高级英语第二册课文

高级英语第二册课文
高级英语第二册课文

Hiroshima -- the "Liveliest”City in Japan

“Hiroshima! Everybody off!” That must be what the man in the Japanese stationmaster's uniform shouted, as the fastest train in the world slipped to a stop in Hiroshima Station. I did not understand what he was saying. First of all, because he was shouting in Japanese. And secondly, because I had a lump in my throat and a lot of sad thoughts on my mind that had little to do with anything a Nippon railways official might say. The very act of stepping on this soil, in breathing this air of Hiroshima, was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or any reportorial assignment I'd previously taken. Was I not at the scene of the crime?

The Japanese crowd did not appear to have the same preoccupations that I had. From the sidewalk outside the station, things seemed much the same as in other Japanese cities. Little girls and elderly ladies in kimonos rubbed shoulders with teenagers and women in western dress. Serious looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them, and bobbed up and down re-heatedly in little bows, as they exchanged the ritual formula of gratitude and respect: "Tomo aligato gozayimas." Others were using little red telephones that hung on the facades of grocery stores and tobacco shops.

"Hi! Hi!" said the cab driver, whose door popped open at the very sight of a traveler. "Hi", or something that sounds very much like it, means "yes". "Can you take me to City Hall?" He grinned at me in the rear-view mirror and repeated "Hi!" "Hi! ’ We set off at top speed through the narrow streets of Hiroshima. The tall buildings of the martyred city flashed by as we lurched from side to side in response to the driver's sharp twists of the wheel.

Just as I was beginning to find the ride long, the taxi screeched to a halt, and the driver got out and went over to a policeman to ask the way. As in Tokyo, taxi drivers in Hiroshima often know little of their city, but to avoid loss of face before foreigners, will not admit their ignorance, and will accept any destination without concern for how long it may take them to find it.

At last this intermezzo came to an end, and I found myself in front of the gigantic City Hall. The usher bowed deeply and heaved a long, almost musical sigh, when I showed him the invitation which the mayor had sent me in response to my request for an interview. "That is not here, sir," he said in English. "The mayor expects you tonight for dinner with other foreigners or, the restaurant boat. See? This is where it is.” He s ketched a little map for me on the back of my invitation.

Thanks to his map, I was able to find a taxi driver who could take me straight to the canal embankment , where a sort of barge with a roof like one on a Japanese house was moored . The Japanese build their traditional houses on boats when land becomes too expensive. The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.

At the door to the restaurant, a stunning, porcelain-faced woman in traditional costume asked me to remove my shoes. This done, I entered one of the low-ceilinged rooms of the little floating house, treading cautiously on the soft matting and experiencing a twingeof embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks.

He was a tall, thin man, sad-eyed and serious. Quite unexpectedly, the strange emotion which had overwhelmed me at the station returned, and I was again crushed by the thought that I now stood on the site of the first atomic bombardment, where thousands upon thousands of people had been slain in one second, where thousands upon thousands of others had lingered on to die in slow agony .

The introductions were made. Most of the guests were Japanese, and it was difficult for me to ask them just why we were gathered here. The few Americans and Germans seemed just as inhibited as I was. "Gentlemen," said the mayor, "I am happy to welcome you to Hiroshima."

Everyone bowed, including the Westerners. After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.

"Gentlemen, it is a very great honor to have you her e in Hiroshima."

There were fresh bows, and the faces grew more and more serious each time the name Hiroshima was repeated.

"Hiroshima, as you know, is a city familiar to everyone,” continued the mayor.

"Yes, yes, of course,” murmured the company, more and more agitated.

"Seldom has a city gained such world renown, and I am proud and happy to welcome you to Hiroshima, a town known throughout the world for its--- oysters".

I was just about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie .

"Hiroshima – oysters? What about the bomb and the misery and humanity's most heinous crime?" While the mayor went on with his speech in praise of southern Japanese sea food, I cautiously backed away and headed toward the far side of the room, where a few men were talking among themselves and paying little attention to the mayor's speech. "You look puzzled," said a small Japanese man with very large eye-glasses.

"Well, I must confess that I did not expect a speech about oysters here. I thought that Hiroshima still felt the impact of the atomic impact ."

"No one talks about it any more, and no one wants to, especially, the people who were born here or who lived through it. "Do you feel the same way, too?"

"I was here, but I was not in the center of town. I tell you this because I am almost an old man. There are two different schools of thought in this city of oysters, one that would like to preserve traces of the bomb, and the other that would like to get rid of everything, even the monument that was erected at the point of impact. They would also like to demolish the atomic museum."

