Earthquake is one of the most severe natural disasters. It's shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and shifting of large sections of Earth's rocky ourter shell. Its results can be very horrible. The Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008 and Japan Earthquake in 2011 are the most severe earthquakes in recent years, causing huge casualties and property losses.　 But earthquakes almost never kill people directly. Many deaths and injuries in earthquaking result from falling objects and the collapse of buildings.

 

　　地震是最嚴(yán)重的自然災(zāi)害之一。它是由地球巖層的大板塊突然斷裂和移動(dòng)而引起的地面晃動(dòng)。地震的后果相當(dāng)嚴(yán)重。2008年的汶川地震和2011年的日本地震是近幾年來最嚴(yán)重的地震，造成了巨大的傷亡和財(cái)產(chǎn)損失。但是地震幾乎沒有直接造成死亡。許多在地震中的死和傷都是落物和房屋倒塌造成的。