學個詞 Learn A Word: 3583 calamity 災(zāi)難，危難

今天我們要學的詞是 calamity. Calamity is spelled C-A-L-A-M-I-T-Y, calamity.

calamity 的意思是災(zāi)難，危難。

Almost all American presidents have faced a crisis while in office, whether it’s a political scandal, natural disaster, economic calamity or terrorism. But not all have the misfortune of having to deal with epidemics and pandemics. 幾乎所有美國總統(tǒng)都曾經(jīng)在任內(nèi)經(jīng)歷危機，無論是政治丑聞、自然災(zāi)害、經(jīng)濟災(zāi)難還是恐怖主義。但并非所有人不得不應(yīng)對區(qū)域和全球疾病大流行的不幸遭遇。

New Yorkers are fighting the coronavirus in any way they can and trying to stay strong in the face of calamity as they did in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. 紐約人正竭盡全力與新冠病毒作斗爭，并努力堅強面對這場災(zāi)難，就像2001年9月11日發(fā)生恐怖襲擊之后一樣。

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