It was a terrible day for Mr and Mrs Lin. The old couple was on holiday at a mountain resort.
对林先生和林女士来说，这真是糟糕的一天。这一天，这对老夫妻正在山区旅游胜地度假。
They were taking a walk in the early afternoon, when suddenly the ground started to shake.
午后他们正在散步。突然，地面开始剧烈地晃动。
In just two minutes, everything changed completely! They were in the middle of a very strong earthquake!
2分钟内，所有这一切都改变了。他们正位于一场大地震的震中！
The Lins tried to find some other people first. One by one, they found 23 other people.
老林夫妇开始找人。一个接一个地找，他们最后找到了23个人。
Many were tourists, young and old. Soon it was dark and it started to rain heavily. Some cried and some lost hope.
在这些人里面，有很多都是游客，有年轻的，也有年老的。不一会，天气阴沉下来，然后下起了暴雨。有些人开始绝望地哭喊。
At that moment, Mr Lin decided to take the lead.
这时，林先生决定带领这些人脱离险境。
He called for everyone's attention and said, "The roads are too dangerous. We can't go down the mountain until tomorrow. We must stay here tonight."
他对所有人大声说道，“公路上太危险了，我们没法下山，只有等到明天了。我们今天晚上必须要在这儿过夜。”
Then Mr Lin and a few young men went back to the ruins to look for food and blankets.
林先生说完，就和几个年轻人回到废墟中寻找食物和毛毯。
They found some, but not enough for everyone. The young people gave theirs to the older ones.
他们找到了一些急救品，但是无法满足所有人的需求。年轻人们纷纷把自己的食物和毛毯给了老人们。
After that, Mr Lin divided the people into five groups. Each group had a leader.
之后，林先生把人们分成了5个小组。每个小组都有一个组长。
He also collected all the mobile phones and made sure each group had one.
他同时也把所有的手机都收集起来，以确保每个小组都有一部手机。
They used them as flashlights. Every 30 minutes, the group leaders flashed their mobile phones, and the light in the dark rainy night made everyone feel safe.
他们把手机当做手电筒使用。每隔30分钟，小组组长用手机闪光发出信号。这些光亮让大家在漆黑的雨夜中感到安全。
Early the next morning, the groups started to go down the mountain.
第二天一大早，小组开始下山。
It was a difficult journey, but the group members encouraged and supported each other.
这的确是一段很艰难的路程，但是小组成员们都互相给对方加油鼓劲儿。
After twelve hours' walking, they finally got out safely. By then, it was 30 hours after the earthquake.
在行走了12个小时之后，他们终于脱离了险境。到那时为止，地震已经发生30个小时了。
Everyone was tired but they felt lucky because they were part of a special team. This special team gave them hope for life.
每个人都很疲惫，但是他们都觉得很幸运。这是因为他们都是这个特殊团队的一部分。这个特殊团队给了他们生存的希望。
