高一英语课文 > Unit 7 Earthquakes

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Carl, what does quake mean, as in the word earthquake?
卡尔，earthquake这个词中的“quake”是什么意思？
It means to shake.
它的意思是“震动”。
So, in an earthquake, the earth shakes.
因此，地震时，地球震动。
And so do you, if you’re afraid, and if the earthquake’s a big one.
假如是强地震，如果你害怕，你也会抖动的。
Were you in San Francisco at the time of the big earthquake in 1989?
1989年旧金山大地震时，你在那儿吗？
Sure I was. I’ll never forget that.
我当然在那儿了。我永远都不会忘记那次地震。
What was it like?
那次地震怎么样？
Very strange. It was my first earthquake, you see, and I didn’t know what was happening.
很奇怪。那是我第一次经历地震，你瞧，我当时还不知道发生了什么事。
First I heard a noise.
我最先听见一阵响声。
A noise?
一阵响声？
Yes. It sounded like a train that was going under my house.
是的。这响声听起来像是一列火车在从我的房子下面驶过。
What happened next?
接着怎么样了？
I was in the kitchen cooking something and I felt the floor move.
我正在厨房煮东西，感到地板在震动。
And then I watched all the glasses that were on the table fall off onto the floor.
接着我看到桌上所有的玻璃杯都掉到了地板上。
Were you afraid?
你害怕吗？
Yes, but not very.
是的，但不是很害怕。
It was like being on a boat.
就好像是坐在一条小船上一样。
The earth shook for quite a while.
地面震动了好一阵子。
The house moved and a few pictures fell off the wall, but that was all.
房屋也在动，几幅画从墙上掉下来，但只是这些。
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