在1998年夏天,湖北荆江大堤的蓄洪水位已经创下了有记录以来的历史最高,一旦决堤,哪怕家住7楼也会被淹。我和全家是在最后一晚撤离至江北的安全地带,那一晚,十几公里的路我们走了9个小时。现在回忆起来,那晚的景象其实很电影的,很多农民赶着牛马,牵着猪羊在长堤上逃难,场面很宏大,但一点都不慌乱。人们有说有笑,碰见熟人都会热情地互相询问: In the summer of 1998, the flood storage level of the Jingjiang Embankment in Hubei Province has hit a record high since records were recorded. Once the bank reaches the seventh floor, it will be submerged. My family and I were evacuated to the north of Jiangbei on the last night, and on that night, we walked for nine hours on the road of over ten kilometers. Now I recall, the scene of that night is actually a movie. Many peasants are hurling cattle and horses and holding pigs and sheep to flee on the Long Beach. The scene is magnificent, but no panic. People are talking and laughing, meeting acquaintances will warmly ask each other: