China has been hit with two massive earthquakes in the past three years.

中国在三年内曾遭遇了两次大地震。

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So can we assume that either massive earthquakes or volcanic eruptions will basically lead up the scale to a 10 from this point?

因而我们能否认为，从当前开始算，要么是地震，要么是火山爆发将会从根本上导致进入第10级吗？

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San Francisco has its share of massive earthquakes, but the Bay Bridge, one of the city’s main transit arteries, is not as quake-safe as you’d hope.

旧金山经常发生大地震， 海湾大桥 作为城市地标和交通主干线，能否经受地震的考验？ 为了确保交通顺畅，美国正在海湾大桥旁修建一座世界上最大的自承式悬索桥。

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But the crowded city is more fortunate than much of the country, which sits atop tectonic plates that frequently slam together to cause massive earthquakes.

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