1 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,520 埃及—— Egypt-- 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:11,840 地球上最古老、最强大、 birthplace of one of the oldest, most powerful, 3 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:17,360 且延续最久的文明发源地。 and longest lasting civilizations on Earth. 4 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:22,200 这段俯瞰之旅将带您特权探访 This spectacular aerial journey with privileged access 5 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,640 那些恢弘遗迹， to incredible sites 6 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,760 展现古人的辉煌成就 will show how the magnificent achievements 7 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,840 如何塑造了 of the ancients 8 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,120 今日的埃及。 helped shape the Egypt of today. 9 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:43,600 飞越这片广袤多样的土地， Flying over this country's vast and varied landscapes, 10 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:48,960 鸟瞰视角揭示了历代埃及人 our bird's-eye view reveals how generations of Egyptians 11 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:54,440 如何与严酷地形和灼热气温抗争 battled harsh terrain and scorching temperatures 12 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,560 建立起独一无二的国度。 to build a nation like no other. 13 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,320 埃及—— Egypt-- 14 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,400 占地近40万平方英里， covering nearly 400,000 square miles 15 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,640 养育着近一亿人口。 and home to almost 100 million people. 16 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,920 它是阿拉伯世界中 It's the biggest and most populous country 17 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,000 面积最大、人口最多的国家。 in the Arab world. 18 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:38,560 这里的生存向来充满挑战。 Life here has always been a challenge. 19 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:45,400 97%的土地是严酷的干旱沙漠。 97% of the terrain is harsh, arid desert. 20 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,960 古埃及人如何在此 So how did the ancient Egyptians build 21 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,400 建立起强大文明？ such a powerful civilization? 22 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,760 俯瞰这个国家便能找到答案... A bird's-eye view of the country reveals the answer... 23 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:05,120 壮阔的尼罗河。 the mighty River Nile. 24 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:10,480 全长逾4000英里，是世界第一长河。 At over 4,000 miles, it's the longest river in the world. 25 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,080 若没有它，古埃及人 Without it, the ancient Egyptians 26 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:20,840 或许永远无法建立帝国或建造宏伟纪念碑。 may never have founded an empire or built magnificent monuments. 27 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,000 最标志性的古代奇观坐落于 The most iconic of these ancient wonders lies 28 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,520 距埃及首都开罗中心8英里处。 8 miles from the center of Egypt's capital, Cairo. 29 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,680 从空中俯瞰，工程规模令人惊叹。 From the air, the scale of the engineering is incredible. 30 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:50,560 由约1000万吨石块建成， Made of an estimated 10 million tons of stone, 31 00:02:50,640 --> 00:02:55,200 这些是有史以来最庞大的金字塔群。 these are some of the largest pyramids ever built. 32 00:02:55,280 --> 00:03:00,000 最古老且最大的是吉萨大金字塔。 The oldest and biggest is the Great Pyramid of Giza. 33 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,080 建于4500多年前， Completed over 4,500 years ago, 34 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,520 由200多万块砂岩砌成。 it's formed from more than 2 million sandstone blocks. 35 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,720 每块石料重逾汽车。 Each block weighs more than a car. 36 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,720 作为法老胡夫的陵墓， Created as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu, 37 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,920 它是古代世界七大奇迹中 it's the only one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world 38 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,480 唯一留存至今的遗迹。 to survive to the present day. 39 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,800 高达480英尺， At 480 feet high, 40 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,240 它作为世界最高建筑的地位 it remained the tallest structure on earth 41 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,720 保持了3500年之久。 for 3,500 years. 42 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,680 吉萨金字塔令 The pyramids of Giza fascinate 43 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,640 美国考古学家马克·莱纳如此着迷， American archaeologist Mark Lehner so much, 44 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,880 他投入了职业生涯的四十年 he's dedicated 4 decades of his career 45 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,200 来破解它们的秘密。 to unlocking their secrets. 