纪录片《美丽中国》 第4期 锦绣华南（4）（在线收听）

Oblivious to the domestic chitchat

老祖父宋古永置身于天伦之乐外

granddad Guyong Song has serious maters on his mind

寻思着重要的事情

Spring is a start of the rice growing season

春季是稻禾生长的伊始时节

the success ofthe crop will determin how well the family will eat next year

庄稼的长势决定了来年宋家人的生计

so plantingat the right timeis critical

因而选择合适的时机进行耕作是至关重要的

The ideal date depends on what the weather will do this year

时机的选择取决于当年的天气情况

never easy to predict

而这些却是永难估料的

But there is some surprising helpat hand

但是身边就存在着贴心小帮手

On the cielling of the Song's living room a pair of red-rumped swallow newly arrive from their winter migration

宋家厅堂房梁上的是一对刚从冬季迁徙中归来的金腰燕

is busy fixing up last year's nest

他们正在为装潢新一年度的宅邸而忙碌

In China animals are valued does much for their symbolic meaning as for many good they may do

在中国 动物们被赋予独特的象征意义并被细心呵护