万花筒 2013-04-23&04-25 各地积极为四川地震灾区捐血

 Lining up to give blood,these soldiers are among thousands around china donating for victims of Saturday's earthquake. As the number of the dead from the country's worst quake in 3 years,climbs to almost 200 with almost 11,000 injured.

 

Officials said people were flocking to blood donation centers.

 

The residents here are passionate¹ about donating blood.

 

There are more donors² than we expected.

 

I have order to make sure all the blood we collect is fresh. 

 

The 6.6 magnitude quake stroke the other city of Ya'an in the south-west province of Sichuan.

 

Rescuers are also working to open roads blocked by the quake on Sunday,

 

cutting off remote villagers from relief and supplies.Ya'an city is home to 1.5 million people and also one of China's main centers for protecting the giant panda.

 

The quake happened to close to a devastating³ 7.9 quake hit in May

1 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

2 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。