Chinese ambassador, companies donate cash to Myanmar quake victims

 MANDALAY, Myanmar, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese ambassador to Myanmar Li Junhua, on behalf of the Red Cross Society of China, donated 50,000 U.S. dollars to Mandalay Region Chief Minister U Ye Myint on Saturday to help with relief efforts in the wake of strong earthquake in northern Myanmar.

Li also donated 10,000 U.S. dollars on behalf of the Chinese Embassy to assist with the reconstruction¹ of a local school damaged in the earthquake.

"China and Myanmar are close friends," Li said, "When one was struck by natural disasters or encountered difficulties, the other would always offer his assistance and support."

Peng Huaming, Vice² Chairman of Chinese Chamber³ of Commerce in Mandalay, donated 10,000,000 Kyats (about 12,000 U.S. dollars) at a ceremony attended by officials of Mandalay regional government and Yu Boren, Consul-General of China in Mandalay.

Meanwhile, the Upstream Ayeyawady Confluence⁴ Basin Hydropower Co, Ltd (ACHC) also donated 25 tons of relief supplies including purified drinking water and food worth 15,000,000 Kyats (about 18, 000 U.S. dollars) to the Myanmar Red Cross Societies of Mandalay.

On Nov. 14, the Southeast Asia Oil and Gas Pipeline⁵ Co, Ltd ( SEAOGP) donated 50,000 U.S. dollars to the Mandalay Regional Government.

At least 16 people were killed and 71 others injured after a 6. 8 magnitude earthquake struck Tabaitgyin in Mandalay region on Nov. 11.

1 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

4 confluence   

n.汇合，聚集

参考例句：

• They built the city at the confluence of two rivers.他们建造了城市的汇合两条河流。
• The whole DV movements actually was a confluence of several trends.整个当时的DV运动，实际上是几股潮流的同谋。

5 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。