2018年CRI 日本专家呼吁日本正视历史

Historian Tokushi Kasahara at Tsuru University says the memorial ceremony in Nanjing is to project a global message of peace.

"The memorial ceremony for Nanjing Massacre¹ will not only commemorate² the victims, but also prevent the tragedy from happening again. The lesson we have learnt is that war should never break out again."

Meanwhile, political commentator³ Honzawa Jirou suggests cruelties in the massacre should be made better known worldwide.

"For Japanese people, the history of Nanjing Massacre should never be forgotten. It's a lesson for us. The tragedy could never take place again. Commemorating⁴ the massacre is not only significant for Japan and China, but also for the entire international community."

80 years ago, at least 300,000 Chinese civilians⁵ were slaughtered⁶ by Japanese troops in the six-week bloody⁷ nightmare.

The atrocities⁸ had been cited both by the Judgment⁹ of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and the verdict of the Chinese Military Tribunal for War Crimes in Nanjing.

But over the years, Japanese right-wing politicians and scholars have refused to admit the truth while the Japanese government has been reluctant to make a formal apology.

Takashima Nobuyoshi of the Ryukyus University calls it a shame.

"80 years have passed. But doubts are still there. It's a shame. The reason for China to hold the memorial activity lies in Japan's failure to admit its fault. That infuriates the Chinese people. It's regrettable."

At the same time, commentator Honzawa Jirou also holds Japan's education responsible for the situation.

"Japanese people, including me, didn't learn that in school. Japan's current textbooks mention nothing about that history. Most people don't know the truth. This issue has impaired¹⁰ Japan's relations with its neighbors including China."

In recent years, Japan's revised history textbooks have avoided the word "invasion" when it refers to the country's military aggression¹¹ in the first half of the 20th century.

Most of them also refer to the Nanjing Massacre only as an "incident".

Takashima Nobuyoshi of the Ryukyus University also urges Japanese media to shoulder its responsibility for spreading truth.

"Some media outlets¹² are using historical and territorial¹³ issues to hype up the so-called China threat. It's very dangerous. Upon this important occasion, Japanese media should unveil the truth of Nanjing Massacre faithfully."

The experts are suggesting Japan take advantage of the 80th anniversary of Nanjing Massacre to reflect on its history of aggression.

They also warn that without a proper understanding of that history, Japan may be eventually isolated¹⁴ by its Asian neighbors.

1 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

2 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。

3 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

4 commemorating   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements. 他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The post office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers. 邮局发行了一个纪念美国著名演艺人员的系列邮票。 来自互联网

5 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

6 slaughtered   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

8 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

10 impaired   

adj.受损的；出毛病的；有（身体或智力）缺陷的v.损害，削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11 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。

12 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

14 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。