[ti:Students Recreate Hiroshima Before, After Atomic Bomb] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.24]Japanese high school students have created a virtual reality program [00:06.52]to mark the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. [00:13.72]The American bombing on August 6, 1945, [00:19.44]along with the bombing of Nagasaki three days later, ended World War II. [00:27.20]The first attack killed an estimated 140,000 people. [00:33.88]The students produced a five-minute program [00:37.53]that recreates the sights and sounds of Hiroshima [00:41.97]before, during and after the bombing. [00:47.20]Their project took two years to complete. [00:51.92]The students and their teachers undertook the effort [00:56.20]in hopes that such an event will never happen again. [01:02.20]In order to experience the program, [01:05.52]users wear virtual reality headsets. [01:09.68]The program lets them take a virtual walk [01:15.08]along the Motoyasu River before the bombing. [01:20.16]It shows the buildings and businesses that once stood. [01:26.84]Users also can enter a post office and the Shima Hospital courtyard. [01:33.84]The bomb exploded directly above the hospital, completely destroying it. [01:41.04]They can see the remains of a building now called the Atomic Bomb Dome. [01:48.60]The program shows the sunny, summer day in 1945. [01:55.92]Cicada insects sing in the trees. [02:01.04]Later, a single plane flies overhead. [02:05.64]Then, a flash of light, followed by a huge explosion. [02:12.41]Buildings are gone in a moment. [02:16.24]Smoke and fires spread under the darkened sky. [02:22.88]Some of the students said virtual reality technology [02:27.72]was a good choice to reach their goal. [02:32.08]The students who worked on the project [02:35.02]belong to a computer skills research club [02:39.17]at Fukuyama Technical High School. [02:44.04]Fukuyama is a city about 100 kilometers from Hiroshima. [02:51.12]Mei Okada said of the virtual reality project, [02:56.64]"Even without language, once you see the images, you understand." [03:04.64]Eighteen-year-old Yuhi Kakagawa said, at first, [03:10.16]he did not have much interest in what happened so long ago. [03:16.16]But after creating the buildings from photos of what once existed, [03:22.60]"I felt how scary atomic bombs can be," he said. [03:27.52]He understood that is was "really important to share this with others." [03:35.12]To recreate Hiroshima before the bombing, [03:40.00]students studied photographs and spoke to survivors. [03:45.74]Then, they used software to add realistic details [03:51.88]to the virtual reality program. [03:56.96]"Those who knew the city very well tell us it's done very well. [04:03.56]They say it's very nostalgic," said Katsushi Hasagawa. [04:09.56]Hasagawa is a computer teacher who supervises the club. [04:16.34]He said seeing the effect of people remembering the past [04:22.16]"makes me glad that we created this." [04:26.44]The students worked through their summer vacation [04:30.48]in classrooms without an air cooling system. [04:34.88]Temperatures reached as high as 35 degrees Celsius [04:40.20]as they labored to create the video. [04:44.88]Because remaining survivors are so old, [04:48.60]Hasegawa said, it was a race against time. [04:55.32]I'm Mario Ritter. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM