Aomori prefectural government said around 2,700 homes have been left without power. East Japan Railway has also suspended some services along the north-eastern coast.

The Japanese government has set up a response office within the prime minister's crisis management centre and convened an emergency team, chief cabinet secretary Minoru Kihara has said.

"We are making every effort to assess the damage and implement emergency disaster response measures, including rescue and relief operations," he added.

Following the tremors, Japanese electric company Tohoku Electric Power said no irregularities were reported at its Higashidori and Onagawa nuclear power plants as a result of the quake, Tohoku Electric Power said.

None were detected either at the disabled Fukushima nuclear power station site, the Japanese authorities told the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Fukushima was damaged when a magnitude 9.0 quake struck off the country's eastern coast on 11 March 2011.

That quake, the most powerful ever recorded in Japan, triggered a tsunami which swept over the main island of Honshu, killing more than 18,000 people and wiping entire towns off the map.

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries.

It sits on the Ring of Fire and, as a result, experiences about 1,500 earthquakes a year.

Earlier this year, Japan's earthquake investigation panel said there was a 60-90% chance that a megaquake would occur in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years, with worst-case scenarios suggesting it would cause trillions in damage, and potentially kill hundreds of thousands.

Earthquakes along the Nankai Trough - an area of seismic activity which stretches along Japan's Pacific coast - have already been responsible for thousands of deaths.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为BBC官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Dozens injured after magnitude 7.5 quake strikes northern Japan

From: BBC

At least 30 people were injured after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit north-eastern Japan on Monday night, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

周一（12月8日）晚间，日本东北部发生7.5级规模的地震，至少已造成30人受伤，并迫使数千名居民撤离家园。

magnitude /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/ 1）表示“（尺寸、规模、重要性等）大的程度；巨大；重大，重要性”，英文解释为“the large size or importance of something”举个🌰：They don't seem to grasp the magnitude of the problem. 他们似乎未领会问题的重要性。

2）表示“震级”（the size of an earthquake）

evacuate /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/ 表示“疏散; 使…撤离”，英文解释为“To evacuate someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area.”举个🌰：They were planning to evacuate the ten officials still in the country. 他们当时在计划将仍在那个国家的10位官员撤离。

The quake occurred at 23:15 (14:15 GMT) at a depth of 50km (31mi), about 80km off the coast of the Aomori region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It prompted tsunami warnings which have now been lifted, while waves of 70cm (27in) were seen.

据日本气象厅表示，地震发生于当地时间23:15（格林尼治标准时间14:15），震源深度约50公里（31英里），震央位于青森县海岸约80公里处。地震引发了海啸警报，目前警报已解除，但观测到高达70厘米（27英吋）的海浪。

meteorological /ˌmiː.ti.ə.rəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ 表示“气象的”，英文解释为“relating to weather conditions”举个🌰：Accurate meteorological records began 100 years ago. 准确的气象记录始于100年前。

tsunami /tsuːˈnɑː.mi/ 表示“海啸”，英文解释为“an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea”

Some train services have been suspended and thousands of homes have been left without power as a result.

部分铁路服务已暂停，数千户家庭停电。

suspend /səˈspend/ 1）表示“（因犯错而）暂令停职；暂令停学；暂令停止参加活动”，英文解释为“If someone is suspended from work, school, etc., they are temporarily not allowed to work, go to school, or take part in an activity because of having done something wrong.”举个🌰：He was suspended for four games after arguing with the referee. 跟裁判发生争执之后，他被停赛4场。

2）表示“暂停”，英文解释为“If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it”举个🌰：The union suspended the action this week. 工会本周暂停了这一行动。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇讲述英国房价上涨的文章中提到：Britain has temporarily suspended stamp duty, a tax on buying houses. 英国已经暂停征收购房印花税。

3）表示“悬挂”，英文解释为“to hang”举个🌰：The builders worked on wooden platforms, suspended by ropes from the roof of the building. 建筑工人站在用绳子从房顶上吊下来的木制平台上作业。

Authorities have also warned that a stronger tremor could occur in the coming days - urging the public to remain on high alert for at least a week, according to local media reports.

据当地媒体报道，日本当局警告，未来几天可能会发生更强的余震，敦促民众至少在一周内保持高度警戒。

tremor /ˈtrem.ər/ 1）表示“轻微地震，小地震”，英文解释为“a slight earthquake”举个🌰：The tremor was felt as far as 200 miles away. 这次小震200英里以外的地方都有震感。

2）表示“（尤指因紧张或兴奋）颤抖，发抖”，英文解释为“a slight shaking movement in a person's body, especially because of nervousness or excitement”举个🌰：There was a slight tremor in her voice. 她的声音微微发颤。

Addressing citizens affected by the earthquake, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said: "Reconfirm your daily earthquake preparedness, such as ensuring that you secure furniture, and prepare to evacuate immediately if you feel shaking."

日本首相高市早苗向受地震影响的民众表示：“请重新确认日常防震准备，例如固定家具，并准备好在感到摇晃时立即撤离。”

Orders were issued for about 90,000 residents to evacuate, according to Reuters news agency.

据路透社报道，约有9万名居民接获撤离命令。

The Aomori prefectural government said around 2,700 homes have been left without power. East Japan Railway has also suspended some services along the north-eastern coast.

