China marks Japanese invasion with war-crime film

时间：2006-09-19 05:25:01

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BEIJING, Sept. 18 - China marked the 75th anniversary of Japan's invasion on Monday by providing half-price tickets to a movie "Tokyo Trial" about the trial of Japanese war criminals, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

 

Many Chinese harbour deep resentment1 of Japan's wartime past and what they see as its failure to own up to atrocities2. Beijing estimates up to 35 million Chinese were killed or wounded by Japanese troops from 1931-1945.

 

Cinemas across the country and around 100 universities were offering the half-price ticket deal for "Tokyo Trial", a Chinese movie about court proceedings3 against 28 Japanese war criminals, Xinhua news agency said.

 

On September 18, 1931, Japanese troops began occupying northeast China, then known as Manchuria, in the Mukden (now Shenyang) Incident.

 

"The movie evokes4 patriotism5 and a pursuit of peace, rather than stirring hatred6 between China and Japan," Xinhua quoted Mao Shi'an, a Shanghai movie critic, as saying.

 

The low-budget film portrays7 Mei Ru'ao, a Chinese judge whose closing speech at the two-year trial secured death penalties for six of seven class-A war criminals for "stealing Chinese resources and crimes against humanity", Xinhua said.

 

Sino-Japanese relations have sunk to their lowest point in decades on a range of issues, such as a scramble8 for energy resources and territorial9 disputes.

 

But it is Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the Yasukuni war shrine10, which honours war criminals among the war dead, that has caused the most outrage11. China sees the shrine as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.

 

In June, China released several nationalist films to mark the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party and a wave of war movies screened during last year's 60th anniversary of victory in World War Two.

 
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1 resentment 4sgyv     
n.怨愤，忿恨
参考例句：
  • All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
  • She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
2 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》
3 proceedings Wk2zvX     
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
参考例句：
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
4 evokes d4c5d0beb1ad413369ccd9a98dfa9683     
产生，引起，唤起( evoke的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
  • Each type evokes antibodies which protect against the homologous. 每一种类型都能产生抗同种病毒的抗体。
5 patriotism 63lzt     
n.爱国精神，爱国心，爱国主义
参考例句：
  • His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
  • They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。
6 hatred T5Gyg     
n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨
参考例句：
  • He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
  • The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。
7 portrays e91d23abfcd9e0ee71757456ac840010     
v.画像( portray的第三人称单数 )；描述；描绘；描画
参考例句：
  • The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 scramble JDwzg     
v.爬行，攀爬，杂乱蔓延，碎片，片段，废料
参考例句：
  • He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。
  • It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。
9 territorial LImz4     
adj.领土的，领地的
参考例句：
  • The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
  • They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。
10 shrine 0yfw7     
n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣
参考例句：
  • The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
  • They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
11 outrage hvOyI     
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
参考例句：
  • When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
  • We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

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