The last hidden world China
最后的隐世净土中国
For centuries, travellers to China have told tales of magical landscapes
数世纪来旅人传诵着关于这片神奇土地
and surprising creatures
以及那些神奇生物的传说
Chinese civilization is the world's oldest
中国文明是世界最古老的文明
and today it's largest
而如今是最宏博的
with well over a billion people
那数十亿的人民
It's home to more than 50 distinct ethnic groups
现存超过五十个民族
and a wide range of traditional life styles
以及各式各样贴近自然的
often inclose partnership with nature
传统生活方式
We know that China faces immense social and environmental problems
我们都知道中国面对着着众多社会环境问题
but there is great beauty here too
但这里也存在着令人窒息的美丽
China is home to the world's highest mountains,
中国有着世界最高峰
vast deserts ranging from from searing hot
从无垠的炙热沙漠
to mind numbing cold
到麻木大脑的寒冷地带
steaming forests
以及那蒸笼般的森林中
harboring rare creatures
隐匿的各种珍稀生物
grassy plains beneath vast horizons
天际下广阔无垠的草原
and rich tropical seas
以及富饶的热带海洋
Now, for the first time ever
现在我们第一次有机会
we can explore the whole of this great country
深入探索这片伟大的土地
meet some of the surprising and exotic creatures that live here 接触栖息于此的珍奇生物
and consider the relationship of the people and wildlife of China
目睹中国这片神奇土地上
to the remarkable landscaping which they live
人与野生世界的羁绊
This is wild China
这就是最原味的中国
Our exploration of China begins in the warm subtropical south 我们的中国探索之旅始于南方的亚热带
On the Li River fishermen and birds perch on bamboo rafts 漓江的渔人和鱼鸟栖坐在竹筏上
a partnership that goes back more than a thousand years
这个组合已延续千年之久
This scenery is known throughout the world
这景致已为世人所熟悉
a recurring motif in Chinese paintings
那是中国水墨永恒的主题
and a major tourist attraction
和旅人永远的胜地
The south of China is a vast area
中国南部是片有英国国土
eight times larger than the UK
九倍之大的广阔土地
It's a landscape of hills
这里
but also of water
是山雨的国度
It rains here for up to 250 days a year
这里一年之中有250天在降雨
and standing water is everywhere
到处都是积水
In a floodplain of the Yangtse River
在扬子江的涝原
black-tailed godwits probe the mud in search of worms
黑尾鹬在泥泞中寻索着虫子
But it isn't just wildlife that thrive in this environment
并非只有野生动物在这样的环境下茁壮成长
the swampy ground provides ideal conditions for the remarkable member of the grass family
沼泽般湿润肥沃的土地为作物家族最显著的成员提供了最理想的环境
rice
这就是稻米
The Chinese have been cultivating rice for at least 8 thousand years
中国有着至少8000年的稻米种植史
It has transformed the landscape
他们改变了这块土地
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Late winter in southern Yunnan is a busy time for local farmers
对云南南部的农民而言冬末是个繁忙的季节
as they prepare the age-old paddy field
ready for the coming spring
因为他们要为即将来临的春天整顿这片古老的稻田
These hill slopes of Yuanyang county
元阳县的山坡以2000M之势
plunge nearly 2000m to the floor of the Red River Valley
斜插于红河谷地的河床
each contains literally thousands of stack terraces carved out by hand using basic digging tools
包含了上千由原始刨掘工具所创造出的梯田
Yunnan's rice terraces are among the oldest human structures in China
云南的梯田是中国最古老人类耕作痕迹中
still ploughed as they always have been
依旧被耕种使用的土地
by domesticated water buffaloes
正如千百年来的习俗一样
whose ancestors originated in these very valleys
源自云南河谷的家养水牛承担了耕作的重任
This man-made landscape is one of the most amazing engineering feats of preindustrial China
这片人力开拓的土地是工业化前中国最惊奇宏伟的壮景
It seems as if every square inch of land
似乎这里的每一寸土地
has been pressed into cultivation
都被打上了农耕的痕迹
As evening approaches
当薄暮降临
an age-old ritual unfolds
另一场古老的仪式上演
It's the mating season
现在是交配的季节
and male paddy frogs are competing for the attention of females
雄禾田蛙们为了吸引异性而卖力高鸣
But it dosen't always pay to draw too much attention to youself 但这并非总能为你吸引来关注的目光
The Chinese Pond Heron is a crapulous predator
中国池鹭是个饕餮掠食者
Even in the middle of a ploughed paddy field
就算在耕作过的稻田中央
nature is red in beak and claw
也会上演喙与爪的血腥剧目
This may look like a slaughter
或许这看上去像一场屠杀
but as each heron can swallow only one frog at a time
但每只池鹭一次只能吞噬一只蛙
the vast majority will escape to croak another day
此时剩余的多数派得以逃生并获得了明日再度高歌的机会Terrace paddies like those of YunYang county are found across much of southern China
元阳县这样广泛种植水稻的
This whole vast landscape is dominated by rice cultivation
梯田横贯中国南部
In heated Guizhou province the Miao minority have developed a remarkable rice culture
苗族人在炎热的贵州发展了高度发达的水稻种植
With every inch of fertile land given over to rice cultivation
苗族人把木屋建立在陡峭低产的山壁上
the Miao build their wooden houses on the steepest and least productive hillsides
用其余每寸丰饶的土地来种植水稻
In Chinese rural life everything has a use
所有东西在中国农村都自有其用处
dried in the sun manure from the cowsheds would be used as cooking fuel
牛棚里的肥料在太阳下晒干用作煮饭的燃料
It's midday and the Song family are
tucking into a lunch of rice and vegetables
中午时分宋家人正饱餐以米和蔬菜为主的中饭
Oblivious to the domestic chitchat
老祖父宋古永置身于天伦之乐外
granddad Guyong Song has serious maters on his mind
寻思着重要的事情
Spring is a start of the rice growing season
春季是稻禾生长的伊始时节
the success of the crop will determin how well the family will eat next year
庄稼的长势决定了来年宋家人的生计
so planting at the right time is critical
因而选择合适的时机进行耕作是至关重要的
The ideal date depends on what the weather will do this year 时机的选择取决于当年的天气情况
never easy to predict
而这些却是永难估料的
But there is some surprising help at hand
但是身边就存在着贴心小帮手
On the cielling of the Song's living room a pair of red-rumped swallow newly arrive from their winter migration
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宋家厅堂房梁上的是一对刚从冬季迁徙中归来的金腰燕
is busy fixing up last year's nest
他们正在为装潢新一年度的宅邸而忙碌
In China animals are valued does much for their symbolic meaning as for many good they may do
在中国动物们被赋予独特的象征意义并被细心呵护Miao people believe that swallow pairs remain faithful for life 苗族人笃信成双燕终身相伴不离不弃
so their presence is a favor and a blessing
因此他们的存在被视为
bringing happiness to a marriage and good luck to a home
幸福生活与美满婚姻的象征
Like most Miao dwellings, the Song's living room windows look out over the paddy fields
如大多数苗人一样宋家起居室的窗子可以眺望见成片的梯田
From early spring, one of these windows is always left open to let the swallows come and go freely
从早春起一扇窗子便为了方便燕子往返穿飞而敞开
Each year granddad Gu knows the exact day the swallows return
古老爹知晓每年燕子归来的确切时间
Miao people believe the birds arrival predicts the timing of a season ahead
苗族人坚信这些鸟儿的归来预示着春季的来临
This year, they were late
然而今年他们姗姗来迟
so Gu and the other community elders have agreed that rice planting should be delayed accordingly
因而古老爹和其他族中长老一致认为今年的插秧应当推迟As the Miao prepare their fields for planting
当苗族人为了插秧而整备田地时
the swallows collect mud to repair their nests
燕子们或搜集修整巢穴用的泥巴
and chase after insects across the newly ploughed paddies
或穿越新耕的稻田追逐昆虫
Finally, after weeks of preparation
最终经过了几周的准备
the ordained time for planting has arrived
这个预定种植的时刻来临了
but first the seedlings must be uproot from the nursery beds
首先秧苗必须从苗床上连根拔起
and bundled up ready to be transported to their new paddy
