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A powerful earthquake struck the Pacific’s Solomon Islands, prompting tsunami warnings for its neighboring island nations.

太平洋所罗门群岛发生强烈地震，引发对其邻国岛屿国家的海啸预警。

But the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center added there was no threat to Hawaii.

但太平洋海啸预警中心补充称，没有对夏威夷构成威胁。

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake measured at a magnitude of 7.7 with a epicenter 120 miles away from Honiara, the Solomon Island's capital.

据美国地质调查局，地震震级为7.7级，震中位于所罗门群岛首都霍尼亚拉120英里。

The survey added it also measured at a depth of 30 miles below the surface.

该调查还补充道，测出深度为表面以下30英里处。

But that did not stop the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center from alerting Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, New Caledonia, Tuvalu and in Kosrae.

但这并未阻止太平洋海啸预警中心向瓦努阿图、巴布亚新几内亚、瑙鲁、新喀里多尼亚、图瓦卢和科斯雷岛发出警告。

Instead, the center added hazardous waves were possible.

该中心补充称可能会产生危险海浪。

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词汇解析

1、measure

衡量；估量;评估;判定

I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office.

我继续比照医生办公室里的图表来判断他病情的发展。

A grammar school's success was measured in terms of the number of pupils who got into university.

一所文法学校成功与否是以考上大学的学生人数为衡量依据的。

测量;度量;计量

Measure the length and width of the gap.

测量一下这条缝隙的长与宽。

He measured the speed at which ultrasonic waves travel along the bone.

他测出了超声波穿过骨头的速度。

相当数量;一定程度

With the exception of Juan, each attained a measure of success.

除了胡安之外，每个人都获得了相当大的成功。

The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.

殖民地正要求获得更大程度上的自治。

2、alert

警觉的；警惕的；留神的；机敏的

We all have to stay alert.

我们大家都必须保持警惕。

He had been spotted by an alert neighbour.

一个警觉的邻居发现了他。

向…报警；使警觉；使警惕；使注意

He wanted to alert people to the activities of the group.

他想提醒人们小心该团体的活动。

I was hoping he'd alert the police.

我当时希望他会报警。