Question

你叫李華，你的英國筆友Peter給你發了封E-mail，告訴你他從因特網上看到下面這張公益廣告圖片，不太明白圖片的意思，請你給他回一封E-mail講解圖片的意義。內容包括：

根據下表數據，簡要介紹5·12大地震及其給中國四川汶川(Wenchuan)地區帶來的巨大損失。

參考數據 震級：里氏（the Richter scale）8級；      傷亡統計：Deaths: 69,227, Injured: 374,175, Buried or Missing: 18,222                注：數據來源：中國新聞網（截止2008年7月21日）      倒塌和損壞房屋：700多萬間，數百萬人無家可歸。

解釋圖中的漢字“萬眾一心 眾志成城”的意義。

這則公益廣告的主要目的是號召全中國人民團結起來，共同努力，戰勝自然災害，同時也表達了中國政府和中國人民奪取抗震救災勝利的決心和信心。

Dear Peter,

    I’m very glad to help you fully make out the public service announcement you saw on the Internet. 

….

I’m always ready for any of your questions about Chinese culture.

                                 Yours sincerely,

                                                     Lihua

Answer 1

One possible version：

Dear Peter,

I’m very glad to help you fully make out the public service announcement you saw on the Internet.  A strong earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale rocked Wenchuan in Sichuan province, southeast of China, on May the 12th, 2008. It’s reported that 69,227 died and 374,176 were injured and 18,222 were missing or buried in debris. Most towns in the area were in ruins, making millions of people homeless. After the disaster, the government calls on every people in China to make an effort to offer aid to the disaster-hit area. As the Chinese words on the picture express, which means “Unity is strength”, only if the whole nation joins together do the government and its people have firm determination and full confidence to overcome all the difficulties and help the stricken area to reconstruct.

I’m always ready for any of your questions about Chinese culture.

                                                Yours sincerely,

                                                     Lihua