扎成捆移植到高处山地
higher up the hillside
那崭新的苗床上
All the Song's neighbors have turned out to help with the transplanting
宋家邻里乡亲全员出动帮助移植
It's how the community has always worked
这是一直来他们的集体协作方式
when the time comes, the Songs will return the favor
当然一旦时刻来临宋家人也会做出相同行为来报恩
While the farmers are busy in the fields
当农户们忙碌在田埂间时
the swallows fly back and forth with material for their nest
飞燕们则衔着修整巢穴的材料来来往往
Many hands make light work
人多力量大
planting the new paddy takes a little more than an hour
插秧的整个过程只持续了仅一个多小时
Job done, the villagers can relax
当工作完成农户们得以休息
at least until tomorrow
至少在明天来临之前
But for the nesting swallows, the work of raising a family
然而对这些筑巢的飞鸟而言修筑家园的宏大工程
has only just begun
才刚刚开始
In the newly planted fields
新耕种的田地里
little egrets hunt for foods
白鹭在寻找食物
The rice paddy harbor tadpoles fish and insects
稻田成了虫鱼蝌蚪的乐园
and egrets have chicks to feed
而白鹭正好以此哺育幼鸟
This colony in Chongqing province is established in 1996
重庆自然保护区建立于1996年
when a few dozen birds build nests in the
bamboo grove behind YanGuang village
当成群的鸟儿安家在阳光村后方的小竹林
Believing they were assigned of luck
当地人将其视为幸运的使者
local people initially protected the egrets and the colony grove 他们最初小心保护这些白鹭和他们的栖息地
But their attitude change when the head of the village fell ill 但当村长病重后他们的态度发生了转变
They blame the birds and were all set to destroy their nests
当政府开始介入保护鸟群时
when the local government stepped in to protect them
他们开始敌视鸟群并着手摧毁巢穴
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Bendy bamboo may not be the safest nesting place
易弯曲的竹子或许并非安家的最佳场所
but at least these youngsters won't end up at someone's dinner 但至少这些小家伙们不会成为捕食者的腹中餐
These chicks have just had a meal delivered by their mom
这些小家伙刚从母亲嘴里分得美食
quite a challenge for litter beaks
对新生的小嘴着实是一大挑战
Providing their colonies are protected
介于他们的栖息地是受保护的
wading birds like egrets are among the few wild creatures which benefit directly from intensive rice cultivation
像白鹭这样的候鸟是少数直接从发达的水稻种植中获益的鸟类
Growing rice needs lots of water
水稻生长需要大量的水
but even in the rainy south, there are landscapes where water is surprisingly scarce
但即便是在多雨的南方有些土地也面临缺水的危机
This vast area of southwest China
相当于法国和西班牙国土加起来那么大
the size of France and Spain combined
的中国西南的广阔土地
is famous for its clusters of conical hills
因为宛如被干燥中空的谷地隔离开来的巨大蛋盒般
like giant upturned egg carton
seperated by dry empty valleys
连绵的锥形山脉而闻名于世
This is the karst
这就是喀斯特地貌
a limestone terrain which has become the defining image of southern China
石灰石地貌俨然成为南部中国的标志性特征
Karst landscapes are often studded with rocky outcrops
喀斯特地貌通常以突起的裸岩状态分布
forcing local farmers to cultivate tiny fields
这迫使当地农民只得在破碎的小块土地上耕作
The people who live here are among the poorest in China
当地人是中国最贫穷的居民之一
In neighboring Yunnan province
在毗邻的云南省
limestone rocks have taken over entirely
遍布着石灰石
This is the famous Stone Forest
这就是著名的石林
the product of countless years of erosion
无数年侵蚀作用的产物
producing a maze of deep gullets and sharp-edged pinnacles 造就了无数的狭道与巅峰
Limestone has a strange property that is dissolves in rain water 石灰石有一个独性那就是能被雨水分解
Over many thousands of years, water has corrode its way deep into the heart of the bedrock itself
在数千年的漫长光阴中水的侵蚀深入到岩床的心脏地带This natural wonder has a famous tourist spot
这一自然奇观成为了著名的旅游景点
receiving close to 2 million visitors each year
每年的访客数量多达200万人
The Chinese are fond of curiously shaped rocks
中国人特别喜好奇形怪状的岩石
and many have been given fanciful names
并以为嶙峋怪石冠上千奇百怪的名字为乐
No prices for guessing what this one is called
但没人来猜测这个块怪石的名字
But there is more to this landscape than meets the eye
但百闻不如置身这片奇妙山地亲身一见
China has literally thousands of mysterious caverns
在中国醒目的喀斯特地貌下
concealed beneath the visible landscape of the karst
隐匿着无数的神秘洞穴
Much of this hidden world has never been seen by human eyes 这些隐秘世界大多不为世人所知
And it's only just now being explored
而现在他们将被展现在世人眼前
For a growing band of intrepid young Chinese explorers
奇险洞穴中再现了一场终极的探险
caves represent the ultimate adventure
主角是一群日渐成长初生牛犊般的年轻探险家
Exploring a cave is like taking the journey through time
探索一个洞穴犹如一场穿越时空的探险
a journey which endless raindrops would have followed over
countless centuries
常年积水叮咚伴随着无止境般的旅途
Fed by countless drips and trickles
水滴潺潺落下
the subterranean river carves ever deeper into the rock
地下河流深切入岩
The cave river's course is channeled by the beds of limestone 石灰岩河床将洞穴的河道分割成千沟万壑
A weakness in the rock can not allow the river to increase its
gradient flowrate
石灰岩薄弱处被河水冲刷差距的陡坡处水量激增
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providing a real challenge for the cave explorers
为洞穴探险带来相当的挑战
The downward rushes halted when the water table is reached 水流到达地下水位后便停止下流
Here the slow flowing river carves tunnels with a more rounded profile
这里缓缓流动的河流切割出一条圆形隧道
This tranquil world is home to specialized cave fishes
这静谧的世界是穴居鱼的家
like the eye-less Golden Barb
比如无目金鲃
China may have unique kinds of cave evolved fishes
中国或许拥有地球上种类最为繁多的
than anywhere else on Earth
洞穴进化鱼
Above the water table
在地下水位线
ancient caverns abandoned by the river slowly fill up with stalactites and stalagmites
远古洞穴溢满的河水中充斥着石笋和钟乳石
Stalactites form as trickling water deposites tiny quantities of rock
含有沉积物的水流
over hundreds or thousands of years
在千万年间“滴水成石”
Stalagmites grow up where lime laid and drips hit the cave floor
含有石灰质的水滴落石床形成石笋
So far, only a fraction of China's caves have been thoroughly prospected
迄今为止被探索发掘的中国洞穴是中国大地上的九牛一毛and caves are constantly discovering new subterranean marvels 而被发掘的洞穴不断为我们展现地底奇观
many of which are subsequently developed into commercial show caves
许多在后来被开发成了商业景点
Finally escaping the darkness
探索者沿着洞穴河流出山谷的轨迹逃离了黑暗
the cave river and its human explorers emerge in a valley far from where their journey began
在远离出发地的河谷
or now the adventure is over
这场冒险拉上了帷幕
Rivers which issue from caves
源自洞穴河流
are the key to survival in the karst country
为喀斯特地区提供了生命之泉
This vertical gorge in Guizhou province
贵州的垂直峡谷
is a focal point for the region's wildlife
成为了当地野生动物的密集焦点
This is one of the world's rarest primates
这是世界上最珍稀的灵长类之一
Francois's langur
白颊黑叶猴
In China, they survive in just two southern provinces
在中国他们只残存于两个南部省份
Guizhou and Guangxi
贵州与广西
always in ragged limestone terrains
多半栖息于崎岖的石灰岩地貌地带
Like most monkeys, they're social creatures
正如大多数猴子一样他们是社会性生物
and spend a great deal of time grooming each other
并且他们乐于耗费大把时间为彼此整理仪容
Langurs are essentially vegetarian with a diet of buds, fruits, and tender young leaves
叶猴是个不折不扣以嫩芽、嫩叶、水果为食的素食主义者Babies are born with ginger fur
叶猴宝宝裹着姜黄色的毛发出生
which gradually turns black from the tail end
这些毛发随着生长逐渐从尾部开始变成黑色
Young infants have a vise-like grip
叶猴宝宝虎钳般的爪
used for cling on to mom for dare life
帮助他们附着在妈妈身上以保证安全
As they get older
随着年龄的增长
they get bolder and take more risks
