舌尖上的中国英文版第一季03 转化的灵感Part 9-浙江绍兴黄酒

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[00:00.00]Wine is probably the earliest case of how people transform food with microorganisms. 酒，应该是人们利用微生物进行食物转化的最早的案例了。
[00:07.58]Huangjiu, literally meaning yellow wine brewed from rice, is one of the oldest wine in the world. 用稻米酿出的黄酒是世界上最古老的酒类之一。
[00:15.43]It's the morning of Lidong, the start of winter.立冬的清晨，
[00:26.33]It has started to drizzle in Shaoxing. 绍兴的天空开始下起小雨。
[00:28.98]It's a good sign for wine makers. 这对酿酒师傅们来说，是个好征兆。
[00:33.36]Yeast favors the long but mild coldness of winter in Jiangnan, south of the lower Yangtze valley. 酵母菌喜欢江南冬季这种绵长而又不剧烈的冷。
[00:40.38]The wine makers go in and out of the wine workshop getting ready for tributes of the sacrifice. 在酒厂的老车间里，师傅们进进出出，准备着祭祀用的贡品。
[00:54.37]This is the day to worship the god of wine;今天是请酒神的日子，
[01:02.00]no one dares to slight it,  没有人怠慢。
[01:04.76]even the best wine maker can not ensure he can brew the best wine every year due to the capricious weather, wind, air and fungi.即便是最好的酿酒师傅，也无法保证年年都能酿出好酒，因为有捉摸不定的天、风、空气，还有菌。
[01:19.07]Every year, the sacrifice is for the wine makers to show their reverence for nature. 每一年的仪式都是酿酒师们对自然表达的一种尊重。
[01:28.53]Winter brewing is about to begin in Shaoxing, also located in the Guyuan region, Xiuning of Anhui is on the same latitude as Shaoxing. 绍兴的黄酒冬酿即将开始。和绍兴处在同一纬度线上同属古越地区的安徽省休宁县，
[02:03.59]73 years old Cheng Jingshun is busy brewing homemade glutinous rice wine. 73岁的陈进顺也在忙着酿造自家的糯米酒。
[02:13.76]Brewing wine isn't difficult for old people. 对于老人来说，做酒算不上一件难事。
[02:19.56]In the abundant Jiangnan, rice is an indispensable part of life here. 富庶的江南地区，稻米是生活中不可缺少的部分。
[02:25.70]It's only natural to make several jars of wine to treat them and treat the guests as well as worship gods during the slack season of farming. 年前正是农闲，做几坛米酒祭神敬祖、招待客人、犒劳自己，都是自然不过的事。
[02:43.24]The cocoon shaped Jiuqu or fermentation starter, is the soul of wine making. 蚕茧般的酒曲是酿酒的灵魂，
[02:57.94]Jiuqu is considered to be "the seed of yeast". 可以把它理解成接上了菌的种子。
[03:01.48]A variety of the yeasts are laying in the mixture of rice powder and red….herbs. 这些稻粉和辣蓼草的混合体，里面沉睡者形形色色的发酵菌，
[03:09.85]They are waiting for the perfect time to wake up. 等待合适的时机苏醒。
[03:14.38]Cheng mixes the crushed Jiuqu with glutinous rice. 陈进顺把碾碎的酒曲均匀地和糯米拌在一起。
[03:25.72]Jiuqu is a great invention of the Chinese people,酒曲是中国人了不起的发明，
[03:33.75]the most ancient and effective attempt of human beings at taming microorganisms. 是人们试图捕捉和驯化微生物的最古老而有效的尝试。
[03:39.94]This is the most important step of making wine which will bring about the most magical part of the transformation. 这是酿酒中最重要的一步，它们将带来转化中最神奇的部分。
[03:49.61]A deep hole is dug in the well mixed rice. 拌好的糯米被拨出一个深深的酒窝，
[03:58.15]Not a single grain of rice will be wasted. 再把指缝间的每一粒米都抹进缸中，
[04:06.87]To distribute the last handful of Jiuqu powder, all the procedures are finished. 撒上最后一把酒曲。
[04:20.11]Now we will just let time deal with the rest of the work. 之后的一切，都要交给时间了。
[04:36.15]The moulds will change the starch into sugar. 那些霉菌就会把糯米中的淀粉变成糖，
[04:39.68]The yeast will turn the sugar into alcohol. 而酵母菌们负责把糖变成酒精。
[04:42.72]We can almost hear the hilarious singing of yeast spreading from the darkness. 在黑暗中，仿佛传来发酵菌们欢快的歌声。
[04:48.69]The longer the time, the more fragrant the wine will become. 时间越久，酒越醇香。
[05:03.73]Huangjiu's flavor is thick and strong, and it stays for long. 黄酒绵长而厚重，
[05:10.61]The Chinese can taste both the "tenderness" and the "toughness" in the wine. 中国人可以从这一种饮品里同时品味出"柔"和"刚"两种境界。
[05:23.50]Huangjiu-drinking Shaoxing people are mild and moderate,饮黄酒的绍兴人不温不火，
[05:28.37]and their persistence to the tradition has allowed them to enjoy the time on their flavor. 他们对传统的固守也有滋有味地流淌在舌尖上。
[05:34.94]Almost every household in Shaoxing has soy sauce.  绍兴人离不开酱油，
[05:58.09]Soy sauce is a must in the lives of the Shaoxing people, which has already become the most distinctive taste identity of Shaoxing. 绍兴人离不开酱油，这几乎成为绍兴最醒目的一种味觉标记。
[06:05.47]All the food can be braised in soy sauce. 什么都可以酱一酱再吃。
[06:08.53]Enough salt allows food to stay fresh in humidity. 足够的盐度可以让食物在湿潮的环境里久放不坏。
[06:13.45]Food rolled in soy sauce gives us a special aroma. 在酱油里翻滚过的任何食物都被赋予了浓重的酱香味，
[06:20.79]Local people call it the "cuisine of home". 它们被本地人称作"家乡菜"。
[06:27.30]Historically, Shaoxing has been a prosperous and abundant land. 这里是自古的繁荣富庶之地。
[06:33.86]Even today, many people love to reside by the river enjoying a relaxed life. 如今，许多人家仍然乐于枕河而居，过闲适的日子。

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舌尖上的中国英文版第一季03 转化的灵感Part 9-浙江绍兴黄酒