1. Thousands of children were in class when the temblor hit Monday afternoon. Many of their schools collapsed on top of them. 周一下午地震时有成千的孩子在学校上课，许多的学校都倒塌并将他们埋起了。
2. Faults along the southern, Himalayan edge of Tibet present hazards as great as those underlying the Sichuan temblor, Ellis said. 沿着西藏的南部、喜马拉雅山边缘的断层，表现岀和造成这次四川地震的断层同样大的危险。
3. California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said last month in the first statewide temblor forecast. 科学家说，在上个月的第一次全州的地震探测中，2037年，加州将经历几乎已经成为事实的一场强劲地震的袭击。
英英解释
n.
1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault
