生活場景口語實戰人際篇 第37期:談論自然災害(1)

1. A flood occurs every year.
洪水年年發生。
還能這樣說：
Flood disaster occurs every year.
There are floods every years.
應用解析：
at the flood 漲潮；在最有利的時候；
in flood （陸地）一片汪洋；
stem the flood 力挽狂瀾；
throw a flood of light on sth. 充分闡明；
flood out 淹沒
2. The flood water is going down.
洪水漸退。
還能這樣說：
The flood water is subsiding.
The flood water is receding.
諺語：
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.
世界如階梯，有人上有人下。
3. Earthquakes occur frequently in Japan.
日本時常發生地震。
還能這樣說：
In Japan, earthquakes are recurrent.
Japan is a country with frequent earthquakes.
應用解析：
may occur 可能發生，可能在所難免；
occur kill 突然殺死；
sources occur 不是什麼新詞；
occur for 當；
occur to 想到，想起
4. Sichuan earthquake is once in a blue moon.
四川地震是百年一遇。
還能這樣說：
Sichuan earthquake is really a once in a century-time.
Sichuan earthquake is a hundred-year one.
諺語：
The moon is not seen where the sun shines.
小巫見大巫。
5. Our experts predicted that an earthquake was imminent.
專家預言即將發生地震。
還能這樣說：
The experts have uttered a prediction that there would be an earthquake.
The experts prophesied that an earthquake was about to occur.
應用解析：
imminent意爲：迫切的，危急的，逼近的，即將臨頭的；目前突出的。
例如：Each country faces the imminent danger of nuclear war.
世界各國都面臨着核戰迫近的危險。
6. The volcano is in eruption.
火山正在噴發。
還能這樣說：
The volcano is erupting now.
The volcano eruption is on-going.
應用解析：
dance on a volcano 在火山上跳舞，大難將至猶自取樂；
sit on a volcano 坐在火山頂上，處境危險
7. The volcano is inactive.
這座火山已進入休眠狀態。
還能這樣說：
The volcano is in dormancy.
It's a dormant volcano.
應用解析：
lead an inactive life 過蟄居生活；
inactive file 待用文件；
inactive fleet 後備艦隊；
inactive reserve 已退役後備隊
8. Thousands lose their lives in the disaster.
數千人死於這場災禍。
還能這樣說：
The disaster is the reason for the dead of thousands of people.
The disaster has caused thousands to lose their lives.
應用解析：
lose memory 喪失記憶；
lose one's way 迷路；
lose no time 刻不容緩；
lose one's fear 解除憂慮；
lose balance 失去平衡；
lose one's ground 落伍；失勢