纪录片《美丽中国》 第3期 锦绣华南（3）（在线收听）

This may look like a slaughter

或许这看上去像一场屠杀

but as each heron can swallow only one frogat a time

但每只池鹭一次只能吞噬一只蛙

the vast majority will escape to croak another day

此时剩余的多数派得以逃生并获得了明日再度高歌的机会

Terrace paddies like those of YunYang county are found across much of southern China

元阳县这样广泛种植水稻的

This whole vast landscape is dominated by rice cultivation

梯田横贯中国南部

In heated Guizhou province theMiao minorityhave developed a remarkable rice culture

苗族人在炎热的贵州发展了高度发达的水稻种植

With every inch of fertile land given over to rice cultivation

苗族人把木屋建立在陡峭低产的山壁上

the Miao build their wooden houses on the steepest and least productive hillsides

用其余每寸丰饶的土地来种植水稻

In Chinese rural life everything has a use

所有东西在中国农村都自有其用处

dried in the sun manure from the cowsheds would be used as cooking fuel

牛棚里的肥料在太阳下晒干用作煮饭的燃料