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1、“Hiroshima!Everybodyoff!”ThatmustbewhatthemanintheJapanesestationmaster'suniformshouted,asthefastesttrainintheworldslippedtoastopinHiroshimaStation.Ididnotunderstandwhathewassaying.Firstofall,becausehewasshoutinginJapanese.Andsecondly,becauseIhadalumpinmythroatandalo
2、tofsadthoughtsonmymindthathadlittletodowithanythingaNipponrailwaysofficialmightsay.Theveryactofsteppingonthissoil,inbreathingthisairofHiroshima,wasformeafargreateradventurethananytriporanyreportorialassignmentI'dpreviouslytaken.WasInotatthesceneofthecrime? TheJapane
3、secrowddidnotappeartohavethesame "Hi!Hi!"saidthecabdriver,whosedoor JustasIwasbeginningtofindtheridelong,thetaxiscreechedtoahalt,andthedrivergotoutandwentovertoapolicemantoasktheway.AsinTokyo,taxidriversinHiroshimaoftenknowlittleoftheircity,buttoavoidlossoffacebefo
4、reforeigners,willnotadmittheirignorance,andwillacceptanydestinationwithoutconcernforhowlongitmaytakethemtofindit. Atlastthis Thankstohismap,Iwasabletofindataxidriverwhocouldtakemestraighttothecanal Atthedoortotherestaurant,a Hewasatall,thinman,sad-eyedandserious.
5、Quiteunexpectedly,thestrangeemotionwhichhadoverwhelmedmeatthestationreturned,andIwasagain Theintroductionsweremade.MostoftheguestswereJapanese,anditwasdifficultformetoaskthemjustwhyweweregatheredhere.ThefewAmericansandGermansseemedjustas Everyonebowed,includingtheW
6、esterners.AfterthreedaysinJapan,the "Gentlemen,itisaverygreathonortohaveyouhereinHiroshima." Therewerefreshbows,andthefacesgrewmoreandmoreseriouseachtimethenameHiroshimawasrepeated. "Hiroshima,asyouknow,isacityfamiliartoeveryone,”continuedthemayor. "Yes,yes,ofcou
7、rse,”murmuredthecompany,moreandmore "Seldomhasacitygainedsuchworld Iwasjustabouttomakemylittlebowof "Hiroshima–oysters?Whataboutthebombandthemiseryandhumanity'smost "Well,ImustconfessthatIdidnotexpectaspeechaboutoystershere.IthoughtthatHiroshimastillfeltthe "Noo
8、netalksaboutitanymore,andnoonewantsto,especially,thepeoplewhowerebornhereorwholivedthroughit."Doyoufeelthesameway,too?" "Iwashere,
