1·In 2018 alone, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, mudslides, and other natural disasters cost at least $49 billion in the United States.
仅2018年这一年，山火、火山爆发、飓风、泥石流和其他自然灾害就给美国造成了至少490亿美元的损失。
2·The mudslides occurred at around midnight in Zhouqu County, when the residents were asleep, and a barrier lake formed on the Bailong River at around 1 a.m.
舟曲县于午夜时发生泥石流，当时居民都在家中睡觉。凌晨1点左右，泥石流在白龙河上形成了一个堰塞湖。
3·Adding to the misery are forecasts for more heavy rains in Sichuan province in coming days, heightening the strain on DAMS and increasing the risk of flooding and mudslides.
天气预报说，未来几天四川省将再降大雨，这将给水库大坝造成更大压力，从而会增加发生洪水和泥石流的危险。
4·At a pace that no urban planner can control, slums spring up in disaster-prone areas-such as steep slopes, which are prone to floods, mudslides or particularly severe damage in an earthquake.
贫民窟的增长速度很快，就连城市规划者都不能控制。而贫民窟往往建在诸如陡坡等灾害多发地带，这些地带更容易遭到洪水、泥石流尤其是地震的破坏。
5·Heavy rainfall triggered mudslides in Colombia, where 30 passengers were killed as they walked along a blocked road between buses.
哥伦比亚强降雨引发了泥石流，30名乘客在沿着汽车间封堵道路行走时遇难。