Then, as Chinese were wondering why 2008, a year of supposed good fortune marked by the lucky number eight, had started with so much misfortune, a deadly earthquake struck Sichuan province, killing 80,000 people and leaving millions homeless. Emerging more united from this tragedy, the country welcomed the world to the long-anticipated Olympics, which were remarkably successful, but were soon superseded by the tainted-dairy-product scandal in which many babies became ill, and some died.
而后，正当中国人奇怪2008年这个以幸运数字8结尾的人们眼中的幸运年份为什么一开始就会发生一连串的不幸，致命的地震又在四川省发生，这次地震夺去了80，000人的生命，致使数百万人无家可归。这次悲剧让中国人更加团结一心，中国在期盼已久的奥运上欢迎世界各国的人民，奥运会取得了令人赞叹的成功，但很快却又被乳制品的污染丑闻所取代，这次乳制品污染事件导致许多婴儿生病，甚至夺去了一些婴儿的生命。