纪录片《中国春节》 第24期 团聚（2）

For the Chinese people family time together is precious,

对于中国人来说家庭团聚的时光是宝贵的

so they do not waste any opportunity to get out and have fun on Houlai Lake

所以他们不会浪费任何外出的机会，到后海上玩乐

And you do not have to be an ice skater to have a go.

你不必是溜冰能手都能下场

There is all sorts of equipment you can rent.

也有各自可以租赁的装备

You can get ice sleds, you can get rickshaws,

你可以获得冰橇，人力车

but being Hairy Bikers, predictable as ever, we have gone for ice bicycles.

但我们可是大胡子摩托客，不出所料，我们选择了冰上自行车

But before we go any further,

但在我们下场之前

here are a few things you need to know about Beijing.

你得知道北京几件事情

The word Beijing means northern capital.

北京的意思是北方的首都

The city lies in the northeast of the country, surrounded by desert and mountains.

北京坐落于中国北方，被沙漠和山脉包围

Beijing is China's second largest city

北京是中国第二大城市

and home to 21 million people

有2100万人在这里生活

and some of the most jaw-dropping architecture on the planet¹.

拥有地球上一些叹为观止的建筑

It is the nation's cultural, political and financial centre and an economic powerhouse.

它是中国的，文化、政治和金融中心，是一个经济重镇

Millions pour to the capital from all over the country every year to seek their fortune.

数百万的人从全国各地涌入首都北京，年年来寻找他们的财富

Beijing has transformed enormously² over the last decade to meet demand.

过去10年北京已经发生了巨大的变化，来满足人民的需求

And some of its old ways have changed, too.

一些老的道路也被改变了

But you see, the Chinese, they love their cars.

你可以看到，中国人非常喜欢他们的汽车

I want to be fair, you do not see that many cyclists any more.

坦白的说，你再也看不到大量的自行车了

But hopefully things are going to change due to a government bike sharing initiative³

但希望之光即将到来，由于政府推动的自行车共享政策

They want to put people back on the bike and also make cycling cool again.

他们想要人们重新回到自行车上，让自行车又一次酷起来

Beijing is an important player on the global stage.

北京是国际舞台上一个重要的选手

In 2022 it will become the only city in the world

到2022年，它将会成为世界上唯一一个

ever to have hosted both the summer and the winter Olympic Games.

既举办过夏季奥运会，又举办过冬季奥运会的城市

It's growing wealth and dynamism has created an incredible⁴ population explosion⁵ in an already expanding city.

日增的财富与活力造成了这个已然膨胀的城市惊人的人口激增

In ten years, the number of people in Beijing has grown by 44%.

十年来，北京人口增长了四成四

It is predicted to the city's population will be 50 million by 2050,

根据预测，北京的城市人口到2050年会达到5000万

which means every New Year's Eve celebration in Beijing will just keep getting bigger.

这意味着北京每年的除夕庆典会越来越盛大

1 planet   

n.行星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。

2 enormously   

adv.巨大地，庞大地；大大

参考例句：

• He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His research has contributed enormously to our understanding of this disease. 他的研究对我们认识这一疾病贡献很大。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 initiative   

n.主动性，首创精神，主动权（的行动），倡议

参考例句：

• He went to see the headmaster on his own initiative.他主动去看望校长。
• His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

4 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

5 explosion   

n.爆发，发出，爆炸

参考例句：

• The police arrived right at the moment of the explosion.警察就在爆炸的那个时候赶到了。
• The shock of the explosion was felt far away.爆炸引起的震动很远都可感觉到。