他们越发胆大,并开始常识更多刺激
Those have survive spend a lot of time travelling
这些是经历诸多冒险后的幸存者
Yet experienced adults know exactly where to find seasonal food
尽管经验丰富的成年叶猴深知
in different parts of their range
到守备范围内不同区域的哪里去寻觅当季的食物
In such steep terrain
在如此陡峭的地带
travel involves a high level of climbing skill
旅途顺利包含了高超的攀爬技巧
These monkeys are spectacularly good rock climbers from the
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time they learnt to walk
这些猴子打会走路起就是卓越的攀岩专家
In langur society
叶猴族群
females rule the roost
是母系社会
and take the lead when the family is on the move
并且是举家迁徙的领队人物
One section of cliff
峭壁一侧
woops is a trickle of mineral-rich water
分泌的水是富含矿物质的
which the monkeys seem to find irresistible
这对猴子们而言是不可抗拒的诱惑
These days there are few predators in the Mayanghe Reserve which might pose a risk to baby monkey
如今麻阳河自然保护区已鲜有危及猴宝宝的捕食者
but in past centuries, this area of south China
然而在过去的数个世纪
was home to leopards, pythons, and even tigers
中国南部的这个地区是豹子巨蟒甚至老虎的家
To survive dangerous night prowlers
为了在暗夜潜行者的利爪下存活
the langurs went underground
叶猴们前往地底
using their rock climbing skills to seek shelter in inaccessible caverns
用他们的高超的攀爬技巧爬到洞穴上方寻找庇护所Filmed in near darkness using a night vision camera
夜视镜在近乎黑暗的坏境下记录下
the troop clambers along familiar ledges
叶猴一家爬上了
worn smooth by generations before them
被数代猴族磨蚀光润的石壁的情景
During cold winter weather
当冬日寒冷来袭
the monkeys venture deeper underground
猴子们则冒险潜入
where the air stays comparatively warm
空气相对保持温暖的地下
At last, journeys end,
旅途的终点
a coated niche beyond the reach of even the most enterprising predator
高悬的庇护所使得最激进的捕食者都束手无策
But it's not just monkeys that find shelter in caves
并非只有猴子们在洞穴中寻找遮蔽
These children are off to school
这些孩子们刚放学
In rural China, that may mean a long trek each morning
在中国农村每天早上都意味着一段
passing through a cave or two on the way
穿越一两个洞穴的艰苦跋涉
But not all pupils have to walk to school
然而并非所有孩子都要徒步上学
These children are boarders
这些孩子是寄宿生
As the day pupils near journey's end
当孩子们快要到达学校时
the boarders are still making breakfast
住宿生还在做早饭
In the school yard, someone seems to have switched the lights off
校园内仿若被关掉了灯一般黑暗
But this is no ordinary play ground
但这里其实并没有正规的操场
and no ordinary school
以及正规的学校
Its house
只不过是座
inside a cave
洞穴中的房屋而已
A natural vault of rock keeps out the rain
天然拱顶阻隔了雨水
so there is no need for a roof on the classroom
为教室省去了屋顶
Zhongdong cave school is made up of 6 classes
中东洞穴学校由六个班级
with a total of 200 children
共200名学生组成
As well as a school, the cave houses 18 families
如同这所学校般这个洞穴住宅区
together with their livestock
是18户人家和他们牲畜的聚居地
This could be the only cave dwelling cows on Earth
这或许是世界上唯一在洞穴中饲养的牛了
With school work over, it's play time at last
放学后是游戏的时间
In southern China, caves aren't just used for shelter
在中国南方洞穴不仅用于遮蔽
they can be a source of revenue for the community
他们也能为当地人带来恩惠
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People have been visiting this cave for generations
数代的人持续受到洞穴的恩泽
The cave floor is covered in guano
洞穴地底覆盖了满满鸟粪
so plentiful that 10 minutes' work can fill these farmer's baskets
仅仅十分钟时间就能让农人满载而归
This used as a valuable source of fertilizer
这是一种宝贵的天然肥料
A clue to the source of the guano can be heard above the noise of the river
鸟粪的源头能听到河水上空的鸟鸣
The sound originates high up in the roof of the cave
噪音因为山洞而被放大
The entrance is full of swifts
入口处聚满了雨燕
They are very sociable birds
他们是社交性动物
more than 200,000 of them share this cave in southern Guizhou province
约200000多的共享贵州南部的洞穴
The biggest swift colony in China
中国最大的雨燕栖息地
These days, Chinese house swifts
mostly nest in the roofs of buildings
如今中国的家燕多数将巢穴建在建筑物的屋顶
but rock crevasses like these were their original home
但其实在房屋被发明出来之前
long before houses were invented
这样的岩缝才是他们原本安家的地方
Though the swifts depend on the cave for shelter
尽管雨燕依靠洞穴遮蔽
they never stray further than the limits of daylight
他们却必定在日落前归巢
as their eyes can't see in dark
因为他们的眼睛无法在黑夜中看清事物
However, deep inside the cavern
然而洞穴深处
are the creatures are better equipped
是一群更适应地下
for subterranean life
隐秘生活的居民
A colony of bats is just waking up
一群蝙蝠刚刚醒来
using ultrasonic squeaks to orientate themselves in the darkness
他们运用超声波在黑夜中确定自己的方位
Night is the time to go hunting
夜晚是狩猎时间
Rickett's mouse-eared bat is the only bat in Asia which specializes in catching fishes
Rickett鼠耳蝠是亚洲蝙蝠中唯一
tracking them down from the sound reflection of ripples on the water surface
通过在水面依靠声波对涟漪的反射追踪游鱼的蝙蝠种
This extraordinary behavior was only discovered in the last couple of years
这种非凡的技巧仅在数年前被发现
and has never been filmed before
现在首次被记录下来展示给世人
If catching fish in the dark is impressive
如果说在黑暗中追捕游鱼是如此的不可思议
imagine eating a slippery minnow with no hands while hanging upside down
想象下倒挂状态下不用爪子吞食滑溜溜的米诺鱼是怎样的神奇场景
Dawn, over the karst hills of Guilin
拂晓降临至桂林的喀斯特山地
These remarkable hills owe their peculiar shapes
这些山地的嶙峋奇秀归功于
to the mildly acid waters of the Li River
漓江那弱酸性的水质
whose meandering course over eons of time has corrode away their basis
亿万年的侵蚀褪去了他们的本来面目
until only the rocky course remained
只剩下坚硬的河道残留下来
Li is one of the cleanest rivers in China
漓江是中国最清澈的河流之一
a favorite spot for fishermen with their trained cormorants
是捕鱼者和他们训练有素的鸬鹚最爱的捕获点
The men, all called Huang, come from the same village
这帮七八十岁的男人全部姓黄
now in their seventies and eighties
他们来自同一个村落
they've been fishermen all their lives
他们毕生都以捕鱼为生
Before they release the birds
在释放鱼鸟之前
they tie a noose, loosely around the neck
他们在鸟的脖子上松松的系一条套索
to stop them swallowing any fish they may catch
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以防止鸟儿私自将捕到的鱼吞进肚子里
Chancing and dancing, the Huangs encourage their birds to take the plunge
伴随着即兴的舞蹈,黄老汉鼓励着他的鸟儿们跳入水中Underwater
在水下
the cormorant's hunting instinct kicks in
鸬鹚的狩猎本能暴发
turning them into fish seeking missiles
他们化身为水下的游鱼追踪导弹
Working together,
一只鸬鹚小分队搭档合作齐心协力
a good cormorant team can catch a couple of dozen decent-sized fish in a morning
一早上便能收获颇丰
The birds return to the raft with their fish because they've been trained to do so
鸟儿们被训练过只能带着鱼儿回到筏子
From the time it first hatched
从出生的那一刻起
each of these cormorants has been reared to a life of obedience to its master
鸬鹚们就开始被训练为忠仆
The birds are, in effect, slaves
这些鸟儿是高效的奴隶
But they are not stupid
但是它们并不是白痴
It's said the cormorants can key the tally of the fish they catch 据说鸬鹚能够记住它们捕获的鱼的数目
at least up to seven
至少能记住七条
So unless they get a reward now and then,they simply withdraw their labor
除非它们不时得到打赏当然这不过是收回一点自己的劳动成果罢了
The fishermen of course keep the best fish for themselves
渔夫理所当然得把最好的鱼留给自己
The cormorants get the leftover tiddlies
鸬鹚则能享受剩余的部分
With its collar removed,the bird can at last swallow its prize 项圈摘除后鸟儿们终于能享用它的战利品了
Best of all,when it isn't meant to have...
