纪录片《中国春节》 第52期 团聚（30）

And these worshippers will stop at nothing to beat the crowd.

现在这些香客们将不计代价地挤过人潮

Is it like this every year?

这里每年都这样吗

Yes, every year.

是的，年年如此

Once they are inside, worshippers collect incense¹ sticks.

进到里面后，香客们开始准备香枝

The crowds are moving through with their unlit sticks.

人们一边前进一边拿着还没点的香

Going through here, getting them lit, and then they are walking back up towards the temple.

进到这里后，才燃起香枝，然后他们往回走到庙里

The sticks are placed at the temple's altars

签条就放在庙里的香坛上

whilst they wish for good fortune in the New Year.

同时人们祈求新的一年能有好运

The incense smoke carries their messages to the gods.

燃香而起的熏烟将他们的祈愿带向上苍

For those most dedicated² to attracting good luck,

对于那些一心要交上好运的人来说

there is the chance to make an especially auspicious³ offering on the stroke of midnight.

在午夜钟响时来敬香求吉利是再好不过了的

The crowd here are waiting patiently, many of them had been here for five or six hours.

人群在这里耐心等待着，其中许多人已经等了五六个小时

And here they come.

他们来了

There is a really tangible⁴ sense of joy and achievement that they have made it.

他们如愿以偿后，到处洋溢着欢乐感和成就感

It clearly matters so much.

这显然是十分重要的

And that is happy New Year from Hong Kong.

而这便是来自香港的新年快乐

1 incense   

v.激怒；n.香，焚香时的烟，香气

参考例句：

• This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
• In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。

2 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 auspicious   

adj.吉利的；幸运的，吉兆的

参考例句：

• The publication of my first book was an auspicious beginning of my career.我的第一本书的出版是我事业吉祥的开始。
• With favorable weather conditions it was an auspicious moment to set sail.风和日丽，正是扬帆出海的黄道吉日。

4 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。