1. Earthquakes, floods, forest fires, tidal waves, tornadoes — all these and many other disasters too — mean pain and distress for the victims.
    地震、水灾、森林火灾、海啸、飓风——所有这些及其它灾难对受害者都意味着痛苦与不幸。

2. He is in great distress.
    他非常苦恼。

3. A recent article in a weekly newspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in a state of considerable distress,
    例如，最近一家周报刊登了一篇文章，文章上方有一幅引人注目的插图，是一位表情沮丧的女子。

4. In it he described vividly the scenes of pain and distress he had witnessed, and suggested that a relief society should be formed to give help to all those wounded in wars.
    书中他栩栩如生的描述了那些充满痛苦和不幸的景象，并提出建议，组织一个救济团体等，对所有战时伤亡人员给予救助。