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日本人的起源

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ID: 0967 Advanced
一直以来，对日本人起源的研究都很火热，那日本人的起源之谜揭开了吗？亚洲的许多国家都是多民族共处，而日本官方却宣称日本没有少数民族，只有大和民族。那日本人到底起源于哪里呢？有哪些有力的说法？欢迎你收听今天的高级中文，并来中文播客交流你的所知所想。
Sun Aug 17 2008 | Jenny , Jiaojie
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
智慧 zhìhuì wisdom
祖宗 zǔzōng ancestor
徐福东渡 Xú Fú dōngdù Xu Fu's journey to the east
秦始皇 Qínshǐhuáng Emperor Qin Shihuang
说实话，日本的电子产品还真不错！
shuō shíhuà ，rìběn de diànzǐ chǎnpǐn hái zhēn bùcuò ！
To tell you the truth, Japanese-made consumer electronics are pretty good!
哎，有什么了不起！小日本的智慧还不是来自我们中国人！
āi ，yǒu shénme liǎobuqǐ ！xiǎo rìběn de zhìhuì hái bù shì láizì wǒmen zhōngguórén ！
Egh? What's so great about them? Petty little Japan's wisdom originally came from us, the Chinese people!
这话怎么说？
zhè huà zěnme shuō ？
What are you talking about?
我是说我们中国人是日本人的老祖宗！
wǒ shì shuō wǒmen zhōngguórén shì rìběnrén de lǎo zǔzōng ！
I'm saying that we Chinese are the ancestors of the Japanese!
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