纪录片《中国春节》 第14期 回乡（14）

Once the Hairy Bikers left the flotilla, they headed for Beijing

大胡子摩托客们离开摩托大军后就前往了北京

and that is where we will be joining them tomorrow evening.

明晚我们将在那儿和他们汇合

So far, you've just seen the Harbin just in daytime

现在你只见过白天时的哈尔滨

but when darkness falls, it becomes even more magical.

但晚上的冰城则更加神奇

The sun is about to set any minute now

太阳马上就要下山了

and the temperature is about to drop another 10 degrees.

温度也将再降个10度左右

It's about -20 now and we are expecting temperatures of -30 or even lower tonight.

现在已经-20度了，今晚预计只有-30度或者更低了

I'm going to put on some extra layers

我要再加几件衣服

and I'm gonna leave you to witness the spectacular¹ transformation² that happens when darkness falls.

你来尽情来领略夜幕降临后这里的华丽转变吧

It's this that makes the Harbin ice festival famous the world over

正是这个使得哈尔滨的冰节闻名世界

and brings in visitors from all over China.

也吸引了全中国的游客

China is also becoming a popular destination for international tourists,

中国也逐渐成为国际游客的热门旅游点

especially from South Korea, Japan, the US and Russia.

其中多为韩国，日本，美国和俄罗斯的游客

In fact, in 2014, it was the fourth most visited country in the world.

事实上在2014年，中国是世上第四大旅游目的地国家

This increase in tourism has meant that the festival designers

游客的这种增多意味着节日的策划者

have had to challenge themselves to become ever more inventive.

需要不断挑战自我，更加具有创意

This year, they've really gone to town with this magnificent³ fairy tale castle.

今年，他们真是费了心思，建了这么一座宏伟的童话城堡

But this is this year's star attraction.

但这个才是今年的超级巨星

It is the biggest ice sculpture that has ever been attempted here at Harbin.

这是哈尔滨有史以来做过的最大一座冰雕

It stands 46.6, very important, the 0.6, metres high,

它高46.6米，可别小看那0.6米

standing⁴ proud in the sky, and it's lit up by over 1 million lights.

它巍然矗立，上面100多万颗灯闪闪发光

And as you can see.

你可以看到

It is the lights which really bring the festival to life.

它的灯光实在是很有节日气氛

It looks very high-tech⁵ and modern

看起来也非常的高端和现代

but, actually, this is an ancient tradition going back centuries, as Ant has been discovering.

但实际上这是可以上溯几个世纪的古老传统，接下来安特会介绍

1 spectacular   

adj.引人注目的，出色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• This is a spectacular film.这是一部场面壮观的电影。
• This is the most spectacular financial crash of the decade.这是10年里最引人注目的金融破产事件。

2 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

3 magnificent   

adj.壮丽的，宏伟的；华丽的；极好的

参考例句：

• The museum that we visited is very magnificent.我们参观的博物馆是很宏伟的。
• That's a magnificent task.这是一项宏伟的任务。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。