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合： 快乐学汉语，轻松又好记。

Happy Chinese, with joy and ease.

韩佳：这里是扬州的水路入口，瓜洲古渡。

This is Yangzhou’s waterway entrance,

Gua Zhou Gu Du.

大牛：它可是中国水路的交通要道。

It used to be one of China’s

waterway hubs.

以前这里可是船来船往，

With boats coming and going,

热闹非凡。

it used to be very busy.

韩佳：没错儿。

That’s right.

我们可以想见，在古代

We can infer that in ancient times,

扬州是一座交通十分发达的城市。

Yangzhou had very well-developed

transportation.

便利的交通促进了国际间的交流。

Convenient travel boosted international

exchanges.

大牛：对。这不是来了嘛。

That’s right. Here comes an

国际友人，来自英国的大牛。

international friend, Daniel of Britain.

韩佳：看看，瞧把大牛美的。

Look how happy he is.

哎，大牛，你知道吗 ？

Hey, Daniel, did you know that,

历史上，扬州与国外的交流十分频繁。

throughout history, Yangzhou had

very frequent foreign exchanges.

Lìshǐ shàng, yángzhòu yǔ guówài de jiāoliú shí fēn pín fán.

历史 上， 扬州 与 国外 的 交流 十分 频繁。

Throughout history, Yangzhou has

had very frequent foreign exchanges.

历史上，扬州与国外的交流十分频繁。

Throughout history, Yangzhou had

very frequent foreign exchanges.

大牛：哦，这是真的吗？

Oh, is that right?

韩佳：那当然。不信我们去找找。

Of course. Let’s go and see.

大牛：韩佳，搞错了吧。

Han Jia, you found the wrong place.

韩佳：哪儿搞错了？

What’s wrong?

大牛：我们今天不是说国际友人嘛。

We’re looking for foreign friends.

这明明是中国人。你看，崔致远。

This is clearly a Chinese person.

Look, Cui Zhiyuan.

他还戴着中国的官帽呢。

He’s even wearing a Chinese

official’s cap.

韩佳：这哪是中国人啊。

He’s not Chinese at all.

这崔致远是公元880年从韩国到中国来的。

Cui Zhiyuan came to China

in 880 A.D., from Korea.

大牛：哦，原来是这样。

Oh, I see.

也难怪，中国和韩国离得这么近。

That’s makes sense. China and Korea

are so close.

有个词怎么说来着？

What’s that term again…

哎，对了，一衣带水。

Oh, yeah, “yi yi dai shui.”

韩佳：厉害呀大牛，你连一衣带水都知道啊。

That’s great, Daniel. You know the

term “yi yi dai shui.”

那你说说它是什么意思。

Tell us what it means.

大牛：一衣带水形容水面像一条衣带那样窄。

“Yi yi dai shui” means to be separated

only by a thin stretch of water.

一衣带水。

“Yi yi dai shui.”

韩佳：这位崔致远在他的祖国韩国

Back in his country, Cui Zhiyuan

被称为是百世之师，

is honored as the master of generations.

是中韩交流史上的一位重要人物呢。

He’s an important historical figure

on Chinese-Korean exchanges.

大牛：现在又来到什么地方了？

Where are we now?

哎，韩佳，这墙壁上的文字应该是阿拉伯文吧。

Han Jia, there are words on the wall.

Seems to be Arabic words.

韩佳：对，是古兰经。

Yes, it’s the Al-Qur’an,

这是元代的时候，

This is the Muslim Temple built by

由阿拉伯人普哈丁建立的清真寺。

Puhading during the Yuan Dynasty.

这儿可是扬州历史悠久的伊斯兰圣地呢。

This is the historical Muslim holy

place of Yangzhou.

大牛：这里还有阿拉伯人建立的清真寺哪。

There were Arabs here, and they

built temples.

可是，韩佳你说，

But, Han Jia,

这普哈丁是怎样从遥远的中东

how did Pulading come all the way

来到扬州的呢？

from the Middle East?

韩佳：哎，你可别忘了，

Don’t forget that

京杭大运河就流经扬州。

the Grand Canal comes through Yangzhou.

所以普哈丁就是通过京杭大运河

Puhading came to Yangzhou through

来到扬州的。

the Grand Canal.

大牛：可是我觉得普哈丁一个人来到中国

But I think Pulading must have

been very lonely

一定很孤单吧。

to have come here alone.

韩佳：不用你操心。

No need to worry.

