餘震數百次
A major earthquake struck Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3.
4月3日星期三上午7點58分，台灣發生大地震。
strike(v.)打擊、襲擊，struck為過去分詞major(adj.)重大的
At a magnitude of 7.2, this quake was the strongest recorded on the island since September 1999.
這次地震的規模為7.2，是自1999年9月以來史上最強烈的地震。
magnitude(n.)震度、強度、嚴重度quake(n.)地震tremor(n.)輕微地震、小地震
Experts have said that the earthquake occurred 25 kilometers south-southeast of Hualien County Hall at a depth of 15.5 kilometers.
專家表示，地震發生在花蓮縣政府南南東25公里處，深度為15.5公里。
expert(n.)專家，expertise(n.)專業知識occur(v.)發生=take placeoccur to sb.某人想到…at the age (speed, rate, depth) of…以…的年紀(速度、速率、深度)depth(n.)深度，deep(adj.)深的in depth多少的深度e.g. The oil well expanded several hundreds of feet in depth.油井向下延伸了數百英尺depths表「深淵、最深處」the depths of the ocean海洋深處
As a result, Hualien was hit the hardest, with several buildings falling over and many others being damaged.
因此，花蓮受災最嚴重，多棟建築物倒塌，許多其他建築物受損。
as a result因此consequently(adv.)必然地、因此fall over倒塌
On April 4, AP News reported that the quake had also killed at least nine people and injured over 1,000 more.
4月4日，美聯社報導，這次地震至少造成9人死亡，1,000多人受傷。
injure(v.)使受傷
Rescuers have been working around the clock to find people who may have been trapped in damaged buildings or by falling rocks in the county’s many mountainous areas.
救援人員日以繼夜地搶救，尋找可能受困在損壞建築物內，或在花蓮山區因落石而受困的人員。
rescuer(n.)救援人員rescue team搜救隊、救援團隊come to sb’s rescue前來拯救某人around the clock不眠不休地、日以繼夜地trap(v.)使受困、困住mountainous(adj.)多山的、山地的
Beyond Hualien, the shaking from the earthquake was felt all over the island.
除了花蓮之外，全島都能感受到地震的搖撼。
beyond(prep.)除了…之外=in addition toall over the island全島各地=all around the island
According to RTI News, it was the strongest in locations stretching from Changhua and Nantou counties in the south all the way to the northern tip of the island.
根據中央廣播電臺新聞報導，從南部的彰化縣和南投縣一直到台灣的最北端，感受到的震度最強。
tip(n.)端、頂端、小費
Because of this, the Taipei MRT and other national train services were stopped for a short time, while Taoyuan International Airport reported minor damage.
受此影響，台北捷運和其他國家鐵路服務短暫停運，而桃園國際機場則通報有輕微損壞。
because of由於=due to, owing to, as a result of
Since the major quake, there have also been hundreds of aftershocks that have continued to shake Hualien and other areas of Taiwan, with some causing even more damage to roads and buildings.
自這次重大地震以來，還發生了數百次餘震，持續撼動花蓮和台灣其他地區，有些餘震還進一步損壞了道路和建築物。
aftershock(n.)餘震continue to VR持續做某事do (cause) damages to sth.對某物造成損壞