Question

你叫李华，你的英国笔友Peter给你发了封E-mail，告诉你他从因特网上看到下面这张公益广告图片，不太明白图片的意思，请你给他回一封E-mail讲解图片的意义。内容包括：

根据下表数据，简要介绍5·12大地震及其给中国四川汶川(Wenchuan)地区带来的巨大损失。

参考数据 震级：里氏（the Richter scale）8级；      伤亡统计：Deaths: 69,227, Injured: 374,175, Buried or Missing: 18,222                注：数据来源：中国新闻网（截止2008年7月21日）      倒塌和损坏房屋：700多万间，数百万人无家可归。

解释图中的汉字“万众一心 众志成城”的意义。

这则公益广告的主要目的是号召全中国人民团结起来，共同努力，战胜自然灾害，同时也表达了中国政府和中国人民夺取抗震救灾胜利的决心和信心。

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