2015年CRI Overseas Chinese Attending Parade to Commemorate 70th Anniversary of WWII Victory

 

Yang Qianghua, who lives in Germany, is one of the hundreds of overseas Chinese invited to attend the event.

He says the younger generation tends to forget the sacrifices made during the war.

"Seventy years ago, our older generation, including those overseas, made huge sacrifices and great contributions to national independence and liberation, as well as to world peace and justice. We should cherish the memory of the revolutionary martyrs¹ and their fight for world peace, and never forget history. So I think this commemoration is very significant."

Liu Hao is a former Chinese soldier now living in Brazil.

He says he's excited to see China's new military hardware.

"I just feel so honored and excited to have the opportunity to attend the parade. The range of new weapons that will be shown at the parade is very exciting. It's a very proud feeling that we as overseas Chinese can witness the improvement in our country's military might."

At the same time, a memorial hall has opened in San Francisco mark the end of the War in the Pacific which also includes a section about the war in China.

It includes numerous displays, including weapons, photos and sculptures highlighting both the horrors and heroism² of the battles in the Pacific theatre.

Florence Fang³ is the curator of the Chinese section of the memorial hall.

"I believe the memorial hall serves as an international platform to tell Chinese stories of the war to the world. It tells the heroic stories of eight years of war against Japanese aggression⁴ and our contributions to the World War II in those eight years."

Tens of thousands of overseas Chinese have also held various events to commemorate⁵ the 70th anniversary of the end of the war.

In the US city of Chicago, the Chinese community has put on a concert at Chicago Symphony Hall to mark 70th anniversary.

In Vancouver, Canada, Chinese-Canadians, dignitaries and members of the Canadian Forces have also gathered to commemorate the end of World War II.

In the Philippine capital, Manila, a number of Chinese people have laid wreaths at the Chinese Cemetery⁶ in the city to memorialize the veterans who died in the war.

For CRI, I'm Liu Yuanhui.

1 martyrs   

n.martyr的复数形式；烈士( martyr的名词复数 )；殉道者；殉教者；乞怜者（向人诉苦以博取同情）

参考例句：

• the early Christian martyrs 早期基督教殉道者
• They paid their respects to the revolutionary martyrs. 他们向革命烈士致哀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 heroism   

n.大无畏精神，英勇

参考例句：

• He received a medal for his heroism.他由于英勇而获得一枚奖章。
• Stories of his heroism resounded through the country.他的英雄故事传遍全国。

3 fang   

n.尖牙，犬牙

参考例句：

• Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来，象一只犬牙似的。
• The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。

4 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

5 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

6 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。