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　 合： 快乐学汉语，轻松又好记。

　　Learn Chinese the fun way.

　　It’s much easier to remember.

　　韩佳：大牛，来到西安，

　　Daniel, here in Xi’an,

　　你有没有感受到

　　do you have the feeling that

　　这里到处都充满了唐代的气息啊？

　　the whole city is tinged with the

　　flavor of the Tang Dynasty?

　　大牛：当然感受到了。

　　Yes, I do.

　　毕竟这里原来是唐朝的首都嘛，

　　After all, it was the capital of the

　　Tang Dynasty,

　　而唐代又是一个那么强盛的朝代。

　　which was the most prosperous

　　of all Chinese dynasties.

　　真想知道

　　I was wondering

　　走在一片唐代园林建筑当中，

　　what it would feel like to be

　　那会是一种什么样的感觉？

　　in a Tang-style environment?

　　韩佳：我们今天要去的这个地方就能让你

　　The place we are going to visit today

　　想象成为现实。

　　will make your dream come true.

　　大牛：真的吗？

　　Really?

　　那还等什么。赶紧带我去看看。

　　I can’t wait. Just hurry and

　　take me there.

　　合： 好，我们这就进入西安大唐芙蓉园。走。

　　Okay, we are about to enter Xi’an’s

　　Datang Furong Park. Come on.

　　大牛：这座园林可真够华丽啊！

　　This is a gorgeous park!

　　韩佳：这是一座以唐代文化为主题的公园。

　　Yeah, it is a Tang Dynasty culture

　　theme park.

　　在这里呢，

　　In the park here,

　　您可以尽情的领略唐代的风采。

　　you can appreciate Tang Dynasty

　　architecture to your heart’s content.

　　大牛：没错，在这里能看到

　　Absolutely, here you can see

　　各种各样唐代风格的建筑。

　　all kinds of architectural styles

　　of the Tang Dynasty.

　　韩佳：是啊。唐代的建筑啊

　　Yeah. Tang Dynasty structures

　　are known for

　　规模宏大、色调明快、

　　their magnificent scales, bright colors

　　简洁质朴、庄重大方。

　　and pristine and sublime styles.

　　而且唐代建筑规划得既整齐又严谨。

　　And Tang Dynasty structures are also

　　known for their neat and strict layouts.

　　Táng dài jiànzhù guīhuà de jì zhěngqí yòu yánjǐn.

　　唐 代 建筑 规划 得 既 整齐 又 严谨。

　　Tang Dynasty architecture is characterized

　　by its neatness and strictness

　　in layouts and style.

　　唐代之前啊，

　　Before the Tang Dynasty,

　　中国的建筑主要以突出材料本身的颜色为主。

　　Chinese architecture gave prominence

　　mainly to the original colors of materials.

　　到了唐代呢，

　　But in the Tang Dynasty,

　　建筑就多采用红色和白色，

　　the main colors in use were

　　red and white

　　这样啊，既整齐又悦目。

　　to achieve the effects of neatness

　　and esthetic beauty.

　　而且还可以表明等级和地位。

　　Besides, colors shouldn’t be used

　　indiscriminately.

　　黄颜色就代表皇室，

　　The yellow color, reserved for

　　the imperial family,

　　只有皇宫和寺庙才能使用；

　　was used only for imperial palaces

　　and temples

　　一般的王府和官员就采用红色、青色还有蓝色。

　　For residences of princes and court

　　officials, red or blue were used.

　　这样一眼看去，

　　Thus with the different colors of houses,

　　就能辨别出主人的地位了。

　　it was a lot easier to tell the status

　　of a member of the upper class.

　　大牛：原来还有这样的讲究。

　　Oh, there were so many rules

　　about colors.

　　挺有趣的。

　　It’s really interesting.

　　韩佳：有趣的还多着呢。

　　More interesting things ahead.

　　我们接着往下看。

　　Let’s go on watching.

　　大牛：韩佳，我去过中国许多园林，

　　Han Jia, I have visited many Chinese

　　gardens and parks,

　　我觉得这里和其它地方不一样。

　　but I find this one different from

　　any of those.

　　韩佳: 那你说说有什么不一样的。

　　Then tell me how different they are.

　　大牛：好多园林都是小巧幽深。

　　Many of them are small and intricate.

　　这座园林不但设计精美，而且布局开阔。

　　This park is not only beautifully designed,

　　but also very spacious.

　　Zhè zuò yuánlín búdàn shèjì jīngměi, érqiě bùjú kāikuò

　　这 座 园林 不但 设计 精美， 而且 布局 开阔。

　　Not only is this garden exquisitely

　　designed,it’s also very spacious.

　　韩佳：这就是唐代的气魄，

　　That’s the style of Tang Dynasty architecture,

　　大牛：此情此景只有作一首诗

　　which deserves a poem from me

　　我才能表达出我的心情。

　　to express my feelings.

　　韩佳：啊？你又要作诗啊？

　　What? A poem again?

　　大牛：听着。

　　Listen.

　　绕池闲步看鱼游。

　　Walking around the pool to

　　watch the fish …

　　韩佳：嗯，听起来还不错！

　　Sounds good!

　　大牛：点水蜻蜓款款飞。

　　Hovering dragonflies are skimming

　　the water for fun …

　　桃花潭水深千尺，

　　The Peach Blossom Pool is a

　　thousand feet deep …

　　遍插茱萸少一人。

　　Planting herbs everywhere, they

　　find my absence.

　　韩佳：你是把白居易、杜甫、李白、

　　You were using a line from each

　　of the poems

　　王维的诗各抄了一句，

　　written by Bai Juyi, Du Fu, Li Bai

　　and Wang Wei

　　然后呢把它们拼凑在了一起。

　　to piece them together to form

　　poem of your own.

