BBC纪录片:美丽中国--长城以外5
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【纪录片简介】
从灯火通明的大都市，到人烟稀少的深山老林；从广阔无垠的大草原，到人迹罕至的沙漠戈壁；从常年积雪的高海拨山区到一望无际的平原；从浩瀚大地到碧海蓝天……中国，这片古老而又神奇的土地，囊括了多种特质的地貌，哺育着各族儿女，也孕育着各类珍奇野兽，奇花异草。这次，通过镜头，我们去探访散落在这片土地上的美丽奇景。沿着长江流域，去看喀斯特地貌造就的奇石怪林；去云南的热带雨林，寻找亚洲野象、滇金丝猴；来到青藏高原，奔赴内蒙草地，攀爬山脉，眺望西部边陲。这里，是你我熟悉又陌生的美丽中国。
【双语参考文本】The Great Wall stretches off into the distance, defining the southern limits ofthe vast Mongolian Steppe. North of the Wall are huge areas of grassland but one place on ourjourney is particularly significant.In the tall grass, a family of red foxes is raising its cubs.Today theyhave this meadow pretty much to themselves.(HORSE SNORTING)But it wasn't always thecase.Eight centuries ago, this place would have been teeming with people.Now these ruins in a fielda short distance from Beijing are all that remains of the great city of Xanadu, once the summercapital of China.Within these walls it is said that the leader of the Mongolians, the mighty KublaiKhan, welcomed Marco Polo to China.Mongolian warriors established the greatest empire in history,stretching to the borders of Europe.Fear of this warrior tribe is the main reason the Han Chinesebuilt the Great Wall.The cornerstone of the Mongolian's supremacy was their relationship withhorses.This is what brought them such success in war.The Mongolian raiders travelled light, androde with spare horses so they could move huge distances, strike and then retreat quicker thantheir opponents.
长城一直延伸到远方，被看做是内蒙古大草原的南界。长城北面是广阔的草原。我们路途中有一个地方很重要，高草丛中，赤狐正在哺育幼狐。现在，它们享有这片草原，但事情并不总是这样的。八百年前，这里应该有丰富的居民，现在这些距离北京不远的废墟，都曾是中国上都。大城市上都的遗迹在这些残垣断壁之中，据说蒙古首领，伟大的可汗忽必烈曾经欢迎马可波罗来到中国，蒙古骑士建立了历史上最大的帝国，一直延伸到欧洲的边界。由于害怕这个骁勇善战的部落，汉人修建了长城，蒙古人与马的亲密关系是其制霸的基石，这是他们在战争中获胜的原因。蒙古骑兵在夜晚旅行，由于不顾惜马匹，他们可以长距离涉敌并能比敌人更迅速地撤退。
（信息员：黄晓宁）
