纪录片《中国美食之旅》 第77期:广东篇(14)

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'I've travelled 87 miles from Guangzhou to the city of Kaiping

我从广州行驶了87英里前往开平

'to spend a couple of days with cousins on my father's side,

探望我父亲这边的堂兄弟们

'who I've not seen for 23 years.

我已经有23年没见过他们了

'I'm struck by how much this place has changed.'

这个地方的变化之大让我震撼

God, I have never seen so many four-wheel drives.

上帝，我从没见过这么多四轮驱动车

I think there has been a recent survey that says,

我想起了最近的一份调查报告

for the first time in China, more than 50%, half of the people,

它说，在中国，第一次，有超过50%的人口

are living in urban¹ areas now, instead of in the countryside.

生活在城市里，超过了农村人口

That's a remarkable² change, when you think that China has always been at least 80% to 90% peasants³.

这是个令人印象深刻的变化，当你想到中国，曾至少有80%到90%的人都是农民的国家

Up until the 1990s, my cousins were full-time⁴ farmers,

直到20世纪90年代，我的堂兄弟们都还是农民

but as China began to accept private enterprise⁵,

但当中国开始接受私营企业后

they moved to the city and set up a successful restaurant.

他们移居到城市，创办了一家成功的餐厅

I'm kind of curious to meet them and actually to learn more about parts of my family's past which I don't know.

我很想见到他们，确实想了解更多关于我的家人那些我所不知道的过去

This is my last visit, when I took my mother and actually her sister.

这是我上次拜访，当时我着我母亲和她妹妹

I know quite a bit about my mum's family.

我对我母亲的家人知道的多一些

My dad's family was sort of a mystery.

我父亲的家庭是一个谜

This is a great opportunity for me to reconnect.

这是一次让我重新建立联系的好机会

Hopefully over food.

希望通过食物建立联系

I think it will be about coming to terms about who I am and sort of where my place is.

我想那将取决于是否接受我是谁以及我的位置在哪里

1 urban   

adj.都市的，住在都市的，习惯于都市的

参考例句：

• Traffic is a major urban problem.交通是城市的一个主要问题。
• The spread of urban areas endangers wildlife.扩大城市面积危害着野生物。

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 peasants   

农民(复数)

参考例句：

• the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 1381年的农民起义
• They advised the peasants on how to use the machine. 他们指导农民如何使用这台机器。

4 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

5 enterprise   

n.企业单位，商业公司，事业，计划

参考例句：

• They are determined to carry forward the enterprise.他们决心把事业进行下去。
• The enterprise has excellent prospects.这家企业的远景极其美好。