每期一词：catastrophe

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洪水引发的一场灾难被评估为历史上的十大成本之一。飓风造成经济损失巨大，部分损害可能无法通过保险覆盖，因为导致损失的原因并非风力而是洪水。经济活动损失难以精确量化，包括机场关闭、百老汇停演、比赛取消、通勤受阻等。清理和重建工作将带来新的经济活动。

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catastrophe

n. 灾祸, 灾难

复数：catastrophes

A great, often sudden calamity.
A complete failure; a fiasco: The food was cold, the guests quarreled-the whole dinner was a catastrophe.
The concluding action of a drama, especially a classical tragedy, following the climax and containing a resolution of the plot.
A sudden violent change in the earth's surface; a cataclysm.

The flood was a major catastrophe.

洪水是一场大灾难。

Hurricane Cost Seen as Ranking Among Top Ten

Hurricane Irene will most likely prove to be one of the 10 costliest catastrophes in the nation’s history, and analysts said that much of the damage might not be covered by insurance because it was caused not by winds but by flooding, which is excluded from many standard policies.

Exactly how much economic activity was lost to the storm is difficult to say. Airports were closed, Broadway theaters stayed dark, ballgames were called, commuters could not get to the office, businesses lost power, and big plants were flooded. And how much economic activity will be generated by the cleanup and rebuilding efforts is hard to pinpoint. But economists are beginning to make educated guesses.

来源：http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/us/31floods.html?_r=1&hp

2011-9-8 修改标题为：每期一词。实属无奈之举！