英闻天下——617 Official on China's Disaster Response

 　　Now for more on rescue efforts in the quake-hit areas in Sichuan, we are joined live on the line by Chen Hong, Deputy¹ Director of the Department of Earthquake Disaster Emergency Management of China Earthquake Administration.

 

　　1 What's the main focus of rescue efforts right now? Has it changed at all in the last 24 hours?

 

　　2 What could be the major challenges or problems to occur during rescue efforts in the coming days or weeks?

 

　　3 Now China has a lot of experience in responding to disasters like this. In what way do you think the latest earthquake and the Wenchuan quake have improved China's disaster relief capacities?

1 deputy   

n.代理人，代表，副职；adj.代理的，副的

参考例句：

• John will act as a deputy for me during my absence.我离开期间，约翰将代理我的职务。
• She is the deputy headmistress of the school.她是那所学校的代理校长。