A Horrible Earthquake
Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. But no one judged that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars. Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam. Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.
The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victim?s extreme suffering. People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying ?Congratulations! You survived!?. So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away. The injured were rescued and the dead were buried. The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. Thanks to people?s help, the loss was minimized.
可怕的地震
地震前，水井和運河裏的污水都漲涌起來。但是卻沒人判斷出地震即將來臨。霎那間，一切都在搖晃，似乎整個世界就要結束。數以百萬的磚房和許多水壩遭到破壞;鐵路軌道都變成無用的鐵條;煤礦管道紛紛爆裂，發出有臭味的蒸汽;到處都有騎車的人被巨大的裂縫陷住。
第二天，所有報紙都紛紛以大字標題或主要標題報道了這一事件。記者們描述了災難的大概情況，全國都被地震的破壞和災民們極度的苦難所震驚。當人們讀到倖存者以“恭喜啊，你還活着。”來互相安慰時，都被感動了。人們不僅衷心地表達了他們的.同情，而且還立刻組織起來幫助災民。傷員被救助了，死者被埋葬了，嚇壞的倖存者被從廢墟中挖出來了，棲身處、淨水和電力也很快得到提供。多虧了人們的幫助，災區的損失被減到了最小。