青森县政府表示，约有2700户家庭停电。东日本铁路公司也暂停了部分东北沿岸的列车服务。

prefectural表示“县的；府级的；地方行政区的”，英文解释为“relating to a prefecture, which is an administrative division in some countries, such as Japan or France, similar to a province or county.”

The Japanese government has set up a response office within the prime minister's crisis management centre and convened an emergency team, chief cabinet secretary Minoru Kihara has said. "We are making every effort to assess the damage and implement emergency disaster response measures, including rescue and relief operations," he added.

日本政府已在首相危机管理中心设立应对办公室，并召集紧急小组，内阁官房长官木原稔表示：“我们正全力评估损害情况，并实施紧急灾害应对措施，包括救援和救济行动。”

convene /kənˈviːn/ 表示“召开，召集（会议）；集合；开会”，英文解释为“to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting”举个🌰：The prime minister convened (a meeting of) his cabinet to discuss the matter. 首相召集部长（开会）讨论这个问题。

Following the tremors, Japanese electric company Tohoku Electric Power said no irregularities were reported at its Higashidori and Onagawa nuclear power plants as a result of the quake, Tohoku Electric Power said.

地震后，日本东北电力公司（Tohoku Electric Power）表示，其东通核电厂和女川核电厂未发现任何异常。

None were detected either at the disabled Fukushima nuclear power station site, the Japanese authorities told the International Atomic Energy Agency.

日本当局也告知国际原子能机构（International Atomic Energy Agency），位于福岛的受损核电站未检测到异常。

atomic /əˈtɒm.ɪk/ 表示“原子能的；利用原子能的”，英文解释为“using the energy that is created when an atom is divided”如：atomic energy/power 原子能；或者表示“原子的”，英文解释为“relating to atoms”如：atomic structure/nuclei 原子结构/核。

Fukushima was damaged when a magnitude 9.0 quake struck off the country's eastern coast on 11 March 2011. That quake, the most powerful ever recorded in Japan, triggered a tsunami which swept over the main island of Honshu, killing more than 18,000 people and wiping entire towns off the map.

福岛核电站曾于2011年3月11日发生的9.0级强震中受损。该次地震是日本有史以来最强的一次，引发了海啸席卷本州岛，造成超过1.8万人死亡，整个城镇被摧毁。

表示“完全摧毁”，英文解释为“to destroy completely”举个🌰：There are bombs so powerful that whole nations could be wiped off the map by them. 有一种炸弹威力十分巨大，能将所有的国家都彻底摧毁。

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. It sits on the Ring of Fire and, as a result, experiences about 1,500 earthquakes a year.

日本是世界上最容易发生地震的国家之一。它位于“环太平洋火山带”，因此每年约发生1500次地震。

be prone to 表示“易于（受某事物影响或做某事）的”，英文解释为“To be prone to something, usually something bad, means to have a tendency to be affected by it or to do it.”举个🌰：For all her experience as a television reporter, she was still prone to camera nerves. 尽管有丰富的做电视记者的经验，她仍然倾向于在镜头前紧张。

📍-prone 表示“较常碰到…问题的；有做…倾向的；易于遭受…的”，英文解释为“likely to experience a particular problem more often than is usual”如：accident-prone 易出事故的，injury-prone 易受伤的，an earthquake-prone belt 地震多发带。

Earlier this year, Japan's earthquake investigation panel said there was a 60-90% chance that a megaquake would occur in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years, with worst-case scenarios suggesting it would cause trillions in damage, and potentially kill hundreds of thousands.

今年稍早，日本地震调查委员会表示，未来30年内，南海海槽发生超级大地震的机率为60%至90%，最坏情况可能造成数万亿日圆的损失，并可能导致数十万人死亡。

trough /trɒf/ 1）表示“槽；饮水槽；饲料槽”，英文解释为“a long, narrow container without a lid that usually holds water or food for farm animals”如：cows at the feeding trough 在喂食槽吃草的牛。

2）表示“低压槽，槽形低压”，英文解释为“(in the study of weather patterns) a long area of low air pressure between two areas of high air pressure”举个🌰：A trough of low pressure over hilly areas will bring heavy thunderstorms overnight. 丘陵地区上空的低气压槽将在一夜之间带来强雷阵雨。

南海海沟（Nankai Trough）又称为南海海槽，是从日本东京西部的静冈县一直延伸到九州岛南端，长近800公里、深约4000米，面积约700平方公里的一大片海域。

Earthquakes along the Nankai Trough - an area of seismic activity which stretches along Japan's Pacific coast - have already been responsible for thousands of deaths.

南海海槽是一个沿日本太平洋海岸延伸的地震活动区域，过去已造成数千人死亡。

seismic /ˈsaɪzmɪk/ 1）表示“地震的；地震引起的”，英文解释为“Seismic means caused by or relating to an earthquake.”举个🌰：Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves. 地震产生两种类型的地震波。

2）表示“突然的；造成严重破坏的”，英文解释为“A seismic shift or change is a very sudden or dramatic change.”举个🌰：I have never seen such a seismic shift in public opinion in such a short period of time. 我从来没有见过公众舆论在这么短的时间内发生如此突然的转变。

🎬电影《哥斯拉》（Godzilla）中的台词提到：We are showing seismic activity to the east near Livermore. 东边靠近利弗莫尔处发现地震活动。

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