2014英语四级听力练习慢速(2)_大学英语听力

2014英语四级听力练习慢速(2)

　　He also believes that those who attacked the memory of Anne Frank did so for nationalistic reasons.

　　There is a huge internal debate and struggle within Japan, and of course across Asia, of coming to grips with what happened in the era of Imperial Japan and the atrocities that took place in Asia, and the current tensions between especially China and Japan. A lot of it surrounds unresolved questions of history, of apology, remorse et cetera.

　　But Japans government has criticized the attacks on Anne Frank books. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the damage done to the books shameful.

　　This all comes at a time when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is also being criticized for his nationalist policies. Beijing and Seoul were quick to criticize Prime Minister Abes recent visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. This is a monument to the Japans war dead that also includes the remains of 14 convicted war criminals.

　　Before we leave you, lets take a quick look back in time. On this date in 1781, the planet Uranus was discovered by an Englishman named William Herschel. 74 years later, Percival Lowell was born. He was an American astronomer whose work helped in the discovery of Pluto.

　　And 75 years ago today, a baby boy was born in Brooklyn, New York, to the Sedaka family. Neil Sedaka went on to write over 500 songs. I can remember hearing him sing Breaking Up is Hard to Do during the early years of rock and roll. But I always dreamed about, and lusted over, the woman whose picture Neil kept on his wall.