最美妙的莫过于得到额外的打赏
These days,competition for modern fishing techniques
而如今现代捕鱼技术的激烈竞争
means the Huangs can't make a living from traditional
cormorant fishing alone
意味着使黄老汉已不能仅靠鸬鹚捕鱼这一传统的手段谋生了
And this 1300-year old tradition
这一流传了1300多年的传统
is now practiced mostly to entertain tourists
如今只能成为取悦游客的表演
But on Caohai lake in nearby Guizhou Province
但在贵州省附近的草海湖上
an even more unusual fishing industry is alive and well
一种与众不同的捕鱼业正在蓬勃发展
Geng Zhongsheng is on his way to set out his net for the night 庚钟胜正在去为夜间布网的路上
Geng's net is a strange tubular contraption with a closed off end
老庚的怪网是一种一头扎起来的管状装置
More than a hundred fishermen make their living from the lake 上百渔夫依靠这个
Its mineral-rich waters are highly productive
水质富矿的高产湖泊为生
and there are nets everywhere
并在此布下天罗地网
The next morning, Geng returns with his son to collect his catch
第二天清早老耿和他的儿子回来收获他们猎物
At first sight, it looks disappointing
乍看之下收获平平
Tiny fishes, lots of shrimps, and some wriggling bugs
小鱼.虾米.和扭个不停的虫子
Geng doesn't seem too down hearted
然而老耿看上去来并不那么消沉
The larger fish are kept alive
大鱼被保持存活
the only way they'll stay fresh in the heat
这是唯一在酷暑下保鲜的办法
Surprisingly, some of the bugs are also singled out for special treatment
令人吃惊的是一些虫子也被专门挑捡出来
They are the young stage of dragonflies
它们是蜻蜓的幼虫
predators that feed on worms and tadpoles
以蠕虫和蝌蚪为食的掠食者
Nowhere else in the world are dragonfly nymphs harvested like this
这里是世界上蜻蜓卵收获最丰的地方
Back home, Geng spreads his catch on the roof to dry
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回到家后老耿把他的获物在屋顶上摊开晒干
It's being in China, nothing edible would be wasted
在中国,但凡能吃的东西都不会被浪费
There is a saying in the far south
在遥远的南方有这样一种说法
"We will eat anything with legs, except a table;
“长腿的唯桌子不吃
and anything with wings, except a plane."
长翅膀的独飞机不啃”
Within a few hours, the dried insects are ready to be backed up and taken to market
几个钟头后这些晒干了的昆虫便会被带到市场上卖掉
Its the dragonfly nymphs that fetch the best price
其中蜻蜓蛹能卖到最好的价格
Fortunately, Caohai's dragonflies are abundant and fast breeding
幸运的是草海的蜻蜓资源非常丰富且高速再生
so Geng and his fellow fishermen have so far had little impact on their numbers
所以老耿和其他的渔民远不会危及它们的数量
But not all wildlife is so resilient
但绝非所有野生动物都这样生机勃勃
This buddhist temple near Shanghai
这所上海附近的佛庙
has an extraordinary story attached to it
有一段与之相关的传奇故事
In May 2007
2007年5月
A Wild China camera team filmed this peculiar Swinhoe's turtle
一支狂野中国摄制组在这所寺庙的鱼塘里
in the temple's fishpond
拍摄到了这只罕见的斑龟
According to the monks, this turtle had been given to the temple during the Ming dynasty
据寺庙的和尚所说这只龟在明朝期间被赐予寺庙
over 400 years ago
至今已有400余年历史了
It was thought to be the oldest animal on Earth
它被认为是地球上最老的动物
Soft shell turtles are considerd a god-made delicacy by many Chinese
软壳龟被很多从中国人视为神赐的馈赠
and when it was filmed
在被记录下的时候
this was one of just three Swinhoe's Turtles left alive in China
它已是中国仅存的三只斑龟之一
The rest of its kind having been rounded up and eaten
他的同胞们被当作食物剿杀殆尽
Sadly, just a few weeks after filming
悲痛人心的是在拍摄后的短短几周后
this ancient creature died
这只远古的生物与世长辞了
The remaining individuals of its species are currently kept in seperate zoos
他的其他同类现在被散养在不同动物园保护着
and Swinhoe's Turtle is now reckoned extinct in the wild
据测算现在斑龟在自然界中已经灭绝了
In fact, most of the 25 types of fresh water turtles in China
事实上中国25种淡水龟中
are now vanishingly rare
多数都已然濒危
The answer to extinction
杜绝物种灭绝的唯一途径
is protection
就是加以保护
And there is now a growing network of nature reserves through southern China
这里有贯穿中国南方的不断壮大的自然保护区网络
Of these, the Tianzi Mountain Reserve at Zangjiajie is perhaps the most visited by Chinese nature lovers
其中张家界天子山那由沙石构成的高耸的
who come to marvel at the gravity-defying landscape of soaring sand stone pinnacles
塔状反重力地貌最受中国自然爱好者的青睐
Winding between Zhangjiajie's peaks
蜿蜒在张家界的山峰间清澈见底的溪流
crystal clear mountain streams are home to what is perhaps China's strangest creature
居住着一种中国最奇怪的生物
This bizarre animal is a type of newt
这种奇异的动物属于蝾螈的一种
the Chinese Giant Salamander
中国大鲵
In China, it is known as the baby fish
在中国它被称之为娃娃鱼
because when distressed, it makes a sound like a crying infant 这名称源自当他悲伤时发出的类似婴儿哭泣的声音
It grows up to a meter and a half long
成年体长1~1.5米
making it the world's largest amphibian
这使它成为世界上最大的两栖类动物
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Under natural conditions, a Giant Salamander may live decades
在自然条件下一只大鲵可以活到十岁
But like so many Chinese animals
但是和很多其他中国动物一样
it is considered delicious to eat
它被视为美味佳肴
Despite being classed as protected species
尽管被列为国家级保护动物
giant salamanders are still illegally sold for food
大鲵仍然被当作食物非法买卖
and the baby fish is now rare
现在娃娃鱼已经非常稀有
and endangered in the wild
在自然界濒临灭绝了
Fortunately in a few areas like Zhangjiajie,
幸运的是在像张家界这样的一些地方
Giang Salamanders still survive under strict official protection 大鲵在政府的严格保护下得以幸存
The rivers of Zhangjiajie flow northeast into the Yangtse floodplain
张家界的河流向东北注入
known as the land of fish and rice
以鱼米之乡文明的长江平原
On an island in a lake in Anhui province
在安徽省一个湖泊的小岛上
a dragon is stirring
一只小龙蠢蠢欲动
This is the ancestral home of China's largest and rarest reptile 这里是中国最大最稀有爬行动物的古老家园
A creature of mystery and legend
一种传说中的神秘生物
Dragon eggs are greatly prized
龙卵是非常珍贵的
these babies need to hatch out quick
这些孩子们需要快点孵化出来
It would seem someone is on their trail
看起来有人正在进行搜寻
For a helpless baby reptile
对一只无助的爬行类幼仔来说
imprisoned in a leathery membrane inside a choky shell
囚禁在令人窒息的蛋壳的坚韧隔膜里
a process of hatching
在孵化过程中
is a titanic struggle
需要拼尽全力挣扎
And time is running out
时间在不断流逝
It's taken 2 hours for the little dragon to get its head out of this egg
小鳄鱼需要耗费2个小时才能将脑袋伸出蛋壳
It needs to gather its strength now
现在是拼尽全力
a final massive push
进行最后奋力一击的时刻
Free at last
最终获得自由
the baby Chinese alligators instinctively head upwards toward the surface of the nest
扬子幼鳄出于本能的向巢的表面爬去
and waiting outside world
迎接全新的世界
But the visitors are not what they seem
但造访者并不是它们的同类
Sheshuzhen and her son live nearby
佘淑珍和她的儿子就住在附近
She has been caring for her local alligators for over 20 years
她已经照顾当地的扬子鳄20多年了
so she had fair idea when the eggs will likely to hatch
所以当这些蛋快要孵化的时候她有一个不错的主意
Back home, she's built a pond,
回到家里她建了一个用网围起来
surrounded by netting to keep out predators
以隔离捕食者的水塘
where her charges will spend the next 6 months
在接下来的六个月内加以保护
until they are big enough to fend for themselves
直到他们长得足够自立
For the past twenty years
过去的20年里
small scale conservation projects like this are all that have kept China's 150 wild alligators from extinction
靠着像这样小规模的保护措施中国150只野生扬子鳄免遭灭绝
Just south of the alligator country
就在饲养鳄鱼村落的正南方
dawn breaks over a very different landscape
黎明破晓之光照耀出一幅不同的画卷
