1. The survivors of the avalanche included 12 Britons. 雪崩的幸存者中有12名英国人。
2. More than a dozen people were dug out of the avalanche alive. 十多个埋在雪崩下的人活着被挖了出来。
3. The avalanche forced its way down the mountain, crushing everything in its path. 雪崩冲下山来,摧毁了沿途的一切。
4. This disaster is one of the most devastating examples of a very common event: an avalanche of snow or ice. 这场灾难是冰雪雪崩这一常见事件中最具破坏性的例子之一。
5. Even an avalanche of light power can be dangerous, but the Peruvian catastrophe was particularly terrible because it was caused by a heavy layer of ice. 即使是光能的雪崩也可能是危险的,但秘鲁的灾难尤其可怕,因为它是由厚厚的冰层造成的。