46 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,200 嗯， Well, 47 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,560 自从第一次见到胡夫大金字塔， from that very first sight of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, 48 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,840 吉萨金字塔基本上成了我生命的全部。 the Giza pyramids have basically been my life. 49 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:16,080 我实际上已研究金字塔46年了。 I've spent 46 years, actually, studying the pyramids. 50 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:17,920 建造者是谁？ Who are the people who built them? 51 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:19,720 我们了解他们什么？ What do we know about them? 52 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,680 我们了解他们的建造方式吗？ What do we know about how they did it? 53 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:27,120 世界各地的人们前来惊叹 People from all over the world come to marvel 54 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,320 金字塔的雄伟... at the pyramids' majesty... 55 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,760 但附近更朴素的遗迹残骸 yet it's the remains of more modest structures nearby 56 00:04:34,840 --> 00:04:39,080 揭示了古人如何建造这些宏伟陵墓。 that unlock how the ancients built these mighty tombs. 57 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:43,840 要建造如此 In order to create pyramids 58 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:45,640 规模的金字塔， on such a gigantic scale, 59 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,640 他们必须建立整套基础设施。 they had to create a whole infrastructure. 60 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,600 我们已发现了那些设施的痕迹。 We have found the footprint of that infrastructure. 61 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,960 空中俯瞰显示曾有大批劳动力 An aerial view reveals a huge labor force 62 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,200 被召集至此参与建设。 was once brought here for construction. 63 00:05:00,280 --> 00:05:01,840 我们在所谓的 So what we have found 64 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:03,760 "失落金字塔城"—— in the so-called Lost City of the Pyramids, 65 00:05:03,840 --> 00:05:05,400 或称工人村中， sometimes called the workers' village, 66 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,600 发现了约13公顷的遗迹。 it's about 13 hectares. 67 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,760 有面包坊、工坊、住宅、 We have found their bakeries and their workshops, their houses, 68 00:05:10,840 --> 00:05:13,320 喂养民众的粮仓， their grain silos for feeding the people, 69 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,000 但这只是金字塔高原脚下 but it's only part of a much vaster city that existed 70 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,840 更庞大城市的一部分。 at the foot of the pyramids' plateau. 71 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:25,200 马克认为这里曾居住着2万名工人。 Mark thinks 20,000 workers once lived here. 72 00:05:25,280 --> 00:05:29,880 他们开采了570万吨砂岩—— They quarried the 5.7 million tons of sandstone needed 73 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,000 仅大金字塔的用量。 to build the Great Pyramid alone. 74 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:40,560 从空中观察邻近的卡夫拉金字塔， From the air, the view of the neighboring Pyramid of Khafre 75 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,560 可见另一个待解之谜。 reveals there is another enigma to solve. 76 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,040 其顶端覆盖着光滑石料， Its summit is capped with smooth stones 77 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,440 曾包裹整个建筑。 that once encased the entire structure. 78 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,560 这证明 It's evidence 79 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:00,320 大金字塔昔日风貌截然不同。 that the Great Pyramid once looked very different. 80 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,600 胡夫大金字塔竣工时， The Great Pyramid of Khufu stood complete, 81 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,520 通体覆盖抛光白色石灰岩， covered with polished white limestone 82 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:11,520 阳光反射时必定耀眼夺目。 that must have been blinding when it reflected the sun. 83 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,360 这种闪亮石灰岩的最近产地 The nearest source for the brilliant limestone 84 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:22,280 位于尼罗河对岸8英里外的图拉。 was in Tura, 8 miles away on the other side of the Nile. 85 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,920 古人如何将数吨石料 So how did the ancients transport tons of this stone 86 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,400 跨越广袤沙漠与滔滔江河？ across miles of desert and a mighty river? 87 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:44,160 马克认为这座神庙前的斜坡 Mark believes the sloping ground in front of this temple 88 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,240 暗藏玄机。 unlocks the mystery. 89 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,440 这是一处盆地... It's a basin... 