Tangshan plans to build a park to commemorate the big earthq

时间：2007-05-22 03:28:46

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Chinanews, Tangshan, May 21 – Tangshan, a city that was reduced to rubbles in a large earthquake in the 1970s, now decides to build a park to commemorate1 the disastrous2 event. The park will cover 40 hectares and will be built on the site where the earthquake actually occurred. The Tangshan municipal government announced last Friday that they now have begun to solicit3 ideas worldwide for the design of the park. The winner(s) will be awarded 20,000 US dollars.

 

On July 28, 1976, a big earthquake, which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, rolled through the Tangshan city. About 240,000 people lost their lives, which was the most catastrophic event in the world’s earthquake history.

 

It took Tangshan people 30 years to do the reconstruction4 work. Through building the commemorative park, local government hopes that all people will remember that part of the history and local government can pay more attention to the public’s mental needs and make efforts to build a “harmonious and safe environment for people living now,” an official from the Tangshan City Planning Bureau when giving an interview to a reporter from Chinanews Service.

 
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1 commemorate xbEyN     
vt.纪念，庆祝
参考例句：
  • This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
  • We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。
2 disastrous 2ujx0     
adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的
参考例句：
  • The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
  • Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。
3 solicit AFrzc     
vi.勾引；乞求；vt.请求，乞求；招揽(生意)
参考例句：
  • Beggars are not allowed to solicit in public places.乞丐不得在公共场所乞讨。
  • We should often solicit opinions from the masses.我们应该经常征求群众意见。
4 reconstruction 3U6xb     
n.重建，再现，复原
参考例句：
  • The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
  • In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

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