《美丽中国》之丝绸之路
美丽中国
美丽中国我们都很爱自己的祖国，而且我们的祖国是名不虚传，让我来给你介绍一下吧。
中国是世界文明最早的发源地之一。
中国有着悠久而独特的地质历史，在长期的地质历史过程中形成了多种多样的地貌类型。
既有巍峨的高山和雄伟的高原，也有广阔的平原和巨大的盆地；既有辽阔的大地，也有宽广的海洋，形成了许多美丽的自然景观。
在这片美丽的大阱，中华民族正进行着波澜壮阔的民族发展。
考古发现证实，中国是世界上最重要的农业发源地。
中国稻作农业萌芽于距今14000年前的旧石器时代晚期。
大约10000年前，在我国黄河和长江流域，出现了由原始部落组成的聚居区。
到了距今八九千年的时候，水稻、粟米、大豆、黍米等农作物在中华大地上普遍种植，形成遍地炊烟的繁荣景象。
中国是世界上国土面积最大的几个国家之一，不仅疆域辽阔，而且自然地理环境丰富，自然景观壮美秀丽。
从远古时期起，中华民族的祖先就在这片土地上劳动、生息、繁衍，在漫长的岁月里，又不断地开发、利用和改造着环境，创造了一幅人与自然和谐共处的壮丽画卷。
今天，中国人民正面临着新的考验——实现中华民族伟大复兴的百年梦想，需要我们每一个人进一步认识这片土地。
我国疆土辽阔广大，自史前时代，即有许多人类部族在这片大好河山上活动生息，为缔造中国古代文化作出各自的贡献。
进入文明时代以后，更有众多的民族和方国兴衰交替，使中华5000年的文明史呈现出绚丽的场面。
中华文明在思想、文学、天文历法、数学、物理、地理、建筑、农业、科技、艺术等方面取得了众多成就。
商代的已经有了春分、秋分、夏至、冬至的区分，说明在我国，天文历法起源悠久。
中国古代历法的研究与制定，是中国古代科技的代表性成果。
我国是世界上已知最早的发现冶炼铜的地区。
我国古代青铜冶炼技术是世界上最先进的。
巨大精美的青铜器曾让世界惊叹！进入春秋战国时期，我国古代文明进入前所未有的黄金时期。
春秋中期以后的中国，社会生产和科学技术取得显著的进步。
春秋晚期到战国，是人们所熟知的“百家争鸣”的伟大时代。
美丽中国
美丽中国，我的中国梦烽烟滚滚，诉说着古老的历史；沧海桑田，浸染着中华民族涔涔的血汗；时空变换，演绎着九州儿女腾飞的梦想！打开《美丽中国》一幅辉煌的民族史诗涌现在我们面前——从女娲造人的传说到炎黄大帝的峥嵘；从万里长城的不朽到四大发明的辉煌；从丝绸之路的繁盛到五岳三山的雄奇......五千年的历史成就灿烂的文明。
然而，百年近代史，却写满了屈辱和伤痕：怎能忘火烧圆明园的国耻家仇；怎能忘一二九的血溅长虹；怎能忘九一八的哀鸿遍野......危亡的祖国啊，用她血肉的胸膛挺立起不屈的中国魂！“天下兴亡匹夫有责”，多少仁人志士，多少热血男儿，用鲜血用生命用脊梁染红了大地，染红了梦想，染红了东方的太阳！伟大的新中国，凝结成一个全民族共同的愿望：走向繁荣，走向富强，崛起在世界的东方！于是，有了周恩来的鞠躬尽瘁；有了邓稼先的死而后已；有了袁隆平的报国之志；有了孔繁森的效果之情；有了罗阳的感动中国；有了“神十”的震撼寰宇！伟大的征程，伟大的梦想，一路向前，我们走向辉煌！“一个人不怕一无所有，就怕没有梦想”，最美女教师张丽莉的舍己为人成就不平凡的瞬间；最美司机吴斌用责任托起他人生命的天空；90后大学生刘普林怀着感恩的心，面对贫困，敢于担当……汇聚每一个平凡的梦想，成就伟大的中国梦。
看着书中一个个感人的故事，感受着书中一颗颗闪光的灵魂，我不禁热血沸腾。
是啊，在我们的心中，都曾有过一个美丽的梦想，或许平凡或许伟大；或许现实或许虚无，但是，这都不重要，重要的是我们该在自己的梦想中融入国家的希望，因为我坚信：复兴伟大的祖国，中国梦——我们圆！风华正茂的我们，有勇气跨越历史的厚重；承载明天的希望。
用智慧刷新历史；用汗水铺就成功；用勇气成就未来，用力量打造辉煌!汇每一个人的梦想，成就民族的未来，我们坚信：圆梦，就在今朝！。
美丽中国
美丽中国“最后的隐世净土，中国，数世纪以来，旅人传诵着关于这片神奇怪的土地以及那些神奇的生物传说。
中国文明是世界上最古老的文明，而如今天是最宏博的，那数十亿人民五十多个民族，以各种各样贴近自然的生活方式。
那另人窒息的美，我们第一次有机会深入探索这片伟大的土地。
这就是最原味的中国。
”这是BBC的《Wild China》（《美丽中国》）BBC和中视传媒精心合作的旷世精致纪录片,记载了发生在中国的自然人文风风俗,不论是视角、摄影还是配乐，将使观众置身于中国的多彩风光中，包括汉代宫殿、蒙古草原和维吾尔的沙漠、丝绸之路、青藏高原，还包括罕见的大熊猫和一种珍稀的中国特有的食鱼蝙蝠的珍贵生活记录。
其中有些野生动物和风景的镜头从未在银幕上出现过，片中极具中国民乐风格的背景音乐配以美轮美奂的画面，煞是动人。
《美丽中国》总长约6个小时，拍摄时间历经3年，摄制组行程跨越26个省、直辖市和自治区，拍摄了50多个国家级的野生动植物和风景保护区，86种中国珍奇野生动植物，还有30多个民族的生活故事，拍摄的高清影像素材总长超过500小时。
从极北的赫哲人的生活、到云南的亚洲象，从中华民族标志性的长城、到西南边陲的苗族村寨，从青藏高原的藏羚羊，到秦岭的野生大熊猫……片中80%的画面都是自然取景，我们可以看到张家界深山溪涧中的娃娃鱼(大鲵)，贵州山间的叶猴，田中的金鲤，茫茫雪山中被呼为“山中野老”的滇金丝猴，迁徙途中在鄱阳湖歇脚的浩荡鸟群……即使对很多中国人来说，也是第一次看到中国鲜为人知的一面。
一、技术这部片子最先吸引我的是它极富东方色彩的音乐，作曲的是英国BBC电视台的御用电视节目配乐师Barnaby Taylor，他深谙中国音乐的特色，运用地如此精到，令人啧啧称奇，但毕竟是以一个外国人的视角去描述中国的。
它更突出的一种神秘的东方特色，以至于有些地方我感觉东瀛的味道偏重。
在用音乐描述的过程中，宏伟壮观的自然风光几乎都用了同样恢弘的弦乐，在叙述人和自然的关系的时候，就开始灵活起来。
美丽中国
美丽中国作者：余鸠来源：《新城乡》2015年第04期又见蜀道说蜀道，得先从一个坏蛋骗老实人的故事开始：春秋战国时秦惠王欲灭蜀，可是无路通行大军，于是骗蜀王说要送一头会屙金屎的石牛给他。
于是傻傻的蜀王派了五个壮丁劈山錾岩，用生命打通了“秦蜀之道”。
李白《蜀道难》里“地崩山摧壮士死，然后天梯石栈相钩连”讲的就是这个“五丁开道”的故事。
自“五丁开道”以来，蜀道历经3000多年的风雨沧桑，一直扮演着中国历代王朝政治中心通往西南的要道角色。
这条沿河谷而行的陆路通道，是保存至今的人类最早的大型交通遗存之一，其历史比古罗马大道更为悠久。
千万别误以为蜀道就只有一条道。
以汉中为界，蜀道可以分为南北两段。
以西安和宝鸡等城市为起点的北段在翻越秦岭之后到达汉中平原;南段则是由汉中继续南下，翻越米仓山与大巴山，最终进入四川盆地。
蜀道北段上的四条干道由西向东分别为陈仓道、褒斜道、子午道和傥骆道，南段上的三条干道则是川人熟知的金牛道、米仓道和荔枝道。
而这还是狭义上的蜀道，如果按照“通往蜀地的道路”来理解，自成都向西连接西藏的茶马古道、由云南入蜀的五尺道和在此基础上拓展可通向南亚的西南丝绸之路，以及自三峡溯长江而上的黄金水道，都可以称之为蜀道。
然而，蜀道并不仅是道路本身，还包括一路上的驿站、关隘、城镇、乡村、建筑等遗迹遗址，这些点、线、面共同构成文化遗产廊道的蜀道文化线路。
那些历史上著名的关隘，如今很多已是留名不见影。
在宝鸡的“川陕咽喉”大散关，已找不到当年“暗度陈仓”的老关城和老道路;在广元朝天关，李自成入川的栈道痕迹已被新建的厕所和广场挡住了;就连“天下第一雄关”剑门关的关楼，也是根据同济大学阮仪三教授在台北故宫博物院找到的老照片重新修复的……那些逐渐消失在历史中的关隘，折射出今日蜀道之艰：没有保护标准，修复也就无从谈起。
丝绸之路经济带的提出，为蜀道申遗带来新的契机。
在各方推动下，蜀道已成功列入《中国世界文化遗产预备名单》。
美丽中国WildChina-全集-中英文解说词
美丽中国WildChina-全集-中英文解说词美丽中国（Wild China）第一集龙之心Heart of the Dragon校正版最后的隐世净土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我们的中国探索之旅始于南方的亚热带Our exploration of China begins in the warm subtropical south漓江的渔人和鱼鸟栖坐在竹筏上On the Li River fishermen and birds perch on bamboo rafts 这个组合已延续千年之久a partnership that goes back more than a thousand years这景致已为世人所熟悉This scenery is known throughout the world 那是中国水墨永恒的主题 a recurring motif in Chinese paintings和旅人永远的胜地and a major tourist attraction中国南部是片有英国国土The south of China is a vast area九倍之大的广阔土地eight times larger than the UK这里是山雨的国度It's a landscape of hills but also of water这里一年之中有250天在降雨It rains here for up to 250 daysa year到处都是积水and standing water is everywhere在扬子江的涝原In a floodplain of the Yangtse River黑尾鹬在泥泞中寻索着虫子black-tailed godwits probe the mud in search of worms并非只有野生动物在这样的环境下茁壮成长But it isn't just wildlife that thrive in this environment 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the swampy ground provides ideal conditions for the remarkable member of the grass family这就是稻米rice中国有着至少8000年的稻米种植史The Chinese have been cultivating rice for at least 8 thousand years他们改变了这块土地It has transformed the landscape对云南南部的农民而言冬末是个繁忙的季节Late winter in southern Yunnan is a busy time for local farmers因为他们要为即将来临的春天整顿这片古老的稻田as they prepare the age-old paddy field ready