The great flood of 1997 was a tremendous tragedy . in its wake lay the ruins of generations of memories , of personal " treasures " accumulated over a lifetime , and for some , their fragile faith in god 1997年美国中西部的大洪水造成许多的惨剧它粉碎了许多人美丽的回忆，夺去了许多人一生累积的财产，同时也破灭了部分人们对上帝的信心。
From volcanic eruptions on the caribbean island of montserrat and trembling fault lines in turkey , to storms ripping through the notorious " tornado alley " of america s midwest , modern - day disasters from around the globe are witnessed in eye - popping enormity on the giant screen 经历加勒比海蒙特塞拉特岛的火山爆发土耳其的断层地震，以至肆虐美国中西部的卷风，观众可在巨大的半球型银幕下，目睹这些灾难，感受大自然隐藏著的无比大力量。
The emerald ash borer has destroyed trees in the middle west and as far east in the united states as maryland . the insects have also spread as far north as ontario canada . ash trees are popular , they grow well in heavy clay soils and they can survive ice storm well . they produce many leaves , so they provide shade protection from the sun . and in the fall , the leaves turn a beautiful golden and purple 这种翡绿色的灰虫已经美国中西部的树和远到马里兰的东部.这种昆虫也传到了远到加拿大安大略湖北部.灰树是很流行的,它们能在重粘土里很好的生长并且他们能在冰暴天气生存.它们能产生很多树叶,因此它们能提供荫凉处.在秋天,叶子变得漂亮的金色和紫色
