national calamity

基本解释

"If not checked, this could lead to a national calamity, " he said.
“如果不加以遏止，这会导致一场全国性的灾难。” 他说。
He died in 1892, his death being considered as a national calamity.
他死于1892年，他的死亡被看做是举国的不幸。
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These activities not only raised money and goods to help the refugees, and also enhanced the believers patriotic sentiment of "everybody is responsible for national calamity".
通过这些活动不仅筹集到资金和物品帮助了难民，而且增强了信徒“国家有难、人人有责”的爱国主义情操。

If we are lucky, we will remain calm and clear-minded and join together with others, with a firm determination to do something about this national calamity.
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