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CCTV9英语新闻:恢复的日本战时文件引起公众的注意

时间:2014-04-30 06:48:00

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89 newly deciphered Japanese wartime archives have been recently unveiled. While these records refute Japan’s denial of war-crimes against China, these have reopened wounds of wartime atrocities1. Reporter Guan Yang digs deep into the archive and revisits history once again.

 

More than 100,000 historical documents related to the Japanese invasion in China were unveiled in Changchun in the 1950s. But the gems2 were some 89 files. These were re-released by the Jilin Provincial3 archives—with message unencrypted after half a century of restoration.

 

"As the shocking facts committed by Japanese troops emerged, those who work on restoring the files went through painful emotions. As the housekeeper4 of the darkest moment in China’s history we’ve been very professional to not let negative feelings get in the way of revealing the truth." Yin Huai, director of Jilin Provincial Archive, said. 

 

These files are fired as bullets in a vigorous counter-attack against Japan’s domestic right-wing forces, who have denied Japan’s wartime crimes committed against China on many occasions. It has also brought the China-Japan ties to a record low.

 

"These 89 files have surfaced as US president Barack Obama makes a state visit to Japan, during which the Japanese right-wing politicians were having false hopes on gaining some sort of support from the US. They need to re-consider their proposition after being urged to face up to history by Obama." Jiang Lifeng, research fellow on China-Japan relation at Chinese Academy Of Social Sciences, said. 

 

Changchun is home to the Puppet Manchurian Palace which was built when Japan took China’s northeast by force. The archive is sparing no effort to restore the rest of the 100,000 files. And hopes are high that more evidence in China’s favor will be discovered.

 

"I think China, as a big nation will stand firm against those who attempt to distort history during the wartime." Changchun resident He Qiumeng said. 

 

"People of my age remember what happened in history, and it is important to let the younger generation know those atrocities disclosed by the files." Changchun resident Wen Hong said. 

 

As more research into the Japanese archives continue, truth gets poured into old wounds and war atrocities take a trip down memory lane.

 

Considering the fact that nearly 100,000 Japanese files were retrieved5 in the 1950s, these 89 wartime documents made to public are just the tip of the iceberg6 proving the atrocities committed by the Japanese forces in China. But even these 89 files are enough to silence those who would try and deny history.


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1 atrocities 11fd5f421aeca29a1915a498e3202218     
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》
2 gems 74ab5c34f71372016f1770a5a0bf4419     
growth; economy; management; and customer satisfaction 增长
参考例句:
  • a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
  • The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。
3 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人
参考例句:
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
4 housekeeper 6q2zxl     
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
参考例句:
  • A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
  • She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家,一家人吃得很省。
5 retrieved 1f81ff822b0877397035890c32e35843     
v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 );恢复;寻回;检索(储存的信息)
参考例句:
  • Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句
6 iceberg CbKx0     
n.冰山,流冰,冷冰冰的人
参考例句:
  • The ship hit an iceberg and went under.船撞上一座冰山而沉没了。
  • The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。