| 1. | Their other problems paled into insignificance beside this latest catastrophe . |
| 最近发生这一灾祸后,他们其他的问题都显得无关重要了。
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| 2. | The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe . |
| 这次地震是可怕的灾难。
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| 3. | His sober approach to the crisis averted a catastrophe . |
| 他对危机的冷静处理避免了一场大灾难。
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| 4. | The realization that a catastrophe could occur at any time sobered them up. |
| 灾难随时可能发生的这一认识使他们清醒过来。
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| 5. | The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe , had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement. |
| 客人们自然从贝西为他们开门那一刻起就看出来了，在好长一段时间里，即最后这个乱子发生前，他们努力克制才没笑出声来。
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| 6. | the days that preceded the final catastrophe |
| 大祸即将临头的那些日子
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| 7. | the shadow of the approaching catastrophe |
| 灾难即将降临的威胁
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| 8. | a catastrophe beyond human control |
| 人类无法控制的一场灾难
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