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　  合： 快乐学汉语，轻松又好记。

　　Learn Chinese the fun way.

　　It’s easy to remember.

　　大牛：这里就是韩佳和大牛为您主持的

　　Welcome to this edition of Happy

　　China – Learning

　　《快乐中国—学汉语》节目。

　　Chinese, hosted by Han Jia and Daniel.

　　韩佳：呼和浩特的召多。

　　There are many lamaseries in Hohhot.

　　包头的召也不算少。

　　The same is true for Baotou.

　　那我们今天的第一站就是身后的五当召。

　　So the first stop for our trip today will

　　be the Wudang Lamasery behind us.

　　大牛：韩佳，我们明明是在内蒙古，

　　Han Jia, we are surely in Inner Mongolia,

　　我怎么感觉我们像是到了西藏一样。

　　but I feel as if we were in Tibet.

　　韩佳：这就是五当召的特色啊。

　　That’s the very feature of the

　　Wudang Lamasery.

　　全部的殿宇都是藏式风格的。

　　The whole temple was built in the

　　ibetan style.

　　大牛：嘿，在内蒙古看藏式庙宇，

　　Seeing a Tibetan monastery in

　　Inner Mongolia

　　感觉挺新鲜。

　　is really interesting.

　　韩佳，我有一个问题想问问你。

　　Han Jia, I’ve got a question to ask you.

　　韩佳：哦，什么问题啊？

　　Yes, what question?

　　大牛：这五当召和武当山有什么关系吗？

　　Are there any relations between the Wudang

　　Lamasery and the Wudang Mountain?

　　韩佳：一点儿关系都没有。

　　No, not a bit.

　　五当召的五当啊是蒙语的音译，

　　The word Wudang as in Wudang Lamasery

　　is a transliteration from the Mongolian word,

　　就是柳树的意思。

　　meaning a willow tree.

　　大牛：哦，原来是这样。

　　Oh, I see.

　　听着你的讲解我才明白。

　　”ting zhe” (Hearing) your explanation,

　　now I am clear.

　　韩佳：哎，你这句话的动态助词可用错了啊。

　　Hey, you used a wrong auxiliary verb

　　in your sentence.

　　“着”呢，是表示动作和状态的持续。

　　”zhe” means the continuation of

　　an action or a state.

　　而“了”啊，是表示动作的完成。

　　But “liao” or “le” means the completion

　　of an action.

　　所以呢你应该说：

　　So you should have said:

　　“听了你的讲解我才明白。”

　　”ting le” (having heard) your explanation,

　　now I am clear.

　　Tīngle nǐ de jiǎngjiě wǒ cái míngbai.

　　听了 你 的 讲解 我 才 明白。

　　After having heard your explanation

　　I understand.

　　大牛：韩佳，

　　Han Jia,

　　我听说五当召是内蒙古最大的藏传佛教寺院。

　　I heard the Wudang Lamasery is Inner

　　Mongolia’s biggest Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

　　韩佳：没错。这里共有房间2500间，

　　Exactly. The lamasery consists of

　　2,500 rooms

　　而且还有六座大殿。

　　and six palatial halls.

　　大牛：六座大殿？

　　Six palatial halls?

　　它们都是干什么用的呢？

　　What are they used for?

　　韩佳：这六座大殿啊，各有各的用处。

　　Each of the six halls has a different function.

　　比如说这边的洞阔尔独宫，

　　The Dongkuoerdu Hall here, for instance,

　　是专门教授天文、历法、数学的。

　　is used for the teaching of astronomy,

　　calendar and math.

　　那边的却依拉殿，

　　The Queyila Hall over there

　　是专门研究佛教哲学的地方。

　　is a special place for the study of

　　Buddhist philosophies.

　　还有教授蒙医、藏医的阿会殿。

　　And the Ahui Hall is used for the teaching

　　of Mongolian medicine and Tibetan medicine.

　　大牛：天哪，都快赶上我们现在的综合性大学了。

　　Oh, my goodness, it almost equals a

　　comprehensive university.

