国外媒体:汶川地震一周年祭--我们无法忘记

汶川大地震凝聚了全国人民的心,一场波澜壮阔的灾后重建开始了。从地震之后近一年的时间内,近40万人次的志愿者活跃在四川、甘肃灾区,他们义务帮助别人,甚至不惜自己的鲜血和生命。

 汶川地震回顾：

时间：08年5月12日14时28分04秒 
震级：里氏震级8.0级，矩震级7.9级 
震中：四川省汶川县映秀镇
损失：69229人遇难，374643人受伤，17923人失踪。

从地震之后近一年的时间内,近40万人次的志愿者活跃在四川、甘肃灾区,他们义务帮助别人,甚至不惜自己的鲜血和生命。

The municipal government of Southwest China's Chengdu city has released a report about the spending of social donations after the May 12th earthquake last year.

The report says the city had received money donation, equal to around 1 and half billion US dollars by March.70 percent of the funds have been used in the relief and reconstruction¹ work.

The Beijing News published an editorial, saying the report is a good gift to the victims in memory of the devastating² earthquake.The author says the move demonstrates the transparency of government work. It's also a responsible action that respects every donor's right to track their money.

The newspaper calls on the governments of other affected³ regions to follow suit.The author further notes that as more memorial activities are planned ahead of the one year commemoration of the disaster, people should express their sincerity⁴ and best wishes. The article suggests a close inspection⁵ of the reconstruction work.

It notes not only the details of donations, but also the government investment should be made.

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 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

3 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。

4 sincerity   

n.真诚，诚意；真实

参考例句：

• His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
• He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。

5 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。