for the coming spring元阳县的山坡以2000M之势These hill slopes of Yuanyang county斜插于红河谷地的河床plunge nearly 2000m to the floor of the Red River Valley包含了上千由原始刨掘工具所创造出的梯田each contains literally thousands of stack terraces carved out by hand using basic digging tools云南的梯田是中国最古老人类耕作痕迹中Yunnan's rice terraces are among the oldest humanstructures in China依旧被耕种使用的土地still ploughed as they always have been 正如千百年来的习俗一样by domesticated water buffaloes源自云南河谷的家养水牛承担了耕作的重任whose ancestors originated in these very valleys这片人力开拓的土地是工业化前中国最惊奇宏伟的壮景This man-made landscape is one of the most amazing engineering feats of preindustrial China似乎这里的每一寸土地It seems as if every square inch of land 都被打上了农耕的痕迹has been pressed into cultivation当薄暮降临As evening approaches另一场古老的仪式上演an age-old ritual unfolds现在是交配的季节It's the mating season雄禾田蛙们为了吸引异性而卖力高鸣and male paddy frogs are competing for the attention of females但这并非总能为你吸引来关注的目光But it dosen't always pay to draw too much attention to youself中国池鹭是个饕餮掠食者The Chinese Pond Heron is a crapulous predator就算在耕作过的稻田中央Even in the middle of a ploughed paddy field也会上演喙与爪的血腥剧目nature is red in beak and claw或许这看上去像一场屠杀This may look like a slaughter但每只池鹭一次只能吞噬一只蛙but as each heron can swallow only one frog at a time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the vast majority will escape to croak another day元阳县这样广泛种植水稻的Terrace paddies like those of YunYang county are found across much of southern China梯田横贯中国南部This whole vast landscape is dominated by rice cultivation苗族人在炎热的贵州发展了高度发达的水稻种植In heated Guizhou province the Miao minority have developed a remarkable rice culture苗族人把木屋建立在陡峭低产的山壁上With every inch of fertile land given over to rice cultivation 用其余每寸丰饶的土地来种植水稻the Miao build their wooden houses on the steepest and least productive hillsides所有东西在中国农村都自有其用处In Chinese rural life everything has a use牛棚里的肥料在太阳下晒干用作煮饭的燃料dried in the sun manure from the cowsheds would be used as cooking fuel中午时分宋家人正饱餐以米和蔬菜为主的中饭It's midday and the Song family are tucking into a lunch of rice and vegetables老祖父宋古永置身于天伦之乐外Oblivious to the domestic chitchat 寻思着重要的事情granddad Guyong Song has serious maters on his mind春季是稻禾生长的伊始时节Spring is a start of the rice growing season庄稼的长势决定了来年宋家人的生计the success of the crop will determin how well the family will eat next year因而选择合适的时机进行耕作是至关重要的so planting at the right time is critical时机的选择取决于当年的天气情况The ideal date depends on what the weather will do this year而这些却是永难估料的never easy to predict但是身边就存在着贴心小帮手But there is some surprising help at hand宋家厅堂房梁上的是一对刚从冬季迁徙中归来的金腰燕On the cielling of the Song's living room a pair of red-rumpedswallownewly arrive from their winter migration他们正在为装潢新一年度的宅邸而忙碌is busy fixing up last year's nest 在中国动物们被赋予独特的象征意义并被细心呵护In China animals are valued does much for their symbolic meaning as for many good they may do苗族人笃信成双燕终身相伴不离不弃Miao people believe that swallow pairs remain faithfulfor life因此他们的存在被视为so their presence is a favor and a blessing幸福生活与美满婚姻的象征bringing happiness to a marriage and good luck to a home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Like most Miao dwellings, the Song's living room windows look out over the paddy fields从早春起一扇窗子便为了方便燕子往返穿飞而敞开From early spring, one of these windows is always left open to let the swallows come and go freely古老爹知晓每年燕子归来的确切时间Each year granddad Gu knows the exact day the swallows return苗族人坚信这些鸟儿的归来预示着春季的来临Miao people believe the birds arrival predicts the timing of a season ahead然而今年他们姗姗来迟This year, they were late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so Gu and the other community elders have agreed that rice planting should be delayed accordingly当苗族人为了插秧而整备田地时As the Miao prepare their fields for planting燕子们或搜集修整巢穴用的泥巴the swallows collect mud to repair their nests或穿越新耕的稻田追逐昆虫and chase after insects across the newly ploughed paddies最终经过了几周的准备Finally, after weeks of preparation这个预定种植的时刻来临了the ordained time for planting has arrived首先秧苗必须从苗床上连根拔起but first the seedlings must be uproot from the nursery beds扎成捆移植到高处山地and bundled up ready to be transported to their new paddy那崭新的苗床上higher up the hillside宋家邻里乡亲全员出动帮助移植All the Song's neighbors have turned out to help with the transplanting这是一直来他们的集体协作方式It's how the community has always worked当然一旦时刻来临宋家人也会做出相同行为来报恩when the time comes, the Songs will return the favor当农户们忙碌在田埂间时While the farmers are busy in the fields飞燕们则衔着修整巢穴的材料来来往往the swallows fly back and forth with material for their nest 人多力量大Many hands make light work插秧的整个过程只持续了仅一个多小时planting the new paddy takes a little more than an hour当工作完成农户们得以休息Job done, the villagers can relax至少在明天来临之前at least until tomorrow然而对这些筑巢的飞鸟而言修筑家园的宏大工程But for the nesting swallows, the work of raising a family才刚刚开始has