Many people who live in high risk areas never feel a major quake. For those who do, however, it can be a shattering experience, leaving its mark well after the rubble has been cleared.
因此，不少生活在地震帶上的人，一輩子沒碰過大地震；但對於那些有過慘痛經驗的倖存者而言，地震的預報卻如同喪鐘。