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pugachevV



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:32 pm    Post subject: Earthquake Reply with quote
I hope all our Chinese friends are OK after the earthquake in Sichuan province.
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Corey



Joined: 23 Mar 2003
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Location: Costa Rica
PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, one of my Chinese students has family close to that area. We had a good discussion about geology yesterday. At least it wasn't like the Tang Shan quake.

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summerkookid



Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:03 pm    Post subject: god bless them Reply with quote
a friend of mine is in SiChuan now.
Her university is sited near the city ChengDu.
She told me that all of them have to sleep on the ground in front of the teaching building.
I hope everyone will be Ok.
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Cindy-314



Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Our goverment is tring her best to send the daily necessities to the earthquake area. And we all try to help them. I hope they can overcome the disaster soon.
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Bob S.



Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Everything we are seeing on our news shows that the Chinese government is truly working diligently to helps its people in this horrible crisis. The contrast between the Chinese government and the corrupt incompetent Myanmar government is striking. It lets you know: money sent to the Red Cross to help the victims in China is used helpfully; money sent to help Myanmar is money flushed down a toilet since you can expect it to be stolen by the corrupt army. Evil or Very Mad
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Ginny



Joined: 06 May 2008
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:32 pm    Post subject: Come on, our China Reply with quote
This year is the ... year of China. I don't want to say it's sad or terrible, because it may bring bad luck to our China really in my opinion.
I moved by those views: police--helping rescue withour rest; the whole country--working together wishing and concerning; stars--donating much money....
I was moved. I just want to say "come on, our China!"" I'll be with you forever!"" We're the best!"
When the winter is coming, the spring is not far. Come on my homeland!
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Evangeline



Joined: 01 Mar 2008
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Location: China
PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 6:10 am    Post subject: Re: Come on, our China Reply with quote
Ginny wrote:
This year is the ... year of China. I don't want to say it's sad or terrible, because it may bring bad luck to our China really in my opinion.


No!
Please get rid of that idea and ignore those non-speaks at once!
I hold the belief that we'll have a great success after all the difficulties!
We Chinese always have strong wills!We are sure that we can overcome all these difficulties!
Once upon a time,an excellent Chinese thinker,Meng Zi had said that:
When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a great man, it always first frustrates his spirit and will, exhausts his muscles and bones, exposes him to starvation and poverty, harasses him by troubles and setbacks so as to stimulate his spirit, toughen his nature and enhance his abilities.

We Chinese are now in this situation!So don't give up,just come on and come on,dear motherland!
Let the world cheer for us!
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summerkookid



Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I believe that we Chinese will become stronger and stronger because we have a great prime minister. Exclamation
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dongweiplijing



Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:19 pm    Post subject: i feel so sad about it. let's be together Reply with quote
i am a Chinese. i am sad about it. we uinversity students have already done a lot to express our sadness. last night, we lit a lot of light to morn.
it is very shocking.
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dongweiplijing



Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:20 pm    Post subject: we can make it Reply with quote
summerkookid wrote:
I believe that we Chinese will become stronger and stronger because we have a great prime minister. Exclamation



you are right. i love our prime minister very much
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