BBC中国新年第一集春运 Part 2 中国春运难的种种原因

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[00:17.15]Chinese New Year is also known as the spring festival.中国农历新年也称春节。
[00:20.25]or Chunjie, is that right pronunciation?春节，我的发音对吗？ 
[00:22.66]Right.对的 
[00:23.31]Ok, thanks.好的，谢谢。 
[00:24.52]It lasts 15 days and it's the important holiday in the Chinese calendar.春节持续15天且是中国农历最重要的节日。
[00:28.83]The start of the festival falls in either January or February, dictated by the lunar calendar.春节通常在一月或者二月的某一天，由农历所决定。 
[00:34.00]New Year's Day 2016 falling on February the 8th.2016年的春节是2月8日。 
[00:38.50]In the run-up to it, the whole country is on the move,在春节来临前，整个中国都在行动。 
[00:41.43]seeing the sights and traveling home to be with their families.旅游观光，回到家乡与家人团聚。 
[00:43.82]China is truly vast.中国真是够大。
[00:45.81]You can fly for six and a half hours and still be in the same country.你可能飞6个半小时还没飞到国外。
[00:50.28]Harbin is in the north-eastern corner of this huge country, that is home to 1.3 billion people.在这个拥有13亿人口的巨大国家里，哈尔滨位于其东北角。
[01:01.24]As well as having some of the fastest-growing modern cities, 中国除了拥有发展最为迅速的城市，
[01:04.43]the landscapes are truly diverse. 也有变化多端的地貌，
[01:07.11]They range from vast deserts to extensive grasslands, 既有巨大的沙漠也有广袤的草原，
[01:10.90]tropical jungle and the highest mountain range in the world.有热带雨林，也有世界上最高的山脉。
[01:18.33]China's written history dates back over 3,000 years and through the reigns of over 500 emperors.中国有记录的历史可以追溯到三千年前并经历了500多个帝王的统治。
[01:28.54]Its economy is the largest on earth and it makes and exports more goods than anywhere else on the globe.中国是地球上最大的经济体且生产和出口的商品比全球其他任何地方都多。 
[01:37.63]Chinese food is as rich and varied as any on earth with thousands of dishes to choose from, 中国食物丰富和多样举世无双且有成千上万种菜肴可供选择，
[01:42.71]all cooked in a variety of ways using a host of ingredients grown right across the vast nation.都以不同的方法烹饪且使用的是中国本土生长的食材。
[01:51.63]And it is changing astonishingly fast.中国以令人诧异的速度改变着。
[01:54.14]By 2030, it is estimated that 1 billion people will be living in Chinese cities, just like here in Beijing.到2030，估计大约有10亿人生活在生活在城市内，就像北京。
[02:02.37]Many of these new people flocking to the cities were migrant workers, 谢谢聚集到城市的新人口中很多都是农民工，
[02:05.91]in search of a better life for themselves and their families.他们为了自己和家庭来寻找一种更好的生活。
[02:11.64]And at Chinese New Year, the modern and the traditional are brought together, as the Chinese prepare for a celebration even older than the great Wall itself.在春节期间，现代与传统会交融到一起。 
[02:26.96]The great Wall of China snakes for over 5,000 miles across northern and western China, and the oldest parts date back over 2500 years.长城在中国的北部和西部且蜿蜒超过八千公里，最古老的部分可以追溯到两千五百年前。
[02:36.57]This is Harbin's great ice wall, not quite as long, 450 metres, and not as enduring, either.这是哈尔滨的冰长城，没有那么长，只有450米，同样也不会那么持久。
[02:45.88]When the thaw comes, this will be transformed into the great puddle of China.当冰雪消融时，这个地方将会变成一个大水坑。 
[02:52.83]As the day goes on,随着时间推移，
[02:53.83]this place will fill up with queues lasting more than three hours,这个地方将出现需要排上3个多小时的长队， 
[02:58.75]but that is nothing compared to the pressure on the Chinese transport system when around a billion people want to travel home for new year and all at the same time.但是相比于中国的交通系统需承受大约10亿人同时要出门回家的压力就实在微不足道了。 
[03:07.91]The Chinese have a phrase for it,chunyun, which translates as spring migration.中国有一个词语形容它，春运，翻译过来就是春节迁徙。 
[03:13.78]We went to Beijing to find out how they cope with the biggest movement of people on Earth.我们来到北京去探究他们是如何应对这场地球上最大的人员转移。

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BBC中国新年 第一集 春运 Part 2 中国春运难的种种原因

BBC中国新年第一集春运 Part 2 中国春运难的种种原因