Preparing food after an earthquake may be complicated by damage to your home and loss of electricity, gas, and water.

地震后，房屋被破坏和电力、燃气和供水中断，准备食物会变得更加复杂。

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As the full affects of the earthquake are being felt in Japan, so it is focusing people's attention upon it due to the vast damage, loss of life and potential for even more after shocks.

由于大地震的全面影响已经在日本被感受到了，所以这在警醒人们去注意它造成的巨大伤害，生命的损失和更长远的潜在性的伤害。

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Fire was responsible for much of the damage and loss of life in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755.

1755年里斯本地震中，火灾对生命和财产造成的损失占很大的比重。

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Mr Bilham believes this area has the potential to generate several earthquakes of magnitude 8 or more, and is the most vulnerable (in terms of potential loss of life and damage) of the regions that could produce a great earthquake.

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