大学英语作文1400字：地震-Earthquakes
earthquakes
write a passage with the words and phrases given:
take place, do something to protect, on the earth＇s surface, take precautionary mea sures, vibrations, "earthquake belts", have, likely to occur, tremble, to resist earth quake shocks, crack, in the future, destroyed, predict".
earthquades
earthquakes may take place anywhere on the earth＇ s surface.during all earth quake, the vibrations make the earth＇s surface tremble, and even crack open. houses fall, people are lilled or injured and sometimes whole cities are destroyed.
can we do something to protect ourselves against earthquakes? can we take precau tionary measures? we can.scientists have made investigation on earthquakes.they have made maps showing the "earthquake belts". in areas along these belts, earthquakes are likely to occur. in these areas we can build special houses to resist earthquake shocks and protect ourselves.
in the future, scientists will be able to predict eactly when and where earthquakes will take place. then they will be able to tell people to take precautionary measures. thus lives can he saved and damage can be lessened.
地震
地震可能发生在地球表面的任何地方。地震时，震动使地表颤动甚至裂开。房屋坍塌，人员伤亡，有时整座城市变为废墟。
我们能够采取措施保护自己免遭地震伤害吗?能采取预防措施吗? 能。科学家们对地球进行了调查研究。他们绘制地图标出了“地震带”。沿着这些地震带可能有地震发生。在这些地震区，我们可以修建特殊房屋来抗震和保护自己。将来，科学家们将能准确的预报地震将在什么时候和什么地方发生。然后他们会告诉人们采取预防措施。如此，生命可以得到拯救，损失可以减轻。
