We can see the remnants of old lakes. We can see the remnants of river valleys and all kinds of things that say water was here.

我们可以看到湖的残迹。可以看到河谷的残迹。所有这些迹象表明水存在过。

" Some of the buildings are on old lake beds, and that can amplify the shaking and cause the shaking to last longer, and that can make for more damage."

“其中一些建筑的位置之前是湖床，这会加剧震感，导致震动时间更久，也会造成更大的损害。”

Broad sheets of meadow-land are seen extending into them, imperfect and boggy in many places and more nearly level than those of the older lakes below them, and the vegetation of their shores is of course more alpine.

可以看到宽阔的草地延伸到湖中，许多地方不完美且沼泽，比它们下面的古老湖泊更接近水平，它们岸边的植被当然更像高山。