国内英语资讯:China Focus: After the quake: 10 years on volunteerism thrives
<p><span word="CHENGDU">CHENGDU</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 8-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Wei">Wei</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="pseudonym">pseudonym</span>): <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stricter">stricter</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>. <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ya">Ya</span>'<span word="an">an</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Xing">Xing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> <span word="pal">pal</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> 8 <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2008.</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, 468 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="volunteered">volunteered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> <span word="pals">pals</span> <span word="of">of</span> 610 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Beichuan">Beichuan</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="trauma">trauma</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>. "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calculation">calculation</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="traumatic">traumatic</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span>."</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>. <span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Guo">Guo</span> <span word="Xiujuan">Xiujuan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Beichuan">Beichuan</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="School">School</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span>, "<span word="Colorful">Colorful</span> <span word="Stones">Stones</span>," <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="myth">myth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goddess">goddess</span> <span word="mends">mends</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="stones">stones</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goddess">goddess</span>," <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="inflicted">inflicted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="faded">faded</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span>. <span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20,000 <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Yunnan">Yunnan</span>, <span word="Guizhou">Guizhou</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span>, <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p>
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