Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake.
But no one judged that an earthquake was coming.?
Suddenly, everything shook.
It seemed as if the world was at an end.?
Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed.
Railway tracks became useless bars.?
Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam.
Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.

地震前，水井和運(yùn)河里的污水都漲涌起來。

但是卻沒人判斷出地震即將來臨。

霎那間,一切都在搖晃，似乎整個(gè)世界就要結(jié)束。

數(shù)以百萬的磚房和許多水壩遭到破壞;鐵路軌道都變成無用的鐵條;煤礦管道紛紛爆裂，

發(fā)出有臭味的蒸汽;

到處都有騎車的人被巨大的裂縫陷住。

The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers.
With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster,?
the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victim's extreme suffering.
People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying "Congratulations! You survived!".
So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely,?
but also organized together to help the victims right away.

第二天，所有報(bào)紙都紛紛以大字標(biāo)題或主要標(biāo)題報(bào)道了這一事件。

記者們描述了災(zāi)難的大概情況，全國都被地震的破壞和災(zāi)民們極度的苦難所震驚。

當(dāng)人們讀到幸存者以“恭喜啊，你還活著?！眮砘ハ喟参繒r(shí)，都被感動(dòng)了。

人們不僅衷心地表達(dá)了他們的同情,而且還立刻組織起來幫助災(zāi)民。

The injured were rescued and the dead were buried.
The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered????? shelter,fresh water and electricity.
Thanks to people's help, the loss was minimized.

傷員被救助了，死者被埋葬了，

嚇壞的幸存者被從廢墟中挖出來了，棲身處、凈水和電力也很快得到提供。

多虧了人們的幫助，災(zāi)區(qū)的損失被減到了最小。