纪录片《中国美食之旅》 第14期:北京篇(13)

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Like many villages across the country,

就像全国的很多村庄一样

Chuandixia has seen most of the younger generation up sticks.

爨底下村见证了大多数年轻人离开家乡

30 years ago, just one in five people lived in urban areas.

30年前，只有五分之一的人居住在城市

Now, half of the country's population are city dwellers¹.

现在，全国的一半人口是城市居民

It's been the biggest migration² in history.

这是历史上最大的迁徙运动

Beijing is now home to 20 million.

北京现在居住着2000万人口

It sprawls³ for over ten times the size of London

绵延的城市框架是伦敦的十倍

with densely⁴ packed suburbs.

以及密密麻麻的郊区

I'm meeting up with my friend,and food writer, Hong Ying,

我将与我的朋友，美食作家红英会面

a country girl who now lives in the chic⁵ district of Chaoyang Park.

一个乡下姑娘，现在居住在精致的朝阳公园附近

This is her local market,where we're shopping for dinner.

这是一个当地市场，我们要买菜做饭的地方

The variety, I find astonishing.

种类齐全，让人震惊

This is from America?

这个东西是美国的

It's an interesting mix of Western imports.

这些从西方进口的东西放在一起很有趣啊

Look what they have here,Brussels sprouts⁶.

看看他们这的东西，这是布鲁塞尔的包菜

And Chinese favourites - eels,pig trotters and cows' hooves.

这些是中国人最喜欢吃的东西——肘子，猪蹄，牛蹄

What's that?

那是啥啊

Oh, it's called cucumber flower,I've never even seen it.

噢，那是菜花，我以前都没见过它呀

I'm thinking about these chicken wings.

我想买些鸡翅

Hong Ying's life has changed dramatically

文化革命使红英的童年生活

since her childhood during the Cultural Revolution.

发生了翻天覆地的改变

In the countryside,there were severe food shortages

农村的食品一直很短缺

and families were rationed⁷.

按家里的人口配给口粮

When you were growing up,it was very hard to get meat.

当时正在长身体，很少有肉吃

How old were you before you tasted your first chicken?

你第一次吃鸡肉的时候，是多少岁

12, wow! Yeah.

啊 12岁

The great famine in the late '50s and early '60s took the lives of an estimated 30 million

毛主席领导的农业改革的失败

when Chairman Mao's agricultural reforms failed.

加之三年自然灾害，夺去了成千上万人的生命

In Sichuan, where Hong Ying lived,one in seven died.

在红英一直生活的地方，四川，有1/7的人死了

1 dwellers   

n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

3 sprawls   

n.（城市）杂乱无序拓展的地区( sprawl的名词复数 )；随意扩展；蔓延物v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的第三人称单数 )；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；四肢伸展坐着（或躺着）

参考例句：

• The city sprawls out to the west, north and south. 该市向西、北、南方不规则地扩张[延伸]。 来自互联网
• Explanation: Our magnificent Milky Way Galaxy sprawls across this ambitious all-sky panorama. 说明：我们宏伟的银河系蜿蜒穿过这幅高企图心之全天影像。 来自互联网

4 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

5 chic   

n./adj.别致(的)，时髦(的)，讲究的

参考例句：

• She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
• The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。

6 sprouts   

n.新芽，嫩枝( sprout的名词复数 )v.发芽( sprout的第三人称单数 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出

参考例句：

• The wheat sprouts grew perceptibly after the rain. 下了一场雨，麦苗立刻见长。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The sprouts have pushed up the earth. 嫩芽把土顶起来了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 rationed   

限量供应，配给供应( ration的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• We were rationed to two eggs a day. 每天配给我们两个鸡蛋。
• The army is well rationed. 部队给养良好。