114.地震

（单词翻译）

　　An Earthquake

　　地震

　　A: Did you feel the earthquake last night?

　　A： 昨晚你感觉到地震了吗？

　　B: Yes, the whole house was shaking!

　　B： 是的，整个房子都在震动！

　　A: I was afraid the windows would shatter¹!

　　A： 我担心窗户会碎！

　　B: A lot of my collectibles fell off their shelves.

　　B： 我的许多收藏品从货架上掉了下来。

　　A: Did they break?

　　A： 它们坏了吗？

　　B: Unfortunately. Some of them can be fixed², though.

　　B： 不幸的是。不过，其中一些是可以修复的。

　　A: My cat was outside when the earthquake started.

　　A： 地震发生时，我的猫在外面。

　　B: Oh no! That's terrible! Is she ok?

　　B： 哦，不！太可怕了！她还好吗？

　　A: She's fine. Animals have good natural instincts³.

　　A： 她很好。动物有良好的本能。

　　B: I wish people could predict earthquakes, too.

　　B： 我希望人们也能预测地震。

　　A: I think it would just make people panic more easily.

　　A： 我认为这只会让人们更容易恐慌。

　　B: You're right. Maybe it's best to leave it to cats.

　　B： 你说得对。也许最好还是留给猫。