But the vast majority of these new homes won't be strong enough to survive another major earthquake.但大多数房屋的质量并不足以抵抗另一次强震

vast majority:绝大多数

The vast majority of disputes are settled amicably.

绝大多数争端都得到了友好解决。

Do you even think the vast majority have broadband?

你认为大多数人都有宽带?

常用短语:

in the majority占多数

At the meeting,young people were in the majority.

在会上，年轻人占大多数。

it's never happened in the past,过去不曾发生过

in the past:在过去（通常用于一般过去式和现在完成时）

He could remember events far back in the past.

他能记得很早以前的事情。

I've been there many times in the past.

我从前去过那儿很多次。

that's endemic throughout the developing world.是发展中国家的通病

the developing world:发展中国家

A third of the world's obese people live in the developing world.

三分之一的肥胖人口生活在发展中国家。