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The sky was clear and the sun was shiningbrightly before the deadly disaster of the typhoon. Bernadette Tenegra, a44-year-old high school teacher, was in her1whichwas on the bank of a river. The Tenegra family2together in their shelter to keep awayfrom the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as ithad done3. So they were just hanging on there.
But things didn't happen4theyhad thought. The water rose with a frightening speed and their5housefell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者), including Bernadette's husband and her other daughter. They wereable to struggle to6, but the 6-year-old Tenegra was7againstthe strong wind and water, along with sharp and deadly debris. Bernadette madeher way to the child, held her and kept8herto keep on.
"I crawled (爬) over to her, and Itried to pull her up. But she was too9andwasn't able to make it. It seemed she had already10,"Bernadette said, crying. "I screamed but it didn't work.
The mother said11thatshe would never forget the last words of her daughter before12,"Ma, just let go, just let go. Save13.I love you forever."
"Yolanda",the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The6-year-old Tenegra14her lie. She had just seen a small partof this wonderful world15that short lifetime, while the wholeworld witnessed all the beauty of her.