"A tsunami is a series of waves and the first wave may not be the largest," said a bulletin from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
太平洋海啸预警中心的公告称，“海啸是一系列的波浪，第一波并不一定是最大的。”
This finding is similar to observations in Thailand, where a seawall at Patong Beach caused a splash-up of the tsunami wave and buildings behind it only suffered modest structural damages.
这个发现和在泰国观察到的是相似的，在那一个在巴东海滩的防波堤引起了一个海啸波的溅起，并且其后的建筑物只受到了适度的结构破坏。
Because of the complicated interactions with the coast as wave after wave strikes after traveling great distances, experts said, the impact of a tsunami can be highly variable.
由于一波又一波的海浪在经过长途跋涉后与海岸遭遇，又与海岸发生了复杂的相互作用，专家说，海啸的冲击力可能会非常多变。
"The tsunami was unbelievably fast," said Koichi Takairin, a 34-year-old truck driver who was inside his four-ton rig when the wave hit Sendai.
在大浪袭击仙台市那一刻，34岁的卡车司机广一正在他四吨重卡车的钻机内，“海啸快得让人难以置信。”
It has been difficult to estimate the possible wave heights of any tsunami - the waves may not arrive at all or could be as high as 10 metres above normal sea level.
海啸可能达到的波高向来很难估计-海浪可能根本无法到达，或者可高达超出海平面10米。
New footage also emerged of the tsunami striking last Friday, filmed by a local reporter who fled to safety as the wave swept in.
有关上周五海啸袭击扫过时，一个逃到安全地带的当地记者拍摄到的新录像引起了注意。
And just as each wave has a crest, it also has a trough. Sometimes your level of motivation will be like a rushing tsunami.
就像每个波浪有波峰，也有低谷，我们的干劲也是如此，会时高时低。
This topography was a major ingredient in the formation of the tsunami. (Or, more informally, megatsunami, a word used to describe a wave in excess of 100 meters, or 328 feet).
这种地形是形成海啸（或者更通俗一点，大海啸，用于形容超过100米或328英尺的波浪）的主要因素。
Because of the complicated interactions with the coast as wave after wave strikes, experts said the impact of a tsunami can be highly variable.
专家说，由于海浪一波接一波地冲击时与海岸之间产生复杂的相互作用，海啸的影响大小存在很大变数。
The earthquake and tsunami knocked out outside power to the reactor complex and the tidal wave also disabled backup diesel generators, whose fuel tanks were swept away.
地震和海啸破坏了反应堆的外部电力供应，并且备用的柴油发电机也无法工作，因为海浪冲走了油箱。
The giant Tsunami wave that devastated the northeast coast of Japan wiped out the region's coastal fishing industry, and cut the country's total seafood production by a quarter.
巨大的海啸摧毁了日本东北部沿岸，使该地区的渔业化为乌有，而且将国家总的海产品削减了一半。
The most famous disaster to hit Indonesia is the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed an estimated 227, 898 people after a 9.1-magnitude earthquake triggered the enormous wave.
印度尼西亚最有名的灾难是2004年印度洋的海啸，在9.1级地震所引发的巨浪后，估计有227,898人丧生。
Television footage showed a tsunami wave bearing down on the Japanese coastline near the community of Sendai.
电视画面显示，海啸逼近日本仙台县附近的海岸线。
The headquarters, which sounded the tsunami alert signal on March 11, was later totally submerged under the incoming wave.
这个指挥部在3月11日发出海啸警报后，被随之而来的海浪完全淹没。
It started with a mock earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, triggering a virtual tsunami wave that crossed the Indian Ocean in 12 hours.
演习开始于虚拟苏门答腊海岸外发生了地震，引发了整个印度洋海面长达12小时的海啸巨浪。
The wave set off tsunami alerts across the Pacific, as far away as South America, New Zealand and the U. S. west coast.
巨浪使太平洋沿线拉响了海啸警报，影响范围远达南美，新西兰和美国西海岸。
Scientists say the deadly waves of seawater crashed many Asian and east African coastal towns last weekend should be called as "tsunami" but not as "tidal wave".
科学家称上周末袭击了很多亚洲和东非沿海城镇的灾难应该被称为“海啸”，而不是“潮汐波”。
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says it was located too far inland to create a destructive wave.
太平洋海啸预警中心称此次震中位于内陆，不会造成破坏性海啸的发生。
The most famous disaster to hit Indonesia is the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed an estimated 227,898 people after a 9.1-magnitude earthquake triggered the enormous wave.
印度尼西亚最有名的灾难是2004年印度洋的海啸，在9.1级地震所引发的巨浪后，估计有227,898人丧生。
A tsunami is not a single wave, but a series of waves that can travel across the ocean at speeds of more than 800 kilometers an hour.
海啸并非只有一波海浪，而是一系列海浪。这种一波又一波的海浪在大洋中可以每小时800公里的速度传播。
Tsunami wave expected by 0900 UTC.
预计协调世界时0900时出现海啸。
Tsunami wave expected by 0900 UTC.
预计协调世界时0900时出现海啸。
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