纪录片《中国春节》 第84期 欢庆（31）

The shells¹ are left to dry before being sent all over the world.

烟花弹晾干后，再送往世界各地

And here is a finished firework.

这是个烟花成品

Now the factory has to make sure that these definitely² work

厂里必须保证产品质量

and the only true way of doing that is to let them off.

唯一办法就是实放烟花

And it is nearly dark.

而且天几乎黑了

I'm joined by Dancing factory's General Manager, Eva Chung for an hour's quality control.

我跟着东信工厂总经理钟娟进行了一小时质量监控

Just a perk³ of her job.

检验她工作成果

Every evening, the hills of Liuyang are alive with the sound of fireworks

每个夜晚，浏阳山区如白昼，烟花声声

that each factory detonates its latest designs.

每个工厂都在试射最新设计

Seeing your fireworks in the sky, how does that make you feel?

看到自己烟花在天上，你有什么感觉

I am so proud of it. It's my father's business and also our family business.

我非常自豪。这是我父亲的事业，也是我们家族事业

We made it from nothing. And we light the night sky.

我们白手起家，而且我们点亮了夜晚。

1 shells   

n.（贝、卵、坚果等的）壳( shell的名词复数 )；外壳；炮弹；（人的）表面性格

参考例句：

• We collected shells on the beach. 我们在海滩拾贝壳。
• But at last the shells cracked, one after another. 最后，蛋壳一个接着一个地裂开了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

3 perk   

n.额外津贴；赏钱；小费；

参考例句：

• His perks include a car provided by the firm.他的额外津贴包括公司提供的一辆汽车。
• And the money is,of course,a perk.当然钱是额外津贴。