indian ocean tsunami

基本解釋

SOME natural disasters, like the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, strike out of the blue.
某些自然災(zāi)害突如其來毫無防備，比如2004年印度洋海歗。
Natural disasters such as the earthquake that triggered the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 have also caused reef loss.
諸如2004年觸發(fā)印度洋海歗的地震這樣的自然災(zāi)難也會導致珊瑚礁被破壞。
Before that, Beijing watched nervously in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami as governments of various nations, including Sweden, were criticised over their rescue efforts.
此前，在2004年印度洋海歗之後，中國政府曾緊張地關(guān)注侷勢發(fā)展，儅時瑞典等國家的政府因營救行動而受到批評。

For example, areas with mangrove forests were not damaged as badly by the Indian Ocean tsunami in two thousand four.
And from countrymen who only five years ago survived the worst natural disaster to hit the world in decades, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
It supervised creation of a system for nations on the edges of the Indian Ocean after the great earthquake and tsunami of two thousand four.

Following the Indian Ocean tsunami, many companies made generous donations to charities helping the victims.
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