Wild China1-12美丽中国中英文字幕

1、Beneathbillowingclouds,在翻騰的雲霧之下3inChinasfarsouthwesternYunnanprovince,處在中國西南邊境的雲南省4liesaplaceofmysteryandlegend.是個充滿神秘與傳奇的地方5Ofmightyriversandsomeoftheoldestjunglesintheworld.這裏有浩瀚的河川及世上年代最悠久的森林6Here,hiddenvalleysnurturestrangeanduniquecreatures,隱密的溪谷培育出不可思議及罕見珍奇的生物7andcolorfultribalcultures.和多采多姿的民

2、族文化8Junglesarerarelyfoundthisfarnorthofthetropics.離熱帶地區這麼遠的北邊森林是很罕見的景觀9So,whydotheythrivehere?那麼此區為何會有茂盛的森林？10AndhowhasthisruggedlandscapecometoharborthegreatestnaturalwealthinallChina?這麼惡劣的地理環境是如何庇護全中國最重要的自然資源？14IntheremotesouthwestcornerofChina,在中國西南方的偏僻角落一個慶典即將舉行15acelebrationisabouttotakeplace.1

3、6Daipeoplecollectwaterforthemostimportantfestivaloftheiryear.傣人為他們一年中最重要的節慶取水17TheDaicallthemselvesthepeopleofthewater.傣族人自稱為水鄉之人18Yunnansrivervalleyshavebeentheirhomeforover2,000years.兩千多年來他們一直以雲南的河谷為家19Bybringingtheriverwatertothetemple,他們將河水帶到佛寺20theyhonorthetwothingsholiesttothem-以河水浴佛來體現他們認為最神聖

4、的兩件事21Buddhismandtheirhome.佛教與家庭23TheDaigivethanksfortheriversandfertilelandswhichhavenurturedtheirculture.傣族以此敬謝河川與良地豐富了他們的文化與生活25Thoughtosomeitmightseemjustanexcuseforthebiggestwaterfightofalltime.也許對某些人來說這個潑水儀式只是藉口讓他們打場最過癮的水戰27Dailivesarechangingastownsgetbiggerandmodernize由於城鎮的擴大及都市化傣族的生活形態正逐漸改變

5、28buttheWaterSplashingFestivalsstillcelebratedbyall.但大家仍會慶祝潑水節29TheriverswhichlieattheheartofDailifeandculture河川深深影響傣族的生活和文化30flowfromthedistantmountainsofTibet,河流源自遙遠的西藏高山31southwardthroughcentralYunnaningreatparallelgorges.往南流經雲南中部穿越重重的巨大峽谷32TheDainowliveinthebordersoftropicalVietnamandLaos,如今傣族居住

6、在鄰近越南與泰國的熱帶地區33buttheirlegendstellofhowtheirancestorscamehere但他們的傳奇故事敍述了祖先如何沿著河流34byfollowingtheriversfrommountainlandsinthecoldfarnorth.從遙遠寒冷的北方高地來到這裏35LyingatthefareasternendoftheHimalayas,橫斷山脈位於喜瑪拉雅山最東邊36theHengduanmountainsformYunnansnorthernborderwithTibet.是雲南北方與西藏的邊界37Kawakarpo,crownoftheHengd

7、uanrange,isasiteofholypilgrimage.橫斷山脈的頂峰卡瓦格博雪山是朝聖的聖地38Yet,itsformidablepeakremainsunconquered.然而它令人畏懼的山頂至今無人能征服39Yunnansmountainsareremote,ruggedandinaccessible.雲南群山偏僻、崎嶇，人類很難接近40Heretheairisthinandtemperaturescandropbelowminus40degrees.這裏的空氣稀薄溫度能降到零下40度42ThisishometoananimalthatsfoundnowhereelseonE

8、arth.但地球上有某種動物卻只生活在這裏43TheYunnansnub-nosedmonkey.雲南金絲侯44Itsfoundonlyinthesefewisolatedmountainforests.它們只在這些孤立的山林出沒45Nootherprimatelivesatsuchhighaltitudes.沒有其他的靈長類動物能居住在這麼高的海拔46butthesearetruespecialists它們是真正的專家47Theseancientmountaindwellershaveinspiredlegends.這些古老的山居動物造就許多傳奇故事48LocalLisupeoplecons