The 1,800 meter high granite peaks of the Huangshan
黄山那海拔1800米的花岗岩巅峰
or yellow mountain
又称为黄之山
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To the Chinese
对中国人而言
Huangshan's pines are peak mines,the strength, and resilience of nature
黄山松象征着自然蓬勃的生命力与不屈的精神
Some of these trees are thought to be over a thousand years old 其中一些树据说已超过千岁
Bellow the granite peaks
在这花岗岩巅峰下
steep forest in the valleys shelter surprising inhabitants
陡峭峡谷的森林中隐藏着令人惊讶的居民
Huangshan macaques
黄山猕猴
rare descendents of the Tibetan macaques of western China
隶属中国西部西藏短尾猴家族中稀有的分支
are unique to these mountain valleys where they enjoy strict official protection
自得其乐的生活在这政府保护的山谷中
After a morning spent in the treetops
在树梢度过了早上之后
the troop is heading for the shade of the valley
猴群转移到了山谷的阴凉处
a chance for the grownups escape the heat
这是它们躲避酷暑的绝佳契机
and maybe pickup a lanch snack from the stream
他们甚至还在溪流中寻觅零食
As in most monkey societies
正如多数猴子社会一样
social contact involves a lot of grooming
相互梳理毛发是社交的重要一环
Grooming is all very well for grownups
梳理毛发对成年猴子非常有益
But young macaques have energy to burn
但是年轻的小猕猴总爱尽情挥霍精力
Like so much monkey business
所谓猴性难改
what starts off is a bit of playful rough-and-tumble
起初不过是顽皮的混战
soon begin to get out of hand
随后就会暴走失控
The alpha male has seen it all before
然而猴王早就看穿了一切
he's not in the least bothered
他全然一副眼不见心不烦的样子
but someone or something is watching with a less than friendly interest
然而却有人虎视眈眈的关注着一切
The Chinese Moccasin is ambush predator with a deadly bite 五步蛇是拥有死亡之吻的暗杀者
This is one of China's largest and most feared venomous snakes
这是中国最大最恐怖的剧毒蛇之一
But the mondkeys have lived alongside these dangerous serpent for thousands of years
但是猴子们已经与这种危险的毒蛇共存了数千年
They use this, specific alarm call, to warn each other whenever
a snake is spotted
每当发现由这种斑点的蛇时它们就用这种特殊的叫声来相互警告
Once its cover is blown, the bite proposes no threat to the monkeys
一旦警报响起毒蛇的袭击便对猴子丧失了威胁
now safe in the treetops
他们转移至安全的树梢
And life soon returens to normal
一切归于平静
By later summer, the rice fields of southern China
夏末的中国南部
have turn to gold
是一片璀璨的金色稻海
The time has come to bring in the harvest
如今是丰收的季节
Nowadays, modern high yield strains are grown throughout much of the rice lands
如今现代高产人工田占据了中国的大片土地
Boosted by chemical fertilizers
受化学肥料的滋养
and reaped by combine harvesters
并用联合收割机进行大规模收割
This is the great rice bowl of China
这里是世界上最大的水稻种植区
producing a quarter of the world's rice
占据世界水稻产量的四分之一
Insects, stirred up by the noisy machines,
被机器轰鸣惊扰的虫子
are snapped up by gangs of red-rumped swallows
马上成为了一群红尾燕的腹中餐
including this year's youngsters
包括新生儿——
who have fledged several weeks ago
数周前刚刚羽翼丰满的新燕
This could be their last feast before they head for the winter
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这也许是它们在动身渡冬到来前最后的聚餐了Mechanized farming works best in the flat bottom valleys of the lowland
机械农具最适宜在山谷低地的平坦处工作
To the south, in the terraced hills in Zhejiang province
在南面浙江省连绵起伏的丘陵地带
an older and simpler lifestyle persists
人们坚持这一种古老而又简单的生活方式
It's 7 in the morning
现在是清晨7点
and Longxian's most successful business man
龙现村最成功的商人
is off to work
出门工作
In the golden terraces surrounding the village
在金黄梯田环绕的小村落
the ears of rice are plump and right for harvesting
饱满的稻穗正待收获
But today, rice isn't upon the most in Mr Yang's mind
然而今天稻子却不是老杨心中首位
He has bigger fish to fry
他有更重要的事要做
Further at valley, the harvest has already began
在山谷地带丰割已然开始
Yang's fields are ripe too
老杨的田地也临近丰收
but they haven't been drained yet
但收割却尚未完成
That's because for him, rice is not the main crop
这是因为稻米并非他最主要的作物
The baskets he's carried up the hillside give a clue to Yang's business
他带上山坡的篮子泄露了老杨营生的秘密
But before he starts work
在他开工前
he needs to let some water out of the system
他先需要释放些水出来
As the water level drops
谜底随着水位的下降
the mystery is revealed
而水落石出
golden carp
金鲤
Longxian villages discoverd the benefits of transferring wild caught carp into their paddy fields long ago.
龙现人在很久前便沿用稻鱼共生至今
The tradition has been going on here for at least 700 years
这一传统延续了七百多年之久
As the water level in the paddy drops
当禾田里的水位下降
bamboo gate stop the fish's escaping
竹阀门阻止了金鲤的潜逃
The beauty of this farming method
这一神奇的生态养殖方式
is that it delivers two crops from the same field at the same time
同时同地丰获了两大农产
fish
鱼
and rice
与米
Smart ecology like this
如此充满智慧的生态养殖
is what enables China to be largely self-sufficient in food
即便今时今日也在为中国农副产品的
even today
自给自足奠定着基础
Back in the village
回到村庄后
Yang has his own smoke house
老杨进入自己的熏房
where he preserves his fish ready for market
为贩售而准备他的鱼
Longxian carp have unusually soft scales
龙现鲤有着柔软的鳞
and a very delicate flavor
和美妙的味道
perhaps as a result of the local water
这或许拜当地水质所赐
Meanwhile, outside the smoke house
此时此刻的熏房外
there is something fishy going on
古灵精怪的小家伙们蠢蠢欲动
To mark the harvest
为了庆祝丰收
the village is staging a party
村民举行了一场盛会
Children from Longxian school
龙现小学的孩子们
have spent weeks preparing for their big moment
为了此刻的盛会准备了数周
Everyone from the community is here to support them
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全村上下在这天前来捧场
The rice growing cycle is complete
水稻种植循环体系完美无缺
By November
十一月
northern China is becoming distinctly chilly
中国北方日渐寒冷
but the south is still relatively warm and welcoming
而南方则相对温暖和煦
Accross the vast expanse of Poyang lake
飞鸟掠过鄱阳湖广阔的湖面
the birds are gathering
聚集在一起
Tundra swans are long-distance migrant from northern Siberia 苔原天鹅从遥远的北西伯利亚迁徙至此
To the Chinese, they symbolize the essence of natural beauty 对中国人而言他们象征着至高无上的自然美
The Poyang Lake Nature Reserve offers winter refuge to more than a quarter of a million birds
鄱阳湖自然保护区为超过100个种类
for than 100 species
25万之多鸟类的提供天然栖息地
creating one of southern China's finest wildlife experiences
成为中国南方最令人叹为观止的自然盛景
The last birds to arrive at Poyang
最后抵达此地的是跨越千山万水
are those which have made the longest journey to get here
艰难跋涉至此的鸟群
All the way from the arctic coast of Siberia
他们来自西伯利亚北极海岸
The Siberian Crane, known in China, the White Crane
西伯利亚鹤在中国被成为白鹤
is seen as a symbol of good luck
被视作吉祥的象征
Each year, almost the entire world population of these critically endangered birds
每年这些濒临灭绝的鸟儿们
make a 9000km round trip
都要为了在鄱阳湖过寒假
to spend the winter at Poyang
而跋涉9000公里的往返旅行
Like the white cranes
和白鹤一样
many of southern China's unique animals face pressure from exploitation and competition with people
中国南部众多独特生物不得不面对人类开发利用自然
over space and resources
所带来的环境与资源压力
But if China is leaving proof of anything
然而这些生命力旺盛的野生动物
it is that wildlife is surprisingly resilient
证明了中国正在采取行动
Given the right help
通过适当的措施
even the rarest creatures can return from the brink 即便是最珍稀的生物也能获得救赎
If we show the will
只要我们展现意志
nature
大自然
will find the way.
会为我们找到出路
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最后的隐世净土 The last hidden world 中国 China 数世纪来旅人传诵着关于这片神奇土地 For centuries, travellers to China have told tales of magical landscapes 以及那些神奇生物的传说 and surprising creatures 中国文明是世界最古老的文明 Chinese civilization is the world's oldest 而如今是最宏博的 and today it's largest 那数十亿的人民 with well over a billion people 现存超过五十个民族 It's home to more than 50 distinct ethnic groups 以及各式各样贴近自然的 and a wide range of traditional life styles 传统生活方式 often inclose partnership with nature 我们都知道中国面对着着众多社会环境问题 We know that China faces immense social and environmental problems 但这里也存在着令人窒息的美丽 but there is great beauty here too 中国有着世界最高峰 China is home to the world's highest mountains, 从无垠的炙热沙漠 vast deserts ranging from from searing hot 到麻木大脑的寒冷地带 to mind numbing cold 以及那蒸笼般的森林中 steaming forests 隐匿的各种珍稀生物 harboring rare creatures 天际下广阔无垠的草原 grassy plains beneath vast horizons
美丽中国(Wild China) 第一集龙之心Heart of the Dragon 最后的隐世净土The last hidden world 中国China 数世纪来旅人传诵着关于这片神奇土地 For centuries, travellers to China have told tales of magical landscapes 以及那些神奇生物的传说and surprising creatures 中国文明是世界最古老的文明Chinese civilization is the world's oldest 而如今是最宏博的and today it's largest 那数十亿的人民with well over a billion people 现存超过五十个民族It's home to more than 50 distinct ethnic groups 以及各式各样贴近自然的and a wide range of traditional life styles 传统生活方式often inclose partnership with nature 我们都知道中国面对着着众多社会环境问题 We know that China faces immense social and environmental problems 但这里也存在着令人窒息的美丽but there is great beauty here too 中国有着世界最高峰China is home to the world's highest mountains, 从无垠的炙热沙漠vast deserts ranging from from searing hot 到麻木大脑的寒冷地带to mind numbing cold 以及那蒸笼般的森林中steaming forests 隐匿的各种珍稀生物harboring rare creatures 天际下广阔无垠的草原grassy plains beneath vast horizons 以及富饶的热带海洋and rich tropical seas 现在我们第一次有机会Now, for the first time ever 深入探索这片伟大的土地we can explore the whole of this great country 接触栖息于此的珍奇生物meet some of the surprising and exotic creatures that live here 目睹中国这片神奇土地上and consider the relationship of the people and wildlife of China 人与野生世界的羁绊to the remarkable landscaping which they live 这就是最原味的中国This is wild China 仅以此献给我们多灾多难但美丽依旧的祖国 For our troubled but drop-dead beautiful motherland
The last hidden world China 最后的隐世净土中国 For centuries, travellers to China have told tales of magical landscapes 数世纪来旅人传诵着关于这片神奇土地 and surprising creatures 以及那些神奇生物的传说 Chinese civilization is the world's oldest 中国文明是世界最古老的文明 and today it's largest 而如今是最宏博的 with well over a billion people 那数十亿的人民 It's home to more than 50 distinct ethnic groups 现存超过五十个民族 and a wide range of traditional life styles 以及各式各样贴近自然的 often inclose partnership with nature 传统生活方式 We know that China faces immense social and environmental problems 我们都知道中国面对着着众多社会环境问题 but there is great beauty here too 但这里也存在着令人窒息的美丽 China is home to the world's highest mountains, 中国有着世界最高峰 vast deserts ranging from from searing hot 从无垠的炙热沙漠 to mind numbing cold 到麻木大脑的寒冷地带 steaming forests 以及那蒸笼般的森林中 harboring rare creatures 隐匿的各种珍稀生物 grassy plains beneath vast horizons 天际下广阔无垠的草原 and rich tropical seas 以及富饶的热带海洋 Now, for the first time ever 现在我们第一次有机会 we can explore the whole of this great country 深入探索这片伟大的土地 meet some of the surprising and exotic creatures that live here 接触栖息于此的珍奇生物 and consider the relationship of the people and wildlife of China 目睹中国这片神奇土地上 to the remarkable landscaping which they live 人与野生世界的羁绊 This is wild China 这就是最原味的中国 Our exploration of China begins in the warm subtropical south 我们的中国探索之旅始于南方的亚热带 On the Li River fishermen and birds perch on bamboo rafts 漓江的渔人和鱼鸟栖坐在竹筏上 a partnership that goes back more than a thousand years 这个组合已延续千年之久 This scenery is known throughout the world 这景致已为世人所熟悉 a recurring motif in Chinese paintings 那是中国水墨永恒的主题 and a major tourist attraction 和旅人永远的胜地 The south of China is a vast area 中国南部是片有英国国土 eight times larger than the UK 九倍之大的广阔土地 It's a landscape of hills 这里 but also of water 是山雨的国度 It rains here for up to 250 days a year 这里一年之中有250天在降雨 and standing water is everywhere 到处都是积水 In a floodplain of the Yangtse River 在扬子江的涝原 black-tailed godwits probe the mud in search of worms 黑尾鹬在泥泞中寻索着虫子 But it isn't just wildlife that thrive in this environment 并非只有野生动物在这样的环境下茁壮成长 the swampy ground provides ideal conditions for the remarkable member of the grass family 沼泽般湿润肥沃的土地为作物家族最显著的成员提供了最理想的环境 rice 这就是稻米 The Chinese have been cultivating rice for at least 8 thousand years 中国有着至少8000年的稻米种植史 It has transformed the landscape 他们改变了这块土地 1
Beneath billowing clouds, in China's far southwestern Yunnan province, lies a place of mystery and legend. Of mighty rivers and some of the oldest jungles in the world. Here, hidden valleys nurture strange and unique creatures, and colourful tribal cultures. Jungles are rarely found this far north of the tropics. So, why do they thrive here? And how has this rugged landscape come to harbour the greatest natural wealth in all China? In the remote southwest corner of China, a celebration is about to take place. Dai people collect water for the most important festival of their year. The Dai call themselves the people of the water. Yunnan's river valleys have been their home for over , years. By bringing the river water to the temple, they honour the two things holiest to them - Buddhism and their home. The Dai give thanks for the rivers and fertile lands which have nurtured their culture. Though to some it might seem just an excuse for the biggest water fight of all time. Dai lives are changing as towns get bigger and modernize but the Water Splashing Festival is still celebrated by all. The rivers which lie at the heart of Dai life and culture flow from the distant mountains of Tibet, southward through central Yunnan in great parallel gorges. The Dai now live in the borders of tropical Vietnam and Laos, but their legends tell of how their ancestors came here by following the rivers from mountain lands in the cold far north. Lying at the far eastern end of the Himalayas, the Hengduan mountains form Yunnan's
