Apparently my life has to pendulate between setbacks and catastrophes.

Periodic local catastrophes reduce populations.

周期性的局部地区的灾变降低了种群的数量.

Natural catastrophes remain unpredictable, in spite of huge technical and scientific advances.

尽管科技取得了巨大的进步,自然灾害仍然是不可预测的.

Combinations of the above, and many other unsuspected and sudden man-made catastrophes.

除了上述情况, 还应该包括一些未知的和突发的人为灾祸.

Catastrophes make good copy.

灾难提供了很好的新闻报导素材.

Her heart prophesied all sorts of catastrophes.

她的心理有各种异常灾祸的预感.

Plant diseases, drought, desolation, despair were recurrent catastrophes during the ages.

植物的病害 、 于旱 、 荒芜和绝望是那个时代常发生的灾难.

But we managed to preserve all this through the catastrophes.

但我们成功地在灾难中保全了这一切.

Population size may also be reduced by density independent factors a category that includes natural catastrophes.

群体规模也可因为密度无关因子而降低,包括自然灾难.

Catastrophes have thus become what insurance textbook writers call an'uninsurable risk '.

灾难就此成为保险教科书编写者叫'承保风险.

The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.

电话铃响了,这就揭开了未预料到的大灾难的序幕.

The Swiss deposits contain evidence of such catastrophes.

瑞士的遗址里还有这种灾难的证据.

Two of history's worst natural catastrophes occurred in 1970.

1970年发生了历史上最严重两次自然灾害.

In itself this was not a catastrophic turn.

就这件事本身而论,还不算是一次灾难性的变化.

In our business, a swing of 15 percent is catastrophic.

在我们这个行业中, 15%的变化实在是个灾难.

Figure 10-8 : Ejector seat levers have catastrophic results.

图10-8弹射操纵杆具有灾难般的后果.

All free nations have a stake in preventing sudden and catastrophic attacks.

防范灾难性的突发攻击事件,与所有自由的国度休戚相关.

His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.

他母亲的早逝给了他沉重的打击。

Develop emergency action plans to facilitate efficient patient care in catastrophic situations.

拟定紧急应变计划,以促进重大伤病发生时病人能获得有效率的照护.

The guilty president was suppressing the catastrophic news.

应该承担罪责的总统扣压着这个灾难性消息.

The minister warned that if war broke out, it would be catastrophic for the whole world.

这位部长警告说，万一爆发战争，那对全世界都将是场灾难。