Hu sends condolences to Bush over campus shooting

时间：2007-04-19 05:59:18

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Beijing, April 19 - Chinese President Hu Jintao extended Wednesday his condolences to U.S. President George W. Bush over Monday's mass shooting incident at a university in the state of Virginia.

 

In a message to Bush, Hu said he was shocked to learn about the shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech, during which a South Korean student killed 32 people and wounded a number of others before shooting himself dead.

 

"At this sorrowful moment, on behalf of the Chinese government and people, and in the name of myself, I would like to express deep sympathy and sincere consolation1 to your excellency, the U.S. government and people," Hu said in the message made public by the Chinese Foreign Ministry2.

 

Hu also offered condolences to the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

 
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1 consolation WpbzC     
n.安慰，慰问
参考例句：
  • The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
  • This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。
2 ministry kD5x2     
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。

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