>>>沪江汶川地震专题 

Eyewitness: Rescue in Beichuan 现场目击者的报道：营救北川的幸存者

The force of the earthquake that hit China's Sichuan Province can be seen in what remains of the town of Beichuan.
看看震后的北川，就能了解这次四川地震的强大威力

Other towns and villages have been badly hit but Beichuan has been wiped off the map.
在这次地震中其他的小镇和村庄都被严重的损毁了，但是北川更甚，像是被从地图上抹去了。

The town lay in a narrow valley between high, forested mountains.
该镇坐落在几座高山环绕的峡谷里，山上森林密布。

And when the earthquake struck, rocks and boulders tumbled down on to the town below.
在地震发生的时候，山上的岩石和巨石崩塌，跌落至下面的村庄。

Walking through the streets, you can see the damage is so bad that it is difficult to image what Beichuan looked like before disaster struck.
北川的灾情是如此的严重，以至于人们都很难想象北川地震前的样子。

The roof of a market has collapsed and fruit and vegetables lie rotting on the floor.
And everywhere there are reminders that just a few days ago this was a thriving small town.
一个市场的屋顶塌陷，水果，蔬菜散落一地。小镇处处都有标记提醒人们，这儿在几天前曾是个繁华的小镇。

Washing is still hanging on the balconies of destroyed apartment blocks and a child's textbooks lie scattered on the floor.
洗过的衣物仍挂在坍塌的房屋阳台上，小孩子的作业本散落一地。