Rough seas, limited visibility and a shortage of boats are slowing the delivery of disaster aid to the remote Indonesian islands of Mentawai, hit by a major earthquake and tsunami earlier this week.

汹涌的海浪、有限的能见度和船只的短缺延缓了向印尼偏远的明打威群岛输送救灾物资的努力。这个星期早些时候，该地区发生了严重的地震和海啸。

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It has made invaluable contribution to the success of Beijing Olympic Games and other major events, and in fighting floods, earthquake rescue and post disaster reconstruction.

在北京奥林匹克运动会和其他大型活动中，在抵御洪涝灾害、抗震救灾和灾后重建的过程中，军人们更是冲在第一线。

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According to the categorizing principle, there are 39 disaster areas hit by the significant earthquake or the major earthquake in Sichuan , 8 in Gansu and 4 in Shaanxi .

划定了四川、甘肃、陕西等三省的极重灾区和重灾区，各省分别是39个、8个和4个。

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Washington has played this role in every major disaster dating back to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, when over 4, 000 troops from the U.S. Army's Pacific Division were mobilized to provide emergency relief, including constructing temporary housing for 20, 000 survivors.

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