纪录片《中国春节》 第17期 回乡（17）

Traditionally, Dashuhua was performed outside,

传统上，打树花都是户外进行的

but the demand is so big today that a specially¹ built venue² packs in 1,500 each night.

但现在想看的观众太多了，所以专门建了个每晚能容纳一千五百人的剧场

The old city walls have been recreated

老城墙被复建起来了

and throwing molten iron onto those ancient walls

铁水就是被抛向这些老城墙

was where Mr. Xue's forefathers³ invented the art.

正是薛先生的先祖创造了这项技艺

The dancing and singing are just the warm up before the massive Dashuhua finale.

唱歌跳舞只是暖场而已，大型打树花将最后压轴登场

And now for Mr. Xue's big moment.

现在是薛先生的专场特辑了

Protected only by his grandfather's sheepskin and a straw hat,

仅靠祖父留下来的羊皮衣以及草帽

Mr. Xue is the eye of a storm of molten metal.

薛先生身处铁水火花的风暴眼之中

That was amazing. And the effect is beautiful.

那真是惊人。效果真是太美了

I know fireworks have come a long way in 500 years, but for me, Dashuhua still holds its own.

我知道烟花已有500的发展历史，但对我来说，打树花仍无可替代

I feel really privileged to have witnessed an ancient tradition performed

我十分有幸能欣赏到最后一位打树花大师

by the last of the Dashuhua Masters.

所表演的这项古老传统

If you want to see what modern day fireworks are capable of,

如果你想看现代的烟花有何能耐

join me and Ant in Hong Kong in a couple of nights time

那么随我和安特到香港待几晚上

when we will be at one of the most spectacular firework displays on earth.

那时将有地球上最为壮观的烟花表演之一

But from fireworks to ice works and these intricate ice sculptures,

但从烟花到冰“花”，和这些复杂的冰雕

all part of an international competition.

都属于一场国际竞赛

This year there are 25 teams competing to take part with ten countries represented.

今年有25队代表十个国家来参赛

Mr Sun is an expert who has crafted for the festival in the past.

孙先生是位专家，以前就为冰雪节做过冰雕

He's telling us about his tools,

他在跟我们说他的工具

and the a tool like this, the flat one, is for just chip away the other bits.

而像这样的工具，平的那个是用来铲掉其它冰块的

And this... And this tool is for doing detail, like the fish fins⁴.

而这个…这个是来做细部的，比如这些鱼鳞

He doesn't get cold hands at all.

他的手一点儿都不冷

It's made by his wife!

是他老伴给做的!

One thing you will find all over China in the lead up to Spring festival are these, monkeys.

临近春节之际，你在全中国都会发现这些，猴子

That's because 2016 is the Year of the Monkey,

这是因为2016年是猴年

one of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.

猴是中国十二生肖之一

1 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

2 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

3 forefathers   

n.祖先，先人；祖先，祖宗( forefather的名词复数 )；列祖列宗；前人

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left. 它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先，大家都气得怒发冲冠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 fins   

[医]散热片；鱼鳍；飞边；鸭掌

参考例句：

• The level of TNF-α positively correlated with BMI,FPG,HbA1C,TG,FINS and IRI,but not with SBP and DBP. TNF-α水平与BMI、FPG、HbA1C、TG、FINS和IRI呈显著正相关，与SBP、DBP无相关。 来自互联网
• Fins are a feature specific to fish. 鱼鳍是鱼类特有的特征。 来自辞典例句