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1、Unit2Hiroshima--the"Liveliest”CityinJapan “Hiroshima!Everybodyoff!”ThatmustbewhatthemanintheJapanesestationmaster'suniformshouted,asthefastesttrainintheworldslippedtoastopinHiroshimaStation.Ididnotunderstandwhathewassaying.Firstofall,becausehewasshoutinginJapanese.Andsecondly,becauseIhadalumpinmyth
2、roatandalotofsadthoughtsonmymindthathadlittletodowithanythingaNipponrailwaysofficialmightsay.Theveryactofsteppingonthissoil,inbreathingthisairofHiroshima,wasformeafargreateradventurethananytriporanyreportorialassignmentI'dpreviouslytaken.WasInotatthesceneofthecrime?TheJapanesecrowddidnotappeartohave
3、thesamepreoccupationsthatIhad.Fromthesidewalkoutsidethestation,thingsseemedmuchthesameasinotherJapanesecities.Littlegirlsandelderlyladiesinkimonosrubbedshoulderswithteenagersandwomeninwesterndress.Seriouslookingmenspoketooneanotherasiftheywereobliviousofthecrowdsaboutthem,andbobbedupanddownre-heated
4、lyinlittlebows,astheyexchangedtheritualformulaofgratitudeandrespect:"Tomoaligatogozayimas."Otherswereusinglittleredtelephonesthathungonthefacadesofgrocerystoresandtobaccoshops."Hi!Hi!"saidthecabdriver,whosedoorpoppedopenattheverysightofatraveler."Hi",orsomethingthatsoundsverymuchlikeit,means"yes"."C
5、anyoutakemetoCityHall?"Hegrinnedatmeintherear-viewmirrorandrepeated"Hi!""Hi!’WesetoffattopspeedthroughthenarrowstreetsofHiroshima.Thetallbuildingsofthemartyredcityflashedbyaswelurchedfromsidetosideinresponsetothedriver'ssharptwistsofthewheel.JustasIwasbeginningtofindtheridelong,thetaxiscreechedtoaha
6、lt,andthedrivergotoutandwentovertoapolicemantoasktheway.AsinTokyo,taxidriversinHiroshimaoftenknowlittleoftheircity,buttoavoidlossoffacebeforeforeigners,willnotadmittheirignorance,andwillacceptanydestinationwithoutconcernforhowlongitmaytakethemtofindit.Atlastthisintermezzocametoanend,andIfoundmyselfi
7、nfrontofthegiganticCityHall.Theusherboweddeeplyandheavedalong,almostmusicalsigh,whenIshowedhimtheinvitationwhichthemayorhadsentmeinresponsetomyrequestforaninterview."Thatisnothere,sir,"hesaidinEnglish