送交者: 一默 于 May 16, 2008 09:32:44:
回答: 【其它】血浓于水！ 由 霍林河 于 May 16, 2008 07:54:48:
$500,000 as an "initial contribution" in response to an appeal for aid by the International Red Cross. Additional funding will be considered.
美国对外援助是世界第一。
想想Katrina飓风吧，国内是铺天盖地的幸灾乐祸,人心叵测。争这些没用。
President Bush said Monday the United States is "ready to help in any way possible" in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit China, killing thousands.A top U.S. aid official said Beijing had not yet requested assistance.
The United States has search-and-rescue teams on standby in Virginia and California, said Ky Luu, the director of foreign disaster assistance for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Washington is also prepared to send a disaster assistance response team if asked, he said.But the quickest way to help would be funding, he said.
周一，布什总统说，美国愿意向中国提供一切可能的援助。中国刚刚经历了一场造成数千人丧生的地震。美国的援助官员称，北京目前并未向其请求援助。
美国对外灾害援助署署长Ky Luu称，位于Virginia 和 California的搜索救援队已经待命。如果得到请求，华盛顿也会派出援助队。