啸 (嘯)
xiào
Pinyin
Definition
啸 (嘯)
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- to hiss
- to whistle
Character Decomposition
Sample Sentences
我觉得事情没有这么黑白分明的,当然希腊的财政体质不好,再加上政府隐匿公债数字,假造数据,使得金融海啸之后整个情况一发不可收拾。
I think it's not as black and white as all that. Of course, Greek's financial system is bad and the government was hiding the amount of public debt and faking figures, leading to the entire situation after the global financial crisis to snowball.
核电也有核电的好处,传统能源都短缺了,而且严重污染环境,相比来说,核能是一种清洁能源。其实核电站的安全性很高的。福岛核电站1971年就建成了,估计当初设计的时候,根本没想到会发生9级地震并引发海啸。
Nuclear power has its advantages. Traditional resources are in short supply and they create serious environmental pollution. Nuclear power, on the other hand, is a clean source of energy. Actually, nuclear power plants are very safe. The Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant was built in 1971. When it was originally designed, I imagine they had no idea there would be a level 9 earthquake that would lead to a tsunami.
我们的核电站也都建在水边,万一发生海啸,还不是一样有危险?
Our nuclear power plants are all built on the shore as well. What if there's a tsunami here? Won't it be just as dangerous?
你别拿我的话不当回事儿。我问你,前几年有没有像南亚海啸和卡特里娜飓风这样恐怖的灾难,能毁灭一座城市?
我觉得除了温室效应,肯定还有一股神秘的力量。你看,这几年的自然灾害简直就像好莱坞的电影情节。洪水、地震、海啸、......而且说来就来,破坏力极强,绝对是世界末日的征兆。