Beneath billowing clouds,在翻騰的雲霧之下 3 in China's far southwestern Yunnan province,處在中國西南邊境的雲南省4 lies a place of mystery and legend.是個充滿神秘與傳奇的地方5 Of mighty rivers and some ofthe oldest jungles in the world.這裏有浩瀚的河川及世上年代最悠久的森林6 Here, hidden valleys nurture strangeand unique creatures,隱密的溪谷培育出不可思議及罕見珍奇的生物7 and colorful tribal cultures.和多采多姿的民族文化8 Jungles are rarely found thisfar north of the tropics.離熱帶地區這麼遠的北邊森林是很罕見的景觀9 So, why do they thrive here?那麼此區為何會有茂盛的森林?10 And how has this rugged landscape come to harbor the greatest natural wealth in all China?這麼惡劣的地理環境是如何庇護全中國最重要的自然資源?14 In the remote southwest corner of China,在中國西南方的偏僻角落一個慶典即將舉行15 a celebration is about to take place.16 Dai people collect water forthe most important festival of their year.傣人為他們一年中最重要的節慶取水17 The Dai call themselves the people of the water.傣族人自稱為水鄉之人18 Yunnan's river valleys have been their homefor over 2,000 years.兩千多年來他們一直以雲南的河谷為家19 By bringing the river water to the temple,他們將河水帶到佛寺20 they honor the two things holiest to them -以河水浴佛來體現他們認為最神聖的兩件事21 Buddhism and their home. 佛教與家庭23 The Dai give thanks for the rivers and fertilelands which have nurtured their culture.傣族以此敬謝河川與良地豐富了他們的文化與生活25 Though to some it might seem just an excusefor the biggest water fight of all time.也許對某些人來說這個潑水儀式只是藉口讓他們打場最過癮的水戰27 Dai lives are changingas towns get bigger and modernize由於城鎮的擴大及都市化傣族的生活形態正逐漸改變28 but the Water Splashing Festivals still celebrated by all.但大家仍會慶祝潑水節29 The rivers which lie at the heart ofDai life and culture河川深深影響傣族的生活和文化30 flow from the distant mountains of Tibet,河流源自遙遠的西藏高山31 southward through central Yunnanin great parallel gorges.往南流經雲南中部穿越重重的巨大峽谷 32 The Dai now live in the borders of tropicalVietnam and Laos,如今傣族居住在鄰近越南與泰國的熱帶地區33 but their legends tell ofhow their ancestors came here但他們的傳奇故事敍述了祖先如何沿著河流34 by following the rivers from mountain landsin the cold far north.從遙遠寒冷的北方高地來到這裏35 Lying at the far eastern end of the Himalayas,橫斷山脈位於喜瑪拉雅山最東邊36 the Hengduan mountains form Yunnan'snorthern border with Tibet.是雲南北方與西藏的邊界37 Kawakarpo, crown of the Hengduan range,is a site of holy pilgrimage.橫斷山脈的頂峰卡瓦格博雪山是朝聖的聖地38 Yet, its formidable peak remains unconquered.然而它令人畏懼的山頂至今無人能征服39 Yunnan's mountains are remote,rugged and inaccessible.雲南群山偏僻、崎嶇,人類很難接近40 Here the air is thin and temperaturescan drop below minus 40 degrees.這裏的空氣稀薄溫度能降到零下40度42 This is home to an animal that's foundnowhere else on Earth.但地球上有某種動物卻只生活在這裏43 The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey.雲南金絲猴44 It's found only in these fewisolated mountain forests.它們只在這些孤立的山林出沒45 No other primate lives at such high altitudes.沒有其他的靈長類動物能居住在這麼高的海拔46 but these are true specialists.它們是真正的專家47 These ancient mountain dwellershave inspired legends.這些古老的山居動物造就許多傳奇故事48 Local Lisu people consider them their ancestors, 俚索族視它們為自己的祖先50 calling them "the wild men of the mountains".稱它們為山中野人51 During heavy snowfalls,even these specialists cannot feed.遇上大雪時期就連這些森林專家也無法覓食52 It seems a strange place for a monkey.這對猴子來說似乎是個奇怪的
意识形态操纵论下的《美丽中国》两个字幕译本对比研究 【摘要】纪录片《美丽中国》是中央电视台CCTV和英国广播公司BBC第一次联合摄制的作品,也是第一部表现中国自然人文景观和野生动物的大型电视纪录片。本文借助改写理论,从意识形态的操纵的角度,对比分析了纪录片《美丽中国》CCTV版(TT2)和字幕组翻译(TT1)。 【关键词】《美丽中国》;改写理论;意识形态;操纵 意识形态泛指许多社会和个人行为背后的思想及解释系统。CCTV受到官方意识形态影响,而网络字幕则受到大众意识形态约束。 一.意识形态的操纵 (一)官方意识形态操纵CCTV译本 官方意识形态是指权威的上层建筑的意识形态,通过各种行为规范和道德标准的宣传,官方意识形态无形中影响着人们。 1.认可中国价值观 官方意识形态就很重视中国人的价值观,试图以一种科学高尚的价值观来塑造人们,包括CCTV在内的所有媒体就承担起来这一责任,在字幕翻译中,很多陈述和评论就被改写来顺应这类价值观。 《美丽中国》的源语版本中有一些宗教内容和迷信的叙述,但CCTV对其翻译的处理中对一些宗教内容进行了一定程度的改写,下面是一些例子。 ST:The possibility of escaping the cycle of life and death,and the promise of enlightenment encourages people to perform activities that benefit all beings. TT1:为了脱离生死的轮回,达到悟道成佛的境界,佛教鼓励人们从事对众生有益的事情。 TT2:佛教徒们相信,大彻大悟的境界来自于眼前的苦修和对世间的爱,这种信念不仅仅使人自身得到进化,也促成他们与万物间的关系。 在这个例子中,TT1的翻译忠实的将“the cycle of life and death” 译为“生死的轮回”,展现了最根本的佛家哲学,在古代,佛教制约着人们的行为,但随着社会发展,马克思的唯物主义价值观成为占统治地位的价值形态。因此,在TT2中,除了将“the promise of enlightenment”译为“大彻大悟”,其他部分的宗教内容改写为“眼前的苦修和对世间的爱”,这是与当代中国的主流价值观相符的。
前2:10使用The last hidden world, China. For centuries, travelers to China have told tales of magical landscapes and surprising creatures. Chinese civilization is the world's oldest and today, its largest, with well over a1.3 billion people. It's home to more than 50 distinct ethnic groups and a wide range of traditional lifestyles,often in close partnership with nature. We know that China faces immense social and environmental problems, but there is great beauty here, too. China is home to the world's highest mountains, vast deserts ranging from searing hot to mind-numbing cold, steaming forests harboring rare creatures, grassy plains beneath vast horizons and rich tropical seas. Now for the first time ever, we can explore the whole of this great country, meet some of the
00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,500 长城始建于中国汉代 The Great Wall of China was built by the Han Chinese 2 00:00:07,990 --> 00:00:12,000 为了抵御来自北方的游牧民族而建 to keep out the nomadic tribes from the north 3 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,800 当时把这些游牧民族称为戎狄 They called these people barbarians 4 00:00:16,999 --> 00:00:19,100 并且认为他们的土地贫瘠且 and their lands were considered barren 5 00:00:19,300 --> 00:00:21,000 不适宜人类生息 and uninhabitable 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,100 中国的北方确实是一个笼罩在严酷寒冬之中的Northern China is indeed a harsh place 7 00:00:26,300 --> 00:00:28,000 艰辛之地 of terrible winters 8 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,600 无情的夏天 ferocious summers 9 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:33,000 严酷的沙漠 harsh deserts
10 00:00:36,500 --> 00:00:38,500 但是这块多彩多姿的土地 But it is far from lifeless 11 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:44,400 却充满了勃勃生机 With colorful places 12 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:47,600 有着令人惊讶生物 surprising creatures 13 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:56,200 奇风异俗的人民 amazing people 14 00:01:00,500 --> 00:01:02,500 以及独特的景致 and strange landscapes 15 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,600 旅途越发深入景致越发精彩 The further we travel, the more extreme it becomes 16 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,100 长城以北的人民与野生生命 So how do people and wildlife cope 17 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:26,000 是如何应对艰苦的自然环境和种种生存挑战 with hardships and challenges of life beyond the Wall 18 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:35,601 谨以此献给我们多灾多难但美丽依旧的祖国
