词汇讲解:
1. seismic adj. 地震的
例句:Japan and the United States have invested in computer technology to monitor and analyze seismic activity .
日本和美国已经投入资金运用电脑技术来观测和分析地震活动。
2. magnitude n. 震级例句:Thousands were left homeless when an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 shook central Italy early Monday morning .
星期一早晨意大利中部发生地震,震级为6.3,数千计的人无家可归。
3. cancel vt. 取消例句:We cancelled our appointment.
我们取消了约会。
4. devastating adj. 毁灭性的例句:It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.
这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
5. litter v. 使杂乱,使凌乱例句:The students littered their classroom.
学生们在教室乱扔东西。
6. desperate adj. 不顾一切的,拼命的例句:He is a desperate criminal.
他是个亡命之徒。
7. salvage vt. (从火灾、海难等中)抢救(某物)例句:All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.
抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
8. faith n. 信任,信心例句:I have lost faith in him and have come to mistrust him.
我对他已经失去了信任,已经不信任他了。
9. decimate vt. 大量毁灭例句:The population was decimated by a plague.
人口中的大部分被一场瘟疫所毁。
10. deserted adj. 无人居住的,荒芜的,被废弃的例句:The children came to a deserted castle and began with their mysterious expedition.
孩子们来到这个荒无人烟的城堡,开始了他们神秘的探险活动。
11. intact adj. 未受损的,完整无缺的例句:The packages are intact.
包装完好无损。
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