Anewly-weddedcoupleonafour-monthhoneymoonwerehitbysixnaturaldisastersincludingtheAustralianfloodsChristchurchearthquakeandJapanesetsunami(海啸).
StefanandErikaSvanstromleftStockholmSwedenonDecember6andwereimmediatelystuckinMunichGermanyduetooneofEurope'sworstsnowstorms.
TravellingwiththeirbabydaughtertheyflewontoCairnsinAustraliawhichwasthenstruckbyoneofthemostviolentcyclonesinthenation'shistory.
Fromtherethecoupleintheir20swereforcedtoshelterfor24hoursonthecement(水泥)floorofashoppingcentrewith2500others.
“Treeswerebeingknockedoverandbigbrancheswereputdownacrossthestreets”Mr.SvanstromtoldSweden'sExpressennewspaper.“Weescapedbytheskinofourteeth.”
Mr.SvanstromsaidtheythenheadedsouthtoBrisbanebutthecitywasexperiencingmassivefloodingsotheycrossedthecountrytoPerthwheretheynarrowlyescapedburningbushfires.
ThecouplethenflewtoChristchurchNewZealandarrivingjustafteramassivemagnitude(震级)6.3earthquakeattackedthecityonFebruary22.
Mrs.Svanstromsaid“Whenwegottherethewholetownwaslikeawarzone.WecouldnotvisitthecitysinceitwascompletelyblockedoffsoinsteadwetravelledaroundbeforegoingtoJapan.”
ButdaysaftertheSvanstromsarrivedTokyowasrockedbyJapan'slargestearthquakesincerecordsbegan.
“Thetremblingwashorribleandwesawrooftilesflyoffthebuildings”Mr.Svanstromsaid.“Itwaslikethebuildingswereswayingbackandforth.”
ThefamilyreturnedtoStockholmonMarch29afteramuchcalmervisittotheirlastdestinationChina.
ButMr.Svanstrom---whoalsosurvivedthedestructiveBoxingDaytsunamithathitsoutheastAsiain2004---saidthemarriagewasstillgoingstrong.
Headded“IknowmarriageshavetoexperiencesomedifficultiesbutIthinkwehavebeenthroughmostofthem.We'vecertainlyexperiencedmorethanourfairshareofdisastersbutthemostimportantthingisthatwe'retogetherandhappy.”
1.InSvanstrom'sopinionamarriage.
A.hastogopeacefullyandhappilyforalltime
B.hastoexperiencemanydisastersatthebeginning
C.mustalwaysa