Why of the Chinese, when all their 4000 years of history were never waged in an aggressive war
中國人悠悠四千年歷史 這個從未有過侵略史的國家
enforced to fight
如今被逼到絕境
fight, die, by the millions
奮起反抗 數以百萬的人民以身殉國
because China is lamp,
因為中國是燈光
4 million square miles
浩浩蕩蕩960萬平方公里土地
and because China is people 450 million of them
也因為有四萬萬民眾
and because Japan had planned to use them both.
而日本 魚和熊掌想兼得
Phase one, the conquest of Manchuria for all materials.
第一階段 征服滿洲 掠奪資源
Phase two, the absorption of China for manpower.
第二階段 奴役中國人
Phase three, a triumphant sweep to the south to seize the riches of the Indies.
第三階段 橫掃南部 直取印度
Phase four, the eastward move to crash the United States.
第四階段 向東移動 打擊美國
One fact was obvious,
一個不言而喻的事實是
China was to be the giant back on which Japan would ride to world conquest
日本要騎在中國的背上征服世界
just as Russia was to be enslaved for Germany.
正如德國要征服俄羅斯
On December 7, 1941,
1941年12月7日
Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor,
日本帝國對珍珠港發起攻擊
destroy most of the US Pacific fleet,
摧毀了大部分美國太平洋艦隊
2402 Americans were killed,
2402名美國陣亡
and 1828 wounded.
1828名身負重傷
The attack came as a profound shock to the American people,
這次進攻讓美國舉國震驚
and as a result,
因為這個事件
the United States of America entered WWII.
美國加入了二戰行列