1、A Night the Earth didnt Sleep地球一个不眠之夜地球一个不眠之夜第1页Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell.Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep cracks in them.河北省东北部农村不停有些怪事发生:河北省东北部农村不停有些怪事发生:三天来,村子里井水升升降降,起起
2、伏伏。三天来,村子里井水升升降降,起起伏伏。农夫注意到,水井井壁上有深深裂缝,农夫注意到,水井井壁上有深深裂缝,第2页A smelly gas came out of the cracks.In the farmyards,the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat.Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.裂缝里冒出臭气。裂缝里冒出臭气。农家大院里鸡农家大院里鸡,甚至猪都担心得不想吃食。甚至猪都担心得不想吃食。老鼠从田地里跑出来找地方藏身。老鼠从田地里跑出来找地
3、方藏身。第3页Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds.At about 3:00 am on July 28,1976,some people saw bright lights in the sky.鱼缸和池塘里鱼会往外跳。鱼缸和池塘里鱼会往外跳。在在1976年年7月月28日凌晨日凌晨3点左右,有些人看到天上一道道明亮光。点左右,有些人看到天上一道道明亮光。The sound of planes could be heard outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sk
4、y.即使天空没有飞机,在唐山城外也能够听到飞机声。即使天空没有飞机,在唐山城外也能够听到飞机声。第4页But the one million people of the city,who thought little of these events,were asleep as usual the night.At 3:42 am everything began to shake.It seemed as if the world was at an end!In the city,the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.在市内
5、,有些建筑物里水管爆裂开来。在市内,有些建筑物里水管爆裂开来。不过,唐山市一百万居民几乎都没有把这些情况当一回事,当日晚上照常睡着了。不过,唐山市一百万居民几乎都没有把这些情况当一回事,当日晚上照常睡着了。在凌晨在凌晨3点点42分,一切都开始摇摆起来。分,一切都开始摇摆起来。世界似乎到了末日世界似乎到了末日!第5页Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century had begun.It was felt in Beijing,which is more than two
6、hundred kilometers away.One-third of the nation felt it.二十世纪最大一次地震就在唐山市正下方二十世纪最大一次地震就在唐山市正下方11公里处发生了。公里处发生了。100公里以外北京市都感到了地震,公里以外北京市都感到了地震,全国全国1/3地方都有震感。地方都有震感。第6页A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide cut across houses,roads and canals.Steam burst from holes in the groun
7、d.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.一条一条8公里长公里长30米宽巨大裂缝横穿房舍、马路和渠道米宽巨大裂缝横穿房舍、马路和渠道地上一些洞穴冒出了蒸气。地上一些洞穴冒出了蒸气。石头山变成了泥沙河,石头山变成了泥沙河,第7页In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.The suffering of the people was extreme.Two-thirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake.在可怕在可怕15秒
8、钟内,一座大城市就沉沦在一片废墟之中。秒钟内,一座大城市就沉沦在一片废墟之中。人们遭受灾难极为深重人们遭受灾难极为深重2/3人在地震中死去或受伤。人在地震中死去或受伤。第8页Thousands of families were killed and many of them were left without parentsBut how could the survivors believe it was natural?Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.The number of people who were k
9、illed or seriously injured reached more than 400,000.成千上万个家庭遇难,许多孩子变成了孤儿。成千上万个家庭遇难,许多孩子变成了孤儿。死伤人数到达死伤人数到达40多万。多万。幸存人们又怎么能相信这是自然现象呢幸存人们又怎么能相信这是自然现象呢?人们不论朝哪里看,哪里一切都几乎被毁了。人们不论朝哪里看,哪里一切都几乎被毁了。第9页All of the citys hospitals,75%of its factories and buildings and 90%of its homes were gone.Bricks covered the
10、 ground like red autumn leaves.No wind,however,could blow them away.全部市内医院、全部市内医院、75%工厂和建筑物、工厂和建筑物、90%家园都消失了。家园都消失了。残砖就像秋天红叶覆盖着大地,残砖就像秋天红叶覆盖着大地,然而它们是不可能被风刮走。然而它们是不可能被风刮走。第10页Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for traveling.The railway tracks were now useless pieces of s
11、teel.Tens of thousands of cows would never give milk again.两座大坝垮了,多数桥梁不是塌了就是无法安全通行了。两座大坝垮了,多数桥梁不是塌了就是无法安全通行了。铁轨如今成了一条条废钢。铁轨如今成了一条条废钢。好几万头牛再也挤不出奶来。好几万头牛再也挤不出奶来。第11页Half a million pigs and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were shocked.50万头猪和几百万只鸡全都死了。万头猪
12、和几百万只鸡全都死了。井里满是沙子,而不是水。井里满是沙子,而不是水。人们惊呆了。人们惊呆了。第12页Then,later that afternoon,another big quake which was almost as strong as the first one shook Tangshan.Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins.More buildings fell down.接着,在下午晚些时候,又一次和第一次一样强烈地震震撼着唐山。接着,在下午晚些时候,又一次和第一次一样强烈地
13、震震撼着唐山。有些医生和救援人员被困在废墟下面。有些医生和救援人员被困在废墟下面。更多房屋坍毁了。更多房屋坍毁了。第13页Water,food,and electricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.All hope was not lost.水、电和食物都极难弄到。水、电和食物都极难弄到。人们开始纳闷,这场灾难还会连续多久。人们开始纳闷,这场灾难还会连续多久。不是全部希望都破灭了。不是全部希望都破灭了。第14页Soon after the quakes,the army
14、sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help the rescue workers.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.地震后很快,部队派了地震后很快,部队派了15万名战士到唐山来帮助救援人员,万名战士到唐山来帮助救援人员,数十万人得到了救助。数十万人得到了救助。部队人员组成小分队,将受困人们挖出来,将死者掩埋。部队人员组成小分队,将受困人们挖出来
15、,将死者掩埋。第15页To the north of the city,most of the 10,000 miners were rescued from the coal mines there.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Fresh water was taken to the city by train,truck and plane.Slowly,the city began to breathe again.在唐山市北边,有一个万名矿工煤矿,其中多数人得救了。在唐山市北边,有一个万名矿工煤矿,其中多数人得救了。援救人员为那些家园被毁幸存者盖起了避难所,援救人员为那些家园被毁幸存者盖起了避难所,用火车、卡车和飞机向市内运来了水。用火车、卡车和飞机向市内运来了水。慢慢地、慢慢地,这座城市又开始出现了生机。慢慢地、慢慢地,这座城市又开始出现了生机。第16页
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