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　　写此类文章应注意以下几点：

　　1．要交代自然灾害爆发的时间、地点、情形、经过、成因、最后造成的损失及危害，有时也有必要交代救灾人员的情况。

　　2．有时也可以按照说明文的方法来写，介绍地理原因、发生的过程、造成的灾害，以及人类对这种自然灾害的认识和预防。

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　　表示发生

　　1．...happened/took place/occurred ...

　　2．A big fire broke out ...

　　3．An earthquake hit/struck/shocked/happened in/occurred in the district.

　　表示起因

　　1．What are the causes of floods (earthquake/hurricane)?

　　2．The cause of the fire was carelessness.

　　3．The fire was due to the fact that someone dropped a lighted cigarette.

　　表示财产损失

　　1．...caused great damage to ...

　　2．After the earthquake, water, gas and electricity were all cut off.

　　3．The big floods, which occurred in 1998, caused great losses.

　　表示人员伤亡

　　1．Thousands of people were made homeless.

　　2．Tens of thousands of people lost their precious life owing to the strong earthquake in Sichuan province.

　　表示过程与处理

　　1．The fire lasted about two hours and was finally put out in the afternoon.

　　2．Fortunately，the injured people were sent to hospital without delay.

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