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1、大家论坛 第五篇 Sino-Japan Animosity LessensChinese and Japanese people view each other slightly more positively than last year, according to a survey released on Wednesday at a press conference in Beijing.The survey is jointly sponsored by China Daily and Genron NPO1, a Japanese think tank similar to the
2、American Council on Foreign Relations. It also found overwhelming agreement in both countries that Sino-Japanese relations were important.The survey is a part of the Beijing-Tokyo Forum, an annual gathering of senior government officials and representatives from Chinese and Japanese NGOs2 designed t
3、o improve communication and understanding between the two countries.Conducted every year for five years now, the survey focused on two different groups of people: ordinary citizens, and intellectuals. In China, the intellectual group was comprised mainly of university students from well-known school
4、s like Peking University. In Japan, the intellectual group was mainly made up of previous members of Genron NPO.Among ordinary Chinese polled, 35.7 percent said they have very good or relatively good impressions of Japan, a 5.5-percentage-point increase compared with last year. 45.2 percent of Chine
5、se students had a positive impression of Japan, two percentage points more than last year. Only 26.6 percent of Japanese have a positive impression of China, however.Still, an overwhelming majority of the respondents from each country said Sino-Japanese relations were important and wanted their lead
6、ers to deepen talks and cooperation with each other.But 51.9 percent of ordinary people and 42.4 percent of students in China said they saw no change in relations between the two countries over the last year. In Japan, 64.8 percent of those ordinary people and 53.4 percent of intellectuals surveyed
7、shared the view that there was no improvement in bilateral ties this year.from Historical issues and territorial disputes remain two major obstacles to improving bilateral relations, the survey found. What concerns the Chinese most are historical issues, visits by Japanese officials to Yasukuni Shri
8、ne3, and the Nanjing Massacre.Perceptions on economic and trade relations have improved, though. About 47 percent of ordinary Japanese said China had been helpful this year in fighting the global economic crisis, compared with just 30 percent last year. 大家论坛 The percent of Japanese intellectuals who
9、 said Chinese economic growth was good for Japan increased from 65.8 percent to 81.4 percent this year.Cooperation in East Asian issues, trade and investment, energy, and the environment and climate change top the list of common concerns that people in China and Japan want their leaders to talk abou
10、t in bilateral meetings, the survey found.Civil exchanges were regarded by the most people from the both countries as an important way to improve relations. 90.7 percent of the students and 85.7 percent of the ordinary people in China and 95.8% of intellectuals and 74.8% of the ordinary people in Ja
11、pan viewed civil exchanges as important or relatively important.Chinese and Japanese both learn about each others countries mostly through television news and newspapers, the survey found.词汇：animosity n. 憎恶；敌意；仇恨massacre n. 大屠杀overwhelming adj. 压倒性的，势不可挡的bilateral adj. 有两边的；（两党、两国等）双边的注释：1. NPO：是英文n
12、on-profit organization的缩写，直译为非营利性的组织。2. NGO：是英文non-government organization的缩写，直译为非政府组织。3. Yasukuni Shrine 靖国神社。练习：1. Which of the following statements about the survey is true?A) The survey was conducted on Wednesday at a press conference in Beijing.B) The survey is jointly sponsored by y China Dail
13、y, Genron NPO and theAmerican Council on Foreign Relations.C) The survey found that people in both China and Japan generally agreethat the relationship between the two countries is important.D) The survey mainly focused on two different groups of people: ordinarycitizens, and the university students
14、.2. According to the passage, the Beijing-Tokyo ForumA) is held every year in Beijing.B) aims at promoting communication between the two countries.C) mainly attracts representatives from the governments of the twocountriesD) releases a survey on Sino-Japanese relation every five years.大家论坛 3. In the
15、 last year, _% of ordinary Chinese and _% of Chinesestudents have a positive impression of Japan.A) 35.7; 45.2B) 51.9; 42.4C) 5.5; 26.6D) 30.2; 43.24. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the major obstacles to improvingbilateral ties?A) territorial disputesB) trade frictionsC) visits by Japan
16、ese officials to Yasukuni ShrineD) the Nanjing Massacre5. The survey found thatA) most Japanese had good or relatively good impressions of China.B) the bilateral relationship was perceived as being improved over lastyear by the majority of respondents from the both countries.C) an overwhelming majority of the respondents from each country believedthat the Civil exchanges were an imp
