例句:In Kesennuma, people retreated to a high-rise rooftop and could only watch in horror as tsunami waves inundated their city...
在气仙沼市,人们退到高楼屋顶上,但在海啸浪潮淹没他们的城市时只能惊恐地看着...
2. as far as 达到...的程度
例句:In Japan, some tsunami waves reached as far as three miles inland.在日本,一些海啸浪潮到达内陆三英里(约 5 公里)的距离。
3.coastal cities 沿海城市
例句:In coastal cities, people knew what to do next: run to higher ground.
在沿海城市,人们知道接下来要做什么:逃到高处。
4. loss of life 生命损失
例句:New technology left an enormous amount of visual evidence for study in years to come, and can, perhaps, help us better understand the power of earthquakes and tsunamis, and prevent loss of life in the future.
新科技留下大量可见证据供未来的研究,且或许可以帮助我们更了解地震和海啸的力量,并在未来避免生命损失。