Its waters were so shallow that the ships could not enter it properly, and had to lie near the Heads, where the great waves of the Pacific rolled in on them by night and day.

这里海水太浅，船只很难准确靠岸，一天到晚只能顶着太平洋上滚滚而来的巨浪，在靠近北头的海面停靠。

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The breakwater sustains the shock of the great waves.

防波堤承受巨浪的冲击。

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"Great Waves is your name," the teacher advised, "so stay in this temple tonight." Imagine that you are those billows.

“你名为巨浪，”禅师建议，“那么今晚就在此寺中安歇。”

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In nineteen sixty, the Great Chilean Earthquake caused waves that took many lives.

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many of you are showing irregular beta waves suggesting intense comprehension and great intellectual focus.

现在你们很多都是不规则的β波,表明理解力很高,思维很集中。

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During big south swells the beach area in view of the Teahupoo reef monster produces some fine waves, also great for beginners who can simultaneously watch the pros surf the big waves on the reef in the distance.

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It's been 140 years since the Homestead Act sent waves of settlers across the Great Plains, staking claim to parcels of land 160 acres in size.

NPR: The New Homestead Act

According to which you believe, great earthquakes will cause California to fall into the Pacific, tidal waves will devastate coastal cities, or the earth's crust will shift.

ECONOMIST: Not the end of the world