Wenchuan is in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Its beauty has made it a popular tourism place.
But ten years ago, Wenchuan suffered an 8.0magnitude (八级的) earthquake, which damaged an area of over 100,000 square kilometers, killing close to 70,000 people and injuring more than 370,000. Ten years later, however, we can hardly see a trace (踪迹) of the disaster in this place.
Xue Xiao is among the survivors of the earthquake. He was trapped under the ruin of his high school for several days following the earthquake. When asked during the rescue what he wanted to do when he got out, he replied, “I want a Coke.” His words moved the people across the country watching the rescue on television, and he got the nickname “Coke boy.”
As a result of his serious injuries, Xue lost his right arm, and in fact, he couldn't drink Coke for months after the surgery (手术). But his strong personality carried him out of the sad memory of the disaster. He now works for the CocaCola Museum in Chengdu.
Ten years after the Wenchuan earthquake, the area has found new life, which is reflected (反映) in every person across the quakehit place.
I visited Wenchuan several years ago and interviewed a man by the name of Wang Caifeng in Shuimo Town. Wang, who has only his left arm, managed to help rescue several villagers in the town.
Before the earthquake, there were a lot of factories around Wang's home. After the disaster, the town has developed its tourism industry. In 2011, Wang turned his house into a hotel.
The people in Wenchuan have also been developing ecofriendly agriculture (农业) to find a new and better life with the help of fruits and foods produced in the area.
Unquestionably, the courage of the people has not been destroyed by the past disaster. In the survivors, we see the power of moving on and never giving up.
短文注释：
1．square kilometers平方千米
2．close to 将近；差不多
3．get the nickname 得到昵称
4．as a result of 由于
5．the quakehit place 灾区
6．manage to do 成功做到
7．turn... into... 将……变成……
8．In the survivors, we see the power of moving on and never giving up.
在幸存者身上，我看到一种力量——继续下去，永不放弃。
