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1、“Hiroshima!Everybodyoff!”ThatmustbewhatthemanintheJapanesestationmaster'suniformshouted,asthefastesttrainintheworldslippedtoastopinHiroshimaStation.Ididnotunderstandwhathewassaying.Firstofall,becausehewasshoutinginJapanese.Andsecondly,becauseIhadalumpinmythroatandalot
2、ofsadthoughtsonmymindthathadlittletodowithanythingaNipponrailwaysofficialmightsay.Theveryactofsteppingonthissoil,inbreathingthisairofHiroshima,wasformeafargreateradventurethananytriporanyreportorialassignmentI'dpreviouslytaken.WasInotatthesceneofthecrime? TheJapanese
3、crowddidnotappeartohavethesamepreoccupationsthatIhad.Fromthesidewalkoutsidethestation,thingsseemedmuchthesameasinotherJapanesecities.Littlegirlsandelderlyladiesinkimonosrubbedshoulderswithteenagersandwomeninwesterndress.Seriouslookingmenspoketooneanotherasiftheywereob
4、liviousofthecrowdsaboutthem,andbobbedupanddownre-heatedlyinlittlebows,astheyexchangedtheritualformulaofgratitudeandrespect:"Tomoaligatogozayimas."Otherswereusinglittleredtelephonesthathungonthefacadesofgrocerystoresandtobaccoshops. "Hi!Hi!"saidthecabdriver,whosedoorp
5、oppedopenattheverysightofatraveler."Hi",orsomethingthatsoundsverymuchlikeit,means"yes"."CanyoutakemetoCityHall?"Hegrinnedatmeintherear-viewmirrorandrepeated"Hi!""Hi!’WesetoffattopspeedthroughthenarrowstreetsofHiroshima.Thetallbuildingsofthemartyredcityflashedbyaswelur
6、chedfromsidetosideinresponsetothedriver'ssharptwistsofthewheel. JustasIwasbeginningtofindtheridelong,thetaxiscreechedtoahalt,andthedrivergotoutandwentovertoapolicemantoasktheway.AsinTokyo,taxidriversinHiroshimaoftenknowlittleoftheircity,buttoavoidlossoffacebeforefore
7、igners,willnotadmittheirignorance,andwillacceptanydestinationwithoutconcernforhowlongitmaytakethemtofindit. Atlastthisintermezzocametoanend,andIfoundmyselfinfrontofthegiganticCityHall.Theusherboweddeeplyandheavedalong,almostmusicalsigh,whenIshowedhimtheinvitationwhic
8、hthemayorhadsentmeinresponsetomyrequestforaninterview."Thatisnothere,sir,"hesaidinEnglish."Themayorexpectsyoutonightfordinne
