纪录片《美丽中国》 第9期 锦绣华南（9）

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If catching¹ fish in the dark is impressive

如果说在黑暗中追捕游鱼是如此的不可思议

imagine eating a slippery minnow with no hands while hangingupside down.

想象下倒挂状态下不用爪子吞食滑溜溜的米诺鱼是怎样的神奇场景

Dawn, over the karst hills of Guilin.

拂晓降临至桂林的喀斯特山地

These remarkable² hills owe their peculiar³ shapes

这些山地的嶙峋奇秀归功于

tothe mildly acid watersof the Li River

漓江那弱酸性的水质

whose meandering⁴ course overeons of timehas corrode⁵ away their basis

亿万年的侵蚀褪去了他们的本来面目

until only the rocky course remained.

只剩下坚硬的河道残留下来

Li is one of the cleanest rivers in China,

漓江是中国最清澈的河流之一

a favorite spot for fishermen with their trained cormorants⁶.

是捕鱼者和他们训练有素的鸬鹚最爱的捕获点

The men, all called Huang, come from the same village,

这帮七八十岁的男人全部姓黄

now in their seventies and eighties,

他们来自同一个村落

they've been fishermen all their lives.

他们毕生都以捕鱼为生

Before they release the birds,

在释放鱼鸟之前

they tie a noose⁷, loosely around the neck

他们在鸟的脖子上松松的系一条套索

to stop them swallowing any fish they may catch.

以防止鸟儿私自将捕到的鱼吞进肚子里

Chancing and dancing, the Huangs encourage their birds to take the plunge⁸.

伴随着即兴的舞蹈， 黄老汉鼓励着他的鸟儿们跳入水中

Underwater,

在水下

the cormorant's hunting instinct kicks in

鸬鹚的狩猎本能暴发

turning them into fish seeking missiles.

他们化身为水下的游鱼追踪导弹

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

3 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

4 meandering   

蜿蜒的河流，漫步，聊天

参考例句：

• The village seemed deserted except for small boys and a meandering donkey. 整个村子的人都像是逃光了，只留下了几个小男孩和一头正在游游荡荡的小毛驴。 来自教父部分
• We often took a walk along the meandering river after supper. 晚饭后我们常沿着那条弯弯曲曲的小河散步。

5 corrode   

v.使腐蚀，侵蚀，破害；v.腐蚀，被侵蚀

参考例句：

• The tools will corrode with rust if never used.这些工具如长期不用会长铁锈而损坏。
• It will pollute people's aesthetic taste and corrode social spirit.它污染人们的审美趣味，腐蚀社会精神。

6 cormorants   

鸬鹚，贪婪的人( cormorant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The birds are trained cormorants. 那些鸟是受过训练的鸬鹚。
• The cormorants swim down and catch the fish, and bring them back the raft. 鸬鹚又下去捉住鱼，再返回竹筏。

7 noose   

n.绳套，绞索（刑）；v.用套索捉；使落入圈套；处以绞刑

参考例句：

• They tied a noose round her neck.他们在她脖子上系了一个活扣。
• A hangman's noose had already been placed around his neck.一个绞刑的绳圈已经套在他的脖子上。

8 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。