9、iderthemtheirancestors,俚索族視它們為自己的祖先50callingthemthewildmenofthemountains.稱它們為山中野人51Duringheavysnowfalls,eventhesespecialistscannotfeed.遇上大雪時期就連這些森林專家也無法覓食52Itseemsastrangeplaceforamonkey這對猴子來說似乎是個奇怪的居住地53Betweensnows,themonkeyswastenotimeintheirsearchforfood.雪一停歇，這些猴子立刻把握時間去尋找食物54Atthisaltitude,ther

10、earefewfruitsortenderleavestoeat.在這高度很少有果子及嫩葉可吃5690%oftheirdietismadeupofthefinedrywispsofacuriousorganism.它們九成的食物來自一種很像束狀乾草的奇怪有機物體58Halffungus,halfplant-itslichen.半菌半植物的地衣59Howhavemonkeys,normallyassociatedwithlowlandjungle,按理該住在低地森林的猴子60cometolivesucharemotemountainexistence?怎麼會跑來住在偏遠的山區？61Thisisn

11、ottheonlyremarkableanimalfoundwithintheseisolatedhighpeaks.在這些孤絕的高峰之中還有更多奇特的動物62AChineseredpanda.一隻中國紅色熊貓63Solitaryandquiet,itspendsmuchofitstimeinthetreetops.生性安靜獨居大部份的時間都在樹上64Despiteitsname,不管其名65theredpandaisonlyaverydistantrelativeofthegiantpanda.紅色熊貓只是大熊貓的遠親66Itsactuallymorecloselyrelatedtoasku

12、nk.它跟臭鼬反而有較近的血緣關係Butitdoessharethegiantpandastasteforbamboo.但它確實跟大熊貓一樣喜歡吃竹葉SouthwestChinasredpandasareknownfortheirverystrongfacialmarkings中國西南方的紅色熊貓以明顯的臉部斑紋聞名69whichdistinguishthemfromredpandasfoundanywhereelseintheHimalayas.這和其他生活在喜馬拉雅山的紅色熊貓大不相同70Likethemonkeys,theywereisolatedinthesehighforests就像

13、金絲猴一樣它們也被孤立在這些高海拔森林71whenthemountainsquiteliterallyrosebeneaththem這是因為近代地質史上的造山運動72inthegreatestmountain-buildingeventinrecentgeologicalhistory.將它們腳下的山地整個托起拔高73Overthelast30millionyears,在過去三千萬年74theIndiansubcontinenthasbeenpushingnorthwardsintoEurasia.印度板塊一直向北推擠歐亞大陸板塊75OntheborderbetweenIndiaandTibe

14、t位於西藏與印度邊界的岩石76therockshavebeenraisedeightkilometersabovesealevel,已經被推升到高達海平面8公里77creatingtheworldshighestmountainrange,theHimalayas.造就出世上最高的喜馬拉雅山脈78Buttotheeast,但往東方看去79therockshavebuckledintoaseriesofsteepnorth-southridges,連綿的山岩形成南北向的懸崖峭壁80cuttingdownthroughtheheartofYunnan,直接深入雲南中心81theparallelmo

15、untainsoftheHengduanShan.平行的橫斷山脈82ThesenaturalbarriersservetoisolateYunnansplantsandanimals這些天然屏障阻絕了雲南境內的動植物互通有無83ineachadjacentvalley.每個山谷幾乎都自成一區84Whilethehugetemperaturerangebetweenthesnowypeaks這裏的溫差很大，上面是積雪的山峰85andthewarmerslopesbelow下方是溫暖的緩坡86providesavastarrayofconditionsforlifetothrive.氣候的多元性讓

16、各種生命得以欣欣向榮87Throughspring,整個春季88theHengduanslopesstageoneofChinasgreatestnaturalspectacles.橫斷山脈的山坡呈現中國最壯觀的自然風光89Theforestshereareamongthemostdiversebotanicalareasintheworld.這裏的森林蘊藏全世界最豐富的植物品種90Over18,000plantspeciesgrowhere,1萬8千多種植物有3千種是其他地區沒有的91ofwhich3,000arefoundnowhereelse.92Untillittlemorethana

17、centuryago,thisplacewasunknownoutsideChina.還不到一百年前這裏是不為外界所知的93ButthennewsreachedtheWest但後來消息傳到西方94ofamysterious,hiddenworldoftheorient原來東方還有這麼一個神秘、不為人知的世界95Hiddenamongthemountains,alostShangr-laparadise.隱藏在群山中的世外桃源96Westernhighsociety,inthegripofagardeningcraze,西方上流社會的園藝熱潮97waseagerforexoticspeciesf

