disasters
A disaster is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed.
It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two months.
这是该地区不到两个月内的第二起空难。
If you refer to something as a disaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable.
catastrophe
The whole production was just a disaster!
整部作品简直是一团糟!
Disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you.
The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster.
该政府把自己带到了财政灾难的边缘。
a recipe for disaster
If you say that something is a recipe for disaster, you mean that it is very likely to have unpleasant consequences.
You give them a gun, and it's a recipe for disaster.
你给他们一把枪,那就是祸端。