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1、Contents,Active Reading 1,Warming Up,Listen to a passage and answer questions. New words Okinawa （日本）冲绳 curator n. （博物馆、美术馆、图书馆等）管理者；馆长 morale n. 士气 sue for peace 求和；议和 preserve v. 保留 pacifist n. 和平爱好者 Nagasaki （日本）长崎 Hiroshima （日本）广岛,Warming Up,1. Why was the Invasion of Okinawa the bloodiest, and
2、one of the largest battles of World War II? 2. What were the intentions of the Japanese general in this battle? 3. What was one of the reasons that US officials decided to drop atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima? 4. What do todays Okinawans (冲绳人) think of war?,Script,Warming Up,1. Why was the In
3、vasion of Okinawa was the bloodiest, and one of the largest battles of World War II? More than 1,000 American ships and hundreds of thousands of troops were involved. The fighting lasted 82 days. Villages were destroyed and forests burned. Almost 200,000 people were killed. 2. What were the intentio
4、ns of the Japanese general in this battle? He planned to hurt the morale and strength of the Americans. / His intention was to bleed the American forces so bad that the US sued for peace.,Warming Up,Script,3. What was one of the reasons that US officials decided to drop atomic bombs on Nagasaki and
5、Hiroshima? Japanese forces fought fiercely. Some fought to the death, refusing to surrender even when they knew they could not win. This was one reason US officials gave for their decision to drop atomic bombs on the city of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. 4. What do todays Okinawans (冲绳人) think of war? Man
6、y Okinawans are pacifists, and they gather often to speak against violence. They are unhappy about the presence of American troops on Okinawa. And they oppose efforts by conservatives in Japan to strengthen the countrys military.,Warming Up,Script On August 15, 1945, Japan surrendered to allied forc
7、es led by the United States. The allies fought many costly battles against Japan. The bloodiest and most deadly was the Battle of Okinawa. US officials said the battle was one reason they decided to use atomic weapons on Japan. They said the human cost of fighting was too high. The invasion of Okina
8、wa was the last, the bloodiest, and one of the largest battles of World War II. More than 1,000 American ships and hundreds of thousands of troops were involved. The fighting lasted 82 days. Villages were destroyed and forests burned. Almost 200,000 people were killed.,Warming Up,A small museum on a
9、 US Marine base in Okinawa shows pictures and historical objects from the battle. Mark Waycaster is the curator of the museums Battle of Okinawa area. He says Japanese General Mitsuru Ushijimas plan was to hurt the morale and strength of the Americans. His goal was not to win. “His intentions is to
10、bleed the American forces so bad that the United States sues for peace.” Many American and Japanese troops were killed or injured in Okinawa. Japanese forces fought fiercely. Some fought to the death, refusing to surrender even when they knew they could not win. This was one reason US officials gave
11、 for their decision to drop atomic bombs on the city of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.,Warming Up,Today on Okinawa, many Japanese still remember the battle. The fighting caused the deaths of almost one-third of the civilians who lived on the island. Some Japanese military areas are preserved as memorials.
12、Many people remember or learned about the deaths and damage resulting from the war. Many Okinawans are pacifists, and they gather often to speak against violence. They are unhappy about the presence of American troops on Okinawa. And they oppose efforts by conservatives in Japan to strengthen the co
13、untrys military.,Text,War,War 1 The passengers had had to stop at a small station in order to continue their journey by the small old-fashioned local train. 2 At dawn, a bulky woman in deep mourning was hoisted in almost like a shapeless bundle. Behind her, puffing and moaning, followed her husband
14、a tiny man, thin and weakly, looking shy and uneasy. 3 Having at last taken a seat he politely thanked the passengers who had helped his wife and made room for her. The wife pulled up her collar again to her eyes, so as to hide her face.,Text,4 And he felt it his duty to explain to his traveling com
15、panions that the war was taking away from her her only son, a boy of 20 to whom both had devoted their entire life, even allowing him to volunteer for war and now, all of a sudden, receiving a wire saying that he was due to leave in three days time and asking them to go and see him off. 5 The woman
16、under the big coat was feeling certain that all those explanations would not have aroused even a shadow of sympathy from those people who most likely were in the same plight as herself. One of them said:,Text,6 “What about me? I have two sons and three nephews at the front.” 7 “Maybe, but in our case it is our only son,” ventured the husband. 8 “What difference can it make? You may spoil your only son by excessive attentions, but you cannot love him more than you would all yo
