英语作文 日本地震.docx

英语作文日本地震

第一篇：英语作文日本地震AllofthosebrokenbonesinnorthernJapan,allofthosebrokenlivesandthosebrokenhomespromptustorememberwhatincalmertimesweareinvariablymindedtoforget:themoststernandchillingofmantras,whichholds,quitesimply,thatmankindinhabitsthisearthsubjecttogeologicalconsent—whichcanbewithdrawnatanytime.Forhundreds,maybeforthousandsofpeople,thisconsentwaswithdrawnwithshockingsuddenness—allgeologicaleventsaresudden,andallareunexpectedifnotnecessarilyentirelyunanticipated—at2:46onthispastclear,coolspringFridayafternoon.Onemomentallweregoingabouttheirquotidianbusiness—inoffices,ontrains,inricefields,instores,inschools,inwarehouses,inshrines—andthenthegroundbegantoshake.Atfirst,theshockwasmerelyamuchstrongerandlongerversionofthetemblorstowhichmostJapanesearewellaccustomed.Therecameastunnedsilence,astherealwaysdoes.Butthen,thedifference:afewminuteslateralowrumblefromtheeast,andinahorrifyingreplayoftheIndianOceantragedyofjustsomesixyearsbefore,theimageryofwhichisstillhauntinglyinalltheworld’smind,thecoastalwatersoffthenorthernHonshuvanished,suckedmysteriouslyouttosea.Therumblingcontinued,peoplethenbegantospyaraggedwhitelineonthehorizon,and,withunimaginableferocity,thelinebecamevisibleasawallofwavessweepingbackinshoreatimmensespeedandatgreatheight.JustsecondslaterandthesePacificOceanwatershittheJapaneseseawalls,surmountedthemwithcarelessease,andbegantoclawacrossthelandbeyondinwhatwouldbecomeadispassionateanddetachedorgyofutterdestruction.Weallnowknow,andhavefor50years,thatgeographyistheultimatereasonbehindthedisaster.Japanisatthejunctionofaweboftectonic-plateboundariesthatmakeitmorepeculiarlyvulnerabletoground-shakingepisodesthanalmostanywhereelse—anditisameasureofJapaneseengineeringingenuity,ofsocialcohesion,ofthereadyacceptanceofauthorityandtheimpositionofnecessarydisciplinethatallowssomanytosurvivetheseall-too-frequentdisplaysoftectonicpower.Butgeographyisnottheonlyfactorinthisparticularandacutelydreadfulevent.Topographyplayedanespeciallytragicroleinthestory,too—foritisa