90 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:55,240 巨大港口与运河体系的遗迹， the remains of a huge harbor and canal complex filled by 91 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,160 古人利用泛滥的河水运送石料 floodwater that the ancients used to ferry stone 92 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:00,640 至施工现场。 to the construction site. 93 00:07:02,840 --> 00:07:05,760 有证据表明金字塔建造者借助 We have evidence that the pyramid builders used 94 00:07:05,840 --> 00:07:09,360 尼罗河每年七米的汛期涨水， the seven-meter rise annually of the Nile flood 95 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,360 作为巨型水力升降机， as a huge hydraulic lift 96 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,760 将石块尽可能高地运送到 to bring blocks as high as they could 97 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:18,160 尽可能靠近金字塔高原的位置。 and as close as they could to the pyramid plateau. 98 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,360 这里看不见的工程 It's almost what you don't see here 99 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,440 甚至比金字塔本身更令人震撼。 that is even more impressive than the pyramids themselves. 100 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:34,400 尼罗河孕育了古埃及文明。 The Nile made ancient Egyptian civilization possible. 101 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:39,920 它不仅是运输命脉，也是食物来源。 It wasn't just essential for transport but for food, too. 102 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:47,480 至今仍有无数埃及人依赖它生存。 And many Egyptians still depend on it today to survive. 103 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:58,160 清晨的埃及南部 It's early morning on the island of Elephantine 104 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,400 象岛之上。 in southern Egypt. 105 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:08,120 优素福与儿子卡里姆·穆罕默德 Father and son Youssef and Karim Mohamed 106 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,880 正如同往日般准备捕鱼。 are preparing to go fishing, as they do every day. 107 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,800 优素福：我们家族在尼罗河畔 YOUSSEF,My family has lived on the Nile 108 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,720 已生活逾百年。 for more than 100 years. 109 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,040 父亲是渔民， My father was a fisherman, 110 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,440 祖父也是渔民。 and my father's father was a fisherman. 111 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:31,120 祖父传授父亲，父亲再传授我。 He taught him, and then my father taught me. 112 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:36,040 现在我正像父亲教导我那样教导卡里姆。 Now I'm teaching my son Karim like my father taught me. 113 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:43,800 优素福与卡里姆属于努比亚族群。 Youssef and Karim are part of the Nubian community. 114 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:47,760 他们是七千多年前首批定居 They're descendants of some of the first people to settle 115 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:51,880 尼罗河谷的居民后裔。 in this area of the Nile Valley over 7,000 years ago. 116 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:58,080 对努比亚人而言，尼罗河是生命之源。 For Nubians, the Nile is their life. 117 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,720 他们世代依河而居。 They've always lived around the Nile. 118 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,440 因阿斯旺大坝建设导致的洪水 Flooding caused by the building of a dam 119 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:13,800 迫使许多努比亚人离开故土。 further south at Aswan displaced many Nubians from their land. 120 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,200 因此对优素福来说， So, for Youssef, 121 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,560 将古老传统传授给儿子至关重要， it's important to pass the old traditions on to his son, 122 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:26,520 比如努比亚式的捕鱼技艺。 like how to catch fish the Nubian way. 123 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,720 优素福知道大鱼藏在河道 Youssef knows the big fish are in deep water 124 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:34,760 对岸的深水区。 on the other side of the river. 125 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,280 父子俩必须驾着小船穿越 To get there, father and son must cross 126 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:45,960 一英里波涛汹涌的繁忙水域， a mile of choppy and congested waters in their tiny rowboat, 127 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:50,400 全程还需躲避渡轮 all the while dodging ferries 128 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:54,240 与扬着白帆的快艇。 and fast white-sailed felucca. 129 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,800 在此发生碰撞将酿成大祸。 A collision here would spell disaster. 130 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,320 努比亚渔民优素福 Nubian fisherman Youssef 131 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,480 与他六岁的儿子卡里姆 and his 6-year-old son Karim 132 00:10:10,560 --> 00:10:14,640 必须穿越尼罗河最繁忙的航段之一。 must cross one of the most congested points on the Nile. 133 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:18,160 他们的生计依赖于捕捉深水区 Their livelihood depends on catching the bigger fish 134 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,000 更大的鱼群。 