Were they to do so, it would be a catastrophe for the world -- causing extraordinary loss of life, and striking a major blow to global peace and stability.

如果他们这么做，将给世界带来巨大的灾难，造成生命的巨大损失，使世界和平与稳定遭受重大的打击。

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The flood is a major catastrophe, causing heavy loss of life.

洪水是一场大灾难，夺去了许多人的生命。

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The flood was a major catastrophe, causing heavy loss of life.

洪水是一场大灾难，夺去了许多人的生命。

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He is charged with murder, possession of an instrument in a crime, abuse of a corpse and causing catastrophe, according to Tasha Jamerson, a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia district attorney's office.

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There is only one reason to consider deploying a scheme with even a tiny chance of causing such a catastrophe: if the risks of not deploying it were clearly higher.

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Were they to do so, it would be a catastrophe for the world -- causing extraordinary loss of life, and striking a major blow to global peace and stability.

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