香格里拉 在翻腾的云雾之下,处在中国西南边境的云南省是个充满神秘与传奇的地方。 这里有浩瀚的河川及世上年代最悠久的丛林。 隐密的溪谷培育出不可思议及罕见珍奇生物和多姿多彩的民族文化。 离热带地区这么远的北边丛林是很罕见的景观。 那么此区为何会有茂盛的丛林? 这么恶劣的地理环境是如何庇护全中国最重要的自然资源? 在中国西南方的偏僻角落,一个庆典即将举行。 傣人为他们一年中最重要的节庆取水。 傣族人自称为水乡之人。 两千多年来他们一直以云南的河谷为家。他们将河水带到佛寺,以河水浴佛来体现他们认为最神圣的两件事——佛教与家庭。傣族以此敬谢河川与良地,丰富了他们的文化与生活。 也许对某些人来说,这个泼水仪式只是借口,让他们打场最过瘾的水战。 由于城镇的扩大及都市化,傣族的生活形态正逐渐改变,但大家仍会庆祝泼水节。 河川深深影响傣族的生活和文化。河流源自遥远的西藏高山,往南流经云南中部穿越重重的巨大峡谷。 如今傣族居住在邻近越南与老挝的热带地区,但他们的传奇故事叙述了祖先如何沿着河流从遥远寒冷的北方高地来到这里。 横断山脉位于喜玛拉雅山最东边,是云南北方与西藏的边界。横断山脉的顶峰卡瓦格博雪山是朝圣的圣地。 然而它令人畏惧的山顶至今无人能征服。 云南群山偏僻、崎岖,人类很难接近。 这里的空气稀薄,温度能下降到零下40度。但地球上有某种动物却只生活在这里。 云南金丝猴。 他们只在这些孤立的山林出没。 没有其他的灵长类动物能居住在这么高的海拔。 他们是真正的专家。 这些古老的山居动物造就许多传奇故事。 俚索族视他们为自己的祖先,称它们为山中野人。 遇上大雪时期就连这些丛林专家也无法觅食。 这对猴子来说似乎是个奇怪的居住地。 雪一停歇,这些猴子立刻把握时间去寻找食物。 在这高度很少有果子及嫩叶可吃。 它们九成的食物来自一种很像束状干草的奇怪有机物体。 半菌半植物的地衣。 按理该住在低地森林的猴子怎么会跑来住在偏远的山区? 在这些孤绝的高峰之中还有更多奇特的动物。 一只中国红色熊猫。 生性安静独居,大部分的时间都在树上。 不管其名,红色熊猫只是大熊猫的远亲。 它跟臭鼬反而有较近的血缘关系。 但它确实跟大熊猫一样喜欢吃竹叶。
美丽中国中英文字幕 美丽中国(美丽中国(Wild China)) 第一集龙之心Heart of the Dragon 最后的隐世净土The last hidden world 中国China 数世纪来旅人传诵着关于这片神奇土地For centuries, travellers to China have told tales of magical landscapes 以及那些神奇生物的传说and surprising creatures 中国文明是世界最古老的文明Chinese civilization is the world's oldest 而如今是最宏博的and today it's largest 那数十亿的人民with well over a billion people 现存超过五十个民族It's home to more than 50 distinct ethnic groups 以及各式各样贴近自然的and a wide range of traditional life styles 传统生活方式often inclose partnership with nature 我们都知道中国面对着着众多社会环境问
题We know that China faces immense social and environmental problems 但这里也存在着令人窒息的美丽but there is great beauty here too 中国有着世界最高峰China is home to the world's highest mountains, 从无垠的炙热沙漠vast deserts ranging from from searing hot 到麻木大脑的寒冷地带to mind numbing cold 以及那蒸笼般的森林中steaming forests 隐匿的各种珍稀生物harboring rare creatures 天际下广阔无垠的草原grassy plains beneath vast horizons 以及富饶的热带海洋and rich tropical seas 现在我们第一次有机会Now, for the first time ever 深入探索这片伟大的土地we can explore the whole of this great country 接触栖息于此的珍奇生物meet some of the surprising and exotic creatures that live here 目睹中国这片神奇土地上and consider the
Shangri-La 香格里拉 Beneath billowing clouds, 翻腾的云海之下 in China's far southwestern Yunnan province, 在中国西南遥远的云南省 lies a place of mystery and legend. 有一个神秘而又充满传奇的地方 Of mighty rivers and some of the oldest jungles in the world. 这儿有着世界上最久远的雨林以及奔腾的河流 Here, hidden valleys nurture strange and unique creatures, 藏匿于此的河谷养育了奇异而又独特的动物 and colourful tribal cultures. 同时也孕育了多彩的民族风情 Jungles are rarely found this far north of the tropics. 雨林在远离热带的北部地区是罕见的 So, why do they thrive here? 可是为什么却得以在此茁壮成长 And how has this rugged landscape come to harbourthe greatest natural wealth in all China? 为何整个中国崎岖不平的山地里却蕴藏着富饶多姿的自然财富 In the remote southwest corner of China, 在中国西南部的一个偏远的角落里 a celebration is about to take place. 即将举行一场庆典 Dai people collect water for the most important festival of their year. 傣族人为他们一年中最重要的节日收集水 The Dai call themselves the people of the water. 傣族人也称自己为水之民 Yunnan's river valleys have been their home for over 2,000 years. 云南的河谷地带是他们的两千多年来繁衍生息的故里 By bringing the river water to the temple, 把河水带到寺庙 they honour the two things holiest to them - 敬俸傣族人最神圣的两件事物 Buddhism and their home. 佛教和他们的家园 The Dai give thanks for the rivers and fertile lands which have nurtured their culture. 傣族人感恩养育了傣族文化的河流以及肥沃的土地 Though to some it might seem just an excuse for the biggest water fight of all time. 或许这看上去只是为了打上一场大水仗的借口 Dai lives are changing as towns get bigger and modernize 随着小镇的发展以及现代化傣族人的生活正发生着改变 but the Water Splashing Festival is still celebrated by all. 泼水节依旧是众所周知的著名的傣族节日 The rivers which lie at the heart of Dai life and culture 河流穿越了傣族人生活与习俗的心脏地带
美丽中国(Wild China)第六集双语对照文本字幕(2012-04-21 08:03:44) 美丽中国(Wild China)第六集潮汐更迭Tides of Change 双语对照文本字幕 从东端的长城起From the eastern end of the Great Wall, 中国的海岸跨度14,500公里China's coast spans 14,500 kilometres 并且拥有五千多年的历史and more than 5,000 years of history. 在这个方面显示了This is the area which shows the greatest contrast 中国的过去和未来之间的差距between China's past and its future. 如今中国的东海岸线Today China's eastern seaboard 有七亿人口is home to 700 million people, 居住在科技高速发展的沿海城市 packed into some of the most dazzling hi-tech cities on earth. 然而这些拥挤的海岸仍然是野生动物的一个重要财富 Y et these crowded shores remain hugely important for a wealth of w ildlife. 现在古老的传统渐渐被新的气息所侵蚀 Now, as ancient traditions mingle with new aspirations, 那么在中国拥挤的海岸上还有野生动物的活动场所吗 is there any room at all for wildlife on China's crowded shores? 谨以此献给我们多灾多难但美丽依旧的祖国 For our troubled but drop-dead beautiful motherland 在中国北方的扎龙自然保护区In northern China's Zhalong Nature Reserve, 一对丹顶鹤正守望着它们的产卵领土 a pair of red-crowned cranes have staked out their nesting territory 在一个商业管理的芦苇床残株里in the stubble of a commercially managed reed bed. 数百年来For centuries,cranes have been revered in China 鹤被中国人视为长寿的象征而备受尊崇as symbols of longevity. 它们的雕像被放在皇帝的宝座旁Their statues were placed next to the Emperor's throne. 鹤因此而受到赞扬The cranes have cause to celebrate. 幼鹤在困难时刻就象征着希望This chick is a sign of hope in difficult times. 丹顶鹤是世界上最濒临灭绝边缘的物种之一 Red-crowned cranes are one of the world's most endangered species. 在过去的一个世纪Over the last century, 中国失去了近一半的沿海湿地China has lost nearly half of its coastal wetlands 并且大多数改造地是为了造福人类而非野生动物 and most of what remains is managed for the benefit of people, not wildlife. 从现在起的数个月A few months from now, 幼鹤和它的家人将面临一场往南方的大迁徙 this chick and its parents will face a long migration south 来躲避北方的严冬to escape the harsh northern winter. 它们将沿着海岸向前Their route will take them along a coast 然而这些海岸已经受到人类活动的巨大影响 which has been greatly affected by human activity. 在它们的征途上Along their journey, the cranes will be joined 将有成千上万其他鸟类加入迁徙大军by many thousands of other migrating birds. 它们迁徙的方向横跨南渤海湾All heading south across the Bohai Gulf 沿海岸的黄海和中国东海and along the shores of the Y ellow and East China Seas,