There is one type of earthquake disaster that little can be done about.

有一种地震灾害我们几乎是无能为力的。

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Perhaps little highlights the issue more recently than the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

近期最能反映这一突出问题的是今年3月份的日本大地震和海啸。

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On the other hand, if the houses are to be earthquake proof, it will require supervision, some extra time, and a little more money.

另一方面，如果住房要达到抗震的要求，就需要有监督、更多的时间和稍微更多的资金。

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China is now a little more open than that, but the earthquake channel isn't yet on the air.

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"If you have an earthquake, or if you have a flood, you don't have much in the way of advance warning -- a little with a flood, none with an earthquake -- so you have to respond as quickly as you can, " he said.

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The Japanese have made surprisingly little use of robots to clear up after the recent earthquake, given their world leadership in this area.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter