w88 casino News (provided by the w88 casino of English) Victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War70As the anniversary is approaching, in order to restore a more authentic and vivid history and stimulate the patriotic enthusiasm of college students, Xu Wenbing, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the w88 casino of English, led the student cadres of the w88 casino of English to conduct a special interview with Mr. Zhang Peiji, a retired professor who served as an English translator at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and personally experienced the Tokyo Trial.
Zhang Peiji (1921-), a native of Fuzhou, Fujian, a famous translator and outstanding professor in China. He moved to Shanghai in his early years and received primary and secondary education there1945Graduated from the Department of English Literature, Shanghai St. John's University. He successively taught at the Luoyang Institute of Foreign Languages of the People's Liberation Army and the w88 casino,1991Retired in the year. His name has been included in the "Chinese Translator's Dictionary" and he plays an important role in today's Chinese translation industry.
Mr. Zhang Peiji graduated from Shanghai St. John's University before going to Japan to serve as an English translator for the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. He worked in Shanghai as a reporter for "Free West" (English) and "China Review Weekly"(The China Critic)》Special writer, deputy editor-in-chief of "China Yearbook" (English) and other positions.
Because the prosecutor of the Tokyo Trial said there was a shortage of manpower, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the United States Attorney General Ji Nan (Keenan, J.) presided over and recruited personnel from Shanghai to assist in the work. As an old classmate of Mr. Ji Nan, Mr. Gui Zhongshu, a veteran in the newspaper industry, recommended Mr. Zhang Peiji to go. Our country's prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal, Mr. Xiang Zhejun, personally went to Shanghai to find Mr. Zhang Peiji and others, and excerpted a passage from the newspaper for them to translate. Only after passing the test, Mr. Zhang Peiji and his team were officially hired.
Above:1946Year-1948Old photos of staff of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in 1997 (the first from the right is Zhang Peiji)
The picture below: a recent photo of Professor Zhang Peiji
Tokyo Trial from1946Year5Month starts until1948Year11The month is over. Mr. Cheung Pei-kei1945Started to participate in the preliminary preparation work from1946Year and month to1947Served as an assistant to the Chinese prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East for 14 years, total working hours2Year7Months. Work includes translating relevant materials and documents such as memos between prosecutors, as well as helping to organize information. Due to tight staff, Mr. Zhang is very busy at work and works all day long. Regarding the issue of food and accommodation, Mr. Zhang said that everything was provided by the government and there was nothing unusual about it. He was very particular about eating with the prosecutor.
Mr. Zhang recalled that post-war Tokyo had been bombed into a mess, but what was amazing was that the building where the International Military Tribunal was located was intact, which was in sharp contrast to the surrounding environment. This building was the Japanese Military Academy before the war and the Japanese Army Headquarters during the war.
As his work allowed him to observe the trial in court, Mr. Zhang saw the trial with his own eyes28A Japanese war criminal. They sat in several rows facing the judge, with a row of U.S. military police behind them monitoring them. They had a cunning attitude and refused to admit guilt. Each of them held a cloth bag in his hand, which contained documents and materials that would be used in the trial. The entire trial paid special attention to two people: Kwantung Army commander Itagaki Seishiro and spy chief Doihara Kenji. Among them, Doihara Kenji was the one who made the Chinese people talk about it.“Tu Erye”. The result of the trial is7People were hanged, including the notorious Tojo Hideki, Itagaki Seishiro, Doihara Kenji, the perpetrator of the Nanjing Massacre, Matsui Iwane, and Foreign Minister Hirota Koki. The condemned prisoners were later imprisoned in prisons on the outskirts of Tokyo and executed.
One thing that particularly impressed Mr. Zhang during the trial was the last emperor Aisin Gioro·Pu Yi appeared in court to testify. Puyi Yu1945He was brought to the Soviet Union by the Soviet Red Army. Later, China, the United States, and the Soviet Union agreed to summon him to testify. After Puyi, who did not know his identity as a witness at first, arrived in court“Like watching a play”. He was once afraid that he would be sentenced by the Chinese side when he returned, but later he learned that he would be used to accuse Japanese war criminals. He was wearing a navy blue suit, black-rimmed glasses, and spoke with a Beijing accent. Behind him stood two Japanese military policemen, followed by a Soviet soldier. Puyi told how the Japanese took him from Tianjin to Dalian and then to Changchun to become a puppet emperor. When he talked about the Japanese poisoning his sick wife and forcing him to marry a Japanese wife, he became even more furious and pounded the table excitedly. Puyi stated that he acted as a nominal“Puppet Manchukuo”of“Emperor”, has no freedom, is restricted everywhere, "is simply a monkey show", in order to accuse the crimes of war criminals such as Kenji Doihara. Puyi continuously testified in the military court8days, setting a record for the length of witness testimony. After the trial, Puyi returned to China. The Chinese government treated him very leniently and let bygones be bygones.
Mr. Zhang also talked about200621213_21368“All stand up”translated as“all personnel stand up”;The judge shouted afterward“Everyone sit down”Translate to“all personnel sit down”。“Stand up”and“sit down”It is very common in spoken language, but it should be more formal in court“rise”and“be seated”. A distinction should be made between court language and everyday language. Mr. Zhang believes that movies must reflect history truthfully and must not be changed at will.
Professor Zhang Peiji takes a group photo with Xu Wenbing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the w88 casino of English and students
At the end of the interview, Professor Zhang Peiji reminded young people not only to learn book knowledge, but also to pay more attention to major domestic and foreign events and read more newspapers.
