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高一英语必修一Unit4课文翻译Unit4EarthquakesReadingANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN'TSLEEP地球的一个不眠之夜StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheastHebei.河北省东北部的农村不断有些怪事发生：Forthreedaysthewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,roseandfell.三天来，村子里的井水升升降降，起起伏伏。Farmersnoticedthatthewellwallshaddeepcracksinthem.Asmellygascameoutofthecracks.农夫注意到，水井的井壁上有深深的裂缝，裂缝里冒出臭气。Inthefarmyards,thechickensandeventhepigsweretoonervoustoeat.农家大院里的鸡,甚至猪都紧张得不想吃食。Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.Fishjumpedoutoftheirbowlsandponds.老鼠从田地里跑出来找地方藏身。鱼缸和池塘里的鱼会往外跳。Atabout3:00amonJuly28,1976,somepeoplesawbrightlightsinthesky.在1976年7月28日凌晨3点左右，有些人看到天上一道道明亮的光。ThesoundofplanescouldbeheardoutsidethecityofTangshanevenwhennoplaneswereinthesky.即使天空没有飞机，在唐山城外也可以听到飞机声。Inthecity,thewaterpipesinsomebuildingscrackedandburst.buttheonemillionpeopleofthecity,whothoughtlittleoftheseevents,wereasleepasusualthatnight.在市内，有些建筑物里的水管爆裂开来。但是，唐山市的一百万居民几乎都没有把这些情况当一回事，当天晚上照常睡着了。At3:42ameverythingbegantoshake.在凌晨3点42分，一切都开始摇晃起来。Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend!世界似乎到了末日!Elevenkilometresdirectlybelowthecitythegreatestearthquakeofthe20thcenturyhadbegun.二十世纪最大的一次地震就在唐山市正下方11公里处发生了。ItwasfeltinBeijing,whichisonehundredkilometresaway.One-thirdofthenationfeltit.100公里以外的北京市都感到了地震，全国1/3的地方都有震感。Ahugecrackthatwaseightkilometreslongandthirtymetreswidecutacrosshouses,roadsandcanals.一条8公里长30米宽的巨大裂缝横穿房舍、马路和渠道。Steamburstfromholesintheground.地上一些洞穴冒出了蒸气。Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.石头山变成了泥沙河，Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins.在可怕的15秒钟内，一座大城市就沉沦在一片废墟之中。Thesufferingofthepeoplewasextreme.人们遭受的灾难极为深重。Two-thirdsofthemdiedorwereinjured.2/3的人在地震中死去或受伤。Thousandsoffamilieswerekilledandmanychildrenwereleftwithoutparents.成千上万个家庭遇难，许多孩子变成了孤儿。Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorinjuredreachedmorethan400,000.死伤的人数达到40多万。Buthowcouldthesurvivorsbelieveitwasnatural?幸存的人们又怎么能相信这是自然现象呢?Everywheretheylookednearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.人们无论朝哪里看，哪里的一切都几乎被毁了。Allofthecity'shospitals,75%ofitsfactoriesandbuildingsand90%ofitshomesweregone.所有的市内医院、75%的工厂和建筑物、90%的家园都消失了。Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.Nowind,however,couldblowthemaway.残砖就像秋天的红叶覆盖着大地，然而它们是不可能被风刮走的。Twodamsfellandmostofthebridgesalsofellorwerenotsafefortravelling.两座大坝垮了，多数桥梁不是塌了就是无法安全通行了。Therailwaytrackswerenowuselesspiecesofsteel.铁轨如今成了一条条废钢。Tensofthousandsofcowswouldnevergivemilkagain.好几万头牛再也挤不出奶来。Halfamillionpigsandmillionsofchickensweredead.50万头猪和几百万只鸡全都死了。Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.井里满是沙子，而不是水。Peoplewereshocked.人们惊呆了。Then,laterthatafternoon,anotherbigquakewhichwasalmostasstrongasthefirstoneshookTangshan.接着，在下午晚些时候，又一次和第一次一样的强烈的地震震撼着唐山。Someoftherescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruins.有些医生和救援人员被困在废墟下面。Morebuildingsfelldown.Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget.更多的房屋倒塌了。水、电和食物都很难弄到。Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.人们开始纳闷，这场灾难还会持续多久。Allhopewasnotlost.不是所有的希望都破灭了。Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantohelptherescueworkers.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.地震后不久，部队派了15万名战士到唐山来协助救援人员，数十万的人得到了救助。Thearmyorganizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.部队人员组成小分队，将受困的人们挖出来，将死者掩埋。Tothenorthofthecity,mostofthe10,000minerswererescuedfromthecoalminesthere.在唐山市的北边，有一个万名矿工的煤矿，其中多数人得救了。Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.援救人员为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所，Freshwaterwastakentothecitybytrain,truckandplane.用火车、卡车和飞机向市内运来了水。Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.慢慢地、慢慢地，这座城市又开始出现了生机。UsingLanguageReadingandspeakingOfficeoftheCityGovernmentTangshan,HebeiChina中国河北唐山市政府办公室July5,2007Dear____,亲爱的______________：Congratulations!恭喜你!WearepleasedtotellyouthatyouhavewonthehighschoolspeakingcompetitionaboutnewTangshan.我们很高兴地告诉你，你在以新唐山为主题的中学演讲比赛中获得第一名。Yourspeechwasheardbyagroupoffivejudges,allofwhomagreedthatitwasthebestonethisyear.评委会的五位评委听了你的演讲，他们都认为你的演讲是今年最好的。Yourparentsandyourschoolshouldbeveryproudofyou!你的父母亲和你的学校会为你而骄傲!Nextmonththecitywillopenanewparktohonourthosewhodiedintheterribledisaster.Theparkwillalsohonourthosewhohelpedthesurvivors.下个月我们市将开放一个新公园，以纪念在那次可怕的灾难中死去的人们，并向那些曾经为幸存者提供过帮助的人们致敬。OurofficewouldliketohaveyouspeaktotheparkvisitorsonJuly28at11:00am.我们办公室想请你在7月28日上午11点给来公园的参观者进行演讲。Asyouknow,thisisthedaythequakehappenedthirty-____yearsago.你知道，三十()年前的这一天正是唐山发生地震的日子。Weinviteyoutobringyourfamilyandfriendsonthatspecialday.在这个特殊的日子里，我们邀请你把家人和朋友一起带来。Sincerely,ZhangSha诚挚的张莎