Hiroshima Marks 68th Atomic Bomb Anniversary
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：世界各地新闻集锦
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Japan has marked the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima today with a somber 1 ceremony.
Around 50-thousand people attended the annual ceremony, including victims of the bombing and foreign diplomats 2 at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
All attendees offered a silent prayer at 8:15 a.m. local time when the bomb hit in 1945, killing 3 around 140-thousand people.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also attended the ceremony, pledging to work towards the abolishment of nuclear weapons.
"I swear that I will spare no effort to make lasting 4 peace a reality and abolish nuclear weapons, while standing 5 steadfast 6 with the three non-nuclear principles."
The anniversary comes as Japan remains 7 torn over the possibility of restarting the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
More than 100-thousand people remain displaced because of radioactivity concerns near the plant, which has been crippled since the earthquake and tsunami 8 in 2011.
At the same time, plant operator TEPCO now concedes radioactive water has been seeping 9 into the ocean from the facility.
Around 50-thousand people attended the annual ceremony, including victims of the bombing and foreign diplomats 2 at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
All attendees offered a silent prayer at 8:15 a.m. local time when the bomb hit in 1945, killing 3 around 140-thousand people.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also attended the ceremony, pledging to work towards the abolishment of nuclear weapons.
"I swear that I will spare no effort to make lasting 4 peace a reality and abolish nuclear weapons, while standing 5 steadfast 6 with the three non-nuclear principles."
The anniversary comes as Japan remains 7 torn over the possibility of restarting the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
More than 100-thousand people remain displaced because of radioactivity concerns near the plant, which has been crippled since the earthquake and tsunami 8 in 2011.
At the same time, plant operator TEPCO now concedes radioactive water has been seeping 9 into the ocean from the facility.
1 somber
adj.昏暗的，阴天的，阴森的，忧郁的
- He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
- His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。
2 diplomats
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人
- These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
- The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
4 lasting
adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
5 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
6 steadfast
adj.固定的，不变的，不动摇的；忠实的；坚贞不移的
- Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。
- He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。
7 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。