in the deeper water. 135 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:26,280 优素福精准把握时机 With perfect timing, Youssef drives the boat 136 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,480 驾船穿越船只间隙。 through the gaps in the traffic. 137 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:42,840 安全抵达对岸后， Safely on the other side, 138 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:46,640 六岁的卡里姆需在激流中 6-year-old Karim must keep the rowboat steady 139 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,920 稳住小船。 against the strong current. 140 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:59,000 父亲用古老技法最大化渔获。 His father uses an ancient technique to maximize his catch. 141 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,640 敲击水面一两次时， When you hit the water once or twice, 142 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:13,200 鱼群会游向深处自投罗网。 the fish swim deeper and flee into the net. 143 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,840 鱼类厌恶声响。 Fish don't like sound. 144 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:28,720 这些是罗非鱼， These fish are tilapia, 145 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:32,320 自古埃及法老时代便是主食。 a staple of the Egyptian diet since the time of the pharaohs. 146 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:39,040 一小时后，父子已捕获 After an hour, Youssef and Karim have caught 147 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,600 晚餐所需的全部鱼获。 all the fish they need for tonight's supper. 148 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:48,560 他们划船一英里返回象岛村庄。 They row the mile back to their village on Elephantine Island. 149 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,560 厨师将鱼裹上面粉 Cooks dust the fish with flour 150 00:11:56,640 --> 00:12:01,480 油炸成努比亚传统菜肴。 and fry them as part of a traditional Nubian recipe. 151 00:12:01,560 --> 00:12:03,320 尼罗河就是一切 The Nile means everything 152 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,280 因为这是我的渔场。 because it's where I fish. 153 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:10,160 它赋予生命。尼罗河就是我全部的生活。 It makes life possible. The Nile is my whole life. 154 00:12:16,680 --> 00:12:20,200 数千年来，埃及文明 For thousands of years, Egyptian civilizations 155 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,760 始终仰赖尼罗河生存。 have relied on the River Nile for survival. 156 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:28,440 河水带来的肥沃淤泥 As well as providing food, the rich silt from its waters 157 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:32,800 让沙漠耕作成为可能。 allowed farmers to grow crops in the desert. 158 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:38,000 德国考古学家约翰娜·西格尔也正前往 German archaeologist Johanna Sigl is also heading 159 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:40,920 象岛。 to Elephantine Island. 160 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:45,280 她作为发掘现场总监的工作揭示了 Her work as excavation field director here is revealing 161 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,400 尼罗河对古埃及人的重要性。 the Nile's importance to the ancient Egyptians. 162 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:56,240 鸟瞰岛屿南端可见 A bird's-eye view of the island's southern tip shows 163 00:12:56,320 --> 00:13:00,600 五千年前城镇的布局。 the layout of a 5,000-year-old town. 164 00:13:00,680 --> 00:13:03,600 这是尼罗河该流域 This was one of the first settlements 165 00:13:03,680 --> 00:13:05,680 最早的聚居地之一。 on this part of the Nile. 166 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:08,240 尼罗河象征着 The Nile represented 167 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:10,560 古埃及人的生命之源。 a life source for ancient Egyptians. 168 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:13,360 是他们生命中最重要的存在。 It was one of the most important things in their life. 169 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:18,400 他们从中获取食物、水源、沃土和贸易通道。 They got food and water, fertile soil, trade connections. 170 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,680 尼罗河给予他们一切。 They got everything from the Nile. 171 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:26,680 在水坝控制水位前， Before dams controlled the river's height, 172 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:30,400 埃及以南埃塞俄比亚的季风雨 monsoon rains over Ethiopia to the south of Egypt 173 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:32,440 引发年度泛滥。 caused annual floods. 174 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:40,080 当上涨的河水漫过堤岸， As the rising waters burst their banks, 175 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,760 肥沃淤泥便沉积在泛滥平原上。 fertile silt was deposited across the floodplains. 176 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,320 水流蔓延越广， The further the waters spread, 177 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,960 可耕地就越多。 the more farmland could be cultivated. 178 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,600 古埃及人发明了系统 The ancient Egyptians developed a system 179 00:14:00,680 --> 00:14:03,120 来预测最佳汛期。 to forecast the perfect flood. 