南韓5.4地震 大學聯考延期
It is not common for two aircraft carriers to perform an exercise together, but to have three carriers cruise together at once is even rare.
兩艘航空母艦共同演習是罕見的，而三艘航空母艦一起演習也就更加難得。
aircraft carrier航空母艦military exercise軍事演習=drillcruise(v.)巡航
South Korean warships joined three American aircraft carriers in an exercise in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Not long after that, a 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit South Korea on the afternoon of November 15th.
就在南韓戰艦與美軍三艘航空母艦在朝鮮半島和日本間的海域進行演習後不久，南韓在11月15日下午，發生了規模5.4的地震。
magnitude(n.)(地震)震度、強度
The Korean peninsula has little seismic activity, yet South Korea still monitors earthquake activity carefully because any changes in the wavelengths could be signs of North Korea testing nuclear bombs.
朝鮮半島鮮少發生強震，然而南韓仍嚴密監測地震活動，因為監測儀器出現波峰往往是北韓進行核子試爆的第一個跡象。
seismic(adj.)地震的、因地震而引起的wavelength(n.)波長
The earthquake that hit South Korea this time is the second biggest since 1978, after the 5.8-magnitude Gyeongju earthquake that occurred last year on September 12th.
此次地震是自1978年以來規模第二大的地震，僅次於2016年9月12日發生的慶州強震，當時震度規模為5.8。
South Korean president Moon Jae-in was informed about the earthquake on his way back from Manila, and immediately conducted an emergency meeting using a satellite phone from the plane.
南韓總統文在寅由菲律賓馬尼拉返國期間已得悉地震發生，他在專機上用衛星電話召開緊急會議。
be informed about or of sth.被告知;被通知
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) says there are 6 nuclear reactors located 35 kilometers south of the epicenter as well as other nuclear power plants on the southeast coast of South Korea, but none of them have been affected and are running normally.
韓國電力公社表示，位於震央南方約35公里的6座核能反應爐，以及位於南韓東南海岸的其他核電廠，均未受到這起地震影響，依然正常運作。
epicenter(n.)震央affect(v.)影響
LG Display’s factory in Gumi shut down temporarily after the earthquake, but has returned to normal operation. Samsung Display on the other hand announced zero damage.
樂金顯示器位於龜尾的工廠，在地震後一度停機，但已經恢復運作；三星顯示器則表示沒有明顯損害。
shut down停擺;停工on the other hand另一方面while(conj.)然而=whereas
Due to the earthquake, even the nationwide college entrance exams have been delayed and scheduled for next week.
受地震影響，南韓大學聯考也將推遲至下周舉行。
due to~因為=because of~=owing to~