2015年CRI 中国各地举办七七事变纪念活动

 

Top Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping and Premier¹ Li Keqiang, have visited the exhibition, entitled "Great Victories and Historic Contributions."

Xi Jinping says the exhibition is a reminder² of the great history that all Chinese people should keep in mind.

"The spirit of the war against Japanese aggression³ and the spirit of the nation are still needed nowadays as we are realizing the Two Centenary Goals as well as the Chinese nation's great rejuvenation⁴, during the period of reform and opening up. We should also keep the history in mind in order to create the future. We cannot forget it. Forgetting the past means betrayal. I believe that people can learn this through the exhibition."

The event was held at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression near Lugou Bridge, also known as Marco Polo Bridge, in the southwest of Beijing.

It covers the history of the Chinese people's fight against Japan's aggression in the 14 years from 1931 to 1945.

A total of over 1,000 pictures and more than 2,800 war relics⁵ are on display.

It is part of the country's events being held in the run up to the 70th anniversary of the victory over Japan and the victory of WWII.

Meanwhile, in the eastern city of Nanjing where Japanese troops massacred at least 300,000 Chinese people in 1937, a group of college students visited several war veterans.

"We are planning to collate⁶ the records of the veterans' stories and memories. We're doing this as a salute⁷ to both the veterans and our country."

In Shandong Province to the north, armed police officers, soldiers and students presented flowers at a memorial hall in Zaozhuang City to remember those who died in the Taierzhuang Battle, the first major victory for the Chinese army during the war.

More than 30,000 Chinese soldiers died in the battle, but only 4,000 of them have been identified.

In Hong Kong, a number of organizations staged a march to urge the Japanese government to face up to its past military history.

Organizers urged Japan to take responsibility for its aggression and halt its current alarming military expansion.

An estimated 35 million Chinese soldiers and civilians⁸ lost their lives during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression,

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1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

3 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。

4 rejuvenation   

n. 复原，再生, 更新, 嫩化, 恢复

参考例句：

• Prolonged starvation and aging might lead to rejuvenation of embryogenic potential. 长期的饥饿和衰老可以导致胚胎发生能力的复壮。
• All this signs rejuvenation of agriculture. 所有这些都预示着农业将复苏。

5 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

6 collate   

vt.(仔细)核对，对照；(书籍装订前)整理

参考例句：

• They have begun to collate their own statistics on racial abuse. 他们已经开始整理自己有关种族歧视的统计数据。
• You may collate the latter with the earlier edition. 你可将新版与旧版相对照。

7 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

8 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。