A strong earthquake struck the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan on Saturday,killing more than 30 people and injuring hundreds of others,local authorities said.
周六中國(guó)西南部四川省遭遇強(qiáng)烈地震.據(jù)官方報(bào)道,已有30余人死亡,數(shù)百人受傷.（小編注：截至4月21日15點(diǎn),地震共造成186人死亡,21人失蹤,11393人受傷,其中968人重傷.）
The quake struck just after 8 a.m.local time about 115 kilometers (70 miles) away from the provincial capital,Chengdu,at a depth of around 12 kilometers,according to the U.S.Geological Survey.There was conflicting information about the earthquake's strength,with the USGS putting the magnitude at 6.6 and the China Earthquake Networks Center gauging it at 7.0.當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間清晨八點(diǎn)左右,在距離四川省會(huì)成都大約115公里左右的,發(fā)生了震源深度為12公里左右的地震.據(jù)美國(guó)USGS估計(jì)震級(jí)大約為6.6級(jí),中國(guó)報(bào)道為7.0級(jí).It was followed by at least eight aftershocks of magnitudes between 4.5 and 5.1,the USGS said.隨后,又發(fā)生了至少8次4.5-5.1級(jí)余震.（小編注：21日17時(shí)05分在四川省成都市邛崍市附近又發(fā)生了5.0級(jí)左右地震,最終結(jié)果以正式速報(bào)為準(zhǔn).）Authorities have responded by sending rescue workers to the area around the epicenter,shutting down the airport in Chengdu and suspending high-speed rail operations,state media reported.政府已經(jīng)輸送救援人員前往震中地區(qū),并關(guān)閉了成都機(jī)場(chǎng)和高鐵.The event stirred memories of the devastating earthquake that hit Sichuan in 2008,killing more than 87,000 people.本次地震喚起了人民對(duì)2008年四川h毀滅性大地震的慘痛回憶,約有八萬七千名民眾在那次地震中遇難.The epicenter was in Lushan country,a district of Yaan.That area is home to China's famous giant pandas and houses the country's biggest panda research center.震中為雅安市蘆山縣,正是中國(guó)著名的大熊貓養(yǎng)殖基地.CCTV reported that the panda facility is about 40 kilometers away from the epicenter.據(jù)中央電視臺(tái)報(bào)道說大熊貓養(yǎng)殖基地處于距離震中大約40公里的地方.Residents of Chongqing,a sprawling metropolis more than 300 kilometers from Yaan,said the quake also shook buildings there.在距離雅安300公里處的大城市重慶,人們普遍反映震感強(qiáng)烈.