200名四川地震灾区儿童在长春滑雪过“小年”
2009年01月19日
This Jan. 18th is the traditional Chinese “mini new year” and from the quake-stricken areas of Sichuan Maoxian, 200 Qiang children in this day came to Changchun City, Jilin Province Jingyuetan Ski Resort, to celebrate their first ever world of ice and snow “mini new year”
新华网长春1月18日电（记者王昊飞）18日是中国传统的阴历“小年”，来自四川茂县地震灾区的200名羌族小朋友在这一天集体来到吉林省长春市净月潭滑雪场，用滑雪的方式庆祝他们有生以来的第一个冰天雪地的“小年”。
Our hometown is also snowing now, but the snow will melt quickly once it falls down to the floor. Here the snow is very thick and hard, so we can ski on it happily and freely.” Yu Jiaoxiao, from Qugu primary school of Maoxian, told us, “after the earthquake there is no school, but only my grandmother had some minor injuries. Father, mother, and my brother are all staying at hometown. ” She alone, together with other 199 Qiang children were sent to Changchun city last June.
“我们家乡也下雪，但是雪落到地上就化了，这里的雪很厚、很硬，踩着雪板滑在上面好开心。”来自茂县曲谷小学的王娇巧笑着告诉记者，地震后学校没有了，但家里仅有奶奶受了点轻伤，爸爸、妈妈、哥哥都留在老家，她自己于去年6月和其他199名羌族小朋友一同被送到长春市，目前在长春解放大路中学读初一。
Among these 200 kids, there are not so many lucky ones as Wang who still has a complete family. The majority of them have lost some of their relatives or even both of their parents.
据了解，在这200名小朋友中，像王娇巧这样拥有完整家庭的孩子已是少数，大部分孩子在地震中失去了亲人，有的成为孤儿。
On that day, the children were wearing a long skirt and cotton-padded jacket. The color of their skirts is impressively eye-catching in the snow. Because it was their first time skiing, children frequently fell down onto the floor and broke into laughter.
当日，孩子们穿着羌族长裙和棉袄，撑着雪杖驰骋在雪野中，色彩光鲜的裙摆在雪地上赫然醒目。由于都是第一次滑雪，所以孩子们在雪地中频繁“人仰马翻”，笑声变成回音久久响彻在四周。
The chairman of Changchun City Jingyuetan Tourist Group, Wenbin said: “It is the responsibility of the whole society to make these children spend their first Spring Festival after the quake happily. Today is the” mini new year “, so we invite our children go to the resort as their new home. Celebrate the holiday in this way is not only a happy experience but also a kindly love message sent to them. /’
长春市净月潭旅游集团董事长宫文彬说：“让地震灾区儿童快乐地度过灾后第一个春节，是全社会的责任和义务。今天是”小年”，我们把孩子请到雪场来，让他们用滑雪的方式庆祝节日，不仅仅是带给他们一种快乐，更重要的是给他们带来关怀和爱。”
[SQR approx. translation into English]
