Unit 4 A Horrible Earthquake

可怕的地震

Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake.

地震前，水井和运河里的污水都涨涌起来Aq6~0;aXi7。

But no one judged that an earthquake was coming.

但是却没人判断出地震即将来临IQy~a89c8NFMC。

Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed as if the world was at an end.

霎那间，一切都在摇晃，似乎整个世界就要结束SO%5^*Fc+ll[w.0CnS9W。

Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars.

数以百万的砖房和许多水坝遭到破坏；铁路轨道都变成无用的铁条；

Pipes in mines burst (busted) and let out smelly steam. Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.

煤矿管道纷纷爆裂，发出有臭味的蒸汽；到处都有骑车的人被巨大的裂缝陷住j#Gv[a[DM&chQg。

The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers.

第二天，所有报纸都纷纷以大字标题或主要标题报道了这一事件EVfx;BotAx。

With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victims' extreme suffering.

记者们描述了灾难的大概情况，全国都被地震的破坏和灾民们极度的苦难所震惊Y7=AEek2KbbBOYn!|-;。

People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying "Congratulations! You survived!"

当人们读到幸存者以“恭喜啊，你还活着yTe&QQb17J&^P@m0|HaH。”来互相安慰时，都被感动了m,n2m5;g3|PVbCs!N。

So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away.

人们不仅衷心地表达了他们的同情，而且还立刻组织起来帮助灾民(cfT!,|]-D3Bc。

The injured were rescued and the dead were buried.

伤员被救助了，死者被埋葬了AzrWEo_GlIix1。

The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity.

吓坏的幸存者被从废墟中挖出来了，栖身处、净水和电力也很快得到提供fN-5~aYI9Uz4dCFp。

Thanks to people's help, the loss was minimized.

多亏了人们的帮助，灾区的损失被减到了最小=Z0RkyK!U9.80LnWFr。