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　　After a serious earthquake happened, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his son’s school, only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake．

　　He was shocked．He didn’t know what he should do for a while, then he remembered the words he had said to his son, “No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you! ”And tears began to fill his eyes．He started digging through the ruins(废墟)．

　　As he was digging, other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying, “It’s too late! They’re all dead! There’s nothing you can do! ” To them he replied with one line, “Are you going to help me now?” And then he kept on digging．

　　No one helped, however．He went on alone because he needed to know for himself：“Is my boy alive or is he dead? ” He dug for eight hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…then, in the 39th hour, he pulled back a rock and heard his son’s words．He shouted his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry．I told them that if you were alive, you’d save me and when you saved me, they’d be saved．You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad! ”

　　“What’s going on in there? How is it? ” the father asked．

　　“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad．We’re frightened, hungry, thirsty and thankful you’re here．When the building fell down, it made a triangle(三角), and it saved us．”

　　“Come out, boy!”

　　“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

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　　Some countries have large numbers of earthquakes．Japan is one of them．One of the most serious earthquakes in world history took place in Japan in 1923．The shock and fires caused by it destroyed much of Tokyo and Yokohama and left more than 7000 dead．Other countries do not have many．For examples, there are few earthquakes in Britain, France, Germany．

　　There is often a great noise during an earthquake, but it is not always．The earth rocks．Houses fall down．Railway lines are broken．Sometimes many people are killed in an earthquake．People think earthquakes often happen near volcanoes(火山), but this is not always true．The centers of some are under the sea．The bottom of the sea suddenly moves．The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks．The coast is rocking and great waves are caused there．These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it．They are strong enough to break down houses and other buildings; sometimes they break more buildings than earthquake itself．

　　What kind of building stands up best in an earthquake?A building with concrete(水泥)walls is perhaps the best．A steel frame(框架)will make it even stronger．The frame holds the different parts together and the walls do not easily fall．There is less chance of fire because concrete and steel(钢材)does not burn．This kind of building is the safest．Today modern concrete and steel apartment buildings are commonly seen in cities of Japan．