美国有线新闻 CNN 香港市中心发现二战遗留炸弹 警方成功拆除

 

First to East Asia. Hong Kong is a special administrative¹ region of China, but it was part of Great Britain between 1842 and 1997. And that's why during the Second World War in 1941, Japanese troops invaded Hong Kong after their nation had declared war on Britain and the U.S. The U.S. Army Air Corps² began bombing the territory a year later. Dozens of air raids struck Hong Kong.

And just like we've seen in parts of Germany, unexpected World War II bombs continue to be unearthed³ in Hong Kong decades later. Two of them have been found in the past week and at least one of the bombs was confirmed to be an American design.

Just because these devices are 75 years old doesn't mean they're no longer dangerous. Evacuations were made, roads and businesses were closed and some ferry services had to be stopped while experts worked around the clock to defuse the bombs. Both were the same type but one of them had a badly damaged fuse, making it more challenging to defuse.

Hong Kong's explosive disposable unit finished the job on Wednesday morning. CNN's Ivan Watson was there.

IVAN WATSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It's not often that you see the bomb squad⁴ in downtown Hong Kong. But that's what we're seeing now for the second time in just five days, because construction workers digging here in this crowded financial hub have uncovered two, two unexploded bombs from World War II.

Now, the bomb squad who'd been at work here have identified them as 1,000-pound general purpose aircraft bombs, left over from World War II, from more than 70 years ago when this was periodically hit by American warplanes after Japanese forces had captured and occupied this former British colony.

So, what we're seeing now is these men hard at work in the mud. It's been raining here, trying to get a sense of the potential risk, that this unexploded device could have. Now, it's important to note that this is one of the most densely⁵ populated cities in the world. A number of businesses in the area have closed. There's been evacuation because there's a swimming pool over here as well.

But here you have Hong Kong, the city more than 70 years after World War II still dealing⁶ with the dangerous and unexploded legacy⁷ of that terrible conflict.

Ivan Watson, CNN, Hong Kong.

1 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

2 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 unearthed   

出土的（考古）

参考例句：

• Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。

4 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

5 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

6 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

7 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。