Many will doubtless be thrown into panic should a disaster strike.

如有大难临头，很多人会惊慌失措。

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China is one of the top countries in the world. They have enough resources to help themselves just like we helped ourselves when we had a natural disaster strike New Orleans.

中国是世界上的大国，他们有足够的资源自救，正如我们在新奥尔良发生自然灾害时能自救一样。

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Life is the same, like the delicate wineglass, can't afford to the natural disaster strike, the resplendent shattered into pieces on the land, each piece is a transparent heart.

生命也是一样，像精致的玻璃酒杯，常常经不起天灾人祸的撞击，粉碎成一地的璀璨，每一片都是透明的心。

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The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center says traditional crops like these can survive the fierce storms that often strike the islands.

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In this apocalyptic frame of mind, your columnist notes that there has been a recent spate of conferences, journal issues and whole volumes examining whether the financial system might be a tad fragile, should disaster strike.

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Resilient systems and communities can recover more quickly when and if disaster does strike.

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This is the second disaster to strike a poorly built accommodation block in Dhaka this week.

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