­　　为抵制歪曲美化日本军国主义历史的行径，由中日韩三国学者组成的“中日韩三国共同历史编纂委员会”正在编写一部新版历史教科书，并预计于2020年完成。据悉，学者们将结合各国教育实践编写课本内容，使得这些教科书能得到更广泛的应用。此前，该委员会已经出版了《东亚三国的近现代史》和《超越国境的东亚近现代史》两本书籍。

­　　A joint editorial committee of scholars from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea is writing a new history textbook to resist efforts to white-wash Japan"s militaristic past.

­　　为抵制歪曲美化日本军国主义历史的行径，由中日韩三国学者组成的联合编委会正在编写一部新版历史教科书。

­　　The committee has published two books:?The Contemporary and Modern History of Three East Asian Countries?in 2005 and?A Modern History of East Asia Beyond The Boundaries?in 2012.

­　　“中日韩三国共同历史编纂委员会”已经出版了两本书籍，分别是2005年的《东亚三国的近现代史》，以及2012年的《超越国境的东亚近现代史》。

­　　Committee members attending a history seminar in Nanjing, east China"s Jiangsu province, told Xinhua Sunday that work on a third book has begun and is expected to be completed in 2020.

­　　据新华社报道，该委员会成员10日在江苏省南京市的一场历史研讨会上表示，第三本书的编写工作已经启动，并预计于2020年完成。

­　　Li Xizhu, a fellow of the Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said scholars from the three countries have reached consensus on the focus of the book.

­　　中国社会科学院近代史研究所研究员李细珠表示，中日韩三国学者已经对本书的主要内容达成一致。

­　　"It is to address the differences in how we, the three countries, see history and to respond to the current debate on historical issues," Li said.

­　　李细珠表示：“这是为了解决中日韩三国在如何看待历史上存在的分歧，并对当下有关历史问题的争论做出回应。”

­　　Ueyama Yurika, a Japanese member, said the committee will create contents in line with education practice in each country"s context so that the textbooks can be used more widely.

­　　来自日本的编委会成员上山尤莉香（音译）称，三国组成的编委会将结合各国教育实践编写内容，使得这些教科书能得到更广泛的应用。

­　　Scholars agree that a correct perception of history is the foundation for reconciliation in East Asia.

­　　学者们一致认为，正确的历史观是东亚和解的基础。

­　　Japanese scholar Kasahara Tokushi said history textbooks in Japan contain fewer and increasingly more obscure contents on the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.

­　　日本学者笠原十九司表示，日本的历史教科书中关于1937年南京大屠杀的描述较少，且内容越来越模糊。

­　　Japanese troops captured Nanjing on Dec 13 of 1937 and started a slaughter lasting more than 40 days. About 300,000 civilians and Chinese soldiers who had laid down their arms were murdered. Over 20,000 women were raped.

­　　1937年12月13日，日本军队占领南京，开始了持续40多天的大屠杀。大约有30万平民和投降的中国军人被杀害，2万多名女性被强奸。

­　　Tokushi warned that if teachers can"t teach it, neither do media report on it, young Japanese might be harder to find out the truth.

­　　笠原十九司提醒道，如果老师不教授这段历史，媒体也不对其进行报道，那么日本年轻人可能更加难以接触到真相。