They wished that more relief materials would be sent to the quake-hit region.

他们希望有更多的赈灾物资能运送到地震受灾区。

The West Midlands was the hardest hit region, with joblessness jumping to 10.3%.

在西米德兰兹是受影响最严重的地区，失业率上升至10.3%。

Seattle Tzu Chi volunteers arrived in the disaster-hit region as soon as the freeway reopened to carry out emergency aid relief for flood victims.

西雅图支会的慈济人在道路紧急抢通后，在第一时间抵达灾区，为灾民进行勘灾和发放。

Due to the immense magnitude of loss resulted from the quake, production recovery and reconstruction of the quake-hit region area will be arduous in the near future.

从今后一段时间看，由于这次地震灾害对重灾区造成巨大损失，灾区生产恢复和灾后重建任务十分繁重和艰巨。

The region has also been hit hard by cutbacks in defence spending, which has left thousands out of work.

该地区也深受造成数千人失业的国防开支缩减的打击。

The last straw could have been a heatwave that hit the region in late 2005, when dead possums of several species were found along forest roads.

应该是2005年末袭击这个地区的一场热浪给了这种动物致命的打击，那个时候在森林小路上发现了几个品种的死负鼠。

The Shabab may well strike again elsewhere in the region. It has threatened to hit Burundi next.

青年党很有可能会在该区域的其他地方再度出击，并威胁下一个将攻击布隆迪。

Most economies in the region are heavily dependent on export income and have been hard hit by the slump in the United States and Europe, which has cut export sales.

这个地区大部分经济体都严重依赖出口收入，美国和欧洲的经济滑坡对它们影响很大，迫使它们削减了出口。

A slowdown in Mexican loans in the first three months of the year has hit BBVA's profits in the region.

今年前三个月，墨西哥贷款速度的放缓已经影响到了该银行在这一地区的收益。

Several quakes had hit the same region in recent days, including a 7.3 magnitude one on Wednesday.

最近几天这个地区已经发生了多场地震，包括周三的那场7.3级地震（了解详情>>）。

A massive storm system is gathering strength in the region and is expected to dump heavy rains on the cyclone-hit areas in coming days.

眼下﹐受灾地区正有一股大规模风暴在集聚﹐预计未来几天受热带风暴袭击地区将有大量降雨。

Tourism experts at the conference likened the impact of the tsunami to other problems that have hit the region, such as the SARS outbreak in 2003 and the Bali bombing of 2002.

与会专家把海啸的影响和发生在该地区的其他问题联系起来，例如2003年爆发的SARS和2002年的巴厘岛爆炸事件。

This will hit the region hard: MARTA serves around 500,000 people per day, 46% of whom say they would be unable to travel without it.

这将严重影响到该地区：MARTA每天为约50万人服务，46%的人表示没有了这些公交系统，他们将寸步难行。

This will hit the region hard: MARTA serves around 500, 000 people per day, 46% of whom say they would be unable to travel without it.

这将严重影响到该地区：MARTA每天为约50万人服务，46%的人表示没有了这些公交系统，他们将寸步难行。

But to see how strongly a stricken region can rebound, consider the experience of the Thai island of Phuket, which was hit by the tsunami of December 26th 2004.

想一想2004年12月26日泰国普吉岛受海啸袭击的经历，你就能看到受打击地区如此恢复是多么强劲了。

In recent years, droughts have hit the region between June and September, reducing yields.

近年来，每年的6月至9月期间，该地区都会遭到干旱的侵袭，粮食产量降低。

In the northwest section of the park, new geysers were found, and many existing hot springs became turbid.[46] It was the most powerful earthquake to hit the region in recorded history.

人们在公园的西北地区发现了新的间歇泉，而且许多现有的温泉也变得烟雾腾腾的了。这是历史记录上该地区遭受的最强烈的一次地震。

We have to anticipate another global crisis of soaring food prices that can hit poor households in this region especially hard.

我们必须预见到粮食价格上涨造成的又一次全球危机，这对本区域贫穷家庭可造成尤其沉重的打击。

The region is every year hit with deadly tropical storms, drought, floods and mudslides.

该地区每年都遭受致命的热带风暴、旱灾、洪灾和泥石流袭击。

Many feared more people would starve or freeze to death as winter hit the remote, mountainous region.

很多人担心会有更多的人随着寒冬降临这个边远的山区而被饿死或冻死。

Once they hit the edge of a cone, drops are propelled towards its base, the least curved region, because of the pressure difference caused by surface tension.

一旦水滴流到了圆锥体的边缘，就会在锥体表面张力所形成的压力差的作用下流向它的底座，那里是曲线弧度最小的地方。

He said medical personnel were on their way to the worst-hit areas in helicopters but rescue efforts have been hampered by disruption to communications in the region.

他说医疗人员通过直升机进入重灾区进行营救，但是该地区的交通通信受到破坏，救援行动难以进行。

THE reconstruction of Japan's Tohoku region, hit by earthquake, tsunami and fears of radiation, risks being held back by red tape and high business costs.

日本东北部的灾后(地震，海啸，辐射)重建并非易事，恼人的繁文缛节和高昂的企业成本是其严重绊脚石。

As it is located in the region strongly hit by the earthquake, the factory immediately came to a halt and currently remains out of operation.

东芝的一位发言人称：“由于东芝岩手电子公司所在的区域受到了地震的严重影响，工厂的生产很快陷入停顿，目前仍未恢复正常运转。”

South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa have escaped the worst effects of the crisis, while Sub-Saharan Africa has been hard hit, with the outlook for the region remaining uncertain.

南亚和中东北非地区幸免于危机最严重的影响，而撒哈拉以南非洲地区遭受重创，该地区的发展前景仍不明朗。