In another instance , several sisters went to the main city of colombo to purchase a load of women s sanitary items , undergarments , toys and other goods . after a period of searching it began to get dark and no vehicle had been found 此外，有几位师姊前往可伦坡采购女性用品内衣玩具及其他物品，当采购结束后，发现天色已暗，叫不到卡车可以载货回去。
On the warm and sunny afternoon of april 29 , people began entering the spacious grand ballroom of the trans asian hotel . this beautiful facility in colombo has a five - star rating and is located in a harbor on the country s west coast , facing the indian ocean 2000年4月29日下午，天气晴朗暖和，人群开始拥至西岸可伦坡港市面对印度洋的五星级泛亚大饭店的大厅。
On april 28 , 2001 , in celebration of the first anniversary of master s visit to sri lanka , colombo initiates held an exhibition of master s artistic creations and publications , and a video screening to introduce the quan yin method 为了庆祝师父去年到访斯里兰卡至今满周年纪念，可伦坡的同修在4月28日举办了一系列活动。当天展示了师父的艺术创作和出版品，并播放师父录影带，向来宾介绍观音法门。
On february 8 , 2002 , local initiates visited a home for the handicapped . among the 147 disabled men , women , and children who resided at the home , most were unable to attend to their personal needs . only a few could use their deformed limbs to create handicrafts 2002年2月8日，可伦坡同修探访了一所残障者之家，包括男女及小孩在内共有147位残障同胞住在该所，其中除了少数几位可以用自己残缺不全的手或脚来制造手工艺品之外，其馀都无法照顾个人的起居生活。
After landing in the countrys capital colombo we traveled to the severely affected village of matara , and witnessed the following vivid scenes that revealed the disasters devastating effects : a small , dark - skinned old woman sitting amid collapsed houses with a look of shock on her face a skinny old man trying to move a heavy stone with his bare hands in front of a house a stupefied mother holding a piece of withered paper in her hand , looking for her lost baby young children who had lost their mothers , their tear - stained faces unwashed people with expressionless faces , not knowing what to do , without will or aim 从斯里兰卡首都可伦坡前往灾区马塔拉的途中，我们目睹了海啸过后满目凄然的景象：一位弱小黝黑的老妇人一脸惊吓地坐在倒塌的房屋之间枯瘦如柴的老翁正奋力以双手移动屋前的大石头神情呆滞的母亲手持斑驳泛黄的纸张，寻找失踪的小孩失去母亲的孩童，满脸泪痕人们面无表情茫然失措，完全失去意志力与目标。
As the contact person and fellow practitioners were purchasing medical equipment from the colombo supplier m s technomedics limited , the company s managing director and staff deeply felt the rescue team s sincerity , and offered rs . 48 , 000 worth of surgical disposables free of charge to be given to hospitals along with the other items 救援队同修和当地联络人在可伦坡的m s technomedics公司采购医疗器材时，他们的常务董事深受救援队同修的诚心所感动，因此赠送价值相当于48 , 000卢比的免洗外科手术用品及其他货品。
