尽管这些仪器数目很少，又很分散，然而对智利地震引发海啸的一些预报还是与实际相差不大的。

And while these instruments are few and widely scattered, some of the predictions made about tsunamis from the earthquake in Chile were actually close to correct.

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人类虽说还不能控制地震、海啸等天灾的发生，但可以通过预报等措施来减轻它们造成的损失。

Although mankind can not yet control emergence of natural disaster, such as earthquake, tsunami, etc., we can lessen losses that they cause through the measure of prediction.

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