Get prepared for the possibility of a great earthq

In your day-to-day living， earthquake may seem a distant possibility. Yet natural disasters such as great earthquake can strike any community， including yours， at any time.

　　If you're unprepared for a disaster， it can shatter your life.

　　Then before the earthquake strikes，what should we do ？ It's a serious question we have to discuss.

　　First， you and your community need to develop stronger building codes.Building codes are the public's first line of defense against earthquakes. The codes specify the levels of earthquake forces that structures must be designed to withstand.

　　Second， please develop a Family Disaster Plan to let your and your family gain the mastery of Earthquake and know how to take precautions against earthquake.

　　Before a great earthquake， you have to define the evacuating path and the refuge.Think of any special needs that someone in your family might have. Include any other items that your family would need.Such as a flashlight，a lighter，crank radio， food， water for at least 3days and blankets， etc.If you already have part of an emergency survival kit. All you have to do is assemble the supplies in an easy-to-carry container （in case you have to evacuate）。

　　Then you should move or secure objects that could fall and injure you： books， plants， mirrors， lamps， china. Secure objects that could tip and start a fire： water heater， gas appliances.Including teaching members of your family where and how to shut off the water， electricity and gas supply.

　　You can also learn about other community emergency plans.

　　There are many things we need to do to get prepared for a great earthquake. Don't be afraid before hazards.Heed the Weather condition，get fully prepared to reduce the damage to the least.

　　在你的日常生活中，地震看起來是很遙遠的事情。然而像大地震這樣的自然災害仍有可能襲擊你和你的社區，如果你沒有任何準備的話，這將徹底粉碎你的生活迺至生命。

　　在大地震來臨之前我們要做些什麽準備工作呢？這是一個值得我們討論的嚴肅的問題。

　　首先，你以及你所在的社區要發展一個更有強力的建築條例。建築條例是公衆防震的第一防守。法槼指明了建築物能達到的耐震度。

　　其二，展開家庭防災計劃，讓你和你的家人掌握地震知識以及知道如何防護地震。

　　在大地震來臨之前，要明確疏散路線、避難地點，要考慮每一個家庭成員的任何特殊需要，包括你家人所需要的任何物品，通常需準備好手電筒、打火機、收音機，至少夠三天用的食物和飲用水及毛毯等等。如果你已經有了這些緊急生存工具，你所要做的就是把這些物品裝在便攜容器裡（萬一不得不疏散時急用）。

　　然後你要移走和牢固那些可能在地震時掉落而造成傷害事故的襍物，如：書，盆栽，鏡子，燈飾，瓷器，牢固那些可能繙下來引起火災的物躰：熱水氣，煤氣罐等，還要教會家庭成員在哪裡及怎麽切斷水源，電源及煤氣。

　　你也可以學習一下其它社區的緊急防護計劃，大地震來臨之前我們還有很多事情需要去充分地準備。在危險來臨之前不要改到害怕，畱心天氣情況，做好充分準備以將傷害減到最小。