only just begun新耕种的田地里In the newly planted fields白鹭在寻找食物little egrets hunt for foods稻田成了虫鱼蝌蚪的乐园The rice paddy harbor tadpoles fish and insects而白鹭正好以此哺育幼鸟and egrets have chicks to feed重庆自然保护区建立于1996年This colony in Chongqing province is established in 1996当成群的鸟儿安家在阳光村后方的小竹林when a few dozen birds build nests in the bamboo grove behind YanGuang village当地人将其视为幸运的使者Believing they were assigned of luck 他们最初小心保护这些白鹭和他们的栖息地local people initially protected the egrets and the colony grove但当村长病重后他们的态度发生了转变But their attitude change when the head of the village fell ill 当政府开始介入保护鸟群时They blame the birds and were all set to destroy their nests他们开始敌视鸟群并着手摧毁巢穴when the local government stepped in to protect them易弯曲的竹子或许并非安家的最佳场所Bendy bamboo may notbe the safest nesting place但至少这些小家伙们不会成为捕食者的腹中餐but at least these youngsters won't end up at someone's dinner这些小家伙刚从母亲嘴里分得美食These chicks have just had a meal delivered by their mom对新生的小嘴着实是一大挑战quite a challenge for litter beaks 介于他们的栖息地是受保护的Providing their colonies are protected 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wading birds like egrets are among the few wild creatures which benefit directly from intensive rice cultivation水稻生长需要大量的水Growing rice needs lots of water但即便是在多雨的南方有些土地也面临缺水的危机but even in the rainy south, there are landscapes where water is surprisingly scarce相当于法国和西班牙国土加起来那么大This vast area of southwest China的中国西南的广阔土地the size of France and Spain combined 因为宛如被干燥中空的谷地隔离开来的巨大蛋盒般is famous for its clusters of conical hills 连绵的锥形山脉而闻名于世like giant upturned egg carton seperated by dry empty valleys这就是喀斯特地貌This is the karst石灰石地貌俨然成为南部中国的标志性特征a limestone terrain which has become the defining image of southern China喀斯特地貌通常以突起的裸岩状态分布Karst landscapes are often studded with rocky outcrops这迫使当地农民只得在破碎的小块土地上耕作forcing localfarmers to cultivate tiny fields当地人是中国最贫穷的居民之一The people who live here are among the poorest in China在毗邻的云南省In neighboring Yunnan province遍布着石灰石limestone rocks have taken over entirely这就是著名的石林This is the famous Stone Forest无数年侵蚀作用的产物the product of countless years of erosion造就了无数的狭道与巅峰producing a maze of deep gullets and sharp-edged pinnacles石灰石有一个独性那就是能被雨水分解Limestone has a strange property that is dissolves in rain water在数千年的漫长光阴中水的侵蚀深入到岩床的心脏地带Over many thousands of years, water has corrode its way deep into the heart of the bedrock itself这一自然奇观成为了著名的旅游景点This natural wonder has a famous tourist spot每年的访客数量多达200万人receiving close to 2 million visitors each year中国人特别喜好奇形怪状的岩石The Chinese are fond of curiously shaped rocks并以为嶙峋怪石冠上千奇百怪的名字为乐and many have been given fanciful names但没人来猜测这个块怪石的名字No prices for guessing what this one is called但百闻不如置身这片奇妙山地亲身一见But there is more to this lands cape than meets the eye在中国醒目的喀斯特地貌下China has literally thousands of mysterious caverns隐匿着无数的神秘洞穴concealed beneath the visible landscape of the karst这些隐秘世界大多不为世人所知Much of this hidden world has never been seen by human eyes而现在他们将被展现在世人眼前And it's only just now being explored奇险洞穴中再现了一场终极的探险For a growing band of intrepid young Chinese explorers主角是一群日渐成长初生牛犊般的年轻探险家caves represent the ultimate adventure探索一个洞穴犹如一场穿越时空的探险Exploring a cave is like taking the journey through time常年积水叮咚伴随着无止境般的旅途a journey which endless raindrops would have followed over countless centuries水滴潺潺落下Fed by countless drips and trickles地下河流深切入岩the subterranean river carves ever deeper into the rock石灰岩河床将洞穴的河道分割成千沟万壑The cave river's course is channeled by the beds of limestone 石灰岩薄弱处被河水冲刷差距的陡坡处水量激增A weakness in the rock can not allow the river to increase its gradient flowrate为洞穴探险带来相当的挑战providing a real challenge for the cave explorers水流到达地下水位后便停止下流The downward rushes halted when the water table is reached 这里缓缓流动的河流切割出一条圆形隧道Here the slow flowing river carves tunnels with a more rounded profile这静谧的世界是穴居鱼的家This tranquil world is home to specialized cave fishes比如无目金鲃like the eye-less Golden Barb中国或许拥有地球上种类最为繁多的China may have unique kinds of cave evolved fishes洞穴进化鱼than anywhere else on Earth在地下水位线Above the water table远古洞穴溢满的河水中充斥着石笋和钟乳石ancient caverns abandoned by the river slowly fill up with stalactites and stalagmites含有沉积物的水流St alactites form as trickling water deposites tiny quantities of rock在千万年间“滴水成石”over hundreds or thousands of years 含有石灰质的水滴落石床形成石笋Stalagmites grow up where lime laid and drips hit the cave floor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So far, only a fraction of China's caves have been thoroughly prospected而被发掘的洞穴不断为我们展现地底奇观and caves are constantly discovering new subterranean marvels许多在后来被开发成了商业景点many of which are subsequently developed into commercial show caves探索者沿着洞穴河流出山谷的轨迹逃离了黑暗Finally escaping the darkness 在远离出发地的河谷the cave river and its