纪录片《中国春节》 第80期 欢庆（27）

You can see there's three statues here.

这里共有三尊雕像

On the left we got Cai Lun, this is the guy that invented paper.

左边的是蔡伦，他发明了纸

On the right, Sun Simiao, this is the guy that many believe invented gunpowder¹.

右边是孙思邈，许多人认为是他发明了火药

And in the middle you have the main man, Li Tian.

中间的就是我们的主角，李畂

You can see he's holding that bit of bamboo shoot.

你能看到他拿着一小截竹筒

This city owes so much to him, he is held in great esteem².

这座城市十分推崇他，他倍受尊敬

It would be the equivalent of us back in the UK having a temple or shrine³ to Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

这就相当于在我们英国给修铁路的布鲁内尔修庙

Ancestral worship is an important part of Chinese culture,

先祖崇拜是中国文化的重要部分

so local firework makers⁴ come here to pay their respects to this man who founded their industry.

所以当地的烟花师会来这里瞻仰他们的祖师爷

The constant background of bangs doesn't put them off venerating⁵ Li Tian.

隆隆炮声也阻挡不了人们对李畂的崇敬

So what's it like living with all those fireworks going off all the time?

生活中老是有烟花的爆炸声，是什么感觉呢

1 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。

2 esteem   

n.尊敬，尊重；vt.尊重，敬重；把…看作

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。

3 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

4 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 venerating   

敬重（某人或某事物），崇敬( venerate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Indulgences were normally conditional on venerating a relic, performing some religious practice, or making a gift. 免罪罚通常以崇拜圣物、从事一些宗教活动或施舍钱物为条件。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史