黄金72小时：golden 72 hours

    温总理：Premier Wen

    联合国秘书长：UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

    红十字会：the Red Cross

    医疗队：medical team

    资金和物资：funds and material

    可移动医院：mobile hospital

    死亡人数：death toll

    与时间赛跑：race against time

    生命线：lifeline

    民政部：the Ministry of Civil Affairs

    国务院信息办：the Information Office of the State Counsil

    中央台记者：CCTV correspondent

    沙特阿拉伯：Saudi Arabia

    中国大使馆：Chinese Embassy

    外交使节：envoy

    降半旗：Flags are to be kept at half-mast .

    默哀：mourn

    哀悼：condolence

    人道主义援助：humanitarian aid

    救济工作：relief work

    捐赠：donate

    咨询热线：consultation hotline

    疏散：evacuate

    堰塞湖：barrier lake/quake lake

    重建：rebuild

    震后重建：post-quake reconstruction

    尽快进行重建工作：carry out reconstruction as soon as possible

    复原：rehabilitation

    帐篷小学：camp primary school

    复课：resume classes

    建立DNA数据库：build DNA database

    火葬：cremate

    阻止疫情：prevent epidemic

    文化遗产：culture heritage

    大熊猫：giant panda

    抢救生命是重中之重：Saving is the top priority.

    任何困难都难不倒英雄的中国人民：I firmly believe that no difficulties will daunt our Chinese People.

    全世界都站在你们的身后并会帮助你们：The whole world is standing behind you and will help you.

    不是哭的时候：There was no time for tears.

    时间就是生命：Every minute costs a life.