If an earthquake were to engulf England tomorrow, the English would manage to meet and dine somewhere among the rubbish, just to celebrate the event.
假使明天会有一场地震席卷英国, 英国人也会设法在颓垣败瓦中找个地方见面饮宴来庆祝这件大事的吧。
A bed of loose sand mixed with water forming a soft, shifting mass that yields easily to pressure and tends to engulf any object resting on its surface.
流沙一种由松散的沙子和水混合成的沙层, 形成一堆松软、移动的物质, 在压力下很容易塌陷, 并可吞没置留在沙面上的任何物质
