韩佳：快乐学汉语，轻松又好记。

Learn Chinese with fun.

It’s much easier to remember.

快乐的韩佳，

I am the happy Han Jia

在景德镇的梅岭向您问好。

saying hello to you at Meiling of Jingdezhen.

哎，大牛，你在那儿跟树较什么劲呢？

Hi, Daniel, are you having a contest of strength

with that tree?

大牛：我是想算这棵樟树，

I was trying to find out how many people

需要多少人才能围住它。

it would take to encircle this camphor tree

with outstretched arms.

可它太粗了！

It is so thick.

韩佳：这里的九棵樟树啊,

The nine camphor trees here are

可都是上了年纪的。

all very old,

平均树龄都在500岁以上呢！

averaging more than 500 years old.

大牛：哇，想不到梅岭

Wow! I didn’t expect

还有这么古老的樟树啊！

to see such old camphor trees at Meiling.

我算是开了眼界了。

The visit here is an eye-opener for me.

韩佳：尤其是这棵呀，

And this tree in particular.

已经有1600多岁了。

It is over 1,600 years old.

大牛：那刚才我一直在抱它，

Just now I was trying to embrace it.

是不是有一点儿失礼了？

Was it a bit impolite?

韩佳：嗨，哎。

Eh, don’t you know that

我们到了梅岭，

we came to Meiling

可不能只看古樟树啊，

not just to see these old camphor trees.

大牛：还有什么？

What else?

赶紧带我们去看看！

Please take us to see it.

韩佳：走！

Come on.

梅岭在过去

In the past, Meiling was

是江西和安徽交界地区的集镇。

a marketplace on the border between Jiangxi

and Anhui provinces.

这里啊

So there are here many

保留了很多明清时期的古民居。

old houses built in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

那我们今天呢

And today,

就要来看一看

we’re going to take a look

这里的张氏宗祠。

at the Zhang Family Ancestral Temple here.

大牛：哎 韩佳，

Eh, Han Jia,

这座建筑可真是古色古香啊！

this building does look very antique in style.

Zhè zuò jiànzhù zhēn shì gǔ sè gǔ xiāng a.

这 座 建筑 真 是 古 色 古 香 啊。

This really is a classic piece of architecture.

韩佳：嗯，没错儿，

Yeah, absolutely.

“古色古香呢”就是形容

“gu se gu xiang” is an adjective,

物品具有古雅的色彩和情调。

meaning to have a classical ambience and style.

大牛：嗯，“古色古香”形容物品具有古雅的色彩和情调。

Yes. “gu se gu xiang” means to have a classical

ambience and color.

古色古香。

“gu se gu xiang”.

韩佳：这座张氏宗祠在唐朝末期就有了。

This ancestral temple existed as early

as the Tang Dynasty.

那我们现在看到的呢，

The temple we see today

是在明朝初期重修的。

was rebuilt during the early Ming Dynasty.

大牛：我听说这座张氏宗祠名气挺大呢！

I learned that the Zhang Family Ancestral Temple

is quite renowned.

韩佳：对啊，它可被誉为江南第一祠啊！

Yes, it is deemed as the No. 1 Ancestral Temple

in south China.

大牛：它为什么有这样的称号呢？

Why is it so well-known?

韩佳：这样吧，

We’d better

我们进去，边看边说。

get inside and talk about it while we see it.

大牛： 哇，没想到这座宗祠里面还这么大！

Wow! I didn’t expect it to be this large inside.

韩佳：嗯，张氏宗祠啊

Right. The Zhang Family Ancestral Temple

有三堂两天井，

has three halls and two skylights,

建筑面积3000多平方米呢！

with a total area of 3,000 square meters.

大牛：可你刚才说它是江南第一祠啊，

But as you said it is the No. 1 Ancestral Temple,

那它的特别之处不止这些吧？

there must be something else special about it.

Tā de tèbié zhī chù bùzhǐ zhèxiē ba?

它 的 特别 之 处 不止 这些 吧？

That can’t be the only thing which

makes it special.

韩佳：张氏宗祠呢是三堂五梁的结构，

This ancestral temple has three halls

with five beams.

加上刚才我们在门口看到的九棵大樟树。

And plus the nine camphor trees

we saw just now at the entrance,

这些数字啊

these numbers

在过去的民房中是不能出现的。

couldn’t have been found

in the houses built previously.

大牛：九、五啊，

Nine and five.

哎，你一说到这些数字，

Eh, these numbers

我倒是想起了一个词语：

remind me of the term,

“九五之尊”，对吧？

“jiu wu zhi zun”.

韩佳：你啊，知道得还挺多！

Ha, you do know quite a lot.

“九五之尊”指的就是帝王的尊位。

“jiu wu zhi zun” means the imperial throne.

