经典口语表达：

The flood waters burst the dyke.

洪水冲垮了堤坝。

The flood washed out the road.

洪水冲坏了道路。

Villages is cut off by the flood.

村子被洪水隔绝。

Many houses were carried away by the flood.

许多房子被洪水冲走。

A violent earthquake occurred there.

那里发生了强烈的地震。

Did you feel the earthquake?

你感到地震了吗？

The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.

墙壁因地震而倾斜。

Most of the houses in the city were destroyed.

城里的大多数房子都毁了。

Tsunami has killed millions upon millions of people.

海啸造成了数亿万人的死亡。

The volcano is in eruption.

火山正在喷发。

Thousands died in the disaster.

数千人死于这场灾难。

A: Steven, why are you so depressed?

B: I'm feeling very bad. I just watched the news.

A: What's the news?

B: The town was razed by an earthquake and more than ten thousand people died in the earthquake.

A: It's horrible.

B: Yeah, we have to do something to help the people in the stricken area.

A: How about donating some money?

B: It's a good idea. But where can we donate money?

A: Just find the answer through the Internet.

B: Yes. Let's do it now.

Translation:

史蒂文，为什么这么沮丧啊？

刚刚看了新闻，我觉得伤心。

什么新闻？

地震把一个城镇夷为平地，有一万多人在这次灾难中丧生。

太恐怖了。

是啊，我们应该帮助这些灾区的人们。

没错，我们去捐捐款，怎么样？

是个好主意，可是我们去哪里捐款呢？

在网上查一下。

对呀，咱们现在就做。