纪录片《美丽中国》 第12期 锦绣华南（12）（在线收听）

The next morning, Geng returns with his son to collect his catch

第二天清早老耿和他的儿子回来收获他们猎物

At first sight, it looks disappointing

乍看之下收获平平

Tiny fishes, lots of shrimps, and some wriggling bugs

小鱼.虾米.和扭个不停的虫子

Geng doesn't seem toodown hearted

然而老耿看上去来并不那么消沉

The larger fish are kept alive

大鱼被保持存活

the only way they'll stay freshin the heat

这是唯一在酷暑下保鲜的办法

Surprisingly, some of the bugs are alsosingled outfor special treatment

令人吃惊的是 一些虫子也被专门挑捡出来

They are the young stage of dragonflies

它们是蜻蜓的幼虫

predators that feed on worms and tadpoles

以蠕虫和蝌蚪为食的掠食者

Nowhere else in the world are dragonfly nymphs harvested like this

这里是世界上蜻蜓卵收获最丰的地方

Back home, Geng spreads his catch on the roof to dry

回到家后 老耿把他的获物在屋顶上摊开晒干

It's being in China, nothing edible would be wasted

在中国，但凡能吃的东西都不会被浪费

There is a saying in the far south

在遥远的南方有这样一种说法

We will eat anything with legs, except a table

长腿的唯桌子不吃

and anything with wings, except a plane.

长翅膀的独飞机不啃

Within a few hours, the dried insects are ready to be backed up and taken to market

几个钟头后 这些晒干了的昆虫便会被带到市场上卖掉

Its the dragonfly nymphs that fetch the best price

其中蜻蜓蛹能卖到最好的价格

Fortunately, Caohai's dragonflies are abundant and fast breeding

幸运的是 草海的蜻蜓资源非常丰富且高速再生

so Geng and his fellow fishermen have so far had littleimpact ontheir numbers

所以老耿和其他的渔民远不会危及它们的数量

But not all wildlife is so resilient

但绝非所有野生动物都这样生机勃勃