Unit 4 Natural Disasters

（课本P50）

THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP 地球的一个不眠之夜

Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days，the water in the village wells rose and fell，rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.

河北省东北部的农村地区异事连连：一连几天，村子里的井水升升降降，起革新伏，井壁上出现了深深的瑕疵。至少有一涎水井的瑕疵冒出臭气。

Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat，and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide，and fish jumped out of the water.

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鸡致使猪齐蹙悚不安，不肯进食；狗阻隔参加屋内。老鼠跑到田外，寻找安身之所，鱼儿也跳出水面。

At about 3：00 a.m.， on 28 July 1976，bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city's one million people were asleep as usual that night.

1976年7月28日凌晨3: 00傍边，唐山城外的天外中出现了顾惜亮光，接着又传来雄伟的声响。关联词，那天晚上城里的百万住户仍像闲居不异千里睡在梦境。

At 3:42 a.m.， everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! Eleven kilometres directly below the city， one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun， a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing. Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!

凌晨3: 42，万物初始摇晃，仿佛世界末日行将驾临！在城市正下方的11千米处，20世纪伤害最严重之一的地震爆发了，远在150多千米之外的北京齐受到了这地方震的结巴，寰球果然三分之一的地区均有震感！

A huge crack， eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide， cut across houses， roads， and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute， a large city lay in ruins.

一条8千米长、30米宽的雄伟瑕疵横切房屋、说念路和水路。鉴定的石山形成了泥沙流。在不到一分钟的时间里，一座大城市沦为废地。

Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400，000.

城里三分之二的住户在地震中牺牲或受伤，数以千计的孩子失去了父母。在这次地震中丧一火或身受重伤的东说念主数向上了40万。

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Everywhere survivors looked，there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the city's factories and buildings，90 percent of its homes，and all of its hospitals were gone.

幸存者目及之处无一不是废地，万物尽毁。市内圣洁75%的工场和大楼、90%的住房和扫数的病院齐倒塌了。

Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves，but no wind could blow them away.

砖块就像秋天的红叶掩饰着大地，但是却莫得风能将其吹走。

Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross. The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal. Tens of thousands of cows，hundreds of thousands of pigs，and millions of chickens were dead.

大大批桥梁不是崩塌了便是无法安全通行了。铁轨形成了废金属块；数万头奶牛、 数十万头猪和数百万只鸡也齐死掉了。

Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were inshock—and then，later that afternoon，一分彩app官方最新版下载another big quake shook Tangshan again.

沙子灌满水井，井水销亡殆尽。东说念主们惊惧万状，关联词邻近傍晚时间，又一次锐利的地颤动动唐山。

Even more buildings fell down. Water，food，and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.

更多的楼房倒塌了。莫得水、食品，电也停了。东说念主们心里初始猜疑这场不幸还会握续多久。

But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes，the army sent 150，000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. More than 10，000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.

关联词，但愿尚存。地震发生后不久，军队派出了15万名士兵奔赴唐山，将受困大家从废地中抢救出来，并掩埋了死者。上万名医疗使命者赶到现场，救死扶伤。

Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train，truck，and plane. Slowly，the city began to breathe again.

工东说念主为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避风港，数十万的大家获到了匡助，火车、卡车和飞机给城市运来了食品和饮用水。逐步地，这座城市又初始复原了守望。

Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city's people，a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.

唐山再行站起来并赢得了重生。有了来自政府的纵情复古以及唐山东说念主民的不懈起劲，一座新的唐山在废地中被建造起来。

The new city has become a home to more than seven million people，with great improvements in transportation，industry，and environment.

这座新的城市也曾成为700多万东说念主的家园，交通、工业和环境齐得到了雄伟的改善。

Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster，people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.

唐山向中国、向世界阐明，在当然不幸中，东说念主民必须勠力齐心，保握乐不雅的心态和重建家园的决心。

发布于：湖北省

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