　　你以为我听不出来啊？

　　You thought I couldn’t tell it?

　　大牛：怎么给她听出来了？

　　How could she tell the secret?

　　韩佳：不过呢，难得你把这些唐诗都记得那么熟。

　　But after all, it isn’t easy for you to

　　remember these Tang poems so well.

　　放过你吧。

　　I let you off.

　　大牛：这里到处都是唐诗啊。

　　There are Tang poems everywhere.

　　韩佳：这里就是唐诗峡。

　　Yeah, because this is the Tang

　　Poetry Gallery.

　　刚才我们看到的都是唐代的大诗人。

　　The poems we saw just now were all

　　written by great poets of the Tang Dynasty.

　　你背的那些诗句都是他们的诗句。

　　The lines you recited were all from

　　their poems.

　　大牛：说起这唐诗啊我可是喜欢得不得了。

　　Speaking of Tang poems,

　　I must say I like them very much.

　　我背一首给你听一听。

　　Now, let me recite one for you.

　　韩佳：好啊。

　　Go ahead.

　　大牛：松下问童子，

　　To my question, the boy under

　　a pine tree said:

　　言师采药去。

　　”My teacher is collecting herbs

　　只在此山中，云深不知处。

　　Deep in the mountains somewhere

　　in the clouds.”

　　韩佳：哟，没想到大牛还能背唐诗呢。

　　Hey, I didn’t expect Daniel could

　　recite Tang poems.

　　大牛：那当然了。

　　That’s for sure.

　　甭管理解不理解，我都能背下来。

　　No matter whether I understand

　　or not, I can recite them.

　　韩佳：什么叫理解不理解都能背下来啊？

　　What do you mean “understand or not”?

　　那不成死记硬背了吗。

　　That’s rote learning.

　　大牛：死记硬背就死记硬背吧。

　　Rote learning isn’t bad.

　　反正我是背得滚瓜烂熟。

　　Anyway, I can recite them “gun gua

　　lan shu” (recite fluently).

　　韩佳：哎，滚瓜烂熟啊是形容读书或背书

　　Yeah, “gun gua lan shu”

　　means to read or recite texts

　　十分流利、熟练。

　　very fluently.

　　是常用的口头语。

　　It’s a frequently used colloquialism.

　　大牛：滚瓜烂熟形容读书或背书十分流利

　　”gun gua lan shu” describes being

　　able to read or recite very fluently.

　　例如，我把唐诗背得滚瓜烂熟。

　　For example, I can recite Tang

　　poems very fluently.

　　Wǒ bǎ tángshī bèi dé gǔnguā-lànshú.

　　我 把 唐诗 背 得 滚瓜烂熟。

　　I can recite many Tang poems by heart.

　　观众朋友们，

　　Audience friends,

　　这大唐芙蓉园里还有一个唐代集市。

　　in the Datang Furongyuan Park,

　　there is also a Tang-style market.

　　集市里除了有许多手工艺品之外，

　　In addition to a variety of handicrafts,

　　还有许多我大牛没尝过的小吃。

　　the market also sells snacks Daniel

　　has never tasted before.

　　集市特别热闹。

　　The market is extremely busy.

　　我们现在就去逛逛吧。

　　Let’s take a stroll through the market.

　　韩佳：观众朋友们也跟我们一起去逛逛吧。

　　Audience friends, come with us

　　for the stroll.

　　大牛：对，来看看我们今天的赏心悦目。

　　Oh, yeah. Now let’s watch today’s

　　Feast for the Eyes.

　　赏心悦目：

　　大唐芙蓉园位于西安曲江新区

　　The Datang Furongyuan Park lies in the

　　Qujiang New Area of Xi’an.

　　是一座以唐代文化为主题的公园

　　It is a Tang Dynasty culture theme park.

　　唐诗的意蕴 千古的绝唱

　　It is a place brimming with the charm of

　　衣饰华美 表演精彩

　　Tang dynasty culture,

　　恍惚间又回到了千年前繁华的长安

　　The park brings the visitor back to the

　　prosperous Chang’an 1,000 years ago.

　　芙蓉园成功再现了大唐盛世的兴旺景象

　　The Furongyuan Park is a retrospective

　　of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

　　韩佳：怎么样，这大唐芙蓉园

　　Do you think the Datang Furongyuan Park

　　是不是很有唐代风采呢？

　　is tinged with the flavor of the

　　Tang Dynasty?

　　大牛：看完了今天的赏心悦目，

　　After the Feast for the Eyes,

　　我们又要给您出题了。

　　now it’s time to answer today’s question.

　　韩佳：今天的问题是。

　　The question is as follows.

　　本期问题：

　　“滚瓜烂熟”是什么意思呢

　　What does “gun gua lan shu” mean?

　　Kan yi yan jiu ji zhu le

　　A.看 一 眼 就 记 住 了

　　To memorize on first sight

　　Kan wan le ji de shi fen lao kao

　　B.看 完 了 记 得 十 分 牢 靠

　　To remember firmly after reading

　　Xíng róng dú shū huò bèi shū shí fēn liú lì shú liàn

　　C.形 容 读 书 或 背 书 十 分 流 利、 熟 练

　　Means to read or recite texts very fluently

　　精美礼品等您拿。

　　A beautiful gift is awaiting you.

　　大牛：您也可以用以下方式跟我们联系，

　　You can also contact us using the

　　following method

　　韩佳：把您的问题和建议随时告诉我们。

　　to let us know your questions and

　　suggestions anytime.

　　大牛：好了，别忘了我们的口号：

　　Okay, don’t forget our slogan:

　　合： 学说中国话，朋友遍天下。

　　Learn Chinese and have friends everywhere.

(Source: cctv.com)