纪录片《中国春节》 第79期 欢庆（26）

Back in Hong Kong, there's still a few hours to go before one of the world's biggest pyrotechnicperformances.

回到香港，还有几个小时才到世界上最大的烟花表演

I'm here at Victoria Harbour where the crowds are already gathered for tonight's fireworks.

我在维多利亚港，一大堆人都来等着今晚的烟花表演了

The Chinese certainly know how to put on an amazing display

中国人民显然很会进行一场精彩表演

which is no coincidence when you consider this country produces 90% of the world'sfireworks.

很自然而然的，正是这个国家生产了世界上90%的烟花

The fireworks for tonight's event have been produced and shipped from one particular part ofChina.

今晚表演所用的烟花乃是来自中国的一个特别的地方

In Liuyang, every day starts with a bang.

在浏阳，每天都炮声隆隆

For the people here, a day without detonations¹ is a missed opportunity.

对于这里的人们来说，一天都没有爆炸声那可就怪了

That's because Liuyang, nestled in the lush green landscapes of Hunan Province, is China'sbiggest producer of fireworks.

浏阳坐落于湖南省内一处郁郁葱葱的地方，它是中国最大的烟花制造地

Over half the world's fireworks are made right here in this region.

全世界半数的烟花都是在这里的这个地方做的

Fireworks is a way of life for the people here.

烟花是当地人民的一种生活方式

One fifth of the population, that's over 300,000 people, work with the industry.

1/5的人口，共30万人都从事烟花制造业

The tradition of firework making in Liuyang goes back more than a thousand years.

浏阳制造烟花的传统可追溯至一千多年前

A local monk² called Li Tian wanted to frighten off evil spirits,

当地一名叫李畋的道士，他想吓走邪灵

so he filled pieces of bamboo with gunpowder³ and blew them up, creating the world's firstfirecracker.

所以往竹筒里装了些火药然后引爆，这便是世界最早的爆竹

Today Li Tian is still honoured as the inventor of the firework with a Taoist temple devoted⁴ tohim in Liuyang.

今天李畂仍被敬为花炮始祖，浏阳有座道馆就是供奉他的

1 detonations   

n.爆炸 （声）( detonation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The overpressure of both point-blank fuel-rod cannon detonations threw Kelly, Will, and Lucy into the air. 过压的两颗平射燃料棒炮弹的爆炸把凯丽，威尔和露西抛到空中。 来自互联网
• Outside the chamber there were four gut-jarring detonations-the LOTUS antitank mines Kelly had set up. 房间外面响起四声震撼内脏的爆炸——凯丽装在那里的莲花反坦克雷爆炸了。 来自互联网

2 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。

3 gunpowder   

n.火药

参考例句：

• Gunpowder was introduced into Europe during the first half of the 14th century.在14世纪上半叶，火药传入欧洲。
• This statement has a strong smell of gunpowder.这是一篇充满火药味的声明。

4 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。