Last week saw the unveiling a new display at the John Rabe House in Nanjing, profiling two local Rotary Club members and their contribution to the International Safety Zone, as well as the people of Nanjing, following the initiation of the project by current members and friends of Nanjing Rotary.
上周，在南京的John Rabe House揭幕了一个新的展览，在南京扶轮社的现任成员和朋友发起该项目后，展示了两名当地扶轮社成员及其对国际安全区的贡献，以及南京人民。
Having got underway earlier this year, the completion of the project was marked by a small ceremony on 24 May at the International Safety Zone Museum, John Rabe’s former residence, located on Nanjing’s Guangzhou Lu, near to the intersection with Zhongshan Lu.
该项目于今年早些时候启动，5月24日在国际安全区博物馆举行了小型仪式，该博物馆是约翰·拉贝的故居，位于南京广州路，靠近与中山路的交叉口。
The new display pays respects to the Rotary Club’s presence during the Nanjing Massacre, that comprised Xu Zhendong and George Ashmore Fitch. Coordinator of the effort, Udo Looser, told The Nanjinger, “The work of these two luminaries inspires the civic efforts of foreign members of Rotary who work for the well-being of all people, inside and outside China”.
新的展示向扶轮社在南京大屠杀期间的存在表示敬意，该大屠杀由徐振东和乔治·阿什莫尔·菲奇组成。 该努力的协调员Udo Looser告诉《南京人报》：“这两位知名人士的工作激励了扶轮社外国成员的公民努力，他们为中国国内外所有人的福祉而努力。”
In 1937, Xu was president of the Nanjing chapter of the club, and was a banker also known as T.T. Zee. As a Chinese national, he stayed in Shanghai, and contributed from there. Ashmore Fitch was a member of the Nanjing Rotary Club and local director of the Y.M.C.A in Nanjing. Born in Suzhou, he was a missionary and philanthropist, going on to become the Administrative Director of The Nanjing International Safety Zone Committee.
1937年，徐是俱乐部南京分会的主席，也是一名银行家，也被称为T.T. Zee。 作为中国国民，他留在上海，并在那里做出贡献。 Ashmore Fitch是南京扶輪社的成員，也是南京基督教青年會的本地主任。 他出生于苏州，是一名传教士和慈善家，后来成为南京国际安全区委员会的行政主任。
Created by foreigners living in Nanjing at the time, and led by German businessman, John Rabe, the International Safety Zone was responsible for saving the lives of 50,000-200,000 Chinese civilians during the Nanjing Massacre that commenced on 13 Dec, 1937, when Japanese forces invaded Nanjing.
国际安全区由当时居住在南京的外国人创建，由德国商人约翰·拉贝领导，在1937年12月13日日本军队入侵南京的南京大屠杀期间，负责拯救5万至20万中国平民的生命。
The Safety Zone made up a not insignificant proportion of Nanjing, approximately the area confined by today’s Zhongshan Bei Lu, Zhongshan Lu, Hanzhong Lu and Huju Lu, equating to the size of New York’s Central Park.
安全区在南京的比例不小，大约是今天的中山北路、中山路、汉中路和胡居路所限制的面积，相当于纽约中央公园的面积。
Over US$300,000 in funds were raised in Shanghai and Nanjing at the time, and contributed to Rotary International. The organisation’s committee thereby then requested Shanghai to send not money, but food.
當時在上海和南京筹集了30多萬美元的資金，併為國際扶輪社捐款。 因此，该组织的委员会随后要求上海不寄钱，而是送食物。
The Rotary Club was formed by Paul Harris in 1905, so as professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas, form meaningful, lifelong friendships and give back to their communities.
扶轮社由保罗·哈里斯于1905年成立，这样具有不同背景的专业人士就可以交流想法，形成有意义的终身友谊，并回饋社区。
Pictured are members of today’s Nanjing Rotary Club and friends who contributed to the project, led by Looser (third from left).
图为今天的南京扶轮社成员和为该项目做出贡献的朋友，由Looser（左三）领导。
