Overcome the earthquake with love and confidence!
Time: May 2, 20081issue number. : 226
The word count is 350, and the recommended reading time is 9 minutes.
On may 65438, 2003, soldiers carried an injured child in Beichuan county, an earthquake-stricken area. Reuters
"Is she still alive? Where is she? I want to see her at once! "
Jiang Dejia, a junior two student at Huaying Middle School in Shifang, Deyang City, said this when she was rescued from a collapsed school building in the May 12 earthquake.
"She" is a junior girl in the same school, named Liao Li.
Lia, a junior three student, was also buried in the ruins of the school.
Jiang and Liao didn't know each other before the earthquake. But during the terrible two days of being trapped, they encouraged each other to move on.
Later, Liao was also saved.
"We are on the verge of death, but friendship has pulled us through. This is something I will never forget in my lifetime.
On May 12, thousands of students like Jiang and Liao were in the same situation. On that day, the biggest earthquake in China in more than 30 years hit Wenchuan, Sichuan. Seven thousand middle school students and teachers were finally buried. Buildings collapsed and the city was razed to the ground.
As of Friday, the earthquake has killed about 23,000 people nationwide. This number is likely to increase.
When people in the disaster area face death and disease, they know that the whole country stands firmly behind them.
Only two hours after the earthquake, Premier Wen Jiabao boarded a plane to Chengdu. The 66-year-old man has been leading the rescue work in the worst-hit areas. Once, he fell in the rubble and hurt his arm, but he refused others' help.
Due to bad weather and blocked roads, soldiers and police could not enter Wenchuan at first. About one day after the earthquake, the First Army Group reached the epicenter on foot. Since then, the soldiers have been digging with their fingers, trying to find the living. Helicopters were called in to drop food, water and medicine for people in the earthquake-stricken area. A medical team has been sent. People are racing against time to save lives.
People outside Sichuan, including overseas Chinese and people from other countries, are providing money, blood and materials to help.
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How much do you know about the expressions related to "earthquake"?
1. rescue/save lives: save
The city was razed to the ground The city was razed to the ground.
3. The helicopter dropped something. Helicopter airdrop ...
4. Race against time ...