180 00:14:06,560 --> 00:14:11,360 他们创造的仪器被称为尼罗河水位计。 The instrument they invented became known as a Nilometer. 181 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:15,160 这条通道上的凿痕 The chiseled markings on this passageway gauged 182 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:17,400 能测量洪水高度 the height of the flood 183 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:21,560 预判作物丰歉。 and foretold if crops would flourish or fail. 184 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:26,040 象岛是最早迎来洪水的地方， Here at Elephantine, the flood arrived first, 185 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:30,160 此处测量可预测整个尼罗河流域水位， so to measure here would be a prediction for measuring 186 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,160 至少古埃及人如此期望。 the height all along the Nile, 187 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,880 at least the ancient Egyptians hoped so. 188 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:42,360 当水位计记录到 When the Nilometer recorded 189 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,560 理想水位时， the optimal water level, 190 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:47,480 田野将覆盖足够淤泥 the fields would be covered with enough silt 191 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,080 迎来丰收。 to produce a bountiful harvest. 192 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,560 数千年后， Thousands of years later, 193 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,160 尼罗河仍是埃及命脉。 and the Nile remains the lifeblood of Egypt. 194 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,560 尼罗河至今提供饮用水， The Nile provides, still, drinking water. 195 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:05,200 能源和沃土， It provides energy. It still provides fertile soil, 196 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,560 支撑着农业。 and so supports agriculture. 197 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:12,160 没有尼罗河，这里将无法生存。 Without the Nile, there would be no living here. 198 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:17,880 如今96%人口生活在 Today, 96% of the population lives 199 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:22,160 尼罗河灌溉的3%耕地上。 on the 3% of cultivated land irrigated by the Nile. 200 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,280 远离这些区域， Away from these areas, 201 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,920 景象截然不同。 the landscape is very different. 202 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:42,960 埃及近37.5万平方英里是荒芜沙漠。 Almost 375,000 square miles of Egypt is inhospitable desert. 203 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,000 最严酷的地带位于 Some of the harshest terrain lies 204 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,400 东部西奈半岛。 in the Sinai Peninsula in the east of the country. 205 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,360 该地区年降雨量 Rainfall in this part of Egypt 206 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:01,600 可低至一英寸。 can be as little as one inch a year. 207 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:06,320 俯瞰可见干燥岩质土壤使 From the air, it's clear the region's dry, rocky soil makes 208 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,680 集约农业几乎无法实现， intensive agriculture almost impossible, 209 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:14,160 却有个族群在此生息 yet there's a group of people who have made the Sinai 210 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,240 数千年之久。 their home for millennia. 211 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:24,040 哈德拉·埃德·穆拉齐德终生居住 Khadraa Eid Mourazid has lived in this remote village 212 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,080 在这偏远村落。 her entire life. 213 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:34,560 哈德拉：觅食极为困难。 KHADRAA,It's very difficult to find food. 214 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:38,000 雨水稀少植被匮乏 There's little rain and little vegetation 215 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,480 牲畜几无草料。 for the animals to eat. 216 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:46,200 哈德拉是贝都因人。 Khadraa is Bedouin. 217 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,960 这个古老民族多数于两千年前 The majority of this ancient people migrated here 218 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:54,800 自阿拉伯半岛迁徙而来。 from the Arabian Peninsula almost 2,000 years ago. 219 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:59,000 近几十年政府政策 In recent decades, government policies 220 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,800 为加强安保和发展旅游业 aimed to increase security and promote tourism in Sinai 221 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,960 限制部分贝都因人获取服务 have denied some Bedouin access to services 222 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:09,360 削弱了游牧传统。 and eroded their nomadic traditions. 223 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:14,760 许多人前往埃及城市谋生。 Many have left to find work in Egypt's cities. 