China conveys condolences to U.S. over storm disaster

 China conveys condolences to U.S. over storm disaster

BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday offered his deep condolences to his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama over the casualties and major property losses inflicted¹ upon the U.S. East Coast by superstorm Sandy.

Along with his sincere sympathies, Hu also expressed his confidence that the people affected² by the megastorm will overcome difficulties and rebuild their homes.

Also on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi sent a message to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing his condolences over the natural disaster.

1 inflicted   

把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
• Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。