【正文】 美麗中國（Wild China）第一集 龍之心 Heart of the Dragon 最后的隱世凈土 The last hidden world中國 China數(shù)世紀(jì)來 旅人傳誦著關(guān)于這片神奇土地 For centuries, travellers to China have told tales of magical landscapes以及那些神奇生物的傳說 and surprising creatures中國文明是世界最古老的文明 Chinese civilization is the world39。s oldest而如今是最宏博的 and today it39。s largest那數(shù)十億的人民 with well over a billion people現(xiàn)存超過五十個民族 It39。s home to more than 50 distinct ethnic groups以及各式各樣貼近自然的 and a wide range of traditional life styles傳統(tǒng)生活方式 often inclose partnership with nature我們都知道中國面對著著眾多社會 環(huán)境問題 We know that China faces immense social and environmental problems但這里也存在著令人窒息的美麗 but there is great beauty here too中國有著世界最高峰 China is home to the world39。s highest mountains,從無垠的炙熱沙漠 vast deserts ranging from searing hot到麻木大腦的寒冷地帶 to mind numbing cold以及那蒸籠般的森林中 steaming forests隱匿的各種珍稀生物 harboring rare creatures天際下廣闊無垠的草原 grassy plains beneath vast horizons以及富饒的熱帶海洋 and rich tropical seas現(xiàn)在 我們第一次有機(jī)會 Now, for the first time ever深入探索這片偉大的土地 we can explore the whole of this great country接觸棲息于此的珍奇生物 meet some of the surprising and exotic creatures that live here目睹中國這片神奇土地上 and consider the relationship of the people and wildlife of China人與野生世界的羈絆 to the remarkable landscaping which they live這就是最原味的中國 This is wild China僅以此獻(xiàn)給我們多災(zāi)多難但美麗依舊的祖國 For our troubled but dropdead beautiful motherland我們的中國探索之旅始于南方的亞熱帶 Our exploration of China begins in the warm subtropical south漓江的漁人和魚鳥棲坐在竹筏上 On the Li River fishermen and birds perch on bamboo rafts這個組合已延續(xù)千年之久 a partnership that goes back more than a thousand years這景致已為世人所熟悉 This scenery is known throughout the world那是中國水墨永恒的主題 a recurring motif in Chinese paintings和旅人永遠(yuǎn)的勝地 and a major tourist attraction中國南部是片有英國國土 The south of China is a vast area九倍之大的廣闊土地 eight times larger than the UK這里 是山雨的國度 It39。s a landscape of hills but also of water這里一年之中有250天在降雨 It rains here for up to 250 days a year到處都是積水 and standing water is everywhere在揚(yáng)子江的澇原 In a floodplain of the Yangtse River黑尾鷸在泥濘中尋索著蟲子 blacktailed godwits probe the mud in search of worms并非只有野生動物在這樣的環(huán)境下茁壯成長 But it isn39。t just wildlife that thrive in this environment沼澤般濕潤肥沃的土地為作物家族最顯著的成員提供了最理想的環(huán)境 the swampy ground provides ideal conditions for the remarkable member of the grass family這就是稻米 rice中國有著至少8000年的稻米種植史 The Chinese have been cultivating rice for at least 8 thousand years他們改變了這塊土地 It has transformed the landscape對云南南部的農(nóng)民而言 冬末是個繁忙的季節(jié) Late winter in southern Yunnan is a busy time for local farmers因為他們要為即將來臨的春天整頓這片古老的稻田 as they prepare the ageold paddy field ready for the ing spring元陽縣的山坡以2000M之勢 These hill slopes of Yuanyang county斜插于紅河谷地的河床 plunge nearly 2000m to the floor of the Red River Valley包含了上千由原始刨掘工具所創(chuàng)造出的梯田 each contains literally thousands of stack terraces carved out by hand using basic digging tools云南的梯田是中國最古老人類耕作痕跡中 Yunnan39。s rice terraces are among the oldest human structures in China依舊被耕種使用的土地 still ploughed as they always have been正如千百年來的習(xí)俗一樣 by domesticated water buffaloes源自云南河谷的家養(yǎng)水牛承擔(dān)了耕作的重任 whose ancestors originated in these very valleys這片人力開拓的土地是工業(yè)化前中國最驚奇宏偉的壯景 This manmade landscape is one of the most amazing engineering feats of preindustrial China似乎這里的每一寸土地 It seems as if every square inch of land都被打上了農(nóng)耕的痕跡 has been pressed into cultivation當(dāng)薄暮降臨 As evening approaches另一場古老的儀式上演 an ageold ritual unfolds現(xiàn)在是交配的季節(jié) It39。s the mating season雄禾田蛙們?yōu)榱宋愋远u力高鳴 and male paddy frogs are peting for the attention of females但這并非總能為你吸引來關(guān)注的目光 But it dosen39。t always pay to draw too much attention to youself中國池鷺是個饕餮掠食者 The Chinese Pond Heron is a crapulous predator就算在耕作過的稻田中央 Even in the middle of a ploughed paddy field也會上演喙與爪的血腥劇目 nature is red in beak and claw或許這看上去像一場屠殺 This may look like a slaughter但每只池鷺一次只能吞噬一只蛙 but as each heron can swallow only one frog at a time此時剩余的多數(shù)派得以逃生并獲得了明日再度高歌的機(jī)會 the vast majority will escape to croak another day元陽縣這樣廣泛種植水稻的 Terrace paddies like those of YunYang county are found across much of southern China梯田橫貫中國南部 This whole vast landscape is dominated by rice cultivation苗族人在炎熱的貴州發(fā)展了高度發(fā)達(dá)的水稻種植 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產(chǎn)的山壁上 With every inch of fertile land given over to rice cultivation用其余每寸豐饒的土地來種植水稻 the Miao build their wooden houses on the steepest and least productive hillsides所有東西在中國農(nóng)村都自有其用處 In Chinese rural life everything has a use牛棚里的肥料在太陽下曬干用作煮飯的燃料 dried in the sun manure from the cowsheds would be used as cooking fuel中午時分 宋家人正飽餐以米和蔬菜為主的中飯 It39。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倫之樂外 Oblivious to the domestic chitchat尋思著重要的事情 granddad Guyong Song has serious maters on his mind春季是稻禾生