一千五百多年前，

Fifteen hundred years ago,

扬州住着许多外国朋友呢。

many foreigners lived here in Yangzhou.

Yìqiān wǔbǎi nián qián, yángzhōu zhùzhe xǔduō wàiguó

péngyou.

一千 五百 年 前， 扬州 住着 许多 外国

朋友。

1,500 years ago, Yangzhou was home

to many foreigners.

大牛：真想知道那是个什么样子！

I’m really curious what it was like…

韩佳：哎，大牛，别发愣啦，赶紧走吧。

Stop dazing and let’s get going.

大牛：走。

Okay.

哎，这些房子真奇怪呀。

These houses look so strange.

韩佳：哎，这可不是房子。

These aren’t houses.

这些是宋、明两代的西方先贤墓，

They are tombs for Westerners from

the Song and Ming Dynasties.

里面安葬的都是历代的穆斯林。

These tombs belong to Muslims

throughout history.

大牛：对不起呀，我无意冒犯啊。

Oh, my apologies. I didn’t know.

韩佳：看看多不小心。

See how careless you are.

大牛：没想到那么早扬州就是一个国际化的城市了。

I’m amazed that Yangzhou was an

international city such a long time ago.

韩佳：对呀，在从西方来的这些人里面

Yep. One of these Westerners will

有一个你肯定非常熟悉。

be very familiar to you.

大牛：谁呀？

Who’s that?

韩佳：跟我来看看。

Just follow me.

大牛，你看看。想起来了吗？

Take a look, Daniel. Does it ring a bell?

大牛：对不起，我不认识。

Sorry, I don’t know him.

韩佳：大牛，这是威尼斯的城市标志。

Daniel, this is the city logo of Venice.

大牛：威尼斯？我知道。

Venice? I know.

你说的是意大利著名的探险家—马可波罗。

You must be talking about the famous Italian

explorer, Marco Polo.

他来过扬州吗？

He’d been to Yangzhou?

韩佳：岂止来过啊。

He had not only been here.

他曾经在这里担任过三年的总管，

He was governor here for three years,

管理了二十一个县。

ruling 21 counties.

这座铜狮是1973年威尼斯市

This bronze lion was a gift from Venice

赠给扬州市的礼物，

to Yangzhou in 1973,

用来纪念马可波罗。

in remembrance of Marco Polo.

大牛：他可真是一个伟大的人。

He was a great man, indeed.

马可波罗为东西方文化交流

Marco Polo contributed greatly to the

作出了重要贡献。

Eastern and Western cultural exchange.

Mǎkě .bōluó zhēn shì yí wèi wěidà de rénwù

马可. 波罗 真 是 一 位 伟大 的 人物。

Marco Polo was a great man.

韩佳呀，扬州的吸引力还真不小。

Han Jia, Yangzhou is truly attractive.

韩佳：在历史上，扬州是中国最繁华的城市之一，

Throughout history, Yangzhou was one

of China’s most prosperous cities,

也是中国重要的港口。

as well as an important port.

这繁忙的京杭运河

The busy Beijing-Hangzhou Canal

曾经把许多外国友人送到了这里。

brought countless foreign friends here.

所以扬州也是一座世界名城。

Therefore, Yangzhou is an international city.

大牛：现在这座世界名城又多了一位朋友。

Today, this international city

has a new friend.

韩佳：又多了一位？谁呀？

A new friend? Who’s that?

大牛：远在天边，近在眼前。

That would be…yours truly…

韩佳：又来了。

Here you go again.

好了观众朋友们，

Okay, dear friends,

我们今天节目结束的时间就要到了。

it’s time to wrap up today’s program.

大牛：别忘记了马上还有精彩的赏心悦目。

Don’t forget the scenery montage

coming up.

韩佳：别忘了我们的口号：

Don’t forget our motto:

合： 学说中国话，朋友遍天下。

Chinese learned, friends earned.

赏心悦目：

扬州自古以来交通发达

Since ancient times, Yangzhou enjoyed

well-developed transportation

对外交流频繁

and frequent foreign exchanges.

一衣带水的近邻

Both close neighbors

远隔万里的友邦

and distant friends

他们将异域文化传入中国

brought their cultures to China

带回中国的先进文明

and Chinese culture back home.

铜狮威严

Imposing bronze lions

见证着昔日东西方文化的交流

witnessed the foreign cultural exchanges

为扬州历史写下辉煌的篇章

that made up brilliant chapters in

Yangzhou’s history.

(Source: cctv.com)