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The Best Way to… After the Wenchuan 5.12 earthquake many people wondered why so many people were killed or injured. What is the best way to prevent tragedy from earthquakes? Useful Facts and Statistics 1. The Wenchuan earthquake which measured at 8.0 magnitude occurred at 14:28 p.m. on May 12,2008. 2. official figures (as of July 6, 2008 12:00 CST) state that 69,197 are confirmed dead, including 68,636 in Sichuan province, and 374,176 injured, with 18,340 listed as missing. The earthquake left about 4.8 million people homeless, though the number could be as high as 11 million. It is the deadliest and strongest earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, which killed 240,000people. Approximately 15 million people lived in the affected area. Useful Quotations 1. It is amazing how quickly nature consumes human places after we turn our backs on them. Life is hungry thing. (Scott Westerfeld, Peeps, 2005) 2. The goal of life is living in agreement with nature. (Zeno,335 BC-264 BC, from Diogenes Laeritius) 3. Never, no never, did nature say one thing and wisdom say another. ( Edmund Burk, 1729-1797) 4. Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites. (William Ruckelshaus) 5. A healthy ecology is the basis for a healthy economy. (Claudine Schneider) Useful Words and Expressions 1. a heated debate concerning.. 2. be closely linked to… 3. tofu-dreg schoolhouses 4. on top of the government agenda 5. indispensable to 6. be made a top priority Example Essay The devastating 8-magnitude Wenchuan earthquake cost at least 70.000 lives, making it the deadliest earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. There has been a heated debate concerning how to prevent earthquake damage. In my opinion, improving building quality and constructing seismic-resistant buildings should be made a top priority. To begin with, improving building quality will greatly reduce the number of buildings collapsing in an earthquake. Building vuln