Because of the typhoons that batter Japan in the summer, Japanese builders learned to extend the eaves of buildings further beyond the walls.

由于夏季袭击日本的台风，日本的建筑工人学会了将建筑物的屋檐延伸到墙外更远的地方。

In a land swept by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes, how have Japan's tallest and seemingly flimsiest old buildings—500 or so wooden pagodas—remained standing for centuries?

在这片被台风席卷、被地震撼动的土地上，日本最高、看似最脆弱的老建筑——约500座木制宝塔——是如何屹立了几个世纪的？

I think typhoons can be very dangerous!

我觉得台风是很危险的。

What dangerous things do people do in typhoons?

人们在台风的时候会做什么危险的事呢？

Sometimes it rains heavily.Sometimes there are typhoons.

有时下大雨。有时有台风。

We have a comprehensive system to deal with the impact of typhoons.

我们有处理台风影响的综合体系。

Farms are also susceptible to bacteria and typhoons, researchers say.

人工养殖场也容易受到细菌和台风的侵袭，研究人员说。

"Typhoons are a common phenomenon that we have to deal with," he said.

他表示，“台风是我们必须应对的普遍天气现象。”

The typhoons which regularly strike the place are simply too powerful.

台风风力过于强大，每到一处都会对当地造成很大的破坏。

Numbers of wildfires and typhoons might increase around the world.

全球野火和台风的数量也许会增加。

About two dozen typhoons or weaker storms hit the country every year.

每年大约有20多次台风和次风暴袭击这个国家。

Hurricanes and typhoons have become stronger and longer-lasting over the past 30 years.

在最近30年里，飓风和台风持续的时间越来越长，强度也越来越大。

People who live around the eastern and western Pacific Ocean call these storms typhoons.

居住在太平洋东海岸和西海岸附近的人们，管这些暴风雨叫台风。

The typhoons and the butchering of seals on the Sophia Sutherland resembled Herman Melville's Pequod.

台风、猎杀海豹，像极了赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的监狱。

Mr. Liu said officials expect another six to eight typhoons this year, bringing more rain and problems.

刘宁告诉记者，“预计下半年还将有6到8股台风席卷我国。 这也就意味着等待着我们的，是更强的降雨和更棘手的麻烦。”

Jerry:So we have some typhoons in summer and droughts down south in the winter, but it's not that bad.

杰瑞：我们这儿夏天有台风，冬天时南部会干旱，但是情况不像你想的那么坏。

Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are different terms used in different regions of the world for the same phenomenon.

飓风、台风和热带风暴其实是对同一种现象发生在世界不同区域时的不同表述。

With tsunamis and typhoons too, an acceptance of natural disasters is said to be hard-wired into the Japanese psyche.

此外还有海啸和台风。人们都说对自然灾难的接受已经扎根在日本精神之中。

But right now, the Philippines is flush with stocks from last year's big order to cover losses from two powerful typhoons.

但是，从目前来看，由于去年两场强台风后，菲律宾从国外订购了大量的大米，所以今年的储备还充足。

There are almost no forecasts on catastrophic climate hazards, and the few that there concentrate on typhoons and tornados.

目前基本没有对灾难性气候灾害的预报，对台风和龙卷风的预报也少之又少。

Engineers had to account for how Hangzhou Bay's extremely strong tides and powerful typhoons would affect the structure.

工程师必须要考虑杭州湾巨浪和强大的台风对桥的影响。

Typhoons and other forms of extreme weather are scaring away tourists and giving large cargo ships reasons to seek other ports.

台风和其它形式的极端天气日益将游客吓跑了，并给大型货船寻找其它港口提供了理由。

Last year, some areas in China were hit by natural disasters of a severity seldom seen in history, including typhoons and droughts.

去年，我国部分地区遭受了历史上罕见的超强台风和特大干旱等严重自然灾害。

What has mystified scholars over the ages is how these tall, wooden buildings cope so well with the earthquakes and typhoons that plague Japan.

为何这些高耸的木结构能在地震台风多发的日本屹立不倒，这个问题多年以来一直困扰着众多学者。