生活英語情景口語:你遭遇過地震嗎?

J: have you ever been in an earthquake?

M: yes, I experienced one when I was in Tokyo once. The tremors only lasted a few seconds though and then it was over.

J: do you know where it measured on the Richter scale?

M: I don't remember, but it wasn't very serious. Have you ever been in an earthquake?

J: no, but I was in quite a few tornados when I was younger.

M: where are you from?

J: I'm from the plains of the Midwest. It's a prime location for tornadoes.

M: did your house ever get damaged from the winds?

J: most of the time we were lucky, but once a tree from our front yard was ripped out by its roots and ended up in our living room.

M: wow, that must have really been scary.

J: actually, some of my fondest memories of my childhood were of spending time with my family in the basement waiting for the tornados to pass.

M: have you ever experiences a flood?

J: no, but my father's car was destroyed in a flood once. It actually happened the day after he bought the car!

M: that sure didn't last long!


你經歷過地震嗎?
經歷過,我在東京的時候遇到過一次.不過那次輕微的地震大概只持續了幾秒鐘,然後就過去了.
你知道用里氏震級來衡量的話大概是多少嗎?
我不記得了,不過不是很嚴重.你經歷過地震嗎?
沒有,不過我小時候遇到過幾次龍捲風.
你是哪裏人?
我來自美國中西部的平原地區.那裏是龍捲風的多發地帶.
你家的房子在龍捲風中有損壞嗎?
基本上挺走運的,不過有一次前院的樹被連根拔起,砸在我們的起居室裏.
哇!那一定挺恐怖的.
其實我關於童年生活印象最深的就是和家人一起躲在地下室裏等着龍捲風過去.
你遇到過洪水嗎?
沒有,不過有一次我爸爸的車被洪水給毀了.就在他剛買了那輛車的第二天!
那一定沒法用了!


Tremor: a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly 輕微地震;小震;微震

an earth tremor 地動

tornado: a violent storm with very strong winds which move in a circle. There is often also a long cloud which is narrower at the bottom than the top. 龍捲風;旋風

plain: a large area of flat land 平原

the flat coastal plain of Thassos 薩索斯島平坦的濱海平原
the Great Plains 北美洲大平原

prime: main; most important; basic 主要的;首要的;基本的 only before noun

My prime concern is to protect my property. 我最關心的是保護自己的財產.
Winning is not the prime objective in this sport. 獲勝不是這項體育運動的主要目的.
The care of the environment is of prime importance. 保護環境是最重要的.
He's the police's prime suspect in this case. 他是該案中警方的主要懷疑對象.

Rip: to remove something quickly or violently, often by pulling it 猛地扯開;突然拉開

He ripped off his tie. 他一把拽開領帶.
The carpet had been ripped from the stairs. 地毯已經從樓梯上拖走了.