东京夜景

Jim Muncy
I'm too afraid to go out at night in my mid-sized American town, plus it's boring and dirty, so I watch Travel TV and am amazed by the cleanliness, safety, and futuristic look of Tokyo. If I were younger, I'd like to visit, but I'm 72 and just don't have the energy to walk the town and see the sights, which seem endless. Particularly ironic that Japan lost the war against us,  yet they're doing much better than we are in virtually every category.
 
我生活在美国一个中等规模的小城镇里，晚上都不敢出门，而且这里无趣又肮脏，所以在看旅游卫视的时候，干净，安全和极具现代感的东京给我留下了深刻的印象。如果我再年轻一点，我真想到东京看看，但我已经72岁了，没有精力再去城中漫步，欣赏无边的风景了。讽刺的是，日本在战争中输给了我们，但他们几乎在所有方面做的都比我们更好。
 
KidRiver
Well after world war 2 we told japan they could only maintain a defense force and where not allowed to build up a military. Thus, all the money Japan used to pump into their military instead was re-directed into infrastructure and other public programs.
 
二战结束后我们告诉日本，他们只能拥有防御性的力量，不能建立自己的军队，所以日本把所有用来投入军事建设的资金都投进了基础设施和其他公共事业当中。
 
Zohirul Islam Jewel
@KidRiver  According to Wikipedia Japan spends $50 Billion on its defence force, that's still a lot of money.
 
根据维基百科的数据，日本国防预算为500亿美元，这依然是一笔巨大的数字
 
D. W.K
Because they lost the War, they can be like nowadays. They change their mind and spirit to Economy and Technology.
 
因为他们输了战争，才能变成现在这样，他们把自己的聪明才智都投入到了经济和技术发展当中
 
Gareth Pitchford
@Zohirul Islam Jewel  not compared to the $750 billion the USA spends.
 
比不上美国的7500亿美元的军事预算
 
gökotta
Maybe it's dirty where you are. I live in northern NY where it's beautiful.
 
或许你生活的地方很脏，我住着纽约北部，这里很漂亮
 
Bread Crumb
@KidRiver  not only that, they have quite a strong sense of social cohesion and utmost respect for public and private spaces for the most part. So it is much easier to maintain infrastructure and cleanliness.
 
不仅如此，他们有相当强的社会凝聚力，并且在大多数情况下对公共和私人空间极为尊重。因此，维护基础设施和清洁要容易得多。
 
Steve
You've never been to Beverly Hills. Not every city in the US is as bad as your own.
 
那是你没有去过比佛利山庄，不是所有美国城市都像你生活的那个城市那么糟糕
 
Daniel
Jim you need to go see Tokyo. Don’t give up on the dream!
 
你应该去东京看看，不要放弃自己的梦想
 
M A
I'm Japanese and I'm envy about US society and scenery. They look free and lively.
Well everything have pros and cons
 
我是日本人，我非常羡慕美国社会和美国的风景，看起来是那么的自由，那么的生机勃勃。我想所有的一切事物都有其正反两面吧
 
Leopold s
I get where you are coming from but as someone who worked in japan for 4 months for a german IT company.
Its not all what seems like. The average Japanese worker is so stressed out their economic sucess is built on the mental health of their people.
My japanese collegues wouldnt believe me when i told them in germany we only work 8 hour.
The problem i had with japanese mentality is best described in an example: there is a problem at work. The japanese worker works 24 hours until that is solved even at expense of own health.
The german worker gets off and works tomorrow at the problem with a fresh head and works again. Japanese work really really hard to the parts where it can sometimes be less efficient.
 
我明白你的想法，但作为一个在日本为一家德国IT公司工作了四个月的人，我想告诉你，事情并不是你看上去的那个样子的。普通的日本工人压力很大，他们经济上的成功是建立在他们人民的心理健康上的。当我告诉我的日本同事，我们德国人只上八个小时的班时，他们根本不相信我
我可以举一个例子来形象的描述日本人的工作心态问题：如果在工作中遇到问题，日本人会不惜牺牲自己的健康，连续工作24小时，直到解决问题为止。
德国人会选择下班，然后明天再以精神饱满的状态来解决这个问题。日本人工作非常努力，但有时候效率很低。
 
Ryan H
@M A  I don't get why Japanese put LED lights and TV screens on every building. People in America would probably protest against so many lights around town.
 
我不明白为什么日本的每一栋建筑上面都有LED灯光和电视屏幕，如果美国城镇有这么多的灯光的话，美国人或许会发出抗议
 
Wampan Man
It’s never too late to do something you want.
 
做自己想要做的事情，永远都不会迟
 
Wampan Man
@D. W.K  they lost the war but they gained something the Americans never got
 
他们输了战争，但他们得到了美国人从未得到过的东西
 
Nhaul BS
I'd like to visit but I'm too young! Haha, maybe when I'm older I'll go. Not sure how my family would feel about it though.
 
我想要去日本，但我太年轻了，或许等我年纪再大一点，我就会去那里看看。但我不知道我的家人会怎么想。
 
KittenBowl
@gökotta  NY city! omg dirtiest city in the US. And so dangerous too. Can’t walk alone at 2 am. But true northern rural NY is beautiful. But too rural and it doesn’t even compare to Tokyo. There’re places in Japan in rural places that are breathtaking too. You just haven’t visited there yet. Northern NY can be pretty though. Just too cold.
 
纽约是美国最脏的城市，而且也很危险。凌晨两点不能单独外出。但纽约北部农村地区的确非常的漂亮，但还是太乡村化了无法和东京比。日本农村有些地方也非常的美丽。只不过你没有去看过而已。纽约北部或许很漂亮，但也很冷
 
Vietnam Travel
The streets of Japan are so beautiful. Just looking at the streets makes my heart feel at peace.
 
日本街道非常的漂亮，只要看着这些街道就让我的心感到很平静
 
Mike Canadian Explorer
Japan is so colorful and beautiful, I would love to visit!
 
日本是一个多姿多彩的美丽国家，我想去看看
 
Jaime D.
Everywhere looks so organized. Not a single crumb in sight on the floor. Incredible country. Greetings from Puerto Rico.
 
每个地方看起来都是这么的井然有序，街道上连一个面包屑都没有，不可思议的国家，来自波多黎各的问候
 
veyyazel
Japan is such introvert country and I love it. Lol
 
日本是一个非常内向的国家，我喜欢它
 
The Infinity System
This the cleanest city we have ever seen.
 
这是我见过最干净的城市