日本文化(英中对照)

古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。
日本文化
In Japan-occupied China from 1937 to 1945, Japanese scientists used human guinea pigs to perform experiments at secret laboratories, the most infamous of which was Unit 731 in Manchuria, established in 1939 by a decree signed by Emperor Hirohito.Prisoners at Unit 731 were referred to as"logs". They were jabbed with needles and submerged in icy water, dissected alive without anaesthetic, electrocuted, injected with animal blood, or hung upside down until they died. Some were sealed inside pressure chambers that caused their eyes to pop out of their heads, and some had their stomachs removed and their esophagus connected to intestines. Screaming women were cut open so that their reproductive organs could be examined.One scientist at Unit 731 said,"I inserted the scalpel directly into the log's neck and opened the chest. There was a terrible scream, but the voice soon fell silent."
一九三七年至四五年，日本占领的中国地区有些秘密实验室，供日本科学家以人充当天竺鼠做实验，其中中国东北的七三一部队最为恶名昭彰。这部队一九三九年按裕仁天皇签署的命令成立。七三一部队称其俘虏为「木头」。俘虏或被身上插针，浸在冰水里；或被活活解剖，不施麻药；或被电殛；或被注射动物血液；或被倒挂起来，直到死亡。有些则被关在压力密室里，令他们眼球从头颅爆出；有些被割去胃部，而以食道和肠接连。也有妇女惨叫着被切开，以便检视女性生殖系统。七三一部队的一个科学家说：「我把手术刀直插入木头的脖子，剖开胸膛。木头惨叫一声，但不久就静下来。」