舌尖上的中国英文版第一季01 自然的馈赠Part 5-湖北嘉鱼县莲藕

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[00:00.00]In October, autumn falls on the plain areas in Hubei and Hunan.10月，长江中游的两湖平原进入秋季。
[00:11.50]In Hubei, the water level of the lakes close to the Yangtze begin to drop.湖北省内临近长江的湖泊水位开始逐渐下降。
[00:17.03]The laws of nature provide people with an opportunity to reach the bottoms of the lakes.这个自然的规律使得人们有机会接近湖底的世界。
[00:22.70]Every year, brothers Shengwu and Maorong come to Jiayu for a hard job when the water level drops.圣武和茂荣是兄弟俩，每年湖水下降的时候，他们都会来到湖北的嘉鱼，开始迎接一项艰苦的工作。
[00:37.89]New opportunities and challenges are waiting for them.对兄弟两人来说，新的机遇和挑战就在眼前。
[00:49.09]The brothers are going to dig up a delicious vegetable.圣武和茂荣，要来采挖一种自然的美味。
[00:56.60]It grows deep in the silt and is difficult to dig out.这种植物生长在湖水下面深深的淤泥中，要想挖到并不是容易的事。
[01:01.24]This gem Maorong has dug out.茂荣挖到了植物根茎。
[01:07.41]Here's another one.这里还有一枝。
[01:22.17]It's more to this side.长在边上来了。
[01:23.59]I built my house and provided for my kids to go to school with the money I earned doing this.我家里盖房子的钱，孩子的读书钱全是我挖藕挣的身体好。
[01:29.66]This gem Maorong has dug out is a lotus root, a high-yield vegetable that grows in lakes.茂荣挖到的植物根茎茂荣挖到的植物根茎就是莲藕，是一种湖泊中高产的蔬菜。
[01:38.74]Excellent physical condition is necessary for the work.像这个活儿还可以多搞几年。
[01:45.99]It requires a strong body.这东西要有强壮的身体才行。
[01:47.79]People who are not so strong are incapable of digging through the silt.一般身体素质差的，一锹土下去，没这个体力。
[01:51.58]So they have to give up.搞不下来就不想搞了。
[01:52.95]It needs patience and skill to dig up a complete lotus root.挖藕要有耐心和技巧才能取出完整的一段藕。
[02:07.20]Locate it first and figure out its length, and then clear away the silt around it, bit by bit.摸清楚整根藕的走势和长度，然后再逐段地清除淤泥。
[02:15.36]If it is broken and contaminated with silt, the value will be ruined.藕断了就破了卖相，灌进了淤泥，就更卖不出价格。
[02:22.52]So workers must be very careful to dig the root out without breaking it.所以每一个挖藕人都要小心地把藕完整地挖出来。
[02:29.00]Lotus root is rich in starch.藕是一种含淀粉丰富的蔬菜。
[02:40.62]Hubei natives are good at cooking it.湖北产藕湖北人更会吃藕。
[02:43.73]A fried lotus root sandwich is always cooked this way.制作藕夹。
[02:49.15]Peel the skin, cut it into thin slices, place minced meat stuffing evenly in between two slices.藕去皮，切成薄的连刀片，用筷子夹肉馅儿塞入藕内，使肉馅儿能够均匀分布。
[03:16.41]Then dip the raw sandwich in flour paste and fry until it turns golden.藕夹入面浆挂上面糊，温油炸至金黄。
[03:23.63]Lotus root is a kind of natural food that demands a lot of human labor.藕是一种饱含了人工劳动的自然食材。
[03:42.25]So it has more added value than any other vegetable.因此附加在藕上的价值要比其他蔬菜都高。
[03:46.89]The only way to get lotus root is to harvest it by manpower.要想得到藕，唯一的方式就是用人力来挖。
[03:53.72]No matter how large a lake is, lotus root cannot be harvested by machine.无论多么大的藕田也没有任何机械化的采藕工具。
[03:59.35]When harvest season comes, workers leave their hometowns for the production areas.采藕的季节，他们就从老家安徽无为赶到有藕的地方。
[04:06.61]Every year, Maorong and Shengwu work away from home for 7 months.每年茂荣和圣武要只身出门7个月。
[04:13.80]It's a comfortable salary that attracts them to do the job.较高的人工报酬使得圣武和茂荣愿意从事这项艰苦的工作。
[04:18.53]They understand that the harder the job is, the more money they will earn.因为他们懂得环境越是恶劣，回报越是丰厚。
[04:25.99]Before last Spring Festival, the price of lotus root shot up, attracting more workers to Jiayu.去年春节前，莲藕的价格不错，这吸引了大批的职业挖藕人来到嘉鱼。
[04:40.34]My waist hurts, one of my arms aches, and one of my legs is tingling.就是一个腰疼，一个胳膊疼，一个腿呀有点酸。
[04:51.55]My stomach also hurts.还一个胃不好受。
[04:53.10]My wife has urged me to take good care of myself.我家里老婆她也说了，她说你在外面要照顾好自己。
[04:56.20]We certainly hope the price can be higher only for the sake of our livelihood and earnings.我们肯定希望藕的价钱卖得高，就是为了生活多挣几个钱。
[05:09.34]The workers like cold weather.挖藕的人喜欢天气寒冷。
[05:17.33]Not because the cold can make the work easier, 这不是因为天冷好挖藕，
[05:20.71]but because on cold days, more people cook lotus root soups, which can create a price hike.而是天气冷买藕吃藕汤的人就多一些，藕的价格就会涨。
[05:27.28]Hubei people usually use lotus root to cook soup.在湖北藕最常见的做法就是煮汤。
[05:34.94]In Wuhan and other parts in central Hubei, Stewed ribs with lotus root is a common dish.这是武汉及鄂中一带的家常菜，莲藕炖排骨。
[05:42.66]Nearly all local households cook this soup once or twice every month.在湖北，几乎所有人家，在每月都要煨一两次排骨藕汤。
[05:48.60]Put pork rib cubes in an earthenware pot, then simmer them on slow heat for an hour in the boiled soup.选肉厚的猪胸骨切块儿放入砂锅烧开后，小火煨一小时，将新鲜的藕刮皮洗净。
[05:57.16]After adding in peeled lotus root cubes, use high heat until the soup boils.切块儿入汤，先猛火，滚开后。
[06:05.93]It will be finished after being stewed for another half an hour.小火煨半小时即成。
[06:10.33]It's us that have dug them out.因为这是出自我们的手。
[06:19.61]When we see lotus roots at markets, we get a special feeling.我们在那个市场上看到藕，我们心里就有一种特别的感觉。
[06:22.79]It's us that dug them out, right?这个藕是不是我们挖出来的？
[06:24.99]We certainly feel that way.那肯定有这种感觉。
[06:26.83]We feel close to them.有一种亲密感。
[06:31.57]5 more months are still needed to finish the harvest in the lake.整整一湖的莲藕，还要采摘5个月的时间。
[06:39.19]At the Zhen Lake, 300 professional workers work from sunrise to sunset every day.在嘉鱼县的珍湖上，300个职业挖藕人每天从日出延续到日落。
[06:48.05]In Hubei, abundant in freshwater lakes, the same scene takes place every year.在中国遍布淡水湖的大省，这样的场面年年上演。

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舌尖上的中国英文版第一季01 自然的馈赠Part 5-湖北嘉鱼县莲藕