听美文故事记6级单词0304
<p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="measuring">measuring</span> 5.4 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Richter">Richter</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span>, <span word="jolting">jolting</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 19 <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4:46 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ibaraki">Ibaraki</span> <span word="prefecture">prefecture</span> <span word="about">about</span> 130 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> 40 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="underground">underground</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meteorological">meteorological</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Part">Part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="Railways">Railways</span> <span word="Joban">Joban</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joban">Joban</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="precautions">precautions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="inspectors">inspectors</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 19 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lightly">lightly</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stereo">stereo</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roundup">roundup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span> <span word="NHK">NHK</span>.</p><p> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="waking">waking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 13,000 <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disrupt">disrupt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span>.</p><p> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="tectonic">tectonic</span> <span word="plates">plates</span>, <span word="endures">endures</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span>, <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="jolting">jolting</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tremor">tremor</span> <span word="resistant">resistant</span>.</p>
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