It is sometimes difficult to say how you feel in unexpected situations, such as natural disasters, especially when you feel sad. Here's a list of some common expressions to help you express shock and disbelief.
有时，表达意外情况——比如自然灾害——时的感受是有困难的，尤其是感到伤心时。本文列举一些常见表达帮助大家表达震惊和怀疑。



Expressing Shock in English
用英语表达震惊

I was shocked to hear… 听到……我感到震惊。
The news came as a complete shock. 消息传来，真是令人震惊。
We're all in complete shock. 我们都感到非常震惊。
Everyone's reeling from the shock of… 所有人都还对……心有余悸。
It happened out of the blue. 它发生得太突然了。
Who could have predicted it? 谁能预料到会这样呢？
I (just) can't get over …. 我（只是）不能接受……
We were completely taken aback by… 我们完全被……吓到了。
I was just stunned by… 我只是被……惊呆了。

Expressing Disbelief in English
用英语表达怀疑

I just can't believe… 我只是不能相信……
It's unbelievable. 这真是难以置信。
I / You just can't imagine… 我 / 你只是不能想象……
Words can't describe… (how I feel about / the terrible devastation etc) 无法用言语表达（我的感受 / 这次可怕的破坏等等）
There's no way it could have happened. 它本不可能发生的。

Saying how bad something is in English
用英语表达某事如何糟糕

It's so awful. 这太糟糕了。
It's terrible / What terrible news. 这太可怕了 / 多么可怕的消息啊。
It's a tragedy. 这是个悲剧。
It's a catastrophe. 这是场灾难。
This is the worst thing that could have happened. 这是发生过的最糟糕的事情了。

The after effects of something bad
不幸事件的的影响

Here are some words and phrases that we often use to talk about the immediate or long-term effects of a natural disaster or other sad event.
下面是我们经常用来谈论自然灾害或其他不幸事件的即时影响和长期影响的单词短语。

to come to terms with = to accept
忍受，接受
It will take us a few months to come to terms with what's happened.
我们花了几个月才接受了发生的事。

to assess the damage = to find out the extent of the damage
评估损失，查明损失程度
Surveyors are assessing the damage done to buildings.
调查员正在评估建筑物所受损失。

to provide emergency relief / emergency assistance
提供紧急救援 / 紧急支持
International organizations are providing emergency relief.
国际组织正在提供紧急救援。

to give moral support = to sympathize with the victims
提供精神支持，同情受害者
We can only give them our moral support.
我们只能提供给他们精神支持。

to learn the lessons = to learn from something
接受教训，从某事中学习 / 吸取经验
We hope the government will learn the lessons from the earthquake and spend more money on research.
我们希望政府能从地震中吸取经验，加大调查资金投入。

to be better prepared
更好地为……做准备
Monitoring will help us be better prepared in the future.
监管能帮助我们更好地为以后做准备。摘自：英语学习资料http://www.51talkenglish.com/ziliao/