1·Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe.
提前发出的洪水水位上涨警报防止了又一次的重大灾害。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The flood was a major catastrophe.
洪水是一场大灾难。
3·The flood in Venice was a major catastrophe .
威尼斯的洪水是一场大灾难。
4·The flood is a major catastrophe, causing heavy loss of life.
洪水是一场大灾难，夺去了许多人的生命。
5·The flood was a major catastrophe, causing heavy loss of life.
洪水是一场大灾难，夺去了许多人的生命。
6·There hasn't been a major catastrophe and in fact, the city is in an upswing.
这里还不是败得很惨，而说实话这座城市正在复苏。
7·So I would encourage you to be as generous as you possibly can in response to what is a major catastrophe.
所以，我鼓励大家像面临任何一场重大灾难所作出的回应一样慷慨。
8·A century or so after a major catastrophe, little of the digital age will remain beyond what's written on paper.
再过一个世纪左右，人类会面临一场数字化时代的灾难。 除了记录在书面上的文字外，那时将只有很少一部分数字化信息会保留下来。
9·Message to the Chinese Government - Recall your nearly new aircraft carrier before a major catastrophe happens.
给中国的建议――在灾难发生之前，赶紧召回你们最近生产的航空母舰。
10·But do more than that: Retaining even one key tip from this column could make the difference between a small "oops" and a major catastrophe.
但是您要做的不仅是如此：即使仅保留本专栏中的一个重要技巧，也可能会产生轻微失误和重大灾难之间的天壤之别。