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1、TENTIPSFOREARTHQUAKESAFETY:1）Inmostcases,thepeoplewhosimply"ducksandcovers0whenbuildingcollapsearecrushedtodeath.Peoplewhogetunderobjects,likedesksorcars,arecrushed.2）Cats,dogsandbabiesoftennaturallycudupinthefetalposition.Youshould,too,inanearthquake・Ilisanaturalsafety/s
2、urvivalinstinct・Youcansurviveinasmallervoid.Getnexttoanobject,nexttoasofa,nexttoalargebulkyobjectthatwillcompressslightlybutleaveavoidnexttoit.3）Woodenbuildingsarethesafesttypeofconstructiontobeinduringanearthquake・Woodisflexible（易弯曲的）andmoveswiththeforceoftheearthquake・I
3、fthewoodenbuildingdoescollapse（倒塌）,largesurvivalvoidsarecreated.Also,thewoodenbuildinghaslessconcentrated,crushingweight.Brickbuildingswillbreakintoindividualbricks.Brickswillcausemanyinjuriesbutlesssquashedbodiesthanconcreteslabs（水泥板）.4）Ifyouareinbedduringthenightandanea
4、rthquakeoccurs,simplyrolloffthebed.Asafevoidwillexistaroundthebed.Hotelscanachieveamuchgreatersurvivalrateinearthquakes,simplybypostingasignonthebackofthedoorofeveryroomtellingoccupantstoliedownonthefloor,nexttothebottomofthebedduringanearthquake・5）Ifanearthquakehappensan
5、dyoucannoteasilyescapebygettingoutthedoororwindow,thenliedownandcurlupinlhefelalpositionnexlloasofaorlargechair.6）Mosteveryonewhogetsunderadoorwaywhenbuildingscollapseiskilled・How?Ifyoustandunderadoorwayandthedooijamb（门柱）fallsforwardorbackwardyouwillbecrushedbytheceilinga
6、bove.Ifthedoorjamfallssidewaysyouwillbecutinhalfbythedoorway.Ineithercase,youwillbekilled!7）Nevergotothestairs・ThestairshaveadifferentMmomentoffrequency"（theyswingseparatelyfromthemainpartofthebuilding）.Thestairsandremainderofthebuildingcontinuouslybumpintoeachotheruntils
7、tructuralfailureofthestairstakesplace・Thepeoplewhogetonstairsbeforetheyfailarechoppedupbythestairtreads（踏板）-horriblymutilated（切断）•Evenifthebuildingdoesn'tcollapse,stayawayfromthestairs.Thestairsarealikelypartofthebuildingtobedamaged・Evenifthestairsarenotcollapsedbytheeart
8、hquake,theymaycollapselaterwhenoverloadedbyfleeingpeople・Theyshouldalwaysbecheckedforsafety,even
