双语推荐 | 日本老人在汉开店9年：这里是我第二个家

编者按：开放的湖北，正吸引着全球各地的人们到这里学习、工作。外国人在湖北的生活怎么样？他们眼中的湖北是啥模样？

湖北省人民政府门户网站推出“外国人眼中的湖北”系列报道，讲述外国人和湖北的故事。今天我们来看看岛田孝治的故事。

In the 40 years of China’s reform and opening up, Hubei is opening its arms and mind to people from all corners of the world, attracting more and more foreigners to study and work here.

A series of reports focusing on Hubei's characteristics and development in the eyes of foreigners will be published. Let's take a closer knowledge of Shimada Koji.

“武汉人直爽、热情，我喜欢和他们生活在一起。武汉是我第二个家。”72岁的老人岛田孝治说道。到今年，他已在武汉待满9个年头。

“People in Wuhan are straightforward and enthusiastic, so I’d like to live with them. Wuhan is my second home, “ said 72-year-old Shimada Koji, a Japanese who has lived in Wuhan for nine years.

岛田孝治的家乡在日本福冈。他和附近居住的中国留学生成为了朋友，平日生活中常常给他们一些帮助。2010年，有留学生打算回武汉开一家咖喱店，于是邀请他一同前往，在料理方面进行指导。

Shimada Koji hails from Fukuoka, Japan. He made friends with Chinese students living nearby, and was willing to do what it can to help them. In 2010, some Chinese students set out to start a curry restaurant in Wuhan, and he was invited to join them to teach cooking.

到了武汉，岛田孝治最终选择了自己开店，并将第一家店“顶屋”定在华中师大附近。“我喜欢和武汉的年轻人打交道,和年轻人交往让我感到自己也充满活力。”岛田孝治说。

Finally, the old man chose to run his own restaurant called Dingwu (Chinese: 顶屋), near by the Central China Normal University. “I like to make contact with young people in Wuhan, which makes me feel energetic,” he said.

在武汉生活这些年，岛田孝治爱上了长江，选择了在武汉长期定居。他喜欢从黄鹤楼附近出发，信步走到长江的另一边。“站在江边远眺一会儿，心情都会变得很愉快。”他说。

During the settlement of 9 years, Shimada Koji has been obsessed with the Yangtze River. He enjoys walking from the vicinity of the Yellow Crane Tower to the other side of the Yangtze River. "Standing on the riverside for a while, I will get put in a good mood," he said.

岛田孝治人缘特别好。他在武汉有许多朋友，大家一起聚餐、学习、交流。“在日本，有时候约不到人一起吃饭。”说起武汉的朋友，岛田孝治开心地比划了起来，“每次一约就是一帮人，感觉很温暖。”

Shimada Koji is popular with others, and has many friends in Wuhan. They gather to exchange ideas and learn from others. "In Japan, I don't have any friends to eat together sometimes," he said, “Now I have a group of friends, it is very warm."

来武汉开店不久，岛田孝治就开始免费在店里教来吃饭的大学生们学日语。一是可以吸引客源，二是想通过学习语言的方式，让更多年轻人了解和感悟中日文化的不同。久而久之，越来越多的人慕名前来找他学日语，这么多年，他一直坚持分文不取。

He also calls together many college students who have interest in Japanese. The old grandpa is willing to provide an exchange platform between Japanese and Chinese, from food to culture, attracting more and more diners by its fame. And he sticks to teaching Japanese with no charge.

岛田孝治喜欢看历史、经济和社会学类的书籍。去年，他迷上了研究武汉历史。他还自己编写了关于武汉历史的小册子。“武汉的历史，说不定我比你们知道得还多呢！”岛田孝治一脸自豪地说。

Shimada Koji is fond of reading books on history, economics and sociology. Last year, he was fascinated by the history of Wuhan, and even wrote a relevant booklet. “Maybe I know much more about Wuhan’s history than you do," he said proudly.

每年春天，岛田孝治都专门去武汉大学看樱花，他说这里的樱花和家乡福冈的樱花更像。武汉这座城市，如同家乡一样带给他温暖和幸福。

He visits the Wuhan University to admire cherry blossom every spring. “The cherry blossom here looks like that in Fukuoka, and Wuhan brings me warmth and happiness as my hometown.” Shimada Koji said.

记者：张雅薇  曾雅青

编辑：韩安然

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