双语新闻：5月19日至21日为全国哀悼日

　　China's national flag flies at half-mast after the flag-raising ceremony on Tian'anmen Square in Beijing Monday morning, May 19, 2008. China on Monday begins a three-day national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in a powerful earthquake which struck the country's southwest on May 12.

　　2008年5月19日星期一清晨，北京天安门广场下半旗。为了悼念5月12日在中国西南部大地震中遇难的数以万计同胞，中国从本周一开始进行为期三天的全国哀悼。

　　China on Monday began a three-day national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in a powerful earthquake which struck the country's southwest on May 12.

　　为了悼念5月12日在中国西南部大

　　At 4:58 a.m., the national flag at the Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing flew at half-mast after a complete flag-raising ceremony.

　　凌晨四时五十八分，北京天安门广场下半旗。

　　All public amusements will be suspended for three days from Monday.

　　所有公共娱乐活动暂停三天。

　　The State Council, the Cabinet, on Sunday ordered a nationwide display of respect for the dead.

　　国务院上周日倡导全国范围悼念遇难者。

　　The public are asked to stand in silence for three minutes from 2:28 pm on Monday, while automobiles, trains, and ships would sound their air sirens.