hsk6 上 lesson 15 with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 15   山脉上的雕刻   

Sculptures on the mountain range

Shānmài shàng de diāokè

山脉上的雕刻

Sculptures on the mountain range

2010 Nián Zhōngguó xīnán zāoyù bǎiniánbùyù de gānhàn, 

2010年中国西南遭遇百年不遇的干旱，

In 2010, Southwest China suffered a drought that was unprecedented in a century. 

gēngdì shàng, zhuāngjià kūwěi ér sǐ, 

耕地上，庄稼枯萎而死，

On the cultivated land, crops withered and died, 

nóngzuòwù dà miànjī juéshōu.

农作物大面积绝收。

and large areas of crops had no harvest.

Jiù zài gèdì hànqíng yánzhòng, 

就在各地旱情严重、

At a time when drought conditions were severe 

rén hé shēngchù yǐnshuǐ dōu nán de shíhòu, 

人和牲畜饮水都难的时候，

and people and livestock were having trouble drinking water, 

diān nán Hónghé Āiláo shān nánbù de yīpiàn piàn tītián zhuànglì yījiù, 

滇南红河哀牢山南部的一片片梯田壮丽依旧，

the terraced fields in the southern part of the Ailao Mountain of the Red River in southern Yunnan remained magnificent. 

tāmen yī shānxíng ér liúzhuàn, 

它们依山形而流转，

They circulate in the shape of the mountain,

yī piàn piàn, yī céng céng yóu bàn shānyāo yánshēn zhì xiágǔ, 

一片片、一层层由半山腰延伸至峡谷，

one by one, extending from the mountainside to the gorge. 

xiàng yī zhāng zhāng liànglì de yóuhuà, pūtiāngàidì, xíjuǎn ér zhì.

像一张张亮丽的油画，铺天盖地，席卷而至。

like beautiful oil paintings, sweeping across the sky and the earth.

Wèilán de tiānkōng, piāofú de báiyún, 

蔚蓝的天空，漂浮的白云，

The blue sky, floating white clouds, 

yáobǎi de shù yǐng, gèng chèntuō chū tītián de zhuàngměi.

摇摆的树影，更衬托出梯田的壮美。

and swaying tree shadows set off the magnificence of the terraces.

Wǒmen de chē zài dàshān li yánzhe gōnglù pánxuán ér xíng, 

我们的车在大山里沿着公路盘旋而行，

Our car circled along the highway in the mountains, 

shí'ér xíngshǐ zài shēn shēn de gǔdǐ, 

时而行驶在深深的谷底，

sometimes driving at the bottom of deep valleys, 

shí'ér páshēng dào hǎibá yīqiān duō mǐ gāo de shānyāo.

时而爬升到海拔一千多米高的山腰。

and sometimes climbing to the mountainside more than 1,000 meters above sea level.

Yáowàng shāndǐng, shì dàpiàn de sēnlín, 

遥望山顶，是大片的森林，

Looking at the top of the mountain, there is a large forest. 

xiágǔ jiān shǎnshǎn fāguāng de shì xiǎo xī, quánshuǐ hé pùbù, 

峡谷间闪闪发光的是小溪、泉水和瀑布，

The gorge is sparkling with streams, springs and waterfalls. 

bàn shānyāo shì cūnzi, 

半山腰是村子，

Halfway through the mountain is the village. 

cūnzi xià shì rúshān rú hǎi, zònghéng wànlǐ, xiōngyǒng ér lái de tītián.

村子下是如山如海、纵横万里、汹涌而来的梯田。

Below the village is the turbulent terraced fields that are like mountains and seas.

Jǐnguǎn yǐ mùdǔ zhè qíjī wúshù cì, 

尽管已目睹这奇迹无数次，

Although I have witnessed this miracle countless times, 

dàn wǒ měi cì shēn lín qí jìng, 

但我每次身临其境，

every time I am on the scene, 

dōu huì wèi Hānízú shān mínmen zài zhè chóngchóng dié dié de shānmài shàng diāosù chū de měilì huàjuàn ér zhènjīng.

都会为哈尼族山民们在这重重叠叠的山脉上雕塑出的美丽画卷而震惊。

I am shocked by the beautiful scrolls of Hani mountain people sculpted on this overlapping mountain range.

Zhè shì yǐ dàdì wèi bèijǐng, yòng shēngmìng hé yìlì diāokè chū de jiéchū zuòpǐn, 

这是以大地为背景，用生命和毅力雕刻出的杰出作品，

This is an outstanding work carved with life and perseverance on the background of the earth. 

tā bǐ wànlǐ chángchéng gèng ràng wǒ zhènhàn, 

它比万里长城更让我震撼，

It shocked me more than the Great Wall, 

tā bǐ lìshǐ yōujiǔ de gōngdiàn gèng ràng wǒ gǎndòng.

它比历史悠久的宫殿更让我感动。

and moved me more than a palace with a long history.

Wǒ bùjīn wèn zìjǐ, zhèlǐ de rén wéi shénme xuǎnzéle tītián?

我不禁问自己，这里的人为什么选择了梯田？

I can't help asking myself, why do people here choose terraced fields?

Hòulái, wǒ zài dāngdì tīng dàole yī shǒu gǔlǎo de qǔzi, 

后来，我在当地听到了一首古老的曲子，

Later, I heard an old song in the local area. 

gēcí de yìsi shì, 

歌词的意思是，

The lyrics meant that 

zǔxiānmen zhǐ kào dǎlièguò bu le rìzi, guāng kào cǎijí shù guǒ yěguò bù le rìzi, 

祖先们只靠打猎过不了日子，光靠采集树果也过不了日子，

the ancestors couldn't live by hunting, and they couldn't live by collecting trees. 

yúshì xuéhuìle fān dì, xuéhuìle zhòngzhí.

于是学会了翻地，学会了种植。

So I learned how to plow the ground and plant it.

Tāmen fāxiàn zhǒngzǐ hé shuǐ zuì qīnjìn, 

他们发现种子和水最亲近，

They found that seeds are closest to water. 

hēguò shuǐ de zhǒngzǐ jiùshì jīn shǎnshǎn de dàogǔ, 

喝过水的种子就是金闪闪的稻谷，

The seeds that have drunk water are golden rice. 

cóngcǐ tāmen zài yě lì bù kāi tītián hé shuǐ.

从此他们再也离不开梯田和水。

From then on, they can no longer do without terraces and water.

Jīngguò shù shí dài rén de qiè'érbùshě, 

经过数十代人的锲而不舍，

After decades of perseverance, 

tāmen zhōngyú jiāng yīzuò zuò dàshān, diāosù chéngle tītián.

他们终于将一座座大山，雕塑成了梯田。

they finally sculpted the mountains into terraces.

Miàn duì dàshān, shān mínmen méiyǒu duìkàng, 

面对大山，山民们没有对抗，

In the face of the mountains, the mountain people did not confront, 

ér shì xuǎnzéle fúcóng--tāmen fúcóng zìrán guīlǜ, 

而是选择了服从－－他们服从自然规律，

but chose to obey-they obeyed the laws of nature, 

xuǎnzé kāipì tītián zhè zhǒng nónggēng fāngshì, 

选择开辟梯田这种农耕方式，

chose to open up terraces as a farming method, 

zuìzhōng yǔ dà zìrán héxié xiāngchǔ.

最终与大自然和谐相处。

and finally got along with nature in harmony.

1300 Duōnián, 

1300多年，

For more than 1,300 years, 

shān mínmen yòng hànshuǐ, yòng xīnxuè, 

山民们用汗水，用心血，

the mountain people have used sweat, hard work, 

yòng rì fù yī rì de xīnqín láodòng wánchéngle shānmài shàng de diāokè, 

用日复一日的辛勤劳动完成了山脉上的雕刻，

and day-to-day hard work to complete the carvings on the mountains. 

rènhé kùnnán yě zǔlán bùliǎo tāmen.

任何困难也阻拦不了他们。

No difficulty can stop them.

Zhè fú huàjuàn yǐ qí bǎoguì de shēngtài, 

这幅画卷以其宝贵的生态、

This picture scroll is known for its precious ecology, 

wénhuà hé shěnměi jiàzhí, zhǎnshìzhe tā de hǎnjiàn hé zhēnxī.

文化和审美价值，展示着它的罕见和珍稀。

the cultural and aesthetic values show its rarity.

Yǒurén shuō: “Hāní tītián de měijǐng ràng rén táozuì, 

有人说：“哈尼梯田的美景让人陶醉，

Someone said: "The beauty of the Hani terraces is intoxicating. 

zhèlǐ de yīqiè wúbù tǐxiànzhe dāngdì bǎixìng yǔ zìrán héxié xiāngchǔ de zhìhuì, 

这里的一切无不体现着当地百姓与自然和谐相处的智慧，

Everything here reflects the wisdom of the local people to live in harmony with nature, 

tǐxiànzhe mínzhòng duì zìshēn wénhuà hé zìrán huánjìng de zūnzhòng.

