2016年CRI President Xi Extends Deepest Condolences to Ecaudor in Wake of Deadly Quake

 

President Xi's remarks come as foreign ministry¹ spokesperson Lu Kang extended deepest sympathies of the Chinese government and people to those affected² by the deadly quake in Ecuador.

"As you know the Chinese government and people we care a lot about what happened in Ecuador; our sympathies are with the Ecuador people and we have already expressed our condolences to those [who] passed away in this earthquake. We strongly believe that the Ecuadorian people will conquer all these difficulties and reestablish their homeland at an early date."

Lu Kang adds that China remains³ in close contact with the Ecuadorian government in order to provide necessary assistance in the wake of the disaster.

The outpouring of support has been similar in other parts of the world.

The European Union has released 1 million euros, some 1.13 million USD, as an initial humanitarian⁴ aid package to be delivered through the EU's humanitarian partners in Ecuador.

Latin American nations are also stepping up to provide relief.

Bolivia sent a plane laden⁵ with food, drinking water, survival equipment and medicine to aid the recovery effort.

Cuban rescue and recovery teams as well as squads⁶ of Cuban doctors left on a relief mission to Ecuador on Sunday.

One member of the Cuban medical team, Alex Castaneda Castillo, recently returned from a mission in Sierra Lione, and says he feels a similar sense of duty in Ecuador.

"We came from Sierra Leone, for the Ebola outbreak, and now we are again going to take on the mission that our homeland and duty have given us. We know that this was a wide-ranging earthquake and we have to help our brother people."

Rescue and recovery efforts are well underway in the hard-hit areas of Ecuador like the coastal⁷ town of Pedernales.

Heavy machinery⁸ and teams of search and rescue workers dig through mountains of rubble⁹ in an effort to find survivors¹⁰, while Residents can be seen curled up on mattresses¹¹ and plastic chairs next to their flattened¹² homes.

Tents have sprung up in the town's still-intact stadium to store bodies, treat the injured, and distribute water, food, and blankets.

Pedernales Resident Camilo Lopez says that despite the devastation¹³, he and others are determined¹⁴ to move forward.

"You have to get up. I am not a pessimistic person. You have to get up and continue on."

For CRI, I'm Spencer Musick.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 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。

4 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

5 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

6 squads   

n.（军队中的）班( squad的名词复数 )；（暗杀）小组；体育运动的运动（代表）队；（对付某类犯罪活动的）警察队伍

参考例句：

• Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation. 防暴队奉命出动以对付这一局势。 来自辞典例句
• Three squads constitute a platoon. 三个班组成一个排。 来自辞典例句

7 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

8 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

9 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

10 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

11 mattresses   

褥垫，床垫( mattress的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The straw mattresses are airing there. 草垫子正在那里晾着。
• The researchers tested more than 20 mattresses of various materials. 研究人员试验了二十多个不同材料的床垫。

12 flattened   

[医]（水）平扁的，弄平的

参考例句：

• She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。
• I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。

13 devastation   

n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤

参考例句：

• The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
• There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。