A PLA officer said the first group of 200 soldiers reached Yingxiu by powerboat early yesterday morning; and another 400 arrived last night.
一位解放军军官说,昨天早晨第一批200名战士已经乘汽艇到达映秀,另有400名于昨夜到达。
The military command said two helicopters airdropped food, drinking water and medicine to Yingxiu in the afternoon.
这位军官表示有两架直升机已在当天下午向映秀地区空投了食品、饮用水以及药品。
上述报道中,airdrop就是“空投”的意思。一般来讲,“空投”分为三类,Low-Velocity Airdrop(低速空投),一般用于易碎或者大件物品;High-Velocity Airdrop(高速空投),一般用于耐用品;还有Free Fall Airdrop(自由降落空投),此类空投不用降落伞,常用于人道主义救援。