"Why would they want to do that?"

"Because it hurts everybody, and because time marches on. That is why." The small Japanese man smiled, his eyes nearly closed behind their thick lenses. "If you write about this city, do not forget to say that it is the gayest city in Japan, even it many of the town's people still bear hidden wounds, and burns."

Like any other, the hospital smelled of formaldehyde and ethere . Stretchers and wheelchairs lined the walls of endless corridors, and nurses walked by carrying Stretchers instruments, the very sight of which would send shivers down the spine of any healthy visitor. The so-called atomic section was located on the third floor. It consisted of 17 beds.

"I am a fisherman by trade. I have been here a very long time, more than twenty years, "said an old man in Japanese pajamas. “What is wrong with you?”

"Something inside. I was in Hiroshima when it happened. I saw the fire ball. But I had no burns on my face or body. I ran all over the city looking for missing friends and relatives. I thought somehow I had been spared. But later my hair began to fall out, and my belly turned to water. I felt sick, and ever since then they have been testing and treating me. "The doctor at my side explained and commented upon the old man's story, "We still hare a handful of patients here who are being kept alive by constant car e. The other s died as a result of their injuries, or else committed suicide. "

"Why did they commit suicide?"

"It is humiliating to survive in this city. If you bear any visible scars of atomic burns, your children will encounter prejudice on the par t of those who do not. No one will marry the daughter or the niece of an atomic bomb victim. People are afraid of genetic damage from the radiation." The old fisherman gazed at me politely and with interest.

Hanging over the patient was a big ball made of bits of brightly colored paper, folded into the shape of tiny birds. "What's that?" I asked.

"Those are my lucky birds. Each day that I escape death, each day of suffering that helps to free me from earthly cares, I make a new little paper bird, and add it to the others. This way I look at them and congratulate myself of the good fortune that my illness has brought me. Because, thanks to it, I have the opportunity to improve my character."

Once again, outside in the open air, I tore into little pieces a small notebook with questions that I'd prepared in advance for inter views with the patients of the atomic ward. Among them was the question: Do you really think that Hiroshima is the liveliest city in Japan? I never asked it. But I could read the answer in every eye.

Exercises

I.Give brief answers to the following questions, using your own words as much as possible:

1) Can you guess the writer's occupation, and perhaps, his nationality?

2) What do you think was the aim of the visit?

3) What thoughts were on his mind? Were there other visitors from abroad? Did they share his views? How do you know?

4) What was his attitude towards Hiroshima?

5) Were the Japanese preoccupied with the same thoughts as the writer was ?

6) Was Hiroshima in any way different from other Japanese cities?

7) The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945. How has the city been rebuilt since then?

8) Even in this short description one may find some of the problems of Japan, or at least, of Hiroshima. Can you say what they are?

9) Why didn' t the writer ask the patients of the atomic ward the questions he had prepared in advance?

10) What was the answer he read in every eye

Ⅱ .Paraphrase:

1) Serious looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them.

2) The cab driver’ s doo r popped open at the very sight of a traveler.

3) The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.

4) I experienced a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks.

5) The few Americans and Germans seemed just as inhibited as I was.

6) After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.

7) I was about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie.

8) I thought somehow I had been spared.

III .Translate the following into Chinese:

1) And secondly, because I had a lump in my throat and a lot of sad thoughts on my mind that had little to do with anything a Nippon railways official might say. The very act of stepping on this soil, in breathing this air of

Hiroshima, was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or any reportorial assignment I' d previously taken. Was 1 not at the scene of the crime?

2) Quite unexpectedly, the strange emotion which had over-whelmed me at the station returned, and I was again crushed by the thought that I now stood on the site of the first atomic bombardment, where thousands upon thousands of people had been slain in one second, where thousands upon thou-sands of others had lingered on to die in slow agony.

3) “There are two different schools of thought in this city of oysters, one that would like to preserve traces of the bomb, and the other that would like to get rid of everything, even the monument that was erected at the point of impact."

4) "If you bear any visible scars of atomic burns, your children will encounter prejudice on the part of those who do not."

5) "Each day that I escape death, each day of suffering that helps to free me from earthly cares, I make a new little paper bird, and add it to the others. This way I look at them and congratulate myself on the good fortune that illness has brought me. Because, thanks to it, I have the opportunity to improve my character. "

IV.Explain how the following adjectives are formed. Give examples to illustrate the different ways of compounding adjectives.

