CCTV9英语新闻：Family members bring back belongings of loved ones

Relatives of the victims are re-claiming some small tokens of their lost loved ones, as items found and verified by search teams are being returned. Volunteers are also helping¹ family members cope with the final remains². 

 

The doll of a 3-year-old girl, the ticket for the Eastern Star... all the victims' belongings³ have been collected and cleaned.

 

Each item is labeled with a sequence of numbers, the owner's name, and the location where it was found. 

 

This camera belongs to Xiang Guangping's wife who was a photo enthusiast⁴.

 

"They read the SD card in the camera and found out it was my wife's. Photos of us together and our little grandson...they're all on the card," said Xiang Guanping, one victim's husband.

 

Xiang says he and his wife were both avid⁵ photographers and always went out to shoot together.  

 

"Her masterpieces were really great. She even applied⁶ for membership in the Jiangsu Photographers' Association. But she will never know the result now," he said.

 

The photos on the camera recorded the entire journey -- from the Eastern Star setting sail, to the last dusk on that fateful night. 

 

"It's lucky they found her camera, it was her favorite. Though she is not here, our memories are. I'll miss her," Xiang said.

 

Though their loss can never be filled, these small items once held by their loved ones, give Xiang and the other vicitm's families something to hold on to. 

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

4 enthusiast   

n.热心人，热衷者

参考例句：

• He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
• He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。

5 avid   

adj.热心的；贪婪的；渴望的；劲头十足的

参考例句：

• He is rich,but he is still avid of more money.他很富有,但他还想贪图更多的钱。
• She was avid for praise from her coach.那女孩渴望得到教练的称赞。

6 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。