CCTV9英语新闻12月：日本人所知道的南京大屠杀

A CCTV correspondent¹ asked people on the streets of Tokyo about what they know about the Nanjing Massacre². Many people said that they had never heard of the massacre.

A former professor of Hokuriku University who has been studying the history of World War Two said that Japan has destroyed evidence to avoid taking responsibility, and Japan should reflect and respect history.

CCTV reporter asked: "Have you ever heard of the Nanjing Massacre?"

Japanese answered: "No, I don't know about it."

CCTV reporter asked: "Do you know anything about the Nanjing Massacre?"

Japanese student answered: "No."

CCTV reporter asked: "Have you learned anything in history books?"

Japanese student answered: "No, I don't think so."

"Ordinary Japanese, even some politicians have never heard of the massacre, and many doubt whether it happened. Until now, many Japanese believed that the Tokyo War Crimes Trial is some sort of punishment of Japan, they think it is unfair. Germany punished the Nazis³ after the war, however, Japan didn't do the same, so many don't know the crimes Japan committed in the war time," a history scholar said.

1 correspondent   

n.记者，通信者；adj.符合的，一致的，相当的

参考例句：

• He volunteered as a correspondent for the war.他自愿担任作报道这次战争的记者。
• The result was correspondent with my wishes.结果与我的愿望是一致的。

2 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！

3 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》