I just want to let you guys know that we woke up here in Okinawa to some really bad news.

我只想告訴大家，我們在沖繩一起床就得知了非常糟的消息。

Apparently, Shuri Castle caught fire last night overnight around 3:00 a.m.

首里城似乎在半夜三點左右起火並延燒整夜。

It's pretty terrible.

情況相當糟糕。

We just go into the details.

我們仔細了解一下。

They received a call I think the fire department at about 2:40 a.m. Japan time this morning, which would have been about Eastern Standard Time would've been about 1:40 p.m.

就我所知，消防隊在日本時間約凌晨 2:40，也就是美東時間約下午 1:40 ，接到通報電話。

And they say that the main hall, nearby buildings have burned to the ground, and another building is, uh, was burning at the time.

據說當時正殿和附近建築已徹底燒毀，而另一座建築正在燃燒。

No injuries.

沒有傷亡。

This castle's been here for about 600 years.

這座城堡在這裡已有 600 年歷史。

It was built by the Ryukyu dynasty and was designated as Japan's national treasure in 1933.

由琉球尚氏王朝建造，並且在 1933 年被定為日本國寶級文物。

A lot of people in Okinawa are really bummed this morning.

今天早上很多在沖繩的人們心情很差。

A lot of the locals perceive this as one of the highlights, one of the gems that Okinawa has to offer in order to share their heritage and their culture with the visitors and locals alike.

許多當地人把首里城視為能向旅客和當地人分享琉球文化遺產的特色珍寶之一。

It's basically the first thing you do when you come to Okinawa, you want to see the Shuri Castle.

一來到沖繩想做的第一件事基本上就是參觀首里城。

And we went the first week, and you can tell by my video I was very jet-lagged.

我們第一個禮拜有去，而且你可以從我的影片看出我有很嚴重的時差。

I was my first time overseas, and it was crazy but you can still see the beauty of the castle.

這是我第一次出國，非常瘋狂，不過你還是能從影片中看出首里城的美。

Just the devastating news out of Okinawa this morning.

今早沖繩的這個消息相當令人震驚。

We have no idea what caused it.

我們完全不知道原因。

Really, really a sad day.

真是個難過的一天。

My heart goes out to all the Okinawan people who have been so friendly and loving to us and really taking us in as locals.

我的心與非常友善且完全接納我們的沖繩當地人同在。

We know that this is gonna affect them.

我們知道這將大大影響他們。

This is this is part of the heritage, part of their pride.

這座城市他們文化遺產及自尊的一部分。

And we just want to let everyone know in Okinawa, and around the world, that we sympathize with what they're going through right now.

而我們只想讓沖繩和世界各地的人知道，我們相當同情他們正經歷的一切。

And we just have the great most respect for the Okinawan people and the history and the beauty of the island they've been able to share with us.

我們也對沖繩人以及他們曾向我們分享的小島歷史與美好十分崇敬。

Terrible news out of Okinawa just leaves you speechless when you think about the people and what a treasure this building was.

這個可怕的消息讓人一想到沖繩的人們和這座建築曾經多麼珍貴便難過得無言以對。

And this institute and the history behind it was just amazing.

而且這座古蹟和其背後的歷史實在是相當美妙。