事件英语作文：全国哀悼日

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