18、romfarawayplaces.讓他們渴望遙遠國度的奇花異草98Thisgaverisetoanewbreedofcelebrityadventurers,引領新一代的名人探險風99intrepidbotanist-explorersknownasthePlantHunters.大膽的植物學家勘探者亦稱為植物獵人100YunnanbecametheirHolyGrail.雲南成了他們的聖杯101IndianaJonesThemostfamouswasJosephRock,areallifeIndianaJones.最出名的是喬瑟夫拉克現實生活中的印第安那鐘斯102Remarkablefilm

19、footagecapturedhisentourageonaseriesofexpeditions,卓越的記錄片記錄他和同伴一系列的遠征104astheypushedintothedeepestcornersofYunnan.進入雲南最深的角落105Ingloriouscolorherecordedtheplantlifehefound他用特別照相玻璃板106onspecialphotographicglassplates.記錄五彩繽紛的植物107SendingthousandsofspecimensbacktotheWest,把數千種樣本送回西方108thePlantHunterschang

20、edthegardensoftheworldforever.植物獵人一舉改變了世界的花園109Rockssuccesswasbornofamassiveeffort.拉克的成功來自他的努力以赴110For,tofindhisShangri-la,為了找到香格里拉111notonlyhadhetotraverseendlessmountainranges,他不只橫越數不清的山脈112butsomeofthedeepestgorgesintheworld.還跨越一些世上最深的峽谷113TheNujiangiscalledTheAngryRiver.怒江被稱之為忿怒的河流114This300-kil

21、ometrestretchofragingrapids這條300公里的湍急河流115isasmuchabarriertolifeasarethemountainsabove.如上述的山脈一樣成為許多生物的屏障116WAVESCRASH117Buttheplanthunterswerentthefirstpeopletotravelhere.但是植物獵人不是最早到此地的人118AlongtheNujiang，沿著怒江119lessthan30ropecrossingsallowlocalspassageacrossthetorrents會發現不到30條的繩子吊索讓當地人渡過洪流120Tinyha

22、mletsclingtotheslopes.小小村莊緊帖著山坡地121Thismorning,itsmarketday,今早是市集日122drawingpeoplefromupanddownthevalley.山坡上下的居民紛紛出門123PIGOINKS124GOATBLEATS125Hangingfromsimpleropeslings,吊在吊索上126peoplehavebeenusingthecrossingsformanyhundredsofyears.這已是人們幾百年渡江的老辦法127Insuchnarrow,precipitousgorges在這麼狹窄的險峻峭壁128itsbyfa

23、rtheeasiestwaytogetaround這是最容易的交通方式129Onceacross,thesteepsidesmeanitsstillahike.旦渡過陡峭的山坡意味著還有一段徒步130Manytrekforhoursbyfootbeforetheygettothemarket.許多人要徒步幾個小時才到市場131Theimmensevalleyishometooveradozenethnicgroups.這無邊無際的山谷聚集超過12個少數民族132Some,liketheNupeople,arefoundonlyhere.像怒族就只生活在此區133Themarketsbringt

24、hemountaintribestogether市集讓山上的族群聚在一起134Tocontinuehisexpeditions,為了繼續探險135RockhadtogethisentireentourageacrossthegiantYunnanrivers.拉克必須讓全隊通過浩瀚的雲南大河136Hecommissionedespeciallythickropesmadefromforestrattan他以樹藤做的粗繩為輔137andfilmedtheentireevent.並拍攝整個過程138Withyakbuttertosmooththeride,40menand15mulesmadeth

25、ejourney.利用犛牛油使過程平順40個人及15只騾上路了139Notallmadeitacross.並不是每個人都過140OnthefarsideofthegreatNujianggorge,在怒江峽谷遙遠的另一邊141thePlantHuntersmadearemarkablediscovery.植物獵人有個很棒的發現142Farfromthetropics,雖然遠離熱帶143theyseemedtobeenteringasteamy,vibranttropicaljungle,他們似乎進入了充滿蒸氣與生氣的熱帶雨林144theforestofGaoligongshan.高黎貢山的森林

