[英语学习]高级英语第一册第二课.ppt

Hiroshima — the “liveliest” City in Japan Jacques Danvoir Work for groups Brainstorm on Japan. Brainstorm on Hiroshima. What do you know about atomic bombs? Background 1. Hiroshima Hiroshima lies on the delta at the head of Hiroshima Bay, an arm of the inland Sea. It is the capital of Hiroshima prefecture and the chief industrial and population center of the Chugoku region. Hiroshima began as a settlement around a castle built in 1593 by the feudal lord Terumoto Mori. The castle took the name Hiroshima (“Broad island” ) from its location in the Ota River delta. In time, bridges provided access to the delta, and today more then 80 of them connect the city’s six delta islands with one another and with the mainland. Background Hiroshima owes its early development to its position on the key land and water routes between central Honshu本州 and the island of Kyushu九州. The Asano family. Who controlled the Hiroshima area throughout most of the Tokugawa德川家族 period (1603-1867), promoted the city’s trade and encouraged the establishment of industries. After the Meiji明治 Restoration (1868), Hiroshima expanded as a modern transportation and industrial center . Major port facilities were completed by 1889, and five years the city was linked with Kobe神户 and Shimonoseki下关,即马关 by rail. Coal from northern Kyushu and from foreign sources supplied Hiroshima’s iron and steel industry, whose products in turn were utilized in a growing engineering industry, notably in shipbuilding and the manufacture of cars and trucks. Rayon and paper were manufactured from local timber. Background By the beginning of World War II, Hiroshima was the 7th largest city in Japan, with a population of 350, 000. During the war it was a regional army headquarters as well as a major rail center and producer of war materials. At 8: 15 a. m. on August 6,1945 , the first atomic bomb was exploded over a point near the center of Hiroshima, destroyin