224 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,240 哈德拉延续着祖辈的沙漠生活， Khadraa embraces life here in the desert, 225 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,680 如同她的祖先。 as her ancestors did before her. 226 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:26,400 沙漠教会你运动。 This desert teaches you to exercise. 227 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:34,280 往返拾柴取水，保持活动。 Coming, going, collecting wood, fetching water, keeping moving. 228 00:17:34,360 --> 00:17:36,800 久坐会加速衰老。 If you stay inside, your body ages. 229 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,800 必须行走、活跃才能保持健康。 You must walk, be active, and stay healthy. 230 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,800 哈德拉是位寡妇。 Khadraa is a widow. 231 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,080 为养活自己和山羊， To keep herself and her goats alive, 232 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,240 她必须在全球最干旱之地 she must find vegetation 233 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,120 寻找植被。 in one of the most arid places on earth. 234 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:08,000 在干旱的西奈半岛高地， High up on Egypt's arid Sinai Peninsula, 235 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:11,600 贝都因牧羊女哈德拉·埃德·穆拉齐德 Bedouin shepherdess Khadraa Eid Mourazid 236 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:17,280 正深入沙漠为山羊寻找牧草。 is taking her goats deep into the desert on a quest for grass. 237 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,600 哈德拉运用贝都因游牧民 Khadraa relies on wisdom passed down through 238 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:26,600 世代相传的智慧解读地貌。 generations of Bedouin nomads to read the landscape. 239 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,760 鸟瞰视角可见沟壑 A bird's-eye view reveals gullies 240 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:35,200 蜿蜒于山峦之间。 snaking across the mountainous terrain. 241 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:38,840 哈德拉知道地表下 Khadraa knows scarce rainwater channeled 242 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:43,080 稀缺的径流足以维持植物生长。 just beneath the surface is enough to sustain plant life. 243 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,800 此处牧草丰茂。 There's a lot of grazing here. 244 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:50,560 它们开心我就开心。 If they're happy, I'm happy. 245 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:52,920 山羊进食时， While the goats eat, 246 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:58,080 哈德拉利用沙漠另一种稀缺资源。 Khadraa exploits another of the desert's scant resources. 247 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:02,760 这种沙漠植物叫艾吉兰。 This desert plant is called ajram. 248 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:08,080 采摘碾碎后加水， You pick it, crush it, and add water. 249 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:12,400 可洗手洗衣。 You can wash your hands and clothes with it. 250 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:16,520 是气味清香的天然肥皂。 It's soap, a nice-smelling soap. 251 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,480 今日放牧已足够。 It's enough grazing for today. 252 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:28,040 明日哈德拉需寻找其他植物。 Tomorrow, Khadraa will have to find other plants. 253 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:33,360 我每日如此劳作。 I do this work every day. 254 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:37,480 自结婚之日起便居于此。 I've been here since the day I got married. 255 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,080 从未离开过。 I've never lived anywhere else. 256 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:42,880 沙漠就是我的生命。 The desert is my life. 257 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,320 贝都因人视沙漠为家... The Bedouin have made the desert their home... 258 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,200 而古人却将这片荒原 yet the ancients used these wastelands 259 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,640 用于截然不同的用途。 for a very different purpose. 260 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:05,880 西部沙漠是法老们为来世 The western desert was where the pharaohs were buried 261 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,080 安葬的场所。 in preparation for the afterlife. 262 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,920 如建于4700年前的 Royal tombs like the step pyramid of Djoser, 263 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,520 左塞尔阶梯金字塔等皇家陵墓， built up to 4,700 years ago, 264 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:23,000 曾装满无价珍宝。 would be filled with priceless treasures. 265 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:28,200 尽管法老们坚信金字塔坚不可摧， Despite the pharaohs believing their pyramids were impregnable, 266 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:33,440 这些建筑却成为古代盗墓者的目标。 these structures became a magnet for ancient grave robbers. 267 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:41,360 于是3500年前，法老们在 So 3,500 years ago, the pharaohs created 268 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:45,120 偏远沙漠山谷建造了巨型秘密陵墓。 