掠夺法

pillaging───v.（尤指在战争中）掠夺，掠夺；n.（尤指在战争中）掠夺；掠夺物

pillaring───v.用柱支持（pillar的现在分词）

licensing laws───特许经营法律

cleaning lady───清洁女工

collaging───n.抽象拼贴画（用报纸、布、压平的花等碎片拼合而成的）；vt.把…创作成拼贴画，拼贴

existing law───[法]现行法律

gaming laws───渔猎法；狩猎法

earthquake and particularly the pillaging that followed dented their pride in a country they believed to be largely law-abiding and well prepared to cope with natural disasters.───他们原来以为国内多数人都遵纪守法，对自然灾害准备充分，但是这场地震——尤其是震后的抢劫掠夺——却损害了他们对祖国骄傲。