体现着民众对自身文化和自然环境的尊重。

as well as it reflects the people's respect for their own culture and natural environment.

Tā suǒ yùnhán de rén yǔ zìrán gāodù héxié fāzhǎn de gǔlǎo wénhuà tèzhēng, zhèng shì 21 shìjì rénlèi suǒ zhuīqiú de yī zhǒng jīngshén.”

它所蕴含的人与自然高度和谐发展的古老文化特征，正是21世纪人类所追求的一种精神。”

The ancient cultural characteristics of the highly harmonious development of man and nature contained in it are exactly a kind of spirit pursued by mankind in the 21st century.  "

Yěyǒu rén shuō, Hāní tītián “shì rénlèi de bǎoguì yíchǎn, 

也有人说，哈尼梯田“是人类的宝贵遗产，

It is also said that the Hani terraces are "a precious heritage of mankind. 

tā xiàng wǒmen zhèngmíng rénlèi yǒngyǒu jīngrén de chuàngzào jīngshén”!

它向我们证明人类拥有惊人的创造精神”！

It proves to us that mankind has an amazing creative spirit"!

Gǎibiān zì “Zhōngguó guójiā dìlǐ” wénzhāng “bùjǐn jǐn shì fēngjǐng, āi láo shān hónghé hāní tītián”, zuòzhě: Lǐ xù

改编自《中国国家地理》文章《不仅仅是风景，哀牢山红河哈尼梯田》，作者：李旭

Adapted from the "Chinese National Geographic" article "More than just a landscape, Ailao Mountain Red River Hani Terrace", author: Li Xu

Full Translation:

Sculptures on the mountain range

In 2010, Southwest China suffered a drought that was unprecedented in a century. On the cultivated land, crops withered and died, and large areas of crops had no harvest. At a time when drought conditions were severe and people and livestock were having trouble drinking water, the terraced fields in the southern part of the Ailao Mountain of the Red River in southern Yunnan remained magnificent. 

They circulate in the shape of the mountain, one by one, extending from the mountainside to the gorge, like beautiful oil paintings, sweeping across the sky and the earth. The blue sky, floating white clouds, and swaying tree shadows set off the magnificence of the terraces.

Our car circled along the highway in the mountains, sometimes driving at the bottom of deep valleys, and sometimes climbing to the mountainside more than 1,000 meters above sea level.

Looking at the top of the mountain, there is a large forest. The gorge is sparkling with streams, springs and waterfalls. Halfway through the mountain is the village. Below the village is the turbulent terraced fields that are like mountains and seas.

Although I have witnessed this miracle countless times, every time I am on the scene, I am shocked by the beautiful scrolls of Hani mountain people sculpted on this overlapping mountain range. This is an outstanding work carved with life and perseverance on the background of the earth. It shocked me more than the Great Wall, and moved me more than a palace with a long history.

I can't help asking myself, why do people here choose terraced fields? Later, I heard an old song in the local area. The lyrics meant that the ancestors couldn't live by hunting, and they couldn't live by collecting trees. So I learned how to plow the ground and plant it.

They found that seeds are closest to water. 

The seeds that have drunk water are golden rice. From then on, they can no longer do without terraces and water. After decades of perseverance, they finally sculpted the mountains into terraces. In the face of the mountains, the mountain people did not confront, but chose to obey-they obeyed the laws of nature, chose to open up terraces as a farming method, and finally got along with nature in harmony.

For more than 1,300 years, the mountain people have used sweat, hard work, and day-to-day hard work to complete the carvings on the mountains. No difficulty can stop them. This picture scroll is known for its precious ecology, the cultural and aesthetic values show its rarity.

Someone said: "The beauty of the Hani terraces is intoxicating. Everything here reflects the wisdom of the local people to live in harmony with nature, as well as it reflects the people's respect for their own culture and natural environment.

The ancient cultural characteristics of the highly harmonious development of man and nature contained in it are exactly a kind of spirit pursued by mankind in the 21st century.  " It is also said that the Hani terraces are "a precious heritage of mankind. It proves to us that mankind has an amazing creative spirit"!

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