In 1937, the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
1937年 联合国前身
the fore-runner of the United Nations
位于瑞士日内瓦的国际联盟
stated that 90% of the world-wide illegal opium and heroin trade
宣城 世界超过90%的非法鸦片和海洛因交易
was in the hands of the Japanese drug dealers.
经由日本人之手
Ultimately, it was the Marco Polo Bridge incident in Peking
最终 卢沟桥事件爆发
that finally started the full-scale second Sino-Japanese war
中日战争正式开始
which lasted from 1937 to 1945.
这场战争从1937年持续到1945年
During that time,
八年中
Imperial Japan's ferocious war machine not only conquered most of China,
日本帝国邪恶的战争机器不仅征服了大部分中国地区
but also committed some of the most atrocious war crimes in the history of mankind,
也在人类历史上写下了不可饶恕的战争罪行
such as 1937 Nanjing Massacre.
1937年的南京大屠杀便是其中的一个
The rape of Nanjing raged on for three months,
南京大屠杀持续三个月之久
with more than 300,000 civilians savagely slaughtered.
三十万手无寸铁的百姓死于日本人刀下
In honor of the victims,
为了纪念他们
the Nanjing Massacre Memorial was built in 1985
1985年建立了南京大屠杀纪念馆
on the grounds of the massacre graves
馆址正位于大屠杀遗址之一的万人坑
with Wu Weishan sculptures
著名雕塑家吴为山的雕塑
vividly capturing the horrids at that dreadful time
生动地再现了那段恐怖的岁月
underneath these stones, rest the remains of the innocent victims.
这些石头下 埋葬着不知多少的冤屈灵魂