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These measures can help to limit the destruction by natural disasters. The comparatively mild effects of the Northern California earthquake in 1989 are good evidence that we do have the technology to prevent vast destruction. The recent disasters, on the other hand, prove that people will suffer if we don't use that technology. When a highway collapsed in Northern California, people were killed in their cars. The highway was not built according to today's strict standards to resist earthquakes. Individuals and governments have to be far-sighted. We should take extra time and spend extra money to build disaster safety into our lives. Although such a program can't hold back the winds or stop earthquakes, they can save people's lives and homes.
这些措施可以帮助减少自然灾害带来的损失。1989年加州北部地震造成的影响就相对比较小，这很好地证明了我们的科技是可以预防大规模破坏的。同时，最近的这些灾难也证明了，如果我们不去用这些科技，人们就会遭受更大损失。加州北部一条公路坍塌，人们都死在了自己的车里。这条公路就不是按照如今防范地震的严格标准建造的。个人和政府都要把眼光放长远。我们要更多地投入时间和金钱来让防灾安全融入我们的生活中。尽管这个项目既不能控制住大风，也不能阻止地震，但这些措施能挽救人们的生命和家园。