1) timesaving, painstaking 2) man-made, poverty-stricken

3) carefree, snow-white 4) porcelain-faced, chicken-hearted

5) sad-eyed, low-ceilinged 6) longstanding, good-looking

7) full-fledged, ready-made

V .Explain how the meaning of the following sentences is affected when the italicized words are replaced with the words in brackets. Pay attention to the shades of meaning of the words.

1) That must be what the man shouted. (was)

2) Was I not at the scene of the crime? ( Was I at the scene...?)

3) Elderly ladies rubbed shoulders with teen-agers. (old)

4) He grinned at me in the rear-view mirror. (smiled, laughed)

5) He sketched a little map on the back of my invitation. (drew)

6) I treaded cautiously on the tatami matting. (carefully)

7) I stood on the site of the first atomic bombardment. (spot)

8) They would also like to demolish the atomic museum. (destroy)

9) It is the gayest city in Japan. (most delightful)

10) The old fisherman gazed at me politely and with interest.( stared)

VI. Replace the italicized words with simple, everyday words:

1) The very act... was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or any reportorial assignment I’ d previously taken. ( )

2) as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them ( )

3) Others were using little red telephones that hung on the facades of grocery stores and tobacco shops. ( )

4) The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt. ( ) ( ) ( )

5) and experiencing a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks( ) ( )

6) where thousands upon thousands of people had been slain in one second ( )

7) where thousands upon thousands of others had lingered on to die in slow agony ( )

8) Seldom has a city gained such world renown. ( )

9) jolting me out of my sad reverie ( )

10) I thought that Hiroshima still felt the impact of the atomic cataclysm. ( )

11) They would also like to demolish the atomic museum.( )

12) your children will encounter prejudice on the part of those who do not ( )

VII. Translate the following into Chinese:

1) What he said just now had little to do with the question under discussion.

2) The site of the battle brought back to him memories of the fiery year s of the Anti-Japanese War.

3) He was so absorbed in his work that he was oblivious of the goings-on around him.

4) The newspaper reporters got excited at the very sight of the Nobel Prize winner.

5) -- What was the word the teacher used? I didn' t quite catch it.

-- Nor did I, but it sounded very much like "preoccupation".

6) Another turn and we found ourselves in a spacious cavern bigenough to hold a couple of hundred people.

7) People listened with open-mouthed astonishment while the shocking news sank in.

8) Molten iron is poured into the mixer much in the same way as tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.

9) The unsuccessful operation weighed heavily on the young surgeon' s mind.

10) The general often went to the barracks and rubbed shoulders with the rank and file.

VIII. Choose the right words to complete the following sentences and make changes where necessary.

1) Since the conference was held on Chinese ___, security was no problem. (soil, earth)

2) The ____ here is sandy, and therefore, very poor. (soil, earth)

3) He is so strong that he can carry four basketfuls of at a time. (soil, earth)

4) He is a down-to- sort of fellow. (soil, earth)

5) His face is _ __ me, but I can’ t recall his name. (familiar with, familiar to)

6) Are you _ _ these technical terms? (familiar with, familiar to)

7) I was ___when he told me that he and his brother were born on the same day but were not twins. "We have a sister of the same age, you see' so we are triplets!” He grinned at me and said. (surprise, puzzle)

8) As the Chinese table-tennis players are the best in the world, it was not _ that they took away most of the cups. (surprising, puzzling)

9) He is vain and seldom his mistakes. (admit, confess)

10) As the offender his crime, he was dealt with leniently. (admit, confess)

11) The doctor gave the old man a ___ examination and congratulated him on his speedy recovery. (careful, cautious)

12) The troops advanced because the area had been mined by the enemy. (carefully, cautiously)

Ⅸ .Translate the following into English (using the following words or expressions: by trade, to spare, to be oblivious of, to have... to do, mind, very much like, much the same as, to rub shoulders, to smell of, to sink in, very, must):

1) 礼堂里一个人都没有,会议一定是延期了。2) 那本书看上去很像个盒子。

3) 四川话和湖北话很相似,有时难以区别。4) 一看见纪念碑就想起了在战斗中死去的好友。

5) 他陷入沉思之中,没有理会同伴们在谈些什么。6)他干的事与她毫无关系。

7)她睡不着觉,女儿的病使她心事重重。8)这件事长期以来一直使我放心不下。

9)他喜欢这些聚会,喜欢与年轻人交往并就各种问题交换意见。

10)大家在几分钟以后才领悟他话中的含意。11)土壤散发着青草的气味。

12)我可以占用你几分钟的时间吗?13)你能匀出一张票子给我吗?

14)那个灰头发上了年纪的人是铜匠。

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