26、145Theflorahereisunlikeanywhereelseintheworld.這裏的植物不像世界其他地方146Nexttosubtropicalspecies,alpineplantsgrowingiantform.緊臨亞熱帶植物的是生長茂盛的高山區植物147Crowningthecanopy,rhododendrons,upto30metershigh.萬綠森中點點紅那是高達30公尺的杜鵑花148InAprilandMay,theirflowersturntheforestsrubyred,杜鵑花在4、5月染紅翠綠的森林149attractingbirdspeciesfound

27、onlyhere.150吸引只在此地生長的鳥類151Constantmoistureintheairmeansthatthebranchesareladenwithfloweringepiphytes,空氣中充滿了濕氣152樹枝開滿美麗的花朵153fiercelyguardedbytinysunbirds,uniquetothesevalleys.山谷有種獨特的小太陽鳥極力保護這些花森154Nectarfeeders,thesearethehummingbirdsoftheOldWorldtropics.它們採集花蜜155這些蜂鳥穿梭在東方世界的熱帶地區156TheforestsofGaoli

28、gongshanarehometosomeofChinasrarestwildlife.高黎貢山的森林有許多中國最罕見的珍禽異獸157ThisisafemaleTemmincksTragopan.這是母的紅腹角雉158Shehasacolorfulmaleadmirer.它的愛慕者鮮豔奪目159Heshopingtowooherwithhispeculiarpeekaboodisplay希望以獨特的偷窺方式贏得佳人芳心160butshesnotabouttoberushed.但母雉不急著表態161Hiscolorfulskinwattlereflectsmorelightthanfeather

29、sdo.公雉鮮豔的肉垂比羽毛還亮眼162Toher,thisislikeaneonsign.對母雉來說就像個霓虹燈163Seeinghischance,themalemakeshismove.公雉看到機會馬上行動164ConstantmoistureintheGaoligongshanforests高黎貢山森林的濕氣165meansthatthroughouttheyeartherearealwaysfruitsonthetrees.讓樹木終年結實累累166Suchabundanceoffoodencouragesahighdiversityoffruiteaters167豐沛的食物遠勝於一般

30、熱帶林地168morecommonlyfoundinthetropics.所以也聚集各式各樣的食果動物169Theblackgiantsquirrelisfoundonlyinundisturbedrainforest.巨松鼠只生活在這片原始的雨林170Atclosetoametreinlength,itsoneoftheworldslargestsquirrels.它長達1尺171是世上最大的松鼠172Themysteryisthattheseforestsaregrowingwelloutsidethetropics.奇怪的是這些森林竟在熱帶地區以外茂盛生長173Byrights,none

31、ofthisjungle,oritsanimals,shouldbehere.按理說這些森林和動物不應該在此174Thesearebearmacaques.這是熊猴175Theyrefoundonlyintropicalandsub-tropicaljungle.只居住在熱帶及亞熱帶森林176Withatinyhomerangeofjustafewsquarekilometers,生活範圍只有幾平方公里177theydependontheabundantfruit它們需要進食大量果子178thatonlytruerainforestscanprovideallyearround.只有真正的雨林

32、才能終年提供如此數量179TotheEuropeanplanthunters,對於歐洲的植物獵人來說這些北方的雨林180thesenorthernrainforestsmusthaveseemedafantasticandmysteriouslostworld.181簡直就像奇幻神秘的遺忘世界182Yet,whentheycamehere,theywouldhavefoundbeautifullyconstructedancientstonepathways但當他們到此183卻發現精心鋪設的古老石路184onwhichtheforestcouldbeexplored.已經伸入森林之中185Wi

33、ndingwestwardsintothehills,蜿蜒通往西邊山坡186thesewereoncesomeofthemostimportanthighwaysinAsia,這曾經是亞洲最重要的公路187thesouthwesternteaandsilkroad.西南方的茶與絲路188Builtthousandsofyearsago,這條西南茶絲之路建於幾千年前189thesouthwesternteaandsilkroadgaveaccesstotheworldbeyondChinasborders,190連接中國和境外的世界191carryingtradesmenandtravelers

34、fromasfarawayasRome.帶來遠自羅馬的商人及旅客192Warswerefoughtoveraccesstothistinypath,過去為了爭奪這條小路引發不少戰爭193theonlysurerouteinoroutofChina,畢竟這是唯一得以進出中國194thatwasguaranteedtobeclearofsnowallyearround.又保證終年無雪的通道195So,whatcausesGaoligongshansstrangeandremarkableclimate?是什麼造成高黎貢山奇怪又獨特的氣候？196InlateMay,gustsofwindarrive

