They have identified for the first time those which will suffer catastrophic loss of life or be so crippled it will be almost impossible for them to recover.

科学家们首次确定了在发生灾难时，那些将出现巨大生命伤亡以及财产损失，严重到几乎没有可能复原的国家。

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When rodeo clowns are too crippled, or too old, to work the ring any longer, most of these men and almost all of them are male find work anywhere they can to stay around a rodeo.

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Soon, she was almost crippled by rheumatoid arthritis, and while her steroid-bloated appearance gave rise to rumours, she refused to reveal the truth.

BBC: Here's to you, Ms Turner