英単語(1/17)その２

リンク: NHK WORLD English.

14th memorial ceremony of Hanshin Quake held

Memorial ceremonies on the 14th anniversary of the devastating Hanshin Earthquake are being held on Saturday.

More than 6,400 people in the Hanshin area of western Japan, which includes Kobe and Osaka, died when the earthquake hit early in the morning of January 17, 1995.

In Kobe, many family members and friends who lost their loved ones gathered at a park and lit candles to mourn the dead. They made a silent prayer at 5:46 AM, the exact moment the earthquake occurred.

An official ceremony by the city government began later.

At a courtyard of the reconstructed Catholic Takatori Church in Nagata Ward in Kobe, religious ceremonies to mourn the dead were held.

The church burned down after the quake and a temporary office was used as headquarters for the volunteers who gathered from around Japan for the rebuilding effort.

A Catholic Mass was held first and people prayed silently for the dead at 5:46 AM.

Buddhist priests then recited sutras and incense was burned for the deceased.

67 events commemorating the quake, including a drill for evacuation, are being held in Hyogo Prefecture on Saturday.

2009/01/17 13:17

devastate：【動】荒らす、（国土を）荒廃させる
　　　　　　　　　　 打ちのめす
※devastrating：【形】破壊する、手厳しい、最高の

lit：【動】lightの過去（分詞）形

mourn：【動】悲しみ嘆く、追悼する、喪に服す

prayer：【名】祈る人

courtyard：【名】中庭

religious：【形】宗教上の、宗教的な、修道会の

headquarter：【動】本部を置く

recite：【動】暗誦する、詳しく話す、列挙する

sutra：【形】経、経典

incense：【名】香（の煙、香り）、芳香、お世辞
　　　　　 【動】香をたく

commemorate：【動】記念する、祝う

drill：【名】訓練、教練、練習
　　　　　 きり、穴あけ器
　　　【動】訓練する［を受ける］、練習させる［する]
             頭にたたきこむ
             きりで穴をあける、突通す; 射ちぬく

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赤線の「カトリックたかとり教会」の神父さんがやってるブログ

⇒ひろっちんの日記（偶然にも背景が同じ）

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ブログの内容が半分NHKニュース、半分Wikipediaみたいなのが続いていますが、今日もついでなので阪神淡路大震災でWikipedia検索

数のデータは・・・

1995年1月17日午前5時46分頃発生

M7.3、震度7（※実地検分）を計測。

死者：6,437名　行方不明：3名　負傷者：43,792名
全壊：104,906棟　全焼損：7,483棟

本社が神戸にあるダイエー（セブンイレブン、当時は傘下だったローソン含む）は震災から3時間以内に店舗の商品を開放。他地域からの弁当のヘリコプター空輸を開始。兵庫県から自衛隊への救助要請よりも1時間以上早く対応するとはすごいな。