35、,5月下旬的強勁季風197bringingwiththemthekeytoGaoligongshansmystery.足以解開高黎貢山的神秘面紗198Thewindsarehotandsaturatedwithwater.風很熱而且充滿了水份199TheycomeallthewayfromtheIndianOcean.一路從印度洋吹來200ChanneledbyYunnansuniquegeography,因雲南獨特的縱谷地形201theybringwiththemthemoistureofthetropicalmonsoon.帶來熱帶梅雨季節的濕氣202Thegiantrivervalley

36、s,createdmillionsofyearsago,幾百萬年前形成的高山縱穀203actlikeimmensefunnels.就像是巨大的漏斗204Thegorgesaresodeepandnarrow,這些溪穀又深又窄205thatthemoistwarmairisdrivenrightupintothenorthofYunnan.促使濕暖空氣直接進入雲南北部206Theresultisrain,intorrents!結果是大雨如注！207Fourmonthsofdailyrainstormssustainluxuriantvegetation.連續4個月的暴雨讓植物茂盛生長208The

37、arrivalofthemonsoon梅雨季節的來臨喚醒209awakensoneoftheforestsmostextraordinarymoisture-lovinginhabitants.森林中最愛濕氣的動物210Thecrocodilenewtisoneofthemostunusualofthemanyamphibianspeciesfoundhere.鱷魚蠑是一種兩棲動物211也是其他地方找不到的奇特生物212Astherainsarrive,theyemergetomate.當梅雨降臨，蠑螈開始交配213Thenewtsaresaidtoleaveanodourtrailthatp

38、otentialmatescanfollow.據說它們會留下氣味蹤跡214讓未來的伴侶得以尋跡而至215Thecrocodilenewtgetsitsnamefromthebumpsalongitsback.鱷魚蠑因背部的突起而得名216Theseareitsdefense.那是它的防禦系統217Ifgrabbedbyapotentialpredator,如果被潛伏的食肉動物抓住218thetipsofitsribssqueezeadeadlypoisonfromthebumps.肋骨的尖端就會從凸塊釋放致命毒液219Thedelugewakesanotherforestinhabitant.

39、洪水喚醒另一個森林居住者220Thisoneisparticularlyastoundinginitsvigor!它有特別驚人的活力！221Itcangrowuptoameterday,一天能長1公尺222fastovertakingtheotherplantsaroundit.很快就追上周遭的植物223Thetalleritgrows,thefasteritsgrowthrate,它長得越高，生長速度就越快224sothatinamatterofdaysittowersabovetheundergrowth,所以一天之內就比矮樹森高225andcontinuesreachingforthes

40、ky.繼續朝天空發展226Notbadforwhatisessentiallyagrass.對禾本科植物來說這樣的速度還不賴227Itsbamboo.這就是竹子！228Giventhechance,如果有機會竹子會發展成很大的林子229bamboowillcreateimmenseforests,dominatingentireareas.230佔領整個區域231BambooforestsoccuracrosssouthwestChina,竹林主要生長在中國西南方232allthewaytoShanghai.一直到上海233Butprobablythehighestdiversityofbam

41、boosintheworld但世界上竹子種類最多的地方234isfoundonthehillsandvalleysofYunnan.還是在雲南的山谷235Thoughincrediblystrong,bambooshavehollowstems,雖然竹子很堅韌，但中心是空的236aperfectshelterforanycreatureswhichcanfindawayin.對任何能找到方法進入的生物是最佳的庇護所237Thisentranceholewasmadebyabeetle入口是被甲蟲弄的238butitsbeingusedbyaverydifferentanimal.但卻被完全不同

42、的動物所使用239Abamboobat.竹蝙蝠！240Thesizeofabumblebee,itsoneofthetiniestmammalsintheworld.如蜜蜂的大小241是世上最小的哺乳動物242Theentirecolony,upto25bats,整群可住到25只243fitsintoasinglesectionofbamboostem,smallerthanateacup.通通擠入一段竹節裏244比茶杯小245Itsquiteasqueeze!還蠻會擠的246Halfthecolonyarebabies.一半都是幼獸247Thoughbarelyaweekold,theyar