　　韩佳：说得一点儿都不假。

　　You are perfectly right.

　　这里真可以称得上是培养宗教人才的高等学府。

　　It can be regarded as an institution of higher

　　learning for training religious professionals.

　　一会儿我们去美岱召看看。

　　In a moment, we’ll see the Meidai Monastery.

　　那里的建筑风格跟这里完全不一样。

　　Its architectural style is completely

　　different from the style here.

　　大牛：走。

　　Let’s go.

　　韩佳：大牛你看，美岱召。

　　Daniel, look, that’s the Meidai Monastery.

　　大牛：哦，的确和五当召的风格不一样。

　　Oh, yes. It is indeed different from the

　　Wudang Lamasery in style.

　　你看这城楼、城墙，还有角楼。

　　You see there a gate tower, a city wall

　　and even a watcher tower at the corner.

　　怎么有一点儿小故宫的感觉。

　　But it looks a bit like the Forbidden City.

　　韩佳：还真让你给说着了。

　　That’s the point.

　　美岱召起初啊还真不是庙，而是城。

　　It was originally a town, not a monastery.

　　Zhèli qǐchū bú shì miào, ér shì chéng.

　　这里 起初 不 是 庙， 而 是 城。

　　Originally, it wasn’t a temple, but a town.

　　当时的首领阿勒坦汗统一了蒙古各部之后，

　　After the chief Altan Khan unified the

　　various factions of Mongolia,

　　在西征的途中接触到了藏传佛教。

　　he met Tibetan Buddhism on his

　　westward expedition.

　　于是他就把佛教引到了蒙古地区。

　　Hence, he brought Buddhism into

　　the Mongolia region.

　　把美岱召改建成了寺庙，

　　He changed the town Meidai into

　　a monastery,

　　成了城寺合一的统治中心。

　　making it a ruling center having the

　　functions of both a town and a monastery.

　　大牛：咦，那么说美岱召

　　That means the Meidai Monastery was the

　　earliest lamasery

　　是蒙古草原上的第一座庙了？

　　built on the Mongolian Grassland?

　　韩佳：嗯，说得对。

　　Yes, you are right.

　　大牛：那我可得好好看看。

　　I’ll take a close look.

　　韩佳：我们进去看吧。

　　Let’s get in.

　　美岱召也被称作是壁画博物馆。

　　The Meidai Monastery is also known

　　as a museum of frescoes.

　　精华啊全在里面 。

　　Lots of artwork inside!

　　大牛：这么多壁画，

　　With so many frescoes here,

　　这里真可以称得上是一座壁画博物馆了。

　　it does deserve to be called a museum

　　of frescoes.

　　韩佳：嗯，没错。

　　Right, exactly.

　　美岱召保存着明代壁画1650平方米。

　　A total of 1,650 square meters of frescoes from

　　the Ming Dynasty are kept at the monastery.

　　都是当时用天然的矿物质颜料绘制而成的。

　　And they were all painted with natural

　　mineral pigments.

　　到现在都没有修补过。

　　So far, none of them has been repaired.

　　大牛：这是我头一回看到

　　This is my first time to see

　　王昭君穿少数民族服装的形象。

　　the image of Wang Zhaojun in ethnic

　　minority costume.

　　韩佳：嗨，哪儿跟哪儿啊？

　　Hey, what are you talking about?

　　这位是三娘子。

　　This is the statue of Sanniangzi.

　　大牛：三娘子？

　　Sanniangzi?

　　韩佳：对啊。

　　Yes.

　　三娘子是阿勒坦汗的妻子，

　　She was the third wife of Altan Khan

　　她可是一位女中豪杰啊。

　　and also a heroic woman.

　　阿勒坦汗去世后，

　　After the death of Altan Khan,

　　三娘子执掌军政大权四十年呢。

　　she took control of the political and military

　　power for 40 years.

　　大牛：哟，真没想到除了成吉思汗、忽必烈以外，

　　Oh, I didn’t expect that in addition to

　　Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan

　　蒙古族的历史上还有这样一位

　　in the history of Mongolia,

　　了不起的女英雄。

　　there was also such a great heroine.

