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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In my 2004 book Catastrophe: Risk and Response, I discussed a number of disaster possibilities.

在2004年出版的《灾难：风险与应对》一书中，我讨论了一些灾难发生的可能性。

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As the rest of the world waits to see if Japan can avert a nuclear catastrophe, a small band of experts is putting their lives at risk to prevent the disaster.

正当世界的其他人等待着看日本人是否能避免核灾难时，一小部分专家正将他们的生命置于危险之下以阻止灾难。

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Professor EDWARD BLAKELY (University of Sydney): Well, a lot of wisdom and that is how to organize the bureaucracy to respond to a disaster or a catastrophe of this scale.

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"Hopefully the security will come right for India but if everybody pulls out of the IPL then it would be a disaster, a catastrophe, and world cricket would really be on a down, " added Pietersen.

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They grabbed the attention of world leaders who suddenly realized, you know, this isn't just another disaster, this is a massive catastrophe happening right before our eyes and something needs to be done about it.

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