英语四级阅读：日本评估地震损失_大学英语阅读

英语四级阅读：日本评估地震损失

　　美国之音记者试图乘飞机前往福岛，但是日本各地很多机场、道路和铁路都仍在海水浸泡中或在地震中受损。

　　Herman says that because of this, people are scrambling to find basic necessities, even in inland areas such as Fukushima. People are just trying to find clean water. Food supplies are running out. In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. There is no bottled water left. We are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately damaged, he said.

　　赫尔曼说，正因如此，人们都在急切寻找基本生活必须品，甚至在福岛这样的内陆地区情况也是一样。他说：人们努力寻找清洁用水，食品供应濒于枯竭。便利店的饭团销售一空，瓶装水也早就不见踪影。居住在这些仅受到一般破坏地区的人们，未来将面临着非常严重的局面。

　　Overall, analysts say Japan could have fared much worse in the disaster.

　　总体来说，分析人士认为日本在这次灾难中原本伤害可能更大。

　　Tokyo has invested billions of dollars into making the country as earthquake-proof as possible. Architects specially design high-rise buildings to flex in a quake. Tsunami warning signs and large seawalls line the Japanese coast. Even schoolchildren practice drills on what to do during an earthquake.