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1、腐烂中的海边工业小镇AFishingandShipbuildingTownFacesRotAsfat,wetsnowflakesstartedtofallTuesdayonSakanamachi,JapaneseforFishTown,oneofthefewsoundsintheareawasthecacklingofcrowsconvergingtofeastonthethousandsoffishspreadalongmilesofitsmuddystreets.周二,肴町(Sakanamac
2、hi,日语的“渔乡”)开始下起鹅毛大雪。一片寂静之中,偶尔听到乌鸦的叫声。这些乌鸦正在尽情享用散落在泥泞的街道上绵延数公里、数以千计的鱼。 Sakanamachi,oncealonglineofsmallsea-facingfactoriesandwarehouses,isnowatangleofsteel,boats,nets.ThefirstwavesofFriday'stsunamidestroyedthousandsofhomes,andsweptawayhundredsofcarsfu
3、llofpeopletryingtoflee.Waveschewedupthebuildingsofthearea'smainindustries,fishingandshipbuilding,leavingmostbeyondrecognitionorrepair.相关报导巴克莱资本(BarclaysCapital)的分析师们表示,地震和海啸损毁的城镇占日本经济的6%至7%,约占企业总营业收入的7%。澳大利亚国民银行(NationalAustraliaBank)初步评估认为,此次日本遭受的总损失
4、高达2,000亿美元。与之相比,2004年夺去来自13个国家的20多万人生命的印度洋海啸,造成的总损失也仅有100亿美元。 Thereminderofallthathasgonebadhereisever-presentandvisceral:Rottingtuna,squid,bonitoandbream--somewhole,somefilletedandwrappedinplasticbythetown'splants--dotthelandscape.Freezingtemperatur
5、eshaveslowedbuthaven'tquelledtherisingstench.43岁的龟谷吉(YoshiKameya)在海啸后第一次回到肴町,他站在鲜红色的旅行车旁,望着一条满是碎石残骸,似乎一眼望不到头的街巷。这条街道,原本通向他上班的一家冷冻食品处理厂。 ThedevastationinSakanamachi,aneighborhoodofthecityofIshinomaki,offersawindowintothebroaderproblemsJapanwillfaceinr
6、ebuilding.ThoughtheeconomicimpactofsuspendedproductionatbigoutfitslikeHondaMotorCo.,ToyotaMotorCorp.andSonyCorp.getsthebulkofattention,muchofthedestructionwasbornebysmallerbusinesses,includingthefishprocessorsthatdominatedthisEricBellman/TheWallStreet
7、Journal有一排弯曲的老松树在海啸袭击后幸存下来,但如今已经被塞满了塑料盒、捕鱼浮标和小型车等各式各样的杂物。日本的紧急预警系统在很多地方拉响海啸警报,但在肴町这类地方电力瘫痪的情况下,居民们记不起曾经听到过警报。龟谷办公室内30名员工知道这样大的一场地震后难免有海啸,于是震动一停息马上离开,前往内陆。community.Whiletheyaren'tJapan'sgreatestconcerntoday,inthelongrunthegovernmentwillbejudgedonwheth
8、eritcanhelpthesecompaniesbounceback. AnalystsatBarclaysCapitalsaythetownsandcitiesdamagedbytheearthquakeandtsunamiaccountforabout6%to7%oftheoverallJapaneseeconomyandabout7%ofitsbusinesses.AnearlyestimatebyNationalAustraliaBankputsthetotaldama