M: So far, the quake in Sichuan has killed about 69,172 people and has left 374,159 people injured, 17,420 missing.

L: I feel so sorry for those victims. It's the scariestthing that I have ever seen.

M: Did you feel the quake?

L: Yes. Actually, I was traveling in Sichuan then.

M: Oh,really? I didn't know that. Tell me what it was like.

L: Well, it was on a Monday afternoon, a little after two o'clock, and I was reading some magazines when there was horrible grinding sound and the floor started bouncing and shaking.

M: Oh, my dear! What did you do?

L: Well, it took me a second or two to figure out what was going on. Then I called mycolleague. It's unbelievable that she was still asleep and didn't feel a thing.

M: Incredible.

L: As she realized what was happening, she panicked .

M: That must have been horrifying.

L: Oh, it was. Then I managed to open the door and we finally made our way to safety.

M: Oh, thank God. Was anyone hurt?

L: Three people were killed and about fifty people were injured.

M: What a tragedy!

L: It was terrible. I hope it will never happen again!