Is the answer that, like a tall pine tree, the Japanese pagoda—with its massive trunk-like central pillar known as shinbashira—simply flexes and sways during a typhoon or earthquake?

答案会不会是这样：日本宝塔——由于有着一根叫做“塔心柱”的巨大树干状中心柱子——就像一棵高大的松树般，在一场台风或地震中仅仅只会来回摇摆和弯曲呢？

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We might say in the middle of a typhoon, "It's a bit windy today." or "There is a tiny problem," when something has gone totally wrong.

当台风来时，我们可能会说：“今天风有点大。”或者当事情完全出错时，我们会说：“出了点小问题。”

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The next day, guess what? A typhoon hit.

第二天，你猜怎么着？台风来袭了。

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Let's say there is a hurricane, or better yet, there is a typhoon,

假设有一场飓风来袭，或者说，一场台风。

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And the next day, what do you know? A typhoon hit.

结果第二天，你猜怎么着？居然刮台风了。

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Because analyzing NBC's fall right now is like watching a wind surfer heading toward a typhoon.

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But no one has been in this game long enough to have survived a typhoon in the subprime market.

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When a typhoon swept Manila in May, the capital's international airport had to be shut down for two days.

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