大灾难

The frost last week was a great calamity to the citrus industry.

上周的霜冻对柑橘种植业是一场大灾难。

The flood was a major catastrophe.

洪水是一场大灾难。

The manorialism, Puritan culture, bloody slavery and the Civil War, which was looked upon as a catastrophe, were rich soil for development of South Gothic novel.

的庄园度、清教文化特别是血腥的奴人看来是一场大灾难的北战争是哥特小说发展的肥沃土壤。