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1、全国哀悼日事件英语作文 国务院今天发布公告宣布为表达全国各族人民对四川汶川大地震遇难同胞的深切哀悼国务院决定年5月19日至21日为全国哀悼日在此期间全国和各驻外机构下半旗志哀停止公共娱乐活动外交部和我国驻外使领馆设立吊唁簿5月19日14时28分起全国人民默哀3分钟届时汽车、火车、舰船鸣笛防空警报鸣响 ChinasnationalflagfliesathalfmastaftertheflagraisingceremonyonTiananmenSquareinBeijingMondaymorning,May19,.ChinaonMondaybeginsathreedaynationalmourni
2、ngforthetensofthousandsofpeoplekilledinapowerfulearthquakewhichstruckthecountryssouthwestonMay12.Xinhua TheStateCouncil,theCabinet,yesterdayorderedflagstobeflownathalfmastandallpublicentertainmentsuspendedforthreedaysasthecountrybeginsanofficialmourningperiodforvictimsoftheearthquake. Condolencebook
3、swillbeopenedattheForeignMinistryandChineseembassiesandconsulatesaroundtheworld. Peopleareaskedtostandinsilenceforthreeminutesfrom2:28pmtoday,whileautomobiles,trains,andshipswillsoundtheirhornsorsirens. Also,theOlympictorchrelaywillbesuspendedtillWednesday,organizerssaid. Meanwhile,themagnitudeoflas
4、tMondaysquakewasyesterdayrevisedfrom7.8to8bytheChinaSeismologicalBureau. Thedeathtollfromthepowerfulearthquakeroseto32,477nationwideasof2pmyesterday,whilethenumberofinjuredreached220,109,accordingtotheemergencyresponseofficeoftheStateCouncil. Rescuersyesterdaypulledoutmoresurvivors.Awomanworkerofthe
5、localpowerplantwasrescuedlastnightinYingxiutown,Sichuanprovince,150hoursafterthequake.Therescueteamspent56hourssavingYuJinhua. Yesterdayafternoon,a53yearoldmanwasalsorescuedinYingxiu,148hoursafterthetremor.Theman,ShenPeiyun,wasconsciousandwastakentohospitalbyhelicopter. Inthemorning,amannamedTangXiongwasrescuedfromacollapsedhospitalinBeichuancounty139hoursafterthequake. AlsoinBeichuan,anothermanwasrescuedSaturdaynightfromacollapsedbuilding.WuJianpingwasthentakentohospital. （Xinhua） Vocabulary: halfmast：（表示哀悼的）半旗