43、ealreadyalmostasbigastheirmums.雖然只有一個星期大248它們已經跟媽媽一樣大249Feedingsuchafast-growingbroodishardwork.養一窩生長如此迅速的孩子實在很辛苦250Themumsleavetohuntjustafterduskeachnight.蝙蝠媽媽每天傍晚後出去獵食251Backintheroost,theyoungareleftontheirown.寶寶被留在竹節的窩巢裏252Specialpadsontheirwingshelpthemtogriponthebamboowalls-翅膀上的肉趾幫助它們緊緊抓住竹壁25

44、3mostofthetime.但偶爾還是會失足254Theyoungbatsusetheextraspacetoprepareforalifeonthewing幼蝙蝠利用多餘的空間255用喙理毛及伸展它們的翅膀為飛行做準備256bypreeningandstretching.257Packedinlikesardines,theywouldmakeaneasytargetforasnake.它們擠得像沙丁魚258很容易成為蛇類覬覦的目標259Butthesnakehasnochanceofgettingin.但是蛇沒機會進入260Theentranceisthinnerthanthewidth

45、ofapencil.入口的大小比鉛筆還細261Whenthemothersreturn,當母蝙蝠回巢後262theycanpushthroughthenarrowentranceonlybecauseoftheirunusuallyflattenedskulls.它們能擠過那窄小的門263因為它們有特殊的扁骨架264Butitsstillasqueeze.但還是需要擠一下265Bamboosareexploitedinaverydifferentwaybyanotherforestdweller.另外一群森林居民266以不同方式善用竹林267Freshbambooshootsareanimpo

46、rtantforestcrop.新鮮竹筍是森林重要產物268AiLaoXiangisoftheHanitribe,謝阿泰來自梅山的哈尼族269fromthemountainvillageofMengsong.270Roasted,thetendershootshegatherswillmakeatastydish.採集的竹筍在烤過會很好吃271TheHanihavemanyusesforthedifferentbamboostheygrowandfindintheforestaround.哈尼族懂得物盡其用272對野生和自種的竹有不同的處置273Thoughflexibleenoughtobe

47、woven,雖然竹子柔軟到可以編織274bamboohasahighertensilestrengththansteel.但它比鐵有更強的韌性275Succulentwhenyoung,幼筍鮮美多汁成熟的竹子牢固耐用276inmaturityitstoughanddurable,idealformakingatable277做成桌子最理想了278andstrongenoughforapipetolastalifetime.279做出煙管一輩子也不會壞280ThepeopleofsouthwestChina中國西南方的人們發明許多非凡的方法281havefoundanextraordinaryn

48、umberofwaystoexploitthismostversatileofplants.282來利用這多用途的植物283THEYSPEAKINNATIVELANGUAGE284Partofbamboosphenomenalsuccess竹子這麼厲害有部份原因是285isthatitssotoughthatfewanimalscantackleit.很少動物能突破它的堅韌286Yet,bamboodoescomeunderattack.但是竹子還是會被攻擊287Abamboorat.竹鼠288Feedingalmostexclusivelyonbamboo,專門吃竹子289theylivet

49、heirentirelivesintunnelsbeneaththeforest.它們一生都住在森林底下的隧道290Thethinnerspeciesofbambooareeasytoattackandpullbelow.越細小的竹科越容易被攻擊然後被拉到地下291Shehasafantasticsenseofsmell它的嗅覺非常靈敏292andcansniffoutthefreshgrowththroughthesoil.能在土裏嗅出新生竹293Bamboospreadsalongundergroundstems.竹子是由地底紮根而生294Byfollowingthese,newshoot

50、sarefound.隨根部就能找到新生筍295Onceashootisdetected,一旦筍子被發現296shesnipsitfreeanddragsitdownintoherburrow.它馬上咬斷拖到洞穴裏297Thisfemalehasafamily.這只母鼠有家累298Atjustafewweeksold,只有幾個禮拜大299theyoungsterscanalreadytacklethehardestbamboostems這些幼鼠已經能應付最硬的竹莖300andareeagertotry.還很樂意去試301Bamboostoughreputationissuch,竹子以過人的韌性聞

51、名另一位專家因為能啃食竹子302thatanotherbamboospecialistwasknownbytheChineseas,TheIronEatingAnimal.303被中國人稱為食鐵動物304Thegiantpandaisfamousforitsexclusivediet.大熊貓是以專吃竹子而出名的305GiantpandasarethoughttohaveoriginatedinsouthwestChina,millionsofyearsago,據說幾百萬年前306起源于中國西南方307buttheyarenolongerfoundinYunnan.但如今在雲南已經找不到了308