human explorers emerge in a valley far from where their journey began这场冒险拉上了帷幕or now the adventure is over源自洞穴河流Rivers which issue from caves为喀斯特地区提供了生命之泉are the key to survival in the karst country 贵州的垂直峡谷This vertical gorge in Guizhou province 成为了当地野生动物的密集焦点is a focal point for the region's wildlife这是世界上最珍稀的灵长类之一This is one of the world's rarest primates白颊黑叶猴Francois's langur在中国他们只残存于两个南部省份In China, they survive in just two southern provinces贵州与广西Guizhou and Guangxi多半栖息于崎岖的石灰岩地貌地带always in ragged limestone terrains正如大多数猴子一样他们是社会性生物Like most monkeys, they're social creatures并且他们乐于耗费大把时间为彼此整理仪容and spend a great deal of time grooming each other叶猴是个不折不扣以嫩芽、嫩叶、水果为食的素食主义者Langurs are essentially vegetarian with a diet of buds, fruits, and tender young leaves叶猴宝宝裹着姜黄色的毛发出生Babies are born with ginger fur 这些毛发随着生长逐渐从尾部开始变成黑色which gradually turns black from the tail end叶猴宝宝虎钳般的爪Young infants have a vise-like grip帮助他们附着在妈妈身上以保证安全used for cling on to mom for dare life随着年龄的增长As they get older他们越发胆大，并开始常识更多刺激they get bolder and take more risks这些是经历诸多冒险后的幸存者Those have survive spend a lotof time travelling尽管经验丰富的成年叶猴深知Yet experienced adults know exactly where to find seasonal food到守备范围内不同区域的哪里去寻觅当季的食物in different parts of their range在如此陡峭的地带In such steep terrain旅途顺利包含了高超的攀爬技巧travel involves a high level of climbing skill这些猴子打会走路起就是卓越的攀岩专家These monkeys are spectacularly good rock climbers from the time they learnt to walk叶猴族群In langur society是母系社会females rule the roost并且是举家迁徙的领队人物and take the lead when the family is on the move峭壁一侧One section of cliff分泌的水是富含矿物质的woops is a trickle of mineral-rich water 这对猴子们而言是不可抗拒的诱惑which the monkeys seem to find irresistible如今麻阳河自然保护区已鲜有危及猴宝宝的捕食者These days there are few predators in the Mayanghe Reserve which might pose a risk to baby monkey然而在过去的数个世纪but in past centuries, this area of south China中国南部的这个地区是豹子巨蟒甚至老虎的家was home to leopards, pythons, and even tigers为了在暗夜潜行者的利爪下存活T o survive dangerous night prowlers叶猴们前往地底the langurs went underground用他们的高超的攀爬技巧爬到洞穴上方寻找庇护所using their rock climbing skills to seek shelter in inaccessible caverns夜视镜在近乎黑暗的坏境下记录下Filmed in near darkness using a night vision camera叶猴一家爬上了the troop clambers along familiar ledges 被数代猴族磨蚀光润的石壁的情景worn smooth by generations before them 当冬日寒冷来袭During cold winter weather猴子们则冒险潜入the monkeys venture deeper underground 空气相对保持温暖的地下where the air stays comparatively warm 旅途的终点At last, journeys end,高悬的庇护所使得最激进的捕食者都束手无策a coated niche beyond the reach of even the most enterprising predator并非只有猴子们在洞穴中寻找遮蔽But it's not just monkeys that find shelter in caves这些孩子们刚放学These children are off to school在中国农村每天早上都意味着一段In rural China, that may mean a long trek each morning穿越一两个洞穴的艰苦跋涉passing through a cave or two on the way然而并非所有孩子都要徒步上学But not all pupils have to walk to school这些孩子是寄宿生These children are boarders当孩子们快要到达学校时As the day pupils near journey's end 住宿生还在做早饭the boarders are still making breakfast 校园内仿若被关掉了灯一般黑暗In the school yard, someone seems to have switched the lights off但这里其实并没有正规的操场But this is no ordinary play ground以及正规的学校and no ordinary school只不过是座Its house洞穴中的房屋而已inside a cave天然拱顶阻隔了雨水 A natural vault of rock keeps out the rain 为教室省去了屋顶so there is no need for a roof on the classroom中东洞穴学校由六个班级Zhongdong cave school is made up of 6 classes共200名学生组成with a total of 200 children如同这所学校般这个洞穴住宅区As well as a school, the cave houses 18 families是18户人家和他们牲畜的聚居地together with their livestock 这或许是世界上唯一在洞穴中饲养的牛了This could be the only cave dwelling cows on Earth放学后是游戏的时间With school work over, it's play time at last在中国南方洞穴不仅用于遮蔽In southern China, caves aren't just used for shelter他们也能为当地人带来恩惠they can be a source of revenue for the community数代的人持续受到洞穴的恩泽People have been visiting this cave for generations洞穴地底覆盖了满满鸟粪The cave floor is covered in guano 仅仅十分钟时间就能让农人满载而归so plentiful that 10 minutes' work can fill these farmer's baskets这是一种宝贵的天然肥料This used as a valuable source of fertilizer鸟粪的源头能听到河水上空的鸟鸣A clue to the source of the guano can be heard above thenoise of the river噪音因为山洞而被放大The sound originates high up in the roof of the cave入口处聚满了雨燕The entrance is full of swifts他们是社交性动物They are very sociable birds约200000多的共享贵州南部的洞穴more than 200,000 of them share this cave in southern Guizhou province中国最大的雨燕栖息地The biggest swift colony in China如今中国的家燕多数将巢穴建在建筑物的屋顶These days, Chinese house swifts mostly nest in the roofs of buildings但其实在房屋被发明出来之前but rock crevasses like these were their original home这样的岩缝才是他们原本安家的地方long before houses were invented尽管雨燕依靠洞穴遮蔽Though the swifts depend on the cave for shelter他们却必定在日落前归巢they never stray further than the limits of daylight因为他们的眼睛无法在黑夜中看清事物as their eyes can't see in dark然而洞穴深处However, deep