A whole series of frightful calamities came irrevocably as a bolt from the blue in 2008，which rocked the nation and struck sadness into our hearts. But our show of the utmost fortitude and unity in the extreme adversities was nothing short of a true manifestation of the spirit of the Chinese nation.
We are absolutely not onlookers！The national disasters have recalled us to a sense of our duties. We’re duty-bound to release those in the depth of misery from their suffering. Some of my schoolmates collected all the waste paper，plastic bottles and aluminum cans in their dormitories and turned the trash into a donation of ￥1999 to the quake-hit people. We acted in the belief that love is never-ending！
Confronted with such a wretched plight，the post-1980s generation，which used to be known as a lost generation，have gone from strength to strength. Nothing can rain on our parade！
一系列可怕的大灾难在2008年不可挽回地发生，如同晴天霹雳震惊了全国，令我们深感悲痛。极度的苦难，反而昭示出我们民族的坚强和团结。
我们绝对不是看客！国难唤起了我们的责任感，我们责无旁贷地分担受灾同胞的苦难。我的几个同学，收集了各个宿舍里的废品卖钱，所筹的1999元将被捐往灾区。我们用行动展示我们的信念：大爱无边！
面对灾难，“80后”这个曾经被认为是“垮掉的一代”的群体正在崛起，已经没有什么可以阻挡我们前行！（文/于理冉）
（福建师范大学《中文联合报》总第15期 B02 2008年5月31日）