52、Recently,theirspecializeddiethashaddireconsequences.最近它們偏愛的食物呈現緊迫的狀態309Bamboohasabizarrelifecycle,竹子的生命週期很特別310floweringinfrequently,sometimesonlyonceeveryhundredyearsorso.不常開花311有時一百年才一次312Butwhenfloweringdoesoccur,itsonamassivescale,但一旦開花，就會大規模盛開313anditsfollowedbythedeathofalloftheplants.最後整株死亡31

53、4Sometimesanentirebambooforestmaydie.有時整片竹林都死了315Inundisturbedhabitat,pandassimplymovetoanotherarea在不受干擾的生態區熊貓只要遷移到另一區就好了316whereadifferentbamboospeciesgrows.那裏還有不同的竹子317Butashumanactivityhasfragmentedtheirforesthome,但人類的活動已截斷它們的棲息地318pandasfinditincreasinglyhardtofindlargeenoughareasinwhichtosurviv

54、e.熊貓越來越難找到足夠的活動範圍生存319WildpandasarenowfoundonlyintheforestsofCentralChina,現在只有中國的中部還能找到野生熊貓320fartotheeast.離東部已經很遠了321ButinthehiddenpocketsoflowlandjungleinYunnanstropicalsouth,但在低地森林隱密的地區322在雲南的熱帶南區323liveoneofChinasbest-keptwildlifesecrets.還秘密藏著一種野生動物324DEEPBELLOW325ThewildAsianelephant.野生亞洲大象326E

55、lephantsonceroamedacrossChinaasfarnorthasBeijing.大象曾經遍及中國最北甚至遠及北京327ButitsonlyinthehiddenvalleysofYunnanthattheyhavesurvived.但現在只生活在雲南隱密的山谷中328Elephantsarethearchitectsoftheforest.大象是森林的建築師329Bamboosandgrassesaretheirfavoritefood竹子跟草是它們最愛吃的食物330butsaplings,treeleavesandtwistedlianasarealltaken,withl

56、ittlecare.但幼樹、樹葉及藤蔓植物331也會被它們一併拔起332Astheymovethroughtheforest,當它們穿越森林333theelephantsopenupclearings,bringinglighttotheforestfloor.等於辟清一些空地讓陽光照入森林的地面334Thishasamajorimpactontheirhome.這對此區生態有很大的影響335Therichestforestsarenowknowntobethosewhichfromtimetotimeexperiencechange.最豐饒的森林是那些336不時在變化的森林337TheJin

57、uopeopleareincrediblyknowledgeableabouttheirforests基諾族對他們的森林幾乎無所不知338andclaimtohaveusesformostoftheplantsthattheyfindthere.聲稱他們認識大多數植物也都知道各自用法339Theyhavenamesforthemall,他們替每種植物起名字340thosegoodforeatingandsomewhichevenhavestrongmedicinalqualities.這些很好吃341有些有很強的藥效342Byworkinghere,theJinouplayasimilarro

58、letotheelephants,在這裏工作343基諾族與大象有異曲同工之效344openinguptheforest,bringingspace,lightanddiversity.清除森林，帶來空間、光與多元化345Green,fastgrowingspeciesareencouraged.所以此區的綠色植物能快速成長346Insectsareinhighabundancehere,昆蟲在這裏也很多347togetherwiththeanimalsthatfeedonthem.以昆蟲為食的動物自然也多348KnowledgeoftheforestenablestheJinoutofindn

59、otjustplants,身為森林通的基諾族不但能找到植物349butothertastyforestfoodtoo.還有其他美味的食物350Forestcrabsarecommonhere,feedingontheabundantleaflitter.森林蟹在這很常見它們以枯枝落葉為食物351Thiswillbeatastyadditiontotheeveningmeal.這會是晚餐美味的佳餚352FlowingthroughYunnanssouthernvalleys,流過雲南南方山谷353theonceangryriversarenowswollen,曾經湍急的怒江如今進入寬廣的區域35

60、4theirwatersslowandwarm.水流變得緩慢溫和355ThesefertilelowlandvalleysarethehomeoftheDai.這些低地水域是傣族的家356ThePeopleoftheWater他們沿著溪流而居357livealongstreamswhichoriginateinthesurroundinghills.這些溪流源自周遭的山地358Eachfamilykeepsakitchengarden每戶人家都有菜圃359modeledonthemulti-layeredstructureofthesurroundingforests,是依周遭森林地形而建的多