VOA慢速英语:Japan’s Early Warning System One of the Best in the World

later adj. & adv. 为late比较级，意指较迟，较晚一些。

如：

two hours later, the ship sank. 两小时后，轮船沉没了。

See you later! 再见！

要记住以下几个固定搭配：

sooner or later 迟早（early or late）

no later than不迟于

later on以后，后来。如：

The problem will be solved sooner or later. 这个问题迟早会得到解决。

Let’s discuss the question later on. 让我们以后再讨论这个问题吧。

He is to arrive at no later than 10 p.m. 他最迟不过晚上十点赶到。

另外，later还可用作状语，表示“后来”之意。如：

Later he became a general. 后来他当上了将军。

2.There are more than four thousand Seismic Intensity Meters in place throughout Japan to measure earthquake activity.

in place在适当的位置上;合适的,恰当的,到位

3.Japan is one of those most well-prepared countries on earth in terms of tsunami warning.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来

例句：He referred to your work in terms of high praise.
      他对你的工作大加赞扬。

      He thought of everything in terms of money.
      他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。

4.The nine point zero magnitude earthquake was the fourth most powerful earthquake ever recorded worldwide.

the fourth most powerful，序数词修饰最高级

最高级的修饰语常见的有：

almost，(by) far，by no means，much， nearly， quite， really， next， sec-ond，third等，其中next，second，third等序数词要放在定冠词以及物主代词之后，其余放在之前。

eg：This tree is almost/nearly the tallest one．这棵树几乎是最大的。

China has (by) far the largest population in the world．中国是世界人口最多的国家。

Tourism has become the second largest industry in the country．旅游业已成为该国的第二大产业。

This article is much the best．这篇文章是最好的。