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美丽中国（Wild China） 第六集 潮汐更迭 Tides of Change 从东端的长城起From the eastern end of the Great Wall, 中国的海岸跨度14,500公里Chinas coast spans 14,500 kilometres 并且拥有五千多年的历史and more than 5,000 years of history. 在这个方面显示了This is the area which shows the greatest contrast 中国的过去和未来之间的差距between Chinas past and its future. 如今中国的东海岸线Today Chinas eastern seaboard 有七亿人口is home to 700 million people, 居住在科技高速发展的沿海城市 packed into some of the most dazzling hi-tech cities on earth. 然而这些拥挤的海岸仍然是野生动物的一个重要财富Yet these crowded shores remain hugely important for a wealth of wildlife. 现在 古老的传统渐渐被新的气息所侵蚀 Now, as ancient traditions mingle with new aspirations, 那么在中国拥挤的海岸上还有野生动物的活动场所吗 is there any room at all for wildlife on Chinas crowded shores? 谨以此献给我们多灾多难但美丽依旧的祖国For our troubled but drop-dead beautiful motherland 在中国北方的扎龙自然保护区In northern Chinas Zhalong Nature Reserve, 一对丹顶鹤正守望着它们的产卵领土 a pair of red-crowned cranes have staked out their nesting territory 在一个商业管理的芦苇床残株里in the stubble of a commercially managed reed bed. 数百年来For centuries,cranes have been revered in China 鹤被中国人视为长寿的象征而备受尊崇as symbols of longevity. 它们的雕像被放在皇帝的宝座旁Their statues were placed next to the Emperors throne. 鹤因此而受到赞扬The cranes have cause to celebrate. 幼鹤在困难时刻就象征着希望This chick is a sign of hope in difficult times. 丹顶鹤是世界上最濒临灭绝边缘的物种之一 Red-crowned cranes are one of the worlds most endangered species. 在过去的一个世纪Over the last century, 中国失去了近一半的沿海湿地China has lost nearly half of its coastal wetlands 并且大多数改造地是为了造福人类而非野生动物 and most of what remains is managed forthe benefit of people, not wildlife. 从现在起的数个月A few months from now, 幼鹤和它的家人将面临一场往南方的大迁徙 this chick and its parents will face a long migration south 来躲避北方的严冬to escape the harsh northern winter. 它们将沿着海岸向前Their route will take them along a coast 然而这些海岸已经受到人类活动的巨大影响 which has been greatly affectedby human activity. 在它们的征途上Along their journey, the cranes will be joined 将有成千上万其他鸟类加入迁徙大军by many thousands of other migrating birds. 它们迁徙的方向横跨南渤海湾All heading south across the Bohai Gulf 沿海岸的黄海和中国东