纪录片《中国春节》 第42期 团聚（20）

Back in Beijing people are making their preparations for tonight's New Year celebrations.

回到北京，人们正各自为今晚的春节庆祝而准备着

We've had an invitation that's too good to turn down.

有个盛情邀请，我们实在不好拒绝

As you well know there is one thing that Dave and I love to do on our travels.

大家都知道，戴夫和我在旅行中最爱做的事情

And that is cook with local people in their homes.

就是和当地居民在他们家里做饭

There is never a more authentic¹ experience than seeing how things are done for real.

得以切实地看到东西如何做成，是一种再真实不过的体验了

And tonight is a special night. It is New Year's Eve.

今夜将是特殊的一晚。今晚是除夕夜

So this is the equivalent² of seeing how a family in the UK would cook their Christmas dinner.

所以这就相当于看到英国家庭如何烹煮他们的圣诞大餐

I can't wait, I am excited. Yeah!

我迫不及待了。耶

Hello, hi! Xinnian Kuaile

你们好！新年快乐

Yan who invited us for dinner earlier,

张岩女士先前邀请我们来吃年夜饭

has asked us to help her and her family make a traditional meal for tonight's celebration.

也让我们来帮她们为今晚的庆祝做一桌传统菜肴

My uncle, my husband, my mother-in-law.

我舅舅，我丈夫，我婆婆

Hello sir, nice to meet you. Xinnian Kuaile

很高兴见到你，新年快乐

And this is my auntie and mum there. They are in the preparations for dinner already.

这是我舅妈和我妈妈。她们已经在准备年夜饭了

Oh, hello, hello.

哦，你们好，你们好

We're going to be making one of my favourite things in the whole world, dumplings.

我们将要做的是世界上我最喜欢的东西之一，饺子

Out in the dining room, Yan's dad has already made a start on the filling for the dumplings.

在外面的餐桌上，张岩的爸爸已经开始做起了饺子

So there is the fennel going in?

所以里面要加茴香吗

Yeah, and the mince³. Mince? Yeah.

对的，还要加肉馅儿。肉馅儿？对的

Is it pork? Yeah, it is pork, yes. That's great party food.

用的是猪肉吗？是的，是猪肉。这是很好的聚餐食物

Dave, it will be your food. Fresh dumplings.

戴夫，待会儿给你吃的。新鲜饺子

Look, look, look. Dumplings.

看看看。饺子呀

They used to call me dumpling when I was a baby. Think it's 'cause of the way I looked.

我婴儿时曾被叫做饺子，大概是那时我长得像饺子吧

Dumpling Dave. I don't care, I am happy.

饺子戴夫。我不管，我现在很开心

Yeah, I know you are, mate⁴.

我知道你开心，哥们

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 equivalent   

adj.（to）相等的，等价的；n.相等物，等值物

参考例句：

• Nodding your head is equivalent to saying "yes".点头就等于说“赞同”。
• You will receive the full equivalent of your money.你将收到与你的款项价值完全同等的物品。

3 mince   

n.切碎物；v.切碎，矫揉做作地说

参考例句：

• Would you like me to mince the meat for you?你要我替你把肉切碎吗？
• Don't mince matters,but speak plainly.不要含糊其词，有话就直说吧。

4 mate   

n.伙伴，同事；配偶；大副；v.(使)交配

参考例句：

• Where is the mate to this glove?这副手套的另一只在哪儿？
• She has been a faithful mate to him.她一直是他忠实的配偶。