KX's reports on earthquake 20080515 Touching Actions Done by Ordinary People

Since the earthquake hit Sichuan Province, Chinese people have been proactively offering helps in terms of monetary and blood donation. Beijing blood bank was fully filled by Wednesday evening. In the media, we also read that many celebrities, foreign or local corporations, charity organizations have donated large sum of money. Today’s Media Spin, we look into some of the touching actions done by ordinary people like you and me.

自四川地震发生以来，全国人民以各种方式积极参与救灾。北京市全市血液库存量在周三晚上已达到饱和。从报章上也能读到，许多明星，国际及本地企业，公益组织等都相继捐出大笔款项。现在我们来看看平凡的人们有哪些感人的举动。

Zhejiang Online reports that hundreds of taxi drivers in Chengdu have voluntarily joining the rescue work. Knowing that the rescue team has no enough power to transfer the injured, the taxi drivers take the initiative to help. Regardless of the possible danger, they drive to and fro between the quake-hit areas and the city in order to send the injured for better medical care.

浙江在线报导成都的哥自愿救灾的新闻。由于拯救队伍没有足够能力运送伤员，数百位的哥冒着生命危险，自愿来往于灾区与市区之间运送伤员。

On Beijing Morning Post, we read that a kindergarten teacher Yu Wanrong has sacrificed herself in order to save a student. The principal recalled in tears that, the late teacher used her back to support the falling cement structure with a kid in her arm. The principal cried, “The kid is saved, but Teacher Yu left us forever.”

北京晨报报导了一位幼儿园教师瞿万容为救一位学生牺牲了自己。幼儿园园长流泪回忆道：发生地震时，瞿老师用后背牢牢挡住坍塌的水泥板，并紧紧抱着一名小孩。小孩最终获救，但瞿老师却永远离开了。

An opinion in China Youth Daily stresses that the value of lives is higher than everything. It is not yet the time for interrogation and criticism. Besides donating money and blood, everyone must learn the ways to protect themselves during emergencies. There are also few things that we should not do in order to help. For example, do not make unnecessary calls to the quake-hit areas to lessen the communication burden. And, avoid traveling to quake affected areas to save transportation resources. Last but not least, keep calm and rational, do not believe or spread rumors.

中国青年报的一则评论强调生命高于一切。目前还不是质疑指责的时候。除了捐款和献血，每个人都有责任掌握灾难求生的知识以保护自己。另外有几样东西，我们都不该做，比如少往灾区打电话，给灾区留救命线；取消灾区附近的行程，节省当地交通资源等等。最紧要的，时刻保持平静和理性，不要轻信谣言，更不要散播谣言。

http://www.chinanews.com.cn/sh/news/2008/05-14/1250183.shtml

http://opinion.people.com.cn/GB/7242403.html

http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2008-05-14/083713873741s.shtml

http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-05/14/content_8164851.htm