1、wilderness the size of Western Europe. 其面积与西欧相似 But this challenging place is home to incredible wildlife. 难以置信这个具有挑战性的地方竟然是野生动物的家园 There are more large creatures here than anywhere else in China.这里的大型生物比中国其它任何地方还要多 Tibet has been a province of China for more than 50 years, 加入到新中国这个大家庭五十多年来 yet it h
2、as a unique character, 有着1000多年悠久历史的的藏传佛教 shaped by over 1,000 years of Tibetan Buddhism. 依旧保持着她独特的风貌 This obscure and archaic-looking religion 这个鲜为人知的散发着古老气息的 has produced one of the most enlightened cultures on Earth. 孕育了这个世界上最开明的文化 Here,people have a long tradition of co-existing peacefully 在这里人们
3、与自然界 with the creatures and landscape around them, 和谐相处的悠久传统 a relationship which has helped to protect their fragile environment. 促进了对脆弱自然环境的保护 In this programme we will discover why this harsh land with its ancient 在这个节目中我们将展示这块承载着古老文化的厚重土地 culture is vitally important for much of our planet. 对我们的
4、地球来说是多么的重要 Its the beginning of winter, 初冬 high up on the Tibetan plateau. 高高的青藏高原之上 The temperature will soon drop to minus 40 Celsius. 气温会骤降到零下40摄氏度 Out here,life is reduced to a single imperative - survival. 在这里生命中只剩下唯一的念头求存 For the argali,the worlds largest sheep, 对于这只盘羊世界上最大的羊而言 it means search
5、ing for a few tufts of grass. 这就意味着寻找几簇草丛 Their life-giving waters are also important to people. 其间的水也使得人类的生命得以延续 Tibetan religion is a unique mix of Buddhism and much older 的是佛教与曾经在此地广为流传的 Shamanic beliefs that were once widespread throughout the region. 古老萨满教的独特的混合体 This hybrid religion forms the
6、basis of an extraordinary relationship with nature. 这种混合信仰构成了他们与自然独特关系的基础In Shamanic belief,the land is imbued with magical properties 在萨满教义中这片土地被赋予了魔力 which aid communication with the spirit world. 使之能够帮助与精神世界进行交流 Here animal skulls are decorated,and rocks are carved with sacred mantras, 在这里动物的头骨被装
7、饰起来岩石 也刻上了神圣的曼特拉(传统的颂歌) groups of syllables that are considered to have spiritual power. 人们认为那些音节拥有精神的力量 The reciting of the mantras is believed to create a magical sound 人们相信诵读这些曼特拉能够产生魔音 that reverberates through the universe. 在宇宙中回响 The landscape is decorated with multi-coloured flags which 被分别代表
8、了金木水火土五种元素的 represent the five elements - fire,wood,earth,water and iron. 多彩的经幡装饰着 The flags are printed with prayers to purify the air and pacify the gods, 经幡上印着祷文用以净化空气安抚神灵 and the wind blows the prayers to heaven. 而风会把这些祈祷带向天堂。 The poles on which the prayer flags are mounted are regularly repleni
9、shed with fresh flags. 印着祷文的经幡所装裱的番杆经常会被换上新的经幡 The old flags are treasured. Those nearest the top of the pole 而旧的经幡很是珍贵那些最接近番杆顶部的 are the most auspicious,so competition for these can get fierce!经幡更是象征着吉祥如意所以经幡的争夺可能会很激烈 The golden dome,which is mounted right at the top of the prayer pole,番杆顶部的金顶 is t
10、he most sacred object of all. 是所有物体当中最神圣的 Or it will be,once its retrieved. 至少一旦它被降下来之后是这样。The old Shamanic beliefs of Tibet ascribed magical powers to the landscape. 古老的萨满教把魔法的力量归功于这片土地. But theres a far more tangible source of power here 但这里还有的更多可以感知的力量 which owes nothing at all to magic. 却和魔法没有一丁
11、点关系 Strewn across the plateau are boiling thermal springs, 散布于高原上的是滚烫的温泉 the evidence of mighty natural forces 这是在这里有百万年历史的 which have been at work over millions of years. 浑厚的自然力量存在的证据 Deep below the surface,the vast continental plates 在地下深处巨大的亚洲板块和 of Asia and India are crashing into each other. 印度
12、板块互相冲击 The turmoil below erupts in clouds of sulphurous steam. 地下的混乱状态使大量含硫的蒸汽喷薄而出 It seems unlikely that scalding mineral springs should support life. 由滚烫的矿物泉来孕育生命听起来并不太可能 But one unlikely creature thrives here precisely because of them. 但确实有种不寻常的生物因之而繁衍兴旺 The hot spring snake is unique to Tibet 这种
13、温泉蛇是所特有的 and is believed to have survived the inhospitable conditions up 人们把它在高原艰苦环境存活下来的原因 on the plateau principally thanks to this natural central heating. 主要归功于这里的天然地热 These cold-blooded snakes hang out in streams and rivers which are fed这些冷血的蛇在由温泉形成的溪流中游弋 by the hot springs,where they enjoy a s
14、urprisingly productive lifestyle. 在温泉中它们无忧无虑的生活着 Slipping into the warm water,they wait patiently,bobbing their heads on the look-out for fish. 滑进温暖的水中耐心地等待脑袋在水面上下疾动静等鱼儿上钩 Thanks to its unlikely relationship with the volcanic forces which built the Himalayas, 正由于与形成喜马拉雅山的火山的不寻常关系 the hot spring snake is able to survive. 温泉蛇才得以生存在 at altitudes up to 4,500 metres, 海拔4500米的地方 making it the highest-living snake in the world. 这使它成为了世界上过着“最奢侈”的生活的蛇 The slow-motion crash between Asia and India 亚洲和印度板块之间的缓
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