纪录片《中国春节》 第59期 欢庆（6）

It is five in the morning. And I've come to what feels like the very ends of the earth.

现在是早上5点。我来到了彷若天涯海角的地方

This is a way of life that has remained unchanged for centuries.

这是一种保持了数个世纪的生活方式

I'm travelling with a convoy¹ of fishermen in Jilin Province 1,800 miles north-east of Hong Kong.

我在香港东北方向近三千公里外的吉林省，与渔民船队一起出行

This is Chagan Lake. The temperature is an eye watering -40 degrees.

这是查干湖。气温是能冻哭人的零下40度

Chagan means literally² sacred or white.

查干的意思是圣洁或白色

And it is certainly white,

它完全是白色的

that's because this entire lake is covered in ice up to a metre thick.

这是因为这整个湖都被厚达1米的冰层覆盖着

For locals this is something of a sacred place,

对当地人而言这个湖有些像圣地

that's because this vast lake is the home of bighead carp.

因为这个大湖是胖头鱼的家园

Bighead carp is a local delicacy³ that the Chinese believe, like all fish, brings good luck for New Year.

胖头鱼是一种当地美食，中国人认为像其它鱼一样，胖头鱼会为新年带来好运

The people here have been fishing for carp in just this way for over a thousand years, it is in their blood.

这里的人们以这种方式捕鱼已有一千多年，已经深入人心

This group is led by Mr Zhang, an expert in tracking down shoals of bighead carp.

这一队的队长是张先生，他可是追踪胖头鱼群的行家里手

Finding a spot here is no easy task. Chagan Lake is a featureless ice sheet.

找寻下网的地点可不容易。此时查干湖是茫茫一色的冰盖

I look around, all I can see is horizon. It's 25 miles long and covers a surface of 160 square miles.

我环顾四周只能看到地平线。冰盖有40多公里长，面积有414平方公里

That's basically the size of Glasgow.

差不多有格拉斯哥市那么大

What's incredible⁴ is that Mr. Zhang just seems to know where to look.

难以置信的是张先生似乎知道在找寻什么

There's no street signs, there's no map. I'd need a sat nav.

没有街道标志，也没有地图。我可想要卫星导航了

1 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

2 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

3 delicacy   

n.精致，细微，微妙，精良；美味，佳肴

参考例句：

• We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
• He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。

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。