大牛：“九五之尊”指的就是帝王的尊位。

“jiu wu zhi zun” means the imperial throne.

九五之尊。

“jiu wu zhi zun”.

韩佳：据说这座张氏宗祠，

It is said this family ancestral temple

就是明朝的皇帝特地批准，

was built with the special permission of

a Ming Dynasty emperor,

用王侯的标准来修建的。

using the standards for princes and marquises.

大牛：哇，没想到这张氏宗祠

Wow, I didn’t know this temple

还跟皇室有一点儿关系。

had something to do even with the imperial family.

说不定来一趟这里，

Probably the visit here

我还能沾点儿富贵气呢。

would bring me some good luck of fortune.

韩佳：你啊，别想入非非的了！

Stop your fantasy dream!

咱们还是脚踏实地，去走走梅岭古道吧！

Let’s be practical and take a stroll along

an ancient Meiling road.

大牛：好啊！

OK.

韩佳，这条路是怎么修的，

Han Jia, how poorly this road was built!

走起来特别不舒服啊。

It’s really uncomfortable to walk on it.

Zhè tiáo lù shì zěnme xiū de , zǒu qilai tèbié bù shūfu.

这 条 路 是 怎么 修 的，走 起来特 别 不 舒服。

This pathway is really uncomfortable to walk on,

what where they thinking when they built it.

韩佳：你想要走得舒服啊，

Want to walk comfortably?

也不是没有办法，

It isn’t impossible.

大牛：哦，什么办法？快告诉我！

Oh, tell me how.

韩佳：你确定想知道吗？

Do you really want to know?

大牛：那当然了。

Of course, I do.

韩佳：来来来，背上我这包。

Come on. Carry my bag on your back.

大牛：啊？

What?

韩佳：背上，背上。

Come on. Carry it.

大牛：哎哟，你把你的包给我干吗？

Gosh! Why do you want me to carry your bag?

还挺沉的！

It is very heavy.

韩佳：别急嘛！

Don’t worry.

你先走两步试试再说。

Walk a few steps first.

大牛：哎，怎么突然一下子觉得走得不别扭了？

Hey, how come, all of a sudden,

I feel I can walk far less uncomfortably?

韩佳：那当然了！

Of course!

这条山路啊是专门为那些搬运货物的

This mountain road was built especially

工人们设计的。

for men carrying goods up the mountain.

当他们背着重物，

It would be difficult to walk upslope

步子迈不开的时候，

with a heavy burden.

这些山上的低矮台阶啊，

But with these low steps,

就正好适合于他们。

it would be a lot easier to do so.

大牛：古时候的人太聪明了！

How smart these ancient people were!

韩佳：那好吧，你就慢慢走，

OK, just take your time and walk on.

我在前面的观云亭等你啊。

I’ll be waiting for you ahead

at the Cloud-Watching Pavilion

大牛：哎！

Hey!

她把她的包给我，她一个人跑，这……

She runs up with her bag on my back!

韩佳：观众朋友们，

Audience friends,

这里啊就是梅岭的观云亭桥了。

this is the Cloud-Watching Pavilion at Meiling.

这可是典型的徽派建筑，

It is a typical Anhui-style structure.

它以前呢是专供人们劳动之后休息用的。

It used to be a place of rest for those laborers.

据说要是运气好的话啊，

If lucky,

还能看到无数山峰被云海淹没的样子。

people can see many mountain peaks

submerged in the sea of clouds.

哟，光顾着说了，

Oh, I am so preoccupied with talking.

大牛呢？

Where is Daniel?

人影儿都看不见。

He is completely gone!

看样子大牛还得走一段时间呢，

It seems Daniel won’t be back soon.

我们就一边来看赏心悦目，

Let’s watch the Feast for the Eyes

一边等大牛吧！

while waiting for Daniel.

哎呀，这个大牛，

Oh, what a dawdling character

动作还真慢！这样吧，

Daniel is! Well, I think

我先把今天的问题告诉您：

I’d better tell you today’s question first.

(问题部分略)

请您按照屏幕上的方式

Please use the method given onscreen

把答案告诉我们。

to let us know your answer.

哎哟！

Oh, my goodness!

哟，大牛，

Hi, Daniel!

累坏了吧！

You must be very tired.

大牛：虽然我很累，

I am tired indeed,

可有句话一定要说：

But I must say the one last sentence-

学说中国话，

Learn Chinese

合：　朋友遍天下。

and have friends everywhere.

大牛：哎，这是观云亭桥吧？

Eh, is it the Guanyunting Bridge?

韩佳： 嗯。

Yes, it is.

大牛：我去休息一下，哎哟！

I’m going to take a rest there. Oh, my goodness!

(Source: cctv.com)