inside the cavern是一群更适应地下are the creatures are better equipped隐秘生活的居民for subterranean life一群蝙蝠刚刚醒来 A colony of bats is just waking up他们运用超声波在黑夜中确定自己的方位using ultrasonic squeaks to orientate themselves in the darkness夜晚是狩猎时间Night is the time to go huntingRickett鼠耳蝠是亚洲蝙蝠中唯一Rickett's mouse-eared bat is the only bat in Asia which specializes in catching fishes通过在水面依靠声波对涟漪的反射追踪游鱼的蝙蝠种tracking them down from the sound reflection of ripples on the water surface这种非凡的技巧仅在数年前被发现This extraordinary behavior was only discovered in the last couple of years现在首次被记录下来展示给世人and has never been filmed before如果说在黑暗中追捕游鱼是如此的不可思议If catching fish in the dark is impressive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imagine eating a slippery minnow with no hands while hanging upside down拂晓降临至桂林的喀斯特山地Dawn, over the karst hills of Guilin这些山地的嶙峋奇秀归功于These remarkable hills owe their peculiar shapes漓江那弱酸性的水质to the mildly acid waters of the Li River 亿万年的侵蚀褪去了他们的本来面目whose meandering course over eons of time has corrode away their basis只剩下坚硬的河道残留下来until only the rocky course remained漓江是中国最清澈的河流之一Li is one of the cleanest rivers in China 是捕鱼者和他们训练有素的鸬鹚最爱的捕获点a favorite spot for fishermen with their trained cormorants这帮七八十岁的男人全部姓黄The men, all called Huang, come from the same village他们来自同一个村落now in their seventies and eighties他们毕生都以捕鱼卫生they've been fishermen all their lives 在释放鱼鸟之前Before they release the birds他们在鸟的脖子上松松的系一条套索they tie a noose, loosely around the neck 以防止鸟儿私自将捕到的鱼吞进肚子里to stop them swallowing any fish they may catch伴随着即兴的舞蹈，黄老汉鼓励着他的鸟儿们跳入水中Chancing and dancing, the Huangs encourage their birds to take the plunge在水下Under water鸬鹚的狩猎本能暴发the cormorant's hunting instinct kicks in 他们化身为水下的游鱼追踪导弹turning them into fish seeking missiles一只鸬鹚小分队搭档合作齐心协力Working together,一早上便能收获颇丰a good cormorant team can catch a couple of dozen decent-sized fish in a morning鸟儿们被训练过只能带着鱼儿回到筏子The birds return to the raft with their fish because they've been trained to do so从出生的那一刻起From the time it first hatched鸬鹚们就开始被训练为忠仆each of these cormorants has been reared to a life of obedience to its master这些鸟儿是高效的奴隶The birds are, in effect, slaves但是它们并不是白痴But they are not stupid据说鸬鹚能够记住它们捕获的鱼的数目It's said the cormorants can key the tally of the fish they catch至少能记住七条at least up to seven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So unless they get a reward now and then,they simply withdraw their labor渔夫理所当然得把最好的鱼留给自己The fishermen of course keep the best fish for themselves鸬鹚则能享受剩余的部分The cormorants get the leftover tiddlies项圈摘除后鸟儿们终于能享用它的战利品了With its collar removed，the bird can at last swallow its prize 最美妙的莫过于得到额外的打赏Best of all,when it isn't meant to have...而如今现代捕鱼技术的激烈竞争These days,competition for modern fishing techniques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means the Huangs can't make a living from traditional cormorant fishing alone这一流传了1300多年的传统And this 1300-year old tradition 如今只能成为取悦游客的表演is now practiced mostly to entertain tourists但在贵州省附近的草海湖上But on Caohai lake in nearby Guizhou Province一种与众不同的捕鱼业正在蓬勃发展an even more unusual fishing industry is alive and well庚钟胜正在去为夜间布网的路上Geng Zhongsheng is on his way to set out his net for the night老庚的怪网是一种一头扎起来的管状装置Geng's net is a strange tubular contraption with a closed off end上百渔夫依靠这个More than a hundred fishermen make their living from the lake水质富矿的高产湖泊为生Its mineral-rich waters are highly productive并在此布下天罗地网and there are nets everywhere第二天清早老耿和他的儿子回来收获他们猎物The next morning, Geng returns with his son to collect his catch乍看之下收获平平At first sight, it looks disappointing小鱼.虾米.和扭个不停的虫子Tiny fishes, lots of shrimps, and some wriggling bugs然而老耿看上去来并不那么消沉Geng doesn't seem too down hearted大鱼被保持存活The larger fish are kept alive这是唯一在酷暑下保鲜的办法the only way they'll stay fresh in the heat 令人吃惊的是一些虫子也被专门挑捡出来Surprisingly, some of the bugs are also singled out for special treatment它们是蜻蜓的幼虫They are the young stage of dragonflies 以蠕虫和蝌蚪为食的掠食者predators that feed on worms and tadpoles这里是世界上蜻蜓卵收获最丰的地方Nowhere else in the world are dragonfly nymphs harvested like this回到家后老耿把他的获物在屋顶上摊开晒干Back home, Geng spreads his catch on the roof to dry在中国，但凡能吃的东西都不会被浪费It's being in China, nothing edible would be wasted在遥远的南方有这样一种说法There is a saying in the far south “长腿的唯桌子不吃"We will eat anything with legs, except atable;长翅膀的独飞机不啃”and anything with wings, except a plane."