鸟瞰中国China from Above下The Future Is Now词汇脚本翻译.docx

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鸟瞰中国ChinafromAbove下TheFutureIsNow词汇脚本翻译

鸟瞰中国-ChinafromAbove（下）

TheFutureIsNow

Script

China,anationundergoinganewculturalrevolutionatthedawnofthe21stcentury.Thisepicjourneyfromtheairwillrevealanationintransition.Asmillionsmigratefornewlivestomegacitiesbeingbuiltatrecordpace,engineeringmarvelsriseacrossChina’sepiclandscape,andcutting-edgetransportsystemsrollouttomeetthedemandsof200millionpeopleonthemove.China’sreachevenextendstoearth’sorbit.

It’sacountryexperiencingunprecedentedchange.Aftercenturiesinseclusion,Chinaisnowrevealed.

Afivethousand-year-oldcivilizationinahurry.Overthelastthreedecades,ithasmodernizedfasterthananyothercountry.Attheheartofthistransformationisonecity-----Shanghai.It'snowChina’smostpopularcity,itsfinancialhubandtheworld'sbusiestport.

The24millionShanghairesidentsspeaktheirowndialectandtravelaroundononeofthebiggesttransportationsystemsintheworld.It'stherapidincreaseofitsskyscrapersthat'sreallycaughttheworld'simagination,includingonemanwhoselife'sworkhasbeentorecallthistransformation.

"Tome,cityscapephotographyisajobaswellasapassion.Itexpressesmyaffinityforthecity."ZhagXianzhenhasspent20yearsphotographingtherapidlyevolvingskylineofShanghai.In1993,thisphotocapturedShanghaiwithalmostnoskyscrapers,butby2014,ithadasmuchasTokyocity.

"Standinghereyoucanseethecity'sdevelopmentanditscultureandhistory.Onthissidearethenewbuildings.Century-oldbuildingsareoverthere.Fromhere,whatyouareseeingarethecontrastswithinacity.Itmaybegrowingbutitisalsopreservingitsheritageverywell.AllthepicturesItaketodaywillonedaybeahistoricalrecording.Thisisverymeaningfultome.

ThisurbantransformationspreadacrossChinaover600millionpeoplenowlivingin656cities,theyarebuildingtheequivalentofthecitythesizeofChicagoeveryyear.Themanpowerrequiredtodrivethisurbanexplosionhascomefromtheruralbackwatersofthisvastnation.

By2030,350millionpeople,thepopulationoftheUnitedStates,areexpectedtomovefromthecountrysidetothecities.Anexodusthatdwarvesthe19thcenturyIndustryRevolutionofEuropeandAmerica.HerethemodernandtheancientoftencollideinthesechaoticcitiesandancientChinesetraditionsarehardtoshakeoff.

Interviewee1:

”TodayisQingmingFestival,we’reallfilledwithdeepemotionsinourheartsasweheadtowardsFunShouGardentopayrespectstoourdeceasedancestors.”

TheleefamilyisjoiningmorethanthreemillionpeopleinShanghaionapilgrimagetopayrespectstotheirdead.It’scalledtombsweeping.Travelingtotheirrelativesgraveswasonceaneasytaskfromruraltownsandvillages,nowmillionshavetoexittheirnewurbansuburbsalongcongestedtrunkroutes,causingchaos.

Interviewee2:

”Duringthistimeeachyearwedispatchpolicechopperstothevariouscemeteriessowecanmonitorthetrafficandrelayinformationtothegroundtrafficpolice.”

Interviewee3:

”I’matsectorS32cemeterysiterightnow,theleveloftrafficcongestioniscritical.”

Tombsweepingliterallyinvolvescleaningandrestoringfamilygravestones,payingspiritualrespecttotheirdeceasedelders.

Interviewee1:

”TheideaoffilialpietyandpayingyourrespectshasbeenanimportantpartofChineseConfuciansocietysincetheancienttimes.Peopleareusuallytoobusy,soitisgreatwehaveapublicholidayasitallowsthemtopayremembrancetotheirelders.”

Thenewcitydwellersareestablishingthousandsofnewplotsontheoutskirtsofthecitywherelandischeaper.ButsuchasthedemandofShanghairesidents,theyarelikelytorunoutin15years.

Interviewee4:

”Wecan’tforgetoutroots.Ourancestorsgaveusaphysicalbodyandmoreimportantlyasoul.Suchatraditionallowsgoodvaluestobepasseddowntothefuturegenerations.”

Tombsweepingisatraditionbeingkeptaliveinmoderncities,butit’sdwarfedbyanotherfestival,thatdrawsChinesepeopleallthewaytotheirhomevillagesandtowns,wherevertheyarenow,it’stheChinesenewyear.200millionChineseleavethecities,thebiggestannualmigrationofpeopleontheplanet,buthowdosomanyleavetheirnewcitiesforthehomestheirparentsandgrandparents?

Byadoptingthemostadvancedtransportationsystemintheworld:

high-speedrail.

Startinonly2007,atsixthousandmilesandgrowing.It’salreadythelongestbullettrainnetworkintheworld.TravelingtheeighthundredmiletripfromShanghaitoBeijing,usedtotakefourteenhours,nowyoucangetthereinjustoverfivehours,atspeedsupwardsof180milesperhour.AndforfamiliesliketheWang’sthiscutting-edgetransportation,iscriticalfortheirNewYearexodus.

