VOA慢速英语:Major Earthquake Hits Alaska

短语讲解：

1. One eyewitness said the earthquake lasted 30 seconds, according to a cnn news report.

according to 根据，按照
例句：But simple I according to my skill.
很简单，我将按我的技能行事。

2. “It started out as a shaking, and it seemed very much like a normal earthquake,” he said.

start out 启程，出发
例句：I suggest that we start out right away.
我建议我们立刻起程.

3. But then it started to feel like a normal swaying.

feel like 摸起来像是…，有…的感觉
例句：I feel like a newborn baby.
我感觉像是个新生的婴儿。