几个钟头后这些晒干了的昆虫便会被带到市场上卖掉Within a few hours, the dried insects are ready to be backed up and taken to market其中蜻蜓蛹能卖到最好的价格Its the dragonfly nymphs that fetch the best price幸运的是草海的蜻蜓资源非常丰富且高速再生Fortunately, Caohai's dragonflies are abundant and fast breeding所以老耿和其他的渔民远不会危及它们的数量so Geng and his fellow fishermen have so far had little impact on their numbers但绝非所有野生动物都这样生机勃勃But not all wildlife is so resilient这所上海附近的佛庙This buddhist temple near Shanghai有一段与之相关的传奇故事has an extraordinary story attached to it2007年5月In May 2007一支狂野中国摄制组在这所寺庙的鱼塘里A Wild China camera team filmed this peculiar Swinhoe's turtle拍摄到了这只罕见的斑龟in the temple's fishpond据寺庙的和尚所说这只龟在明朝期间被赐予寺庙According to the monks, this turtle had been given to the temple during the Ming dynasty至今已有400余年历史了over 400 years ago它被认为是地球上最老的动物It was thought to be the oldest animal on Earth软壳龟被很多从中国人视为神赐的馈赠Soft shell turtles are considerd a god-made delicacy by many Chinese在被记录下的时候and when it was filmed它已是中国仅存的三只斑龟之一this was one of just three Swinhoe's Turtles left alive in China他的同胞们The rest of its kind被当作食物剿杀殆尽having been rounded up and eaten悲痛人心的是在拍摄后的短短几周后Sadly, just a few weeks after filming 这只远古的生物与世长辞了this ancient creature died 他的其他同类现在被散养在不同动物园保护着The remaining individuals of its species are currently kept in seperate zoos据测算现在斑龟在自然界中已经灭绝了and Swinhoe's Turtle is now reckoned extinct in the wild事实上中国25种淡水龟中In fact, most of the 25 types of fresh water turtles in China多数都已然濒危are now vanishingly rare杜绝物种灭绝的唯一途径The answer to extinction就是加以保护is protection这里有贯穿中国南方的不断壮大的自然保护区网络And there is now a growing network of nature reserves through southern China其中张家界天子山那由沙石构成的高耸的Of these, the Tianzi Mountain Reserve at Zangjiajie is perhaps the most visited by Chinese nature lovers塔状反重力地貌最受中国自然爱好者的青睐who come to marvel at the gravity-defying landscape of soaring sand stone pinnacles蜿蜒在张家界的山峰间清澈见底的溪流Winding between。
美丽中国
美丽中国—西北篇同学们，今天向大家讲我们可爱祖国——美丽中国的美丽大西北。
我们祖国的地图象公鸡，大西北在公鸡的尾巴上，包括陕西、甘肃、宁夏、青海、新疆、内蒙的一部分。
中国地形东低西高，由于地势关系我们中华民族的母亲河与澜沧江均发源于青海的三江源。
（我们上海在长江尾）西北地区是大陆性气候，干旱与半干旱地区，沙漠、戈壁、草地为主。
地形起伏大，山高但也有盆地。
夏季热、冬天寒冷。
昼夜温差大。
旱穿皮袄午穿纱，怀抱火炉吃西瓜。
这是典型写照。
唐朝诗人的“春风不度玉门关”是西北地区恶劣天气的真实写照。
（王之涣凉州行黄河远上白云间，一片孤城万仞山。
羌笛何须怨杨柳，春风不度玉门关。
）在大环境并不好的情况下，由于地区广大，落差又大，造成了很多小气候，成为今天的旅游胜地。
下边向同学们介绍几个我去过的有名的景点：1：青海湖：它是（）湖，我国排第（？）。
从西宁出发，海拔愈来愈高，耳朵呜呜响，到日月山时海拔已从西宁的2300米升至3500米，日月山也是农耕文明与游牧民族的分水岭。
这里有很多文成公主的传说，因文成公主当年下嫁松赞干布时走的这条道。
日月山盘山而上，很美，翻过日月山，一望无际，绿油油的青草与金黄色的油菜花，加之蓝天白云，空气质量特别好。
远处山坡上的羊群象一朵朵棉花，近处路边是一群群牦牛。
路边自由行的游客停车在油菜花地里拍照。
路很直，一会儿远处的青海湖已在眼底。
只见海天一线。
就这些路上景色已不枉此行！从远眺到近看湖面，湖水更清更蓝，加之蓝天白云、开豁的视野与特别优良的空气质量，使人心旷神怡。
船行20分钟到了目的地—二朗剣（又称鸟岛)实为伸向湖中的长长的半岛。
二朗剣的沙滩特别好，人们赤脚挽褲，冲向湖水，享受着浪花的冲刷。
一会儿，走向深处。
这里是候鸟的天堂，春天来这里生蛋哺小鸟，青海湖的湟鱼是鸟类的最好食物。
2：沙漠绿洲——敦煌鸣沙山敦煌”是“盛大”的意思。
位于河西走廊的西端，东邻安西，南接阿克塞，西北接新疆，地处青藏高原北部边缘地带。
美丽中国字幕
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 therelationship 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我们的中国探索之旅始于南方的亚热带Our exploration of China begins in the warm subtropical south漓江的渔人和鱼鸟栖坐在竹筏上On the Li River fishermen and birds perch on bamboo rafts这个组合已延续千年之久 a partnership that goes back more than a thousand years这景致已为世人所熟悉This scenery is known throughout the world那是中国水墨永恒的主题 a recurring motif in Chinese paintings和旅人永远的胜地and a major tourist attraction中国南部是片有英国国土The south of China is a vast area九倍之大的广阔土地eight times larger than the UK这里是山雨的国度It's a landscape of hills but also of water这里一年之中有250 天在降雨It rains here for up to 250 days a year 到处都是积水and standing water is everywhere在扬子江的涝原In a floodplain of the Yangtse River黑尾鹬在泥泞中寻索着虫子black-tailed godwits probe the mud in search of worms并非只有野生动物在这样的环境下茁壮成长But it isn't just wildlife that thrive in this environment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the swampy ground provides ideal conditions for the remarkable member of the grass family这就是稻米rice中国有着至少8000 年的稻米种植史The Chinese have been cultivating rice for at least 8 thousand years他们改变了这块土地It has transformed the landscape对云南南部的农民而言冬末是个繁忙的季节Late winter in southern Yunnan is a busy time for local farmers因为他们要为即将来临的春天整顿这片古老的稻田as they prepare the age-old paddy field ready for the coming spring元阳县的山坡以2000M 之势These hill slopes of Yuanyang county 斜插于红河谷地的河床plunge nearly 2000m to the floor of the Red River Valley包含了上千由原始刨掘工具所创造出的梯田each contains literally thousands of stack terraces carved out by hand using basic digging tools 云南的梯田是中国最古老人类耕作痕迹中Yunnan's rice terraces are among the oldest human structures in China依旧被耕种使用的土地still ploughed as they always have been正如千百年来的习俗一样by domesticated water buffaloes源自云南河谷的家养水牛承担了耕作的重任whose ancestors originated in these very valleys这片人力开拓的土地是工业化前中国最惊奇宏伟的壮景This man-made landscape is one of the most amazing engineering feats of preindustrial China似乎这里的每一寸土地It seems as if every square inch of land都被打上了农耕的痕迹has been pressed into cultivation当薄暮降临As evening approaches另一场古老的仪式上演an age-old ritual unfolds现在是交配的季节It's the mating season雄禾田蛙们为了吸引异性而卖力高鸣and male paddy frogs are competing for the attention of females但这并非总能为你吸引来关注的目光But it dosen't always pay to draw too much attention to youself中国池鹭是个饕餮掠食者The