英闻天下——145 Former Japanese PM Apologizes for Wartime Crimes

 　　Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has expressed his personal apologies for Japan's wartime crimes during a trip to China.

 

　　Hatoyama made the remarks during a personal visit to the Nanjing Massacre¹ Museum in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing.

 

　　It's part of Hatoyama's four-day personal visit to China amid Sino-Japanese tensions over the Diaoyu Islands.

 

　　"I have to visit Beijing and Nanjing during this hard time of our relations. I hope Chinese people can understand that Japanese politicians have different opinions towards China. I sincerely wish that Sino-Japanese ties can get back to the past when we cherish communication and cooperation."

 

　　The 66-year-old was the third former Japanese prime minister to visit the memorial.

 

　　Earlier this week, Hatoyama met with China-Japan Friendship Association Chairman Tang Jiaxuan and China's top political advisor² Jia Qinglin.

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 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。