( Here is the news from Wenchuan in Sichuan Province.
At 2:28 in the afternoon, on May 12, 2008, a terrible earthquake happened here. It killed 88 000 people. Five million people lost their homes. Many children died when their schools fell down. But with the help of [1]with the help of: 在……的帮助下 the whole [2]whole: 全部的，整个的，整体的 | 注意与all的区别: … 继续阅读 nation, people in Wenchuan are rebuilding their homes now and they are returning to normal [3]normal: adj. 正常的；正规的；精神健全的 ||| 主要辨析：common强调许多事物具有某种共同点而“不足为奇”; … 继续阅读life. The children are able to[4]be able to: 能够（做某事） study in new, safe schools. The people of Wenchuan are very brave, and they are starting their lives over again [5]over again: one more time, 又一次，再一次. Now a more beautiful new Wenchuan has appeared [6]appear: 美: [əˈpɪr] 英: [əˈpɪə(r)] v. 出现；显现；呈现；出版 ||| 反义词：disappear .
Word Bank
| ↑1 | with the help of: 在……的帮助下 |
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| ↑2 | whole: 全部的，整个的，整体的 | 注意与all的区别: 1.在以下情况下，两者都可用，但有差别：用在复数名词前，all表示“所有的；每一个”，而whole则表示“整个儿”；一般情况下，二者都可用在时间或季节名词之前，但在hour和century之前用whole，而不用all。 2.以下情况下，一般不用whole，但可用all：不可数名词或物质名词之前；表示地点的专有名词之前。 |
| ↑3 | normal: adj. 正常的；正规的；精神健全的 ||| 主要辨析：common强调许多事物具有某种共同点而“不足为奇”; general指普遍于大多数人或事物中,有“较少例外”的含义; normal形容人或物“符合常态或常规”; ordinary指与一般事物的性质标准相同,强调“平常”而无奇特之处。 |
| ↑4 | be able to: 能够（做某事） |
| ↑5 | over again: one more time, 又一次，再一次 |
| ↑6 | appear: 美: [əˈpɪr] 英: [əˈpɪə(r)] v. 出现；显现；呈现；出版 ||| 反义词：disappear |
