纪录片《中国春节》 第04期 回乡（4）

For those who want to travel further afield for Chinese new year, there's another option¹.

对于那些想要去更远地方的人来说，还有另外一种选择

They fly.

飞机

Across China, a staggering² 54 million trips are by air during the festival.

在整个中国，春节期间会有惊人的五千四百万次航空旅行

This is Beijing capital airport, and it is always busy

这是北京首都国际机场，这里总是很繁忙

but, during spring festival, this becomes the busiest airport in the world.

但是在春节期间，这里会成为世界上最繁忙的机场

As you can see, it feels like the whole country is on the move.

正如你所看到的，感觉就像整个国家都在移动

During the New Year rush,

春运期间

almost 10 million people pass through this airport, mostly flying home to China.

大约有一千万人会通过这个机场，大部分人是飞回中国的

Li Tongyu lives in Surrey.

李桐瑜住在萨里

She is preparing to fly to Beijing with her family.

她正在准备和家人飞往北京

We haven't been spending Chinese New Year with my family back in China for about nine years now.

我已经有九年没回到中国和家人一起过春节了

Mary, my eldest³ daughter, was only three years old and little Harry⁴ wasn't even born yet.

玛丽是我的大女儿，当时只有3岁，小哈利甚至还没有出生

So I think it will be a great opportunity for them to experience the whole thing.

我认为对于他们来说，这是体验春节的好机会

I have one older brother in Beijing along with my parents.

我有一个哥哥，在北京和我的父母一起生活

And particularly at Chinese New Year's celebrating time,

尤其是在春节期间

that is the time you miss them most.

这是你最想他们的时候

Especially when your parents are not well,

尤其是当你的父母身体还不太好的时候

like my father is struggling with Parkinson's, and it has been quite difficult.

我父亲正与帕金森氏症做着斗争，这相当不容易

My father always misses me, especially at Chinese New Year,

我的父亲非常想我，尤其是在春节

so this time I think we will make him extremely⁵ happy.

所以这次我认为我会让他们非常高兴

It's me and we did like with the long hair.

这个是我，我们都有长发

In a traditional Chinese family, having a family portrait⁶ is very important,

在传统的中国家庭，有一张全家福非常重要

so this year I'm going to give my father a surprise.

所以今年我打算给我父亲一个惊喜

We are going to have the children draw a portrait, and that will be a big surprise for them.

我们让孩子画了一幅全家福，对于他们来说会是一个大大的惊喜

It will be wonderful.

会很棒

1 option   

n.选择，取舍，选择权，选择的自由

参考例句：

• You will have to pay them;you have no option.你必须付给他们钱，别无选择。
• The option for peace should never be closed off.和平的选择之门永远不应被关死。

2 staggering   

a.惊人的

参考例句：

• Why is that man staggering about the room like that? 那人为什么那样摇摇晃晃地在屋里走来走去？
• Profits have shot up by a staggering 25%. 利润惊人地攀升了25%。

3 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

4 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

5 extremely   

adv.极其，非常，极度

参考例句：

• The film is extremely good,I just cannot miss it.这部电影太精彩了，我非看不可。
• The old man was extremely difficult to get along with.这个老人极难相与。

6 portrait   

n.像；人物画像

参考例句：

• There is a portrait of King Charles on the wall.墙上挂着查尔斯国王的画像。
• She painted a beautiful portrait for us.她为我们画了一幅漂亮的肖像。