纪录片《美丽中国》 第42期 风雪塞外(2)(在线收听) |
The northern limits of ancient China 长城是中国古代 were defined by the Great Wall 北部的边界 which meanders for nearly 5000km from east to west 自东蜿蜒向西约5000公里 The settled Han people of the Chinese heartland 当时定居于中原地带的汉族人 were invaded many times by warlike tribes 常常被被来自于北方的 from the north 游牧部落所侵略 The Great Wall was built to protect the Han Chinese 长城的修建保护了汉族人免于 from invasion 遭受侵略 To meet those fearsome northerners 为了展现勇猛豪迈的北方壮士 and the wild creatures who share their world 以及这块土地上的野生生命 we must leave the shelter of the Wall 我们必须离开庇护所 and travel into the unknown 深入探索未知的世界 Northeast China was known historically as Manchuria 中国的东北部在历史上被称为满洲 Its upper reaches are on the same latitude as Paris 她的上游河段与巴黎位于同一纬度 but in winter, it is one of the coldest 但是到了冬季 这儿却是—— most hostile places on the planet 地球上最冷最不利于生存的地方 Bitter winds from Siberia 刺骨的寒风定期从西伯利亚袭来 regularly bring temperatures of 40° below 0 并将气温降至零下四十度 |
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