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1、Sakura樱花 InJapanese,thecherryiscalled“Sakura”,whichisgenerallybelievedtobeacorruption1)oftheword“Sakuya”(blooming)fromthenameofPrincessKono-Hana-Sakuya-Hime.Thislongnamemeans“tree-flowers-bloomingprincess”,forthecherrywassowell-knowninthoseearlydaysinJapanthattheflowermeantnothingbutche
2、rry.Theprincesswassonamedbecause,itissaid,shefellfromheavenuponacherrytree. ThecherryblossomistheflowerofflowerstotheJapanesepeople.Itsymbolizestheirnationalcharacter.Thisisbecausethelifeofasamurai2)offeudaltimeswasproverbially3)comparedtotheshort-livedcherryblossomsthatlast“nomorethant
3、hreedays”,forasamuraiwasalwaysreadytosacrificehislifeforthesakeofhismaster.Anothersayingisthat“whatthecherryisamongflowersisthesamuraiamongmen”. TheJapaneseareveryproudoftheirSakura.Ofallflowers,thecherryblossomsappealmosttotheaesthetictasteoftheJapanesepeople.TheJapanesepeoplearenevers
4、ojubilant4),cheerful,optimisticandyouthfulastheyareatthetimeof“Sakura”blossom. 在日本,樱花叫做“Sakura”,一般认为它是“Sakuya”(开花)的变体,该词取自女神Kono-Hana-Sakuya-Hime的名字。这个冗长的名字意为“满树繁花女神”。在古代日本,人人皆知樱花之名,以至于人们提到“花”时,就单指樱花而别无其他了。据说,这位女神是由天国降落于樱花树上的,于是因此而得名。 对于日本人来说,樱花是花中之花,它是日本民族性格的象征。这种说法的由来源于这样一个人尽皆知的比喻,那就
5、是把封建时代的武士比做生命短暂的樱花,因为樱花开不过三日便香消玉殒,正如武士随时准备为主人献出自己的生命。还有一则谚语作如此诠释:“樱花为百花之冠,武士乃人中豪杰。” 日本人皆以其樱花为傲。在所有花中,樱花最能迎合日本人的审美品位。舍却樱花开放的时节,再没有什么能让日本人感到如此欢欣雀跃、兴高采烈、充满希望、朝气蓬勃的了。 富士山 InmountainousJapan,mostofthemountainsarepartofmountainranges.Mt.Fuji,however,soarsintotheskyalone.Locatedalmostint
6、hecenterofthecountry,thiswell-proportionedcone-shapedmountainhasbeenworshipedbytheJapanesepeoplesinceancienttimes,andisawell-knownsymbolofJapaninothercountries.ThehighestpeakinJapan(3,776meters),Mt.Fujiisarelativelyyoungvolcano.Themountainissaidtohavereacheditspresentshapeabout5,000years
7、ago,butevensincethen,ithasrepeatedlyerupted,andthelastgiganticeruptionoccurredin1707.Foralmost300yearssincethen,Mt.Fujihasbeenquietandretaineditsrarelynoblefigure,butsomeexpertssaythatitwillsurelyawakeagain. Mt.Fujihasdifferentviews,changingwiththeseasonsandevenasthetime
