But with the tsunamis that head out to sea, some of the energy dissipates as the wave spreads outward across open ocean, like a ripple from a rock thrown into a pond.

但当海啸向海域进发，随着波浪向远洋扩散，能量也会逐渐消耗，这跟将一颗石块扔进池塘所引发的波纹是一样的道理。

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You want to ripple the waters, not create a crushing tidal wave.

你要制造的是滔天巨浪而不是像潮汐一样高低起伏。

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A typical ocean wave forms when wind produces a ripple across the surface of the sea.

风掠过海面时产生水波就形成了典型的海浪。

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This gesture represented an early ripple before a wave of modernity was allowed to sweep through his secretive mountain kingdom, a world all of its own between China and the northeastern tip of India.

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This is a wave, not a ripple.

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