Module 3 The Violence of Nature Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module[原文呈现]Earthquakes Around the PacificAbout 400 earthquakes occur worldwide① every day, more than a hundred thousand in a year.China is situated in② one of the most active③ earthquake regions in the world and there have been④ many terrible earthquakes. The most serious of these occurred in Hua County in Shaanxi Province in 1556. The earthquake affected eight provinces in Central China. It covered an area of⑤ 800 square kilometres. In some communities, 60 percent of the population⑥ were killed. In all⑦， 830,000 people lost their lives⑧.The California Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the worst⑨ earthquake that has ever happened in the United States⑩. It took place⑪ at 5：15 a．m., and lasted⑫ for only a minute. However, it caused⑬ the worst natural disaster in the nation’s history.[读文清障]①worldwide/ wˌ ɜ ld'waId/ːadj.全世界的②be situated in 坐落于，位于③active/'æktIv/adj.积极的；活跃的其比较级、最高级是分别在其前加 more, most。④there have been 为 there be 结构的现在完成式。⑤cover an area of 覆盖面积达……⑥population n．人口population 作主语时，谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。当主语是表示“人口的百分之几，几分之几”时，谓语动词的数根据 population 的意义来定。⑦in all 总共；总计 ⑧ lose one's life 牺牲，丧生⑨worst 为 bad 的最高级。⑩that 引导的定语从句，修饰 earthquake。此处 that 不能换为 which，因为先行词earthquake 前有最高级修饰。⑪take place 发生⑫last ...持续(一段时间)，此时 last 是不及物动词。⑬cause vt.引起；导致 cause sb. to do sth.导致某人做某事环太平洋地区的地震[第 1～3 段译文]每天世界上大约会发生 400 次地震，每年会发生 10 万多次。中国位于世界上地震活动最频繁的地区之一，并且已经发生了很多次可怕的地震。最严重的一次于 1556 年发生在陕西省的华县。那次地震影响了中国中...
