1·This is the disaster caused by seismic sea waves, or tsunamis.
这是由地震引起的海浪或海啸造成的灾难。
2·The Japanese call them "tsunamis", meaning "harbour waves", because they reach a sizable height only in harbours.
日本人称其为“海啸”，意思是“港湾浪”，因为它们只有在港口才能达到相当高的高度。
3·Tsunamis travel fairly slowly, at speeds up to 500 miles an hour.
海啸的传播速度相当缓慢，速度可达每小时500英里。
4·Finding evidence of landslides does not necessarily imply that they triggered tsunamis, he said.
他说，找到滑坡的证据并不必然意味着它们引发了海啸。
5·When the Japan earthquake and tsunamis struck, they applied their research to the rubble sucked into the Pacific Ocean from Japan.
日本发生地震和海啸袭击时，他们用它们的技术来研究来自日本的进入太平洋的残骸。