　　韩佳：是啊。

　　Yes.

　　三娘子真可以说是名留青史啊。

　　So we may say Sanniangzi has left

　　her name in history.

　　Tā zhēn kěyǐ shuō shì míng liú qīngshǐ a.

　　她 真 可以 说 是 名 留 青史 啊。

　　She really has left her name

　　in the history book.

　　大牛：哎，韩佳等等。

　　Han Jia, wait a minute,

　　你说她在清朝的历史上留名？

　　Did you mean she left her name in the

　　history of the Qing Dynasty?

　　韩佳：嗨，我说的不是清朝的清，

　　Oh, I didn’t say the “qing” as in

　　the Qing Dynasty.

　　而是青草的青。

　　It is the “qing” as in ‘qing cao” (green grass).

　　青史这个词是指史书。

　　”qing shi” means history books.

　　大牛：哦，青史，青读一声，史读三声，

　　Oh, “qing shi”, first tone, third tone,

　　这个词是指史书。

　　is a general term which refers to

　　history books.

　　青史。

　　”Qing shi”.

　　真是巾帼不让须眉。

　　This is indeed an example of women

　　being as capable as men.

　　韩佳：大牛，天也不早了。我们该走了吧。

　　Daniel, it’s getting late.

　　It’s time to leave.

　　大牛：哎，等等。

　　Wait a moment.

　　时间过得那么快。

　　Time passes so quickly.

　　有一件重要的事，我还没跟大伙儿说呢。

　　But there is an important thing

　　I haven’t told our viewers.

　　韩佳：哎，什么事儿？

　　What’s that?

　　大牛：先看看赏心悦目再说。

　　First look at the Feast for the Eyes.

　　赏心悦目：

　　五当召历史悠久

　　The Wudang Lamasery is known for its long

　　建筑风格庄严古朴

　　history and majestic architectural style.

　　雕塑壁绘灵秀瑰丽

　　With its graceful statues and colorful murals

　　是一座草原宗教文化的艺术宝库

　　the lamasery is a treasure trove

　　of Buddhist culture on the grassland.

　　美岱召城寺合一

　　The Meidai Monastery is a town-style

　　Buddhist shrine.

　　美妙的壁画光彩夺目

　　The beautiful and colorful frescoes

　　展示着灿烂的草原文明

　　reflect a splendid nomadic civilization.

　　一种历史沧桑感啊。

　　What a feeling of vicissitudes of history?

　　韩佳：你就别感慨了。

　　You are being sentimental.

　　你不是说还有重要的事儿

　　Did you say you had an important thing

　　要跟大家说吗？什么事儿？

　　to tell us? What’s that?

　　大牛：对，我要给观众朋友们出题了。

　　Yes, I am going to tell our audience

　　about today’s question.

　　韩佳：嗨，我以为什么大事呢。

　　Oh, I thought it was something special.

　　大牛：这当然是大事了。

　　It is something special.

　　答对了还有精美礼品呢。

　　If your answer is correct, you’ll get a gift.

　　韩佳：对对对。那你快说吧。

　　That’s true. So you’d better tell us now.

　　本期问题：

　　名留青史中的青史指的是什么？

　　What does “qing shi” in “liu ming qing shi” mean?

　　Gǔ lǎo de lì shǐ

　　A.古 老 的 历 史 Acient history

　　Qīng cháo de lì shǐ

　　B.清 朝 的 历 史 The history of the Qing Dynasty

　　Shǐ shū

　　C.史 书 History books

　　大牛：请用以下方式与我们联系。

　　You can also use the following methods

　　to contact us.

　　韩佳：好了，我们今天的节目就到这里。

　　Okay, That’s it for our program today.

　　最后要提醒您别忘了我们的口号：

　　Butt before we go, we’d like to remind

　　you to bear in mind our slogan:

　　合： 学说中国话，朋友遍天下。

　　Learn Chinese and have friends everywhere.

(Source: cctv.com)