天声人语 20110906 多灾多难的日本群岛

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▼紀伊山地の険しい起伏を縫う熊野古道には、ぬかるみを防ぐ石畳が残る。霊場めぐりの人波と、有数の多雨地帯を物語る遺構である。年に３千ミリ、ざっと東京の倍が降る。〈霧荒（あら）し山雨（さんう）太しと熊野越え〉名和佑介。
  崎岖的纪伊山脉中蜿蜒的熊野古道上，至今还留存着为了减少泥泞而铺设的石板。这些残存的石板诉说着当年参拜者之众，以及此地雨水之多。年平均降水量3000毫米，是东京地区的一倍以上。名和佑介的俳句如此写道：“山间雾迷蒙，大雨滂沱不停歇，熊野古道行。”
VOX POPULI: Typhoon reminds us of our vulnerability
    The Kumano Kodo ancient pilgrimage routes that thread through the rugged Kii mountain range have old stone-paved paths to stop travelers getting mired in mud. The ancient stones tell of the many pilgrims who have toured the sacred sites and of the heavy rain the area is known for. Annual precipitation is about 3,000 millimeters, roughly double that of Tokyo. Yusuke Nawa wrote the following haiku: "Thick fog and heavy mountain rain/ Traveling across Kumano."
▼秋雨に煙る参詣（さんけい）路や木立は、厳かな趣であろう。むろん、そぼ降る情景である。年間雨量の過半が数日で果てては、趣も何もない。世界遺産の山岳聖地を、台風１２号による泥流が走った。
  秋雨迷蒙中的参拜之路和道旁的参天大树，自然有一种庄严肃穆的美感。当然，笔者说的是秋雨迷蒙的情况下。如果是几天之内下的是半年份的雨水，美感什么的就荡然无存了。纪伊山地的灵场和参拜道是登录在册的联合国教科文组织世界遗产，受第12号台风强降水的影响，爆发了大规模的泥石流。
  Approaching shrines and trees seen through a mist of autumn rain must be a solemn, aesthetically pleasing sight. I am talking about drizzling rain. When more than a half of annual precipitation falls in just a few days, there is nothing aesthetically pleasing about it. A torrent of muddy water caused by Typhoon No. 12 coursed through the holy mountain range, which has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.
▼熊野三社の一つ、熊野那智大社がある那智勝浦町にも、深い爪痕が刻まれた。落差１３３メートルの那智の滝、マグロ漁や温泉で知られる和歌山の観光地である。那智は「難地」に由来するとも聞くが、山あいの集落は見る影もない。
  日本神社参拜的圣地之一、熊野三神社之一的熊野那智大社所在的那智胜浦小镇也受到了台风的严重影响。此地以落差133米的那智瀑布、金枪鱼捕捞和温泉出名，是和歌山县著名的观光胜地。虽然听说过此处地名“那智”是来自于多灾多难的“难地”之意，可台风过后的这个山间小镇实在惨不忍睹。  
  The typhoon also left deep claw marks in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, the site of Kumano Nachi Taisha, one of Japan's holy places. The area is a tourist destination known for tuna fishing, hot springs and the Nachi Falls, which boast a 133-meter drop. The name Nachi is said to derive from "nanchi," or precipitous land. Villages in the mountains were hit so hard by the storm that they are beyond recognition.
▼つらいのは、妻子を流された寺本真一町長（５８）だ。役場に泊まり込んだ４日未明、急を知らせる妻（５１）の電話は無残に切れた。町観光協会に勤める長女早希（さき）さん（２４）は、夜が明ければ結納の運びだった。町長はこらえて陣頭に立つ。
  小镇镇长寺本真一（58岁）的妻女都不幸被泥石流卷走。镇长本人那天在办公室里过的夜，9月4日凌晨接到他妻子（51岁）的求救电话，不幸的是电话后来就中断了。他的大女儿寺本早希在镇观光协会工作，本来9月4日是预定和未婚夫家交换订婚礼物的日子。本真一镇长强忍着丧妻失女的悲痛，继续指挥抢险救灾工作。
   The case of Nachikatsuura Mayor Shinichi Teramoto, who lost his wife and daughter, is particularly heartrending. Teramoto, 58, stayed overnight at the town office but received a call from his 51-year-old wife before dawn on Sept. 4 calling for help. Tragically, the call was cut off. His daughter Saki, 24, who worked at the town tourist association, was scheduled to exchange betrothal gifts with her fiance's family that day. The mayor is commanding relief operations, fighting back his grief.
▼全国の死者不明者はすでに約９０人。台風がのろのろと北上したため、南の湿った空気が何日も紀伊半島をなめ、記録的な雨になった。これほどの犠牲者は２００４年の２３号以来となる。その３日後には中越地震が襲った。
  日本全国受此次台风影响，死伤人数约为90人。因12号台风缓慢北上，南方湿润的气团连续数日盘踞于纪伊半岛，降雨量创下历史新高。此次台风造成的死伤人数之多，仅次于2004年第23号台风。那次台风过后的3天，新潟县就发生了里氏6.8级的中越大地震。
  At the time of writing, about 90 people are dead or missing across the nation. Because the typhoon moved north at a slug's pace, damp air from the south stayed over the Kii Peninsula for several days, causing record rains. The number of victims is the second highest since Typhoon No. 23 in 2004. Three days after that storm, the Chuetsu earthquake hit.
▼２万の命を奪った大地震と津波から半年、またも地異と張り合うように天変が牙をむいた。被害規模は違えど、ふいに明日を絶たれた人々の悲痛に変わりはない。「想定外」に泣いた災害列島には、想像を超える雨も降る。いま一度、防災の備えを点検したい。
  3.11大地震和海啸夺走了2万多人的生命，刚刚过去6个月，天灾又来袭。虽然受害人数与地震灾害时不能同日而语，可失去至亲的人们承受的是同样的悲痛。多灾多难的日本群岛如今又暴雨倾盆。笔者想再次呼吁大家，做好各种防灾准备。  
  Six months after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, which claimed 20,000 lives, natural catastrophe has struck again, not from the Earth's crust but from the sky. Although the damage is on an altogether different scale, there is no difference in the pain and grief of people whose futures have been abruptly shattered. A deluge beyond our imagination fell on our disaster-prone archipelago. Once again, we must prepare ourselves for disaster.

--The Asahi Shimbun, Sept. 6

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