纪录片《中国春节》 第83期 欢庆（30）

Despite the joys of flashes and bangs, making fireworks is a highly dangerous business.

尽管有让人开心的闪光和爆炸声，但制作烟花是极其危险的工作

And the Dancing, the most hazard job is the assembly line, putting explosives inside the shells,

在东信，最危险的工作是组装线，要把火药装进外壳里

takes place in a secluded¹ area cut into the hillside.

这是山坳里一个与世隔绝的地方

In such flammable conditions, it is essential to prevent electrical sparks.

在这样易燃的条件下，必须防止电火花

As staff enter this area, they have to touch this metal pole.

员工进入这里，必须碰下这个金属杆

That's to prevent static. And it really works.

这是为防静电。的确有效

This area has a real calming feel about it and that is quite deliberate,

这里感觉非常安静，这是人为的

because the job these guys are doing requires precision. It has to be safe.

因为这些人做的工作需要准确性。必须安全

If they get it wrong, the outcome could be catastrophic.

如果出错，后果可能是灾难性的

The technician carefully adds the balls that will give the firework its colour.

技术员仔细添加让烟花现出颜色的小球

And the ingredient which makes it explode, rice kernels², coated with a flammable compound.

以及产生爆炸的原料，涂上易燃物的稻米粒

Once the shell is packed with explosives, it is time to wrap it.

一旦弹壳装满炸药，就把它封起来

Different clients demand a different finish.

不同的客户要求不同的收尾环节

The Americans like a machine wrap, while the Japanese preferred theirs handcrafted.

美国人喜欢机器包装，而日本人喜欢手工包扎

Everyone here is paid by the firework, so they are very fast workers.

每个人拿计件工资，因此他们干得很快

So you are really quick at this. How many can you get through a day?

你做得非常利索。一天做多少个？

1 secluded   

adj.与世隔绝的；隐退的；偏僻的v.使隔开，使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place. 一些人当他们在隐蔽的地方游泳时，喜欢把衣服脱光。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This charming cottage dates back to the 15th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden. 这所美丽的村舍是15世纪时的建筑，有茅草房顶和宁静的花园，漂亮极了，简直和画上一样。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 kernels   

谷粒( kernel的名词复数 )； 仁； 核； 要点

参考例句：

• These stones contain kernels. 这些核中有仁。
• Resolving kernels and standard errors can also be computed for each block. 还可以计算每个块体的分辨核和标准误差。