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1、在废墟中升起的希望From:http://www.hxen.com/englishlistening/cailiao/2011-03-20/138668.htmlQuestions:HowmanydeathshavebeenestimatedinKamaishi?WhyisKamaishistrategicallyimportant?AboutwhatdoesSanooptimisticfeelaftertheearthquakeandtsunami?Japan'sprimeministerhasvowedto"rebuildthen
2、ationfromscratch（从零开始）"asestimatesofthecostoflastweek'searthquakeandtsunamireachupwardof$120billion.Themassivewavewipedoutawholeswathe（包装品）ofcoastline,takingwithitfactories,farms,roads,railways,housesandthousandsofvictims.ThedevastatedportofKamaishi釜石[日本本州岛东北岸港市]inIwate
3、prefecture岩手县辖区hasalonghistoryofrisingfromtheashesofdisaster.HenryRidgwellvisitedthetown,andfoundhopeamidthewreckageandthereconstructioneffortunderwaythere.The6,000-tonfreighter货船AsiaSymphony交响乐liesbeachedonthedocksatKamaishi.Thetsunamiliftedherovertheharborandintotheto
4、wn.Theloomingbow船首ofthishugevesselnowsitswithintouchingdistanceofaquayside（/ki:said/）码头周围house.4/4Thesurreal超现实主义的presencehasbecomeasymbolofthedamageinflictedonKamaishi.Alongwiththeestimated450residentskilled,thetsunamihasrippedtheindustrialheartfromthisbusyport.Wanderi
5、ngamongthetwistedremainsofthedockyard造船所isconstructionworkerMazakatsuSano.Hesayseverythingstillfeelsunreal,likeadream.Sanosaysitwilltakeatleastayeartoreconstructthisplace.Hesayseverything-water,gas,electricity-willhavetobere-builtfromscratch.Looming隐现overtheportliestheN
6、ipponSteelfactory.Itisamajoremployerintownandmakesalargepercentageoftheworld’ssteelwiresandrods杆forvehicletiresandbridges.Theplant’smonthlyoutputof60,000tonshasbeencuttozero.TakingawalkthroughtheirdevastatedhometownareoldfriendsAyakoItoandSeiObara.At84and82yearsold,resp
7、ectively,theyrememberwhenKamaishibecameatargetforAllied联盟的warshipsduringWorldWarII,becauseofitsimportantsteelworks."Thewarshipsoutinthebayfiredshells300metersinland内地,"saidIto."Itwasterrifying!"Itosayswhentheshellswerefired,manypeoplehidbehindahugewoodenshelter.Butabomb
8、landedbehindit,andmanypeopledied.Shesaysitstillshocksher.Shesayseverydaypeopleputriceandbeansintheirbagssothey
