纪录片《中国春节》 第25期 团聚（3）

This is what Chinese New Year is all about, loads of eating,

这就是中国新年的全部，吃吃吃

preferably surrounded by your nearest and dearest.

与你最亲近和亲爱的人团聚

And the numbers are pretty impressive, too.

数量也令人相当印象深刻

There are being over 400 million Chinese households.

有超过4亿个家庭

And tonight we are sitting down to what is known as the reunion dinner,

今晚我们坐下来，来吃所谓的年夜团圆饭

the most important meal of the year.

这是一年中最重要的一顿饭

Traditionally many of these are in people's homes,

传统上，很多团圆饭是在人们的家里

a bit like Christmas dinner, but a lot of socialising goes on during the Spring festival.

有点像圣诞大餐，但人情往来，春节期间必不可少

Now as the result, the demand for restaurants right across Chinese cities is huge

如此一来，餐饮需求横扫中国各大城市

and street vendors¹ in Beijing are no exception.

北京的街头小贩也是毫无例外的

They are doing a roaring trade.

他们生意兴隆

This is Wanfujing Market where you can get any delicacy² you want from silk worms to scorpions³.

这是王府井大街，你在这能吃到想你所想，诸如蚕蛹和蝎子的各种美味

Oh, just centipedes and spiders, lovely.

喔，蜈蚣和蜘蛛，好吃

There is something that jumps.

这有活蹦乱跳之物

I am not entirely⁴ sure whether I would prefer just like a prawn⁵.

我不是完全确定，我是否喜欢对虾

What's a prawn?

什么是对虾

A cockroach⁶ of the sea.

一种海里的蟑螂

A cockroach of the sea with a fancy suit on.

穿了件漂亮外套的海蟑螂

Whatever floats your boat, it is here.

无论你想吃什么，都在这里

Because, you know what? It's New Year.

你知道为什么吗，这是春节

You are home to your family and you are going to have a lovely time.

你与家人团聚并度过一段欢乐时光

To be fair, all these foods are for special occasions.

坦白的讲这些食物全都为特殊的场合准备的

I am just wondering what the Chinese equivalent is to say, you know, like a bag of crisps.

我想要知道等价的中文怎么说，你懂得，比如一袋薯片

It's foolish to say that.

说那些是很愚蠢的

'Cause I have just popped down to the Chinese news agents and got us a few snacks.

因为我刚刚去了中国的报亭，给我们买了一些小吃

Oh, nice one.

喔，不错

Have a crack at this one. Well, check that. I quite like it.

试一下这个。好的，看看那个。我非常喜欢它

What is it? That's dried squid.

那个是什么？鱿鱼干

It's nice and savory⁷. It's all right. Perfect. I like them.

味道不错，很可口，不错。完美，我喜欢这些

Guess, what this is, mate?

伙计，你猜猜这个是什么

Oh, yes, chicken feet.

喔，鸡爪

Bingo. Got it in the one.

正确，一下就猜对了

Now, this one, I'm really rather fond of.

喔，这个东西，我真的非常喜欢它

This... is meet floss, also known as hot strip.

这个…是肉丝，也叫辣条

It's proper name is Latiao.

它就叫辣条

Latiao is most popular snack for under-25s in China

辣条是中国25岁以下年轻人最受欢迎的小吃

and the market is worth an estimated 50 billion Yuan per year.

这个市场据估计每年有500亿元

That is a lot of hot strip.

那真是好多的辣条

This market is getting busy now,

现在市场已经繁忙起来

but it is nothing compared to Beijing's biggest wholesale⁸ food market.

但跟北京最大的食品批发市场相比，这可真不值一提

It's massive and it's just getting geared up for the New Year's Eve celebrations.

它的规模庞大，现在才刚刚准备开始，迎接除夕庆典

Shall we go? Yeah!

我们可以出发了？是的

1 vendors   

n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方

参考例句：

• The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
• At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

2 delicacy   

n.精致，细微，微妙，精良；美味，佳肴

参考例句：

• We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
• He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。

3 scorpions   

n.蝎子( scorpion的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You promise me that Black Scorpions will never come back to Lanzhou. 你保证黑蝎子永远不再踏上兰州的土地。 来自电影对白
• You Scorpions are rather secretive about your likes and dislikes. 天蝎：蝎子是如此的神秘，你的喜好很难被别人洞悉。 来自互联网

4 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

5 prawn   

n.对虾，明虾

参考例句：

• I'm not very keen on fish, but prawn.我不是特别爱吃鱼，但爱吃对虾。
• Yesterday we ate prawn dish for lunch.昨天午餐我们吃了一盘对虾。

6 cockroach   

n.蟑螂

参考例句：

• A cockroach can live several weeks with its head off.蟑螂在头被切掉后仍能活好几个星期。
• She screamed when she found a cockroach in her bed.她在床上找到一只蟑螂时大声尖叫。

7 savory   

adj.风味极佳的，可口的，味香的

参考例句：

• She placed a huge dish before him of savory steaming meat.她将一大盘热气腾腾、美味可口的肉放在他面前。
• He doesn't have a very savory reputation.他的名誉不太好。

8 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。