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转一篇cnn的报道，不翻译了。在西方，cnn被认为是最为公正的媒体。我经常听到这边朋友
抱怨fox，abc之类的媒体倾向性太强，大家普遍认为cnn是较好的。
这篇cnn的报道让我觉得像是《六十一个阶级兄弟》的英译本，呵呵。
翻译一下最后一段：
最令人心酸的经历是我们和当地党委书记的谈话。车家洼的书记带领我们查看灾情，指给我们各个
地标。他脸带坚韧之色，告诉我们在这个13000人的小镇还有3000多人失踪。当我们问他有多少人死亡
时，泪水从他脸颊滑落。他没有去擦泪，告诉我们至少500人死亡，包括他的父母，妻子，还有两个孩子。在这时，他的对讲机响了，人们又需要他了。他对我们说：“对不起，我要回去工作了”，然后就匆匆的跑走了。
连接
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/china.vause/index.html?section=cnn_latest
CHE JIA VA, China (CNN) -- In Che Jia Va, survivors of the deadly earthquake that struck central China wait patiently for aid. They don't complain.
Among them is a woman with back injuries who cannot walk, and moans loudly. Soldiers eventually found the woman and took her away.
Sheets of plastic protected some of these victims from the rain that came down after the quake. But despite a lack of food, water, phone service and supplies, most of the victims were undemanding and uncomplaining -- some playing cards to pass the time -- confident they would be looked after.
The only complaint we heard was questioning why the government did not give a warning that the quake was coming, the way officials did in 1976, when an earthquake virtually destroyed the city of Tangshan, northeast of Beijing, killing at least 240,000 people.
Many of the people we ran into were still in shock. "It's horrible. There is devastation everywhere," one woman said.
There is a Chinese adage: "Eat bitterness." Or as Americans would say: "Grin and bear it." The Chinese we saw practice that well.
We've had some of the nicest people help us out. There was a guy who had a packet of cookies and wanted to share them, because we were reporting the quake story.
A woman at a gas station, which has a $13 limit per purchase, let us buy $100 worth for our two SUVs. She just came up and helped. There actually were soldiers at the gas stations to ration it out.
As my producer, Wen-Chun Fan, and I did our best to navigate around roads blocked by mudslides and chunks of debris, we saw the aftermath of Monday's 7.9-magnitude quake, the epicenter of which was about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the city of Chengdu in Sichuan province.
The quake was so powerful that homes in Che Jia Va didn't simply collapse. They were smashed apart, and under some of the rubble are the people who once lived there.
Local officials say the focus now is not on finding the dead, but rescuing the living. Survivors huddle together in makeshift tents with nowhere to go. I wonder how structurally sound the remaining buildings are, and realize the impact of the quake will be felt for years.
Perhaps the most poignant experience came while we were talking to the local party secretary in Che Jia Va, who gave us directions and pointed out various landmarks -- all the while keeping a stoic face. The town was once home to 13,000 people, and 3,000 are still missing, he says.
As he shows me the damage to his community, I ask how many have died. Tears flow down his cheeks, and he makes no effort to wipe them away. He says that as many as 500 are dead, including his parents, his wife and their two children.
In the midst of his anguish, there is a call over his radio. He's needed again, and he runs off -- with apologies -- to go back to work.
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