Chinese Pond Heron is a crapulous predator就算在耕作过的稻田中央Even in the middle of a ploughed paddy field 也会上演喙与爪的血腥剧目nature is red in beak and claw或许这看上去像一场屠杀This may look like a slaughter但每只池鹭一次只能吞噬一只蛙but as each heron can swallow only one frog at a time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the vast majority will escape to croak another day元阳县这样广泛种植水稻的Terrace paddies like those of YunYang county are found across much of southern China梯田横贯中国南部This whole vast landscape is dominated by rice cultivation苗族人在炎热的贵州发展了高度发达的水稻种植In heated Guizhou province the Miao minority have developed a remarkable rice culture苗族人把木屋建立在陡峭低产的山壁上With every inch of fertile land given over to rice cultivation用其余每寸丰饶的土地来种植水稻the Miao build their wooden houses on the steepest and least productive hillsides所有东西在中国农村都自有其用处In Chinese rural life everything has a use牛棚里的肥料在太阳下晒干用作煮饭的燃料dried in the sun manure from the cowsheds would be used as cooking fuel中午时分宋家人正饱餐以米和蔬菜为主的中饭It's midday and the Song family are tucking into a lunch of rice and vegetables老祖父宋古永置身于天伦之乐外Oblivious to the domestic chitchat 寻思着重要的事情granddad Guyong Song has serious maters on his mind春季是稻禾生长的伊始时节Spring is a start of the rice growing season 庄稼的长势决定了来年宋家人的生计the success of the crop will determin how well the family will eat next year因而选择合适的时机进行耕作是至关重要的so planting at the right time is critical时机的选择取决于当年的天气情况The ideal date depends on what the weather will do this year而这些却是永难估料的never easy to predict 但是身边就存在着贴心小帮手But there is some surprising help at hand宋家厅堂房梁上的是一对刚从冬季迁徙中归来的金腰燕On the cielling of the Song's living room a pair of red-rumpedswallow newly arrive from their winter migration他们正在为装潢新一年度的宅邸而忙碌is busy fixing up last year's nest在中国动物们被赋予独特的象征意义并被细心呵护In China animals are valued does much for their symbolic meaning as for manygood they may do苗族人笃信成双燕终身相伴不离不弃Miao people believe that swallow pairs remain faithful for life因此他们的存在被视为so their presence is a favor and a blessing幸福生活与美满婚姻的象征bringing happiness to a marriage and good luck to a home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Like most Miao dwellings, the Song's living room windows look out over the paddy fields从早春起一扇窗子便为了方便燕子往返穿飞而敞开From early spring, one of these windows is always left open to let the swallows come and go freely古老爹知晓每年燕子归来的确切时间Each year granddad Gu knows the exact day the swallows return苗族人坚信这些鸟儿的归来预示着春季的来临Miao people believe the birds arrivalpredicts the timing of a season ahead然而今年他们姗姗来迟This year, they were late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so Gu and the other community elders have agreed that rice planting should be delayed accordingly当苗族人为了插秧而整备田地时As the Miao prepare their fields for planting燕子们或搜集修整巢穴用的泥巴the swallows collect mud to repair their nests或穿越新耕的稻田追逐昆虫and chase after insects across the newly ploughed paddies最终经过了几周的准备Finally, after weeks of preparation这个预定种植的时刻来临了the ordained time for planting has arrived 首先秧苗必须从苗床上连根拔起but first the seedlings must be uproot from the nursery beds扎成捆移植到高处山地and bundled up ready to be transported to their new paddy那崭新的苗床上higher up the hillside宋家邻里乡亲全员出动帮助移植All the Song's neighbors have turned out to help with the transplanting这是一直来他们的集体协作方式It's how the community has always worked当然一旦时刻来临宋家人也会做出相同行为来报恩when the time comes, the Songs will return the favor当农户们忙碌在田埂间时While the farmers are busy in the fields飞燕们则衔着修整巢穴的材料来来往往the swallows fly back and forth with material for their nest人多力量大Many hands make light work插秧的整个过程只持续了仅一个多小时planting the new paddy takes a little more than an hour当工作完成农户们得以休息Job done, the villagers can relax至少在明天来临之前at least until tomorrow 然而对这些筑巢的飞鸟而言修筑家园的宏大工程But for the nesting swallows, the work of raising a family才刚刚开始has only just begun新耕种的田地里In the newly planted fields 白鹭在寻找食物little egrets hunt for foods 稻田成了虫鱼蝌蚪的乐园The rice paddy harbor tadpoles fish and insects而白鹭正好以此哺育幼鸟and egrets have chicks to feed重庆自然保护区建立于1996 年This colony in Chongqing province is established in 1996当成群的鸟儿安家在阳光村后方的小竹林when a few dozen birds build nests in the bamboo grove behind YanGuang village当地人将其视为幸运的使者Believing they were assigned of luck他们最初小心保护这些白鹭和他们的栖息地local people initially protected the egrets and the colony grove但当村长病重后他们的态度发生了转变But their attitude change when the head of thevillage fell ill当政府开始介入保护鸟群时They blame the birds and were all set to destroy their nests他们开始敌视鸟群并着手摧毁巢穴when the local government stepped in to protect them易弯曲的竹子或许并非安家的最佳场所Bendy bamboo may not be the safest nesting place但至少这些小家伙们不会成为捕食者的腹中餐but at least these youngsters won't end up at someone's dinner这些小家伙刚从母亲嘴里分得美食These chicks have just had a meal delivered by their mom对新生的小嘴着实是一大挑战quite a challenge for litter