纪录片《美丽中国》 第72期 潮涌海岸（2）

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The annual bird migration¹ has been going on for thousands of years.

每年候鸟迁徙已持续了数千年之久

Here at Mount Jinping on China's northeast coast,

在中国东北海岸的锦屏山

there is surprising evidence

存留着人类

that people have lived here almost as long.

曾长期居住过的惊人遗迹

Seven thousand years ago,

七千年前

members of the Shao Hao tribe carved magical symbols

少昊部落的成员雕刻下的神奇符号

representing significant elements of their daily lives.

描绘出他们日常生活得到的重要原理

The petroglyphs show wheat sheaves connected by lines to human figures,

这种岩石雕刻显示出

the first known recordings² of cultivation³ in China.

中国第一个有记录的耕种遗址

Familiar with the spectacle of yearly bird migrations⁴,

因为常年目睹群鸟迁徙的奇观

the Shao Hao people chose a symbol of a bird as their totem.

少昊人选择一只鸟的符号作为他们的图腾

Mount Jinping lies near the Shandong peninsula,

锦屏山位于山东半岛附近

an important wintering site for migrant birds,

是候鸟的一个重要越冬场所

and even today there are still communities along this coastline

即使在今天 仍然有鸟群沿着这条海岸线前进

who retain a special affinity⁵ with their local birdlife.

并且和当地的鸟群保持着密切关系

Yandun Jiao village,

烟墩礁

on the north-eastern shore of the peninsula,

位于半岛的东北岸

is famous for its traditional seaweed-thatched cottages.

以其传统特色的海藻覆顶建筑闻名于世

1 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

2 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

3 cultivation   

n.耕作，培养，栽培（法），养成

参考例句：

• The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.培养高雅情趣是我们的主要目标。
• The land is not fertile enough to repay cultivation.这块土地不够肥沃，不值得耕种。

4 migrations   

n.迁移，移居( migration的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It foundered during the turmoils accompanying the Great Migrations. 它在随着民族大迁徙而出现的混乱中崩溃。 来自辞典例句
• Birds also have built-in timepieces which send them off on fall and spring migrations. 鸟类也有天生的时间感应器指导它们秋春迁移。 来自互联网

5 affinity   

n.亲和力，密切关系

参考例句：

• I felt a great affinity with the people of the Highlands.我被苏格兰高地人民深深地吸引。
• It's important that you share an affinity with your husband.和丈夫有共同的爱好是十分重要的。