地震作文：全国哀悼日 我们化悲痛为力量

国务院今天发布公告宣布，为表达全国各族人民对四川汶川大地震遇难同胞的深切哀悼，国务院决定，xx年5月19日至21日为全国哀悼日。在此期间，全国和各驻外机构下半旗志哀，停止公共娱乐活动，外交部和我国驻外使领馆设立吊唁簿。5月19日14时28分起，全国人民默哀3分钟，届时汽车、火车、舰船鸣笛，防空警报鸣响。

china'snationalflagfliesathalf-mastaftertheflag-raisingceremonyontian'anmensquareinbeijingmondaymorning,may19,.chinaonmondaybeginsathree-daynationalmourningforthetensofthousandsofpeoplekilledinapowerfulearthquakewhichstruckthecountry'ssouthwestonmay12.[xinhua]

thestatecouncil,thecabinet,yesterdayorderedflagstobeflownathalf-mastandallpublicentertainmentsuspendedforthreedaysasthecountrybeginsanofficialmourningperiodforvictimsoftheearthquake.

condolencebookswillbeopenedattheforeignministryandchineseembassiesandconsulatesaroundtheworld.

peopleareaskedtostandinsilenceforthreeminutesfrom2:28pmtoday,whileautomobiles,trains,andshipswillsoundtheirhornsorsirens.

also,theolympictorchrelaywillbesuspendedtillwednesday,organizerssaid.

meanwhile,themagnitudeoflastmonday'squakewasyesterdayrevisedfrom7.8to8bythechinaseismologicalbureau.

thedeathtollfromthepowerfulearthquakeroseto32,477nationwideasof2pmyesterday,whilethenumberofinjuredreached220,109,accordingtotheemergencyresponseofficeofthestatecouncil.

rescuersyesterdaypulledoutmoresurvivors.awomanworkerofthelocalpowerplantwasrescuedlastnightinyingxiutown,sichuanprovince,150hoursafterthequake.therescueteamspent56hourssavingyujinhua.

yesterdayafternoon,a53-year-oldmanwasalsorescuedinyingxiu,148hoursafterthetremor.theman,shenpeiyun,wasconsciousandwastakentohospitalbyhelicopter.

inthemorning,amannamedtangxiongwasrescuedfromacollapsedhospitalinbeichuancounty139hoursafterthequake.

alsoinbeichuan,anothermanwasrescuedsaturdaynightfromacollapsedbuilding.wujianpingwasthentakentohospital.

(xinhua)

vocabulary:

half-mast：(表示哀悼的)半旗