" Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes."

“魔术意外事件和大灾难部。”

For them the ruling is a catastrophe.

对他们而言，判决结果不啻一场大灾难。

Disaster movies often portray catastrophes that destroy, or at least threaten to destroy earth's entire population.

灾难影片经常刻画那些毁灭，或者至少威胁着要毁掉地球上全部人类的大灾难。

And each time it did erupt, it caused massive, world-altering cataclysms.

每次爆，造成巨大的、改变世界的大灾难。

One website warned of the " attack of the blob." Another predicted " goomageddon."

一个网站警告说“水母的攻击”。另一个则预测“水母大灾难”。

These are the things that happen in the wake of any great disaster.

所有这些事情任何一场大灾难后生。

The Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 was a catastrophe.

2008年的汶川大地震是一场大灾难。

But when it is a matter of baobabs, that always means a catastrophe.

但要遇到拔猴面包树苗这种事，那就意味着造成大灾难。

The ultimate apocalyptic event is being called " The Big Rip" .

终极大灾难事件被称为“大撕裂”。

And we start with the ongoing and devastating situation occurring in Nigeria in West Africa.

我们先从西非尼日利亚当前的一场大灾难说起。

Catastrophe is unlikely, but decline of some sort probable.

大灾难不太可能生，但某种程度的衰退可能出现。

They included major catastrophes such as Ethiopia's period of extreme dry weather in 1983.

其中包括一些大灾难，如1983年埃塞俄比亚经历的极端干旱。

There are moments when the revelation of weakness, far from being a catastrophe, is the only possible route to connection and respect.

有些时候，显现弱点不一定带来的就是场大灾难，而可能是唯一的与他人心灵相通、表示尊重的方式。

It's tragic for sure, but not exactly a world-ending cataclysm.

这当然是悲剧，但并不是毁灭世界的大灾难。

But when and where exactly may these apocalypses happened.

但是何时何地，这种大灾难生呢？

If we do not pay attention to global warming, it could lead to disaster.

如果我们不注意的话，全球暖化将造成一场大灾难。

Ceratopsian bone beds almost certainly all represent catastrophes.

肿鼻角龙骨床几乎可以肯定代表着大灾难。

I felt, all of sudden, we're into something we've never been into before.

我突然明白这是前所未见的大灾难。

So a squall over the Yorkshire Moors turns into a no-holds-barred Alpine cataclysm.

所以约克郡高沼上空的一场大风，变成了一场肆无忌惮的阿尔卑斯大灾难。

For around four billion years, Earth has been home to life of increasing diversity, constantly inventing new strategies to survive cataclysms or changes in the environment.

大约40亿年的时间里，地球一直是生物多样性不断增加的家园，不断明新的策略来大灾难或环境变化中生存。