Disaster cause immense losses of human lives and properties.

灾害对生命财产造成巨大损失。

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Have you any comment to make about the cause of the disaster?

你对发生灾难的原因有何评论？

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It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault.

从相信每件事都有原因，到相信每一场灾难都是我们的错，似乎只有一步之遥。

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In September, an Italian civil court ordered the government to pay 100 million euros in civil damages to relatives of 81 people killed in a 1980 air disaster whose cause has been attributed alternately to a bomb on board and to being caught in an aerial dogfight.

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In a few cases, even hunting for the bug can cause disaster: the National Pharmaceutical Association has reported that two pharmacies had their entire records wiped out during such tests.

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It only takes one silly child or inexperienced teacher to cause a disaster.

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