日本附近海域发生8.5级地震

 　　An 8.5 magnitude earthquake has hit Japan's Ogasawara islands on Saturday evening and then rattled¹ most of the country.

　　Koji Nakamura is an Official of the Japan Meteorological Agency, and offers an analysis of the quake.

　　"The epicenter of this earthquake is extremely deep. Our observations of previous earthquakes with similarly deep epicenters show that there have not been big aftershocks of similar magnitude. We believe there is a relatively² low likelihood of large aftershocks with big tremors³."

　　The epicenter was about 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, with a depth of 590 km.

　　日本附近海域发生8.5级地震

　　A deep quake means that shaking at the surface is less intense.

　　No injuries or damage were reported and no tsunami⁴ warnings have been issued.

　　However authorities are warning about the potential for landslides⁵ in quake-hit areas.

1 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 tremors   

震颤( tremor的名词复数 )； 战栗； 震颤声； 大地的轻微震动

参考例句：

• The story was so terrible that It'sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。
• The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。

4 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

5 landslides   

山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数

参考例句：

• Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
• The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。