GivewatersavelivesAbottleofwatermaynotseemlikemuchtoyoubutthousandsofbottleswillbeofgreathelpforpeoplewholiveindrought-hit(遭受旱灾)areasinChina.SincelastautumntherehasbeenverylittleraininSouthwestChin
Givewatersavelives
Abottleofwatermaynotseemlikemuchtoyoubutthousandsofbottleswillbeofgreathelpforpeoplewholiveindrought-hit(遭受旱灾)areasinChina.
SincelastautumntherehasbeenverylittleraininSouthwestChina.SomeplacesespeciallyinYunnanGuangxiSichuanGuizhouhaveexperiencedaseriousdrought.Crops(庄稼)diedthelandcracked(裂开)andwells(井)andriversdriedup.Morethan20millionpeoplearehavingdifficultyinfindingsafedrinkingwater.
Afterlearningaboutthedroughtmanypeoplearoundthecountryhelpedbygivingwatermoneyandotherthings.
LastweekeverymemberoftheCommunistYouthLeague(共青团员)andYoungPioneers(少先队员)wereencouragedtogiveonebottleofwatertothedrought-hitareas.Studentsinprimaryschoolsandmiddleschoolsquicklyjoinedtheactivity.InYuhuaPrimarySchoolinXi'an900studentsboughtover1000bottlesofwaterwiththeirpocketmoney.Theyalsowrotetheirwishesonthebottles.
Theseriousdroughthasalsomadestudentsrealizetheimportanceofsavingwater.StudentsfromNanshanMiddleSchoolinHuizhouGuangdongwentonthestreettotellpeopletotakepartinwater-savingactivities.
“I'veheardthatsomechildrenindrought-hitareasdon'thaveenoughdrinkingwater.Theyhavetodrinkmuddy(含有泥土的)water.Ifeelreallysadaboutthat"saidonestudent.“Idecidetotakeashowertwiceaweekinsteadofeverydaytosavewater”hesaid.
1.WhydidaseriousdroughthappeninSouthwestChina?
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2.HowmuchwaterdidthestudentsinYuhuaPrimarySchoolbuywiththeirpocketmoneylastweek?
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3.Whatdidpeopledoafterlearningaboutthedrought?
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4.Whatdidthepeopleindrought-hitareasneedmost?
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5.Whathastheseriousdroughtmadestudentsrealize?
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