TheirhometownofQiqiharisinthefarnortheastadistanceof950miles,ajourneythatworldtake36hoursbyconventionaltransport,butnotanymore,thebullettrain’simmensespeedisachievedwithnewelectrifiedtrackacrossChinaandaerodynamictrainsmadefromlightweightcompositematerials.

“Asanengineer,IhavebeenwithChina'shighspeedraildevelopmentfrom2004totoday.Ithasbeenanexcitingjourney.Itprovidesanalternativetoroadandairtravel.Thoughthisdevelopment,ourworkhastransformedhowweChinesecommute.”

IntheendtheWang'sannualday-and-a-halftripisshortenedto15hours.“Thejourneymayhavebeenlong,butitfeelsshortinmyheart.SeeingthesnowoutsideremindsmeofthetimesIspentwithmyparentscelebratingnewyear.Itisaveryhappyfeeling.”“Meandhismotherandevenhisauntreallymissthem.Theyhavebeengonefortoolong.Nowthattheyarebackforthenewyear.Weareveryhappytobetogetherasonefamilyagain.”

TheChineseNewYeartakesplaceatthestartofspring.Forthenewurbanmiddle-class,thesummerbringsanewwestern-styleholidayintotheircalendar,thebeachholiday.AndforthemanylandlockedChinese,travelingtofar-flungseasideresortsisnotanoption.Theanswercreatestheworld’slargestartificialbeach.

800milesinlandfromcoastalChina,thenewChinesemiddleclassliketospendtheirleisuretimebythewaterwithouthavingtotravelmilestogettothebeach.Thisartificialbeachresortcanholdupto10,000visitors.Sosuccessful,it’sbecomeauniqueattractioninitsownrightandnowdrawsvisitorsfromasfarandwideasBeijing875milesaway.“Wearefriendswhooftentraveltogether.”“Otherfriendsrecommendedthisplacetous.Wedidmoreresearchontheinternetandfoundoutthatthewatersaregoodforourbodyandskin.Womenatourageareveryconcernedaboutourskin.”It’snotjustanartificialsearesort.There’soneoftheworld’sbiggestindoorswimmingpoolheretoo.Agiantwavemachineisitsmainattraction.TheChinesenameforthisincrediblesightisdumplingsoup.“Thatwastooexciting!

Wehavenotexperiencedsomethinglikethisindecades.It’slikegoingbacktothetimewhenIwasinmytwenties.Thisplaceisachildren’splayground.Itallowsustoreliveourchildhood!

”

WhentheChinesearen’tsplashingoutonbeachholidays,they’returningtotelevisionandcinemafortheirentertainment.China’smoviemarketisnowtheworld’ssecond-largestwithtensofthousandsofcinemascreensandhomegrownproductionisbooming.

Tofeedthishungerforentertainmentthatwasdeniedtothemfordecades,southofShanghaiinZhejiangprovince,amassivecomplexhasbeenbuilt.China’sanswertoHollywood-Chinawood.This6400acreoutdoorfilmsetisnowtheworld’sbiggest.

ChinesehistoryisbeingretoldforChineseaudiencesliketheHollywoodstudiosthe1940sand50s.GiantbacklotsreproducekeyperiodsinChinesehistory.It’sspreadover10squaremiles,aroundtwicethesizeofBeverlyHills,andconsistsof13shootingbases.

Hollywoodhadwesterns,Chinawoodhasitsownwildwest,dynasticdramasandhigh-octanemartialartsmovies.

WangYingisdirectinganewmartialartsmovie,"IfirststartedinmartialartsschoolbeforeenlistingatShaolinTemple.Iwastooyoung,Iwentbecausemyfamilytoldmetogo.ItwastoughandIwantedtogohome.Butaftertrainingforafewyearsandgoingforcompetitions,Idevelopedapassionthatenduresuntiltoday."AsagraduateoftheShaolinTemple,WangYingbringsauthenticitytohisactionmovies-amoderntwisttoanancientmartialartstradition.

WangYingsaid，"Wewillfirstfilmtheactors’closeups,butthefightsequenceswillbedonebyourstuntmen.Ourstuntmenwillwearthisharnessandthenbehauledupintotheair.Thisrequiresprofessionaltraining.Likehowtomaintainyourpostureamongstothers.Thechallengeiscoordination.Ifthecoordinationisoff,ourstuntmanmayfallandinjurehimself."

Withannualboxofficereceiptsreachingalmost5billiondollarsand13newcinemasopeningeveryday,China’sdemandforfilmswillcontinuetogrowliketherestofnation.

In10years,Chinawillhaveover200citieswithmorethanamillionresidents,And8megacitieswithover10million,todeliverenoughpowertorunthesecitiesrequiresthebuildingofthebiggesthigh-voltagetransmissionnetworkonearth.China’srampantgrowthhasoutstrippedthisnation’sinfrastructure,housingnearly1.4billionrequireshugeengineeringprojects.InthesoutheasternChinaisLishui,Zhejiangprovince.Theworkershereareinstallinganultrahigh-voltagecablenetworkthatwillrunforthousandsofmilesacrossChina’sruggedinterior.

“Ihavebeenworkinginthisfieldfor9years.Itcanbedangerousduetotheheightswehavetoscale.Duringrainydays,thecablescangetveryslippery.Strongwind