From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe.

从各个方面来看，战争都会是一场灾难。

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Every one feels that a disaster is imminent, as if a catastrophe is about to come.

谁都感到大事不好，似乎有什么极大的灾难即将来临。

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To prevent that event from becoming a catastrophe, first responders will join members of the public in rehearsals that involve communication, evacuation, search and rescue, and other scenarios.

为了防止灾难的发生，急救人员将和公众一起演练，包括通讯、疏散、搜救和其他场景。

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"And since it is so much more expensive and so much more difficult to cure, that would be a catastrophe."

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This is not--This is a catastrophe.

这无疑是一场灾难。

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Katrina was not only a tragedy, it was an envrionmental catastrophe as well.

卡特里娜飓风不仅带来了一场悲剧，同时它也是一场环境灾难。

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We came back to Mornei in July to a catastrophe that had no mercy.

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Still, preventing such a catastrophe in the future will require further study and deeper reform.

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Their first responders need radios and computer systems that mesh quickly in a catastrophe.

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