The earthquake and tsunami knocked out outside power to the reactor complex and the tidal wave also disabled backup diesel generators, whose fuel tanks were swept away.
地震和海啸破坏了反应堆的外部电力供应，并且备用的柴油发电机也无法工作，因为海浪冲走了油箱。
Scientists say the deadly waves of seawater crashed many Asian and east African coastal towns last weekend should be called as "tsunami" but not as "tidal wave".
科学家称上周末袭击了很多亚洲和东非沿海城镇的灾难应该被称为“海啸”，而不是“潮汐波”。
A tsunami isn't a tidal wave but a series of waves-or wave train-in which the first isn't necessarily the most dangerous.
海啸不是一波浪潮，而是一波接一波的巨浪——其中首轮海浪不一定最危险。
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