首里城、延焼
世界遺産の首里城が火災で全焼してしまいました。
悲しい。。。
高校2年生のRさんは来週からの修学旅行を楽しみにしていました。
今日のレッスンでお会いすると
“We were supposed to visit Shurijo castle next week as our school last trip”
えーー！？？？
なんと来週からの修学旅行の行き先は首里城予定だった、と。
ショックですよね。
学校側も、まだ他の案を考えられない、と。
哀しい。
首里城延焼の新聞記事です。一緒に読みましょう。
A fire is raging at Shuri Castle, a UNESCO’s World Heritage site in the southern prefecture of Okinawa. It started early Thursday morning. Fire trucks have rushed to the scene.
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沖縄南部に位置する世界遺産である首里城が延焼した。
木曜日朝に火災が発生し、火は瞬く間に広まった。
続きを読む
The Naha city fire department says it received an emergency call reporting a fire at the castle at about 2:40 a.m. Japan time.
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Police say the main hall and a nearby building have burned to the ground, and another building is burning.
No reports of injury have been reported so far.
The castle, built about 500 years ago by the Ryukyu Dynasty, was designated Japan’s national treasure in 1933.
It burnt to the ground during World War Two.
The main hall was restored in 1992, and served as the venue of a banquet for leaders attending the Group of Eight summit.
Remnants of the original castle have also been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, alongside ruins of other castles of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Okinawa.