beaks介于他们的栖息地是受保护的Providing their colonies are protected 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wading birds like egrets are among the few wild creatures which benefit directly fromintensive rice cultivation水稻生长需要大量的水Growing rice needs lots of water但即便是在多雨的南方有些土地也面临缺水的危机but even in the rainy south, there are landscapes where water is surprisingly scarce 相当于法国和西班牙国土加起来那么大This vast area of southwest China 的中国西南的广阔土地the size of France and Spain combined 因为宛如被干燥中空的谷地隔离开来的巨大蛋盒般is famous for its clusters of conical hills 连绵的锥形山脉而闻名于世like giant upturned egg carton seperated by dry empty valleys 这就是喀斯特地貌This is the karst 石灰石地貌俨然成为南部中国的标志性特征 a limestone terrain which has become the defining image of southern China 喀斯特地貌通常以突起的裸岩状态分布Karst landscapes are often studded with rocky outcrops这迫使当地农民只得在破碎的小块土地上耕作forcing local farmers to cultivate tinyfields 当地人是中国最贫穷的居民之一The people who live here are among the poorest in China 在毗邻的云南省In neighboring Yunnan province 遍布着石灰石limestone rocks have taken over entirely 这就是著名的石林This is the famous Stone Forest 无数年侵蚀作用的产物the product of countless years of erosion 造就了无数的狭道与巅峰producing a maze of deep gullets and sharp-edged pinnacles 石灰石有一个独性那就是能被雨水分解Limestone has a strange property t显示字数：500 1000 1500 3000 4500。
7《美丽中国》的内容详细介绍
美丽中国《美丽中国》是第一部表现中国野生动植物和自然人文景观的大型电视纪录片，从一个前所未有的角度，向电视观众展示中国的魅力。
本片包括六集，从长江以南的稻米之乡开始，到酷热的西双版纳雨林，极寒的珠穆朗玛峰，中国的标志长城，中华文化发源地黄河流域以及蜿蜒曲折的1.8万公里海岸线……采用当今世界最先进的拍摄设备，立体展现中国不为世人所知的独有魅力。
该纪录片历时4年拍摄，使用航拍、红外、高速、延时和水下等先进摄影技术，拍摄最珍贵的精彩镜头，立体展现中国不为世人所知的魅力。
其中不乏以前从未成功拍到的片段，如藏羚羊在交配期的打斗行动、秦岭野生金丝猴、云南亚洲野象、世界第二小的蝙蝠、扬子鳄孵化过程、新疆哈萨克族牧民转场、野生大熊猫交配等等。
展现了中国珍稀野生动物、奇异植物、自然风景以及民风民俗。
呈现出前所未有的立体角度，向世人展示了中国“天人合一”思想的独特魅力。
《美丽中国》将全部以高清晰度方式拍摄，将使观众置身于中国的多彩风光中，包括汉代宫殿、蒙古草原和维吾尔的沙漠、丝绸之路、青藏高原。
影片还包括罕见的大熊猫和一种珍稀的中国特有的食鱼蝙蝠的珍贵生活记录。
BBC环球公司已经授权全球超过25个国家可播放《美丽中国》系列片，今后这一数字还将扩大。
英国驻华大使欧威廉爵士在谈到这一系列片对中英两国关系的重要性时说：“《美丽中国》是一部具有空前雄心壮志的自然历史系列片。
该片的成功拍摄及制作不仅是两国电视节目制作合作的成功，也是中英两国创意产业领域的一次成功合作。
”《美丽中国》分为《锦绣华南》、《云翔天边》、《神奇高原》、《风雪塞外》、《沃土中原》、《潮涌海岸》六集(BBC英文版的名称对应为《富饶华南》、《彩云之南》、《青藏高原》、《长城以外》、《龙之疆域》、《喧闹海岸》);全片拍摄中国50多个国家级野生动植物和风景保护区、86种中国珍奇野生动植物和30多个民族生活故事，展现中国自然人文景观。
本片是中国中央电视台和英国广播公司第一次联合摄制的作品，拍摄了中国56多个国家级野生动植物和风景保护区、86种中国珍奇野生动植物和30多个民族生活故事，展现中国自然人文景观。
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【Line1】This is a place of intense heat,abrasive wind blown sand,totally hostile to life.这是一个酷热的地方，烈风吹舞着狂沙，完全与生命作对。
★intense a.极度的
★★★abrasive a.粗糙的
★hostile a.环境恶劣的
【Line2】People were lured into the horrors of the deserts,because the Chinese had a secret so powerful that it changed the course of history.人们为沙漠的恐惧所诱惑是因为中国有一个如此强大的以至于可以改变历史历程的秘密.
★★lure v.引诱
【Line3】Legend has it，at around5000years ago，a princess was walking in her garden when something unusual fell into her teacup.A magical thread was extracted,and it became more prized than gold or jade. The thread was silk.传说在五千年前，一位公主在她的花园中漫步，突然有样不寻常的东西掉进茶杯中，一种神奇的纤维从中抽了出来，它比黄金或珠宝更加贵重，这种纤维
就是丝。
★★extract v.抽取
★★★jade n.玉
【Line4】Silk moths lay several hundred eggs and the tiny caterpillars that emerge eat nothing but mulberry leaves.After50days of gluttony they've grown10 thousand times heavier.But this stage,25percent of their body mass is made up of silk glands.蚕蛾每次产下数百个卵，而孵化后的小蚁蚕只以桑叶为食。
在长达五十天的暴饮暴食之后，他们增重至幼虫体重的一万倍，然而这个时期，丝腺占了体重的四分之一。
★★★moth n.蛾
★★★caterpillar n.毛虫
★★★gluttony n.暴食
【Line5】For over5000years,people built great fortunes and mighty kingdoms on these delicate threads. And the desert routes those ancient traders took became the fabled Silk Road.五千多年来，人们在纤莹的丝线上编织出巨大的财富和强大的帝国，古代商人在沙漠中留下的行商路线成就“丝绸之路”的伟大传说。
★delicate a.精致的
★fable n.寓言，传说
【Line6】The principle of extracting raw silk hasn't changed since it's discovered.Harvested cocoons are dropped into boiling water which unravels the long filaments.These are then gathered and spun into raw silk thread.从生丝中缫丝的原理自发现伊始就一直未变，将收获的茧倒入沸水中使细长的丝茧散释开来，然后将之收集起来纺成生丝线。
★★extract v.抽取
★★★unravel vt.解开，拆散
★★★filament n.细丝
★spin v.旋转，纺线
【Line7】The wind that whips the sand into dunes has created other bizarre shapes in China's western deserts. Mysterious giant structures known as yardangs were sculpted by flying sand.聚沙成丘的烈风，塑造了中国西部沙漠千奇百怪的地貌。
这种神秘莫测的巨型结构被称为雅丹风蚀地貌，它由飞沙雕刻而成。
★★bizarre a.奇怪的
★★sculpt v.雕刻
【Line8】The wind brought other hazards to travelers in these deserts.Marco Polo wrote:sometimes the stray travelers will hear the tramp and hum of a great cavalcade of people away from the real line of March and taking this to be their own company they will follow the sound.And when day breaks they find that a cheat has been put on them and that they are in an ill plight.风还会给沙漠中的商旅带来其他危险。
马可·波罗写到，有时迷途的商旅会听到远离正途处传来，宛如大型马队般嘈杂的行旅声，误以为是他们的同伴而跟随着声音的踪迹前去寻找。
当破晓降临，他们会发现一切不过是个骗局，自己仍深陷困境。
★hazard n.危险
★★plight n.困境。