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韩佳：快乐学汉语，轻松又好记。

Learn Chinese with fun. It’s much

easier to remember.

大家好，欢迎来到《快乐中国》。

Hello there. Welcome to Happy China.

我是快乐的韩佳。

I am the happy Han Jia.

大牛：我是快乐的大牛。

And I am the happy Daniel.

韩佳：今天我和大牛啊

Today Daniel and I are going

要带您一起在乐山的东方佛都学汉语。

to take you to the Oriental Buddha Park

of Leshan to learn Chinese.

大牛：什么？

What?

问我们这东方佛都里有一些啥？

You asked me what’s inside the park?

您可真够性急的。

You are so anxious.

一会儿进去不就知道了嘛。

You’ll find it out after we get inside.

来。

Come on.

韩佳，

Han Jia,

这个地方的名字叫做东方佛都，

Since it’s called the Oriental Buddha Park,

我想今天一定能看到很多佛像。

I guess we’ll see lots of Buddha

statues here.

韩佳：我还听人家介绍说，

I also heard

这里是一座荟萃了佛教雕刻艺术精品的

this is an open-air museum

露天博物馆。

of excellent Buddhist sculptures.

大牛：听你这么一说，

Hearing what you said,

我觉得我们今天又能大饱眼福了。

I am sure we’ll have a feast for our eyes.

Wǒ juéde wǒmen jīntiān yòu néng dà bǎo yǎn fú le.

我 觉得 我们 今天 又 能 大 饱 眼福 了。

I think today is going to be a feast

for the eyes too.

韩佳：而且可能还不止呢。

Maybe more than that.

大牛：哦？难道说还能大饱口福啊？

What? Could we also have a feast

for our stomach?

那就太好了！

That’d be great!

韩佳：这才几点啊？你又饿了。

What time is it? And you are hungry.

我的意思是说

I mean that

我们今天不止能饱眼福，还能长知识呢。

we can not only feast our eyes,

but also gain knowledge.

大牛：不过话说回来，

Having said that,

我们走了这么久了，

we’ve walked for quite a long while,

怎么还没有看见一尊佛像呢。

but haven’t seen a single Buddha yet.

韩佳：谁说的。你看看对面那座山峰。

That’s not true. Look at that peak

over there.

大牛，大牛。

Daniel, Daniel.

我告诉你吧，

Let me tell you

这尊巨型卧佛

this huge reclining Buddha was sculpted

它是仿照大足石刻卧佛雕凿而成的。

in imitation of the Dazu rock Buddha statue.

全长有170米，

170 meters in length, it falls into

属于摩崖造像。

the category of bas-reliefs on precipices.

大牛：我还是第一次看到这么长的卧佛。

This is the first time I’ve ever seen

such a huge reclining Buddha.

刚才整个人都堂目结舌了。

I am wholly “tang mu jie she”.

韩佳：你又认字认半边了吧。

You again pronounced a word

on the basis of its side part.

这个字念“瞠”，

It should be pronounced “cheng”,

not “tang”.

瞠目结舌。

“cheng mu jie she”.

“瞠”就是瞪大了眼睛看。

“cheng” means to see with

wide-opened eyes.

整个成语就是形容人惊呆了的样子。

The whole phrase means “dumbstruck”.

大牛：“瞠”读一声，就是瞪大了眼睛看。

“cheng”, 1st tone, means to stare.

“瞠目结舌”形容人惊呆了的样子。

“cheng mu jie she” means to be dumbstruck.

瞠目结舌。

“cheng mu jie she”.

Táng mù jié shé

瞠 目 结 舌

to be dumbstruck

韩佳：大牛，你干什么呢？

Daniel, what are you doing?

大牛：我在数这里的佛像。

I am counting the Buddha statues here.

韩佳：你要数清楚这大佛湾里到底有多少尊佛像，

If you want to find out the exact number of

Buddha statues here,

那可得费点时间了。

that would take a lot of time.

不如先来听我讲讲吧。

You’d better listen to my explanation.

大牛：好，好啊。

Okay, go ahead.

估计这里的佛像个个都是精品吧。

I presume all of them are fine art works.

韩佳：嗯，这回说对了。

Yeah, you said right this time.

它们都是以中国著名的佛像为蓝本仿制的。

They are all modeled on famous

Chinese Buddha “lan ben”.

是真正的精品荟萃。

They are a collection of fine works of art.

大牛：停，停，停。对不起，

Wait a minute. I am sorry,

刚才你说的那个“蓝本”是什么意思？

what does “lan ben” mean here?

我从来没听说过。

I’ve never heard of it before.

韩佳：“蓝本”原来是指著作所根据的底本，

“lan ben” originally refers to a blueprint,

在这里就引申为仿制佛像所根据的原形。

here it means a model for replicas to

be made.

大牛：“蓝本”，“蓝”读二声，“本”读三声，指底本；

“lan ben”, second tone, third tone,

means a blueprint,

在这里就引申为仿制佛像所根据的原形。

here it means a model for replicas

to be made.

蓝本。

“lan ben”.

韩佳，你看。

Han Jia, look.

这不是杭州飞来峰的大肚弥勒嘛？

Isn’t this the big-bellied Maitreya?

我看过。

I have seen the image before.

韩佳：你又打岔。

You are interrupting me again.

这儿的佛像有的是被放大的，

Some of the Buddha statues here

are enlarged

有的是被缩小的。

and some are reduced compared

with the originals.

每一尊都体现了

Every statue here reflects

中国佛教雕刻艺术的高超技艺。

the superb skills of Chinese Buddhist

sculpture.

大牛：这么多佛像，我的眼睛都看花了。

There are so many Buddha statues

here that I feel dazzled.

韩佳：好了，好了，最后再说一尊。

Okay, let me introduce another one.

沿着这些台阶上去，正对着的

Climb up these steps and you’ll

see a replica

就是仿自山西大同的云冈大佛。

of the Yungang Buddha in Datong of Shanxi.

这尊云冈大佛高13.7米，

13.7 meters high,

是和原作一样高的。

it is exactly of the same height as

the original.

大牛：没想到，没想到

It’s beyond my expectation that

不用到大同也可以欣赏到云冈大佛。

without going to Datong I could also

see a Yungong-style Buddha here.

韩佳：这么说来

So

这次我们还真看了不少佛像啊。

we did see many Buddha statues

on this trip.

大牛：把我以前看到过的佛像加起来，

All the Buddha statues I’ve seen in

the past, put together,

也没有我们这次看到的多。

are not as many as that we saw today.

韩佳：那当然了。

That’s for sure.

要知道这里有大大小小的佛像三千多尊呢。

Do you know there are more than 3,000

Buddha statues here, big and small.

Zhèli yǒu dàdà xiǎoxiǎo de fóxiàng sānqiān duō zūn.

这里 有 大大 小小 的 佛像 三千 多 尊。

There are over 3,000 Buddhist statues

of all shapes and sizes located here.

大牛：可是除了中国的佛像。

But they are all Chinese Buddha statues.

其他国家的我都没有看到。

I haven’t seen any from other countries.

韩佳：别急嘛。一会儿就能看到了。

Don’t worry. You’ll see them soon.

大牛：韩佳，我找到了。

Han Jia, I found them.

韩佳：瞧把你高兴的。

Look how excited you are.

不过一次能看到这么多外国的佛像

But it is really not easy to see so many

的确挺难得的。

foreign Buddha statues all at once.

大牛：而且每尊佛像都那么有特色。

And each has its own special features.

这里有缅甸的、日本的、柬埔寨的、印度的。

They are from Myanmar, Japan,

Cambodia and India.

虽然都是仿制品，

Though they are all replicas,

但是还是有原作的精美。

they all show the exquisiteness of

the originals.

韩佳：是啊，今天可真是饱眼福了。

Yes, indeed. Today’s visit is indeed

a feast for our eyes.

可是我怎么觉得还是没看够啊。

But I feel I haven’t seen enough of them.

大牛：其实我也一样。

Me too.

幸好还有我们今天的赏心悦目。

Fortunately we have Today’s Feast for

the Eyes.

赏心悦目：

园中佛像高大而精美

There are imposing and beautiful Buddha statues

in the Oriental Buddha Park.

用多种表现手法和不同材质构成

They are made of different materials

and by different methods.

近赏雕琢精细

The visitor will be awed by the craftsmanship

远观气势磅薄

and magnificence of these exhibits.

不同国度的佛教艺术风格

There is a whole range of Buddhist artistic styles

尽在园中巧妙融合

of different countries in this park.

利用自然山体的延伸，

Taking advantage of the mountain terrain,

曲折蜿蜓地构造了壮观的佛教画卷长廊

the whole park is a spectacular gallery

of Buddhist art.

韩佳：欢聚的时光总是很短暂。

A happy gathering always ends quickly.

不知道观众朋友们对我们今天的节目

We have no idea whether our audience

满不满意呢。

feels satisfied with today’s program.

大牛：如果您有什么建议或想法，

If you have any suggestions or good ideas,

请一定要告诉我们。

please make sure to tell us.

韩佳：哎，说错了吧。

Eh, you made a mistake.

这可是后面的台词。

Those are the lines we should say later.

现在应该出题。

Now it’s time for today’s question.

大牛：好。

Okay.

（问题部分略）

大牛：想得到精美纪念品的观众，

If you want to get a beautiful souvenir,

还等什么呢？

why should you wait?

韩佳：您也可以发Email给我们。

You may also send us an email.

地址就在这里。

Here’s our email address.

大牛：好，感谢您收看今天的节目。

Thanks for watching today’s program.

别忘了明天同一时间不见不散。

Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow at

the same time.

韩佳：也别忘了我们的口号：

And also don’t forget our motto-

合： 学说中国话，朋友遍天下。

Learn Chinese and have friends everywhere.

(Source: cctv.com)