“海啸”英语怎么说

摘要:据日本电视新闻网3月13日消息，据日本警视厅13日下午公布的最新数据显示，此次日本有史以来最大规模的东日本大地震并引发海啸，已造成2100人死亡。你知道怎么用英语表达吗?

Rescuers struggled to reach survivors on Saturday as Japan reeled after an earthquake and tsunami struck in deadly tandem.

Japan was filled with scenes of desperation, as stranded survivors called for help and rescuers searched for people buried in the rubble. Kazushige Itabashi, an official in Natori City, one of the areas hit hardest by thetsunami, said that several districts in an area near Sendai airport were annihilated.

周六，在遭受过地震和海啸摧残的日本，搜救者正在努力救助幸存者。

日本到处充满绝望的景象，进退两难的幸存者在呼救，搜救者搜寻埋在废墟里的人。一名来自受海啸重创的城市名取城的官员板桥一成称仙台机场周边的很多地区都化为了废墟。

　　【讲解】

　文中出现的“tsunami”就是“海啸”的意思，来自日语“津波”，意指港口内。海啸通常是由地震(earthquake)或者火山爆发(volcanic eruption)引起的。“海啸”还可以用“tidal wave”来表示。