With no coal mining , hashima was dead in the water .

关闭了煤矿，端岛就成为了一座漂浮在水中的“死城”。

Living conditions were deplorable , weather conditions rough , and working conditions unimaginable on hashima island .

羽岛上的生活环境糟糕、天气情况恶劣、工作环境艰苦。

However , in the late 1960s , petroleum began to replace coal as the predominant energy export in japan , and in 1974 mitsubishi closed its hashima mine .

然而，随着20世纪60年代日本国内石油代替煤炭成为主要出口能源，三菱公司于1974年关闭了它在端岛的煤矿。

Purchased in 1890 by the mitsubishi corporation for its large coal deposits , hashima quickly became home to miners and their families .

由于该岛有着丰富的煤矿资源，1890年时三菱公司买下了端岛，因此端岛很快成为开矿者与他们家人的居住地。

It 's virtually impossible to find an abandoned city with a history as sordid as that of hashima island , known commonly as " gunkanjima , " or battleship island .

可能再也找不出一个废弃之城，如端岛（即长崎，或军舰岛）那般有如此羞辱的历史经历。