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Another translation example: 'When the Ground Convulses. Earth’s outer crust is made up'

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大地震动。地壳是由若干板块构成的。这些板块大小不一，并且相对移动。事实上，地壳的板块不断移动，因此地球每年发生的地震可能多达数百万次。当然，许多地震都属轻微，或发生于偏远地区，不为人注意。据说，约百分之90的地震都发生于断层，即板块的边缘。不过，远离板块边缘的地方也可能发生震动，虽然这样的情况并不常见，但有时破坏力却十分惊人。据估计，1556年的一场地震是有记录以来死亡人数最多的。当时中国有三个省份遭殃，死于地震的人可能多达83万！地震也可能引发其他致命的灾害。例如，1775年11月1日，一场地震把人口达27万5000的葡萄牙里斯本市夷为平地。但地震过后，噩梦并未告终。地震不但触发火灾，还令邻近的大西洋发生海啸。高达15米的巨浪以高速冲向里斯本，使该市的总死亡人数超过6万。当然，这类天灾的严重程度也多少取决于人为因素。一个因素是高危险地区的人口密度。作家安德鲁•鲁滨逊说：“世上的大城市差不多有一半都位于有地震危险的区域。”另一个因素涉及建筑物的材料和结构。有人说：“真正死于地震的人有限，被倒塌的建筑物压死的人才多。”这句话说得一点不假。然而，如果人们生活贫困，没有钱建造防震的建筑物，又该怎么办呢？

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English translation:

When the Ground Convulses. Earth’s outer crust is made up of plates of various sizes that move in relation to one another. Indeed, there is so much movement in the crust that several million earthquakes may occur each year. Of course, many of these go undetected. It is said that about 90 percent of all earthquakes occur along faults at the perimeter of plates. Although rare, sometimes very destructive quakes also occur within the plates. According to estimates, the deadliest quake in recorded history was one that struck three provinces in China in the year 1556. It may have claimed as many as 830,000 lives! Quakes can also have lethal aftereffects. For example, on November 1, 1755, a quake flattened the city of Lisbon, Portugal, which had a population of 275,000. But that was not the end of the horror. The quake caused fires and also tsunamis estimated to be up to 50 feet [15 m] high, which raced in from the nearby Atlantic Ocean. All told, the city’s death toll exceeded 60,000. Again, however, the scale of such disasters hinges to some extent on the human element. One factor is population density in high-risk areas. "Nearly half the world’s big cities now lie in areas of seismic risk," says author Andrew Robinson. Another factor is buildings—the materials used and the structural quality. The adage, "Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do," is all too often proved true. But what choice do people have when they are too poor to build earthquake-resistant structures?

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大地震动壳是由若干板块构成的这些小不一并且相对移事实上断因此球每年发生可能多达数百万次当然许都属轻微或于偏远区为人注意据说约分之层即边缘过离方也虽样情况常见但有时破坏力却十惊估计场记录以来死亡最中国三个省份遭殃引其他致命灾害例如月日把口葡萄牙里斯本市夷平后噩梦未告终触火还令邻近西洋海啸高米巨浪速冲向使该总超类天严重程度少取决素危险密作家安德鲁滨逊世城差半位域另涉及建筑物材料和结真正限被倒塌压才句话得点假而果们活贫困没钱造防又怎么办呢

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