It was 3:34 a. m. on February 27,2010. Tomas, his (妻子) Sofia, and their two children were sleeping peacefully in their house in Concepcion, Chile.(突然),the house began to shake heavily.
"Wake up! It's an earthquake(地震)!"Tomas shouted. The family (赶快)to a large oak table in the kitchen. They hid under it and stayed close to each other. Tomas (抓住) the children, Carla and her(年纪较长的) brother Matias. Books and dishes and glasses flew (离开) the shelves and crashed to the ground. Pictures fell from the (墙). Then, after three long, terrible minutes, the shaking stopped.
The house was in a mess. There was broken glass everywhere. Sofia began to (打扫) the floor. Tomas tuned on a radio. The reporter said that the earthquake was very large and very (强烈的).
(千) of people lost their homes in the earthquake. However, the people of Chile worked together. They helped one another through this very difficult emergency.