a giant secret tomb within a remote desert valley. 269 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:55,120 自公元前16世纪起，500年间 From the 16th century BCE, at least 63 royal tombs 270 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,480 这里修建了至少63座皇家陵墓。 were built here over a period of 500 years. 271 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:05,440 帝王谷坐落于 The Valley of the Kings is located 272 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:09,400 象征金字塔的山峰之下。 beneath a symbolic pyramid-shaped mountain. 273 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:13,520 法老们希望这个隐蔽之所 The pharaohs hoped this inconspicuous site would be 274 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,600 能免遭盗墓。 safe from grave robbers. 275 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,200 最初墓穴入口被密封 Originally, the entrances to the tombs were sealed 276 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,000 掩埋在沙石之下。 and hidden under sand and rocks. 277 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,120 如今通道网络指引着方向。 Now a network of paths leads the way in. 278 00:21:34,360 --> 00:21:37,720 保护专家洛丽·王负责 Conservator Lori Wong is responsible 279 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:42,080 维护这里最著名的景点—— for the preservation of the site's most famous attraction, 280 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,920 图坦卡蒙陵墓。 the tomb of Tutankhamun. 281 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,080 图坦卡蒙的声名源于 Tutankhamun, its fame is due to the fact that 282 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,120 这是座随葬品几乎 it was a tomb that was discovered with its grave goods 283 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,040 完整保存的陵墓... almost completely intact... 284 00:21:57,880 --> 00:21:59,960 这极为罕见 and that's rare 285 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,240 因其他陵墓几乎均遭盗掘。 because almost every other tomb had been looted. 286 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,960 图坦卡蒙九岁登基 Tutankhamun was just 9 years old 287 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:09,200 成为埃及统治者。 when he became ruler of Egypt. 288 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:16,200 1922年英国埃及学家霍华德·卡特 The boy king's tomb was discovered in 1922 289 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:19,120 发现了这位少年法老的陵墓。 by British Egyptologist Howard Carter. 290 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,000 墓中珍宝包括 Inside he found treasures, 291 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:30,840 图坦卡蒙的黄金死亡面具、 including Tutankhamun's gold death mask, 292 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:36,040 镶嵌宝石的金银王座、 his gold and silver throne encrusted with precious stones, 293 00:22:36,120 --> 00:22:41,480 以及五千余件无价文物。 and more than 5,000 other priceless artifacts. 294 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,840 帝王谷年接待游客 One and a half million people a year 295 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:51,600 达150万人次。 come to the Valley of the Kings. 296 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:57,280 如今巨大客流正造成损害。 Now the huge volume of visitors is taking its toll. 297 00:22:57,360 --> 00:23:00,480 游客衣物鞋履上的灰尘 Visitors have dust on their clothing, on their shoes, 298 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:02,680 进入墓室后会 and they come into the tomb, and that dust 299 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:04,720 牢固附着在壁画上， can actually cement itself onto the painting, 300 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:09,160 极难安全清除。 making it very difficult to remove in a safe manner. 301 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:13,600 洛丽团队安装了通风系统 Lori's team has installed a ventilation system 302 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:17,080 降低墓室灰尘浓度。 to help reduce dust levels inside the tomb. 303 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:23,400 洁净空气将确保 The cleaner air will ensure the preservation 304 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:27,120 少年法老安息之地世代留存。 of the boy king's resting place for generations to come. 305 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,360 我们希望后人能如我们般 We want other people to be able to appreciate 306 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,400 欣赏这座陵墓。 the tomb as much as we have. 307 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,080 能在图坦卡蒙陵墓工作 To have worked in a tomb like Tutankhamun has been 308 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,280 是无比珍贵的经历。 just a wonderful experience. 309 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:54,680 埃及强大的法老们 Egypt's mighty pharaohs left their mark 310 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,760 在全国留下印记， throughout the country, 311 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,840 但并非所有空中可见的遗迹 yet not all monuments visible from the air 312 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:04,200 都是君主纪念碑。 are shrines to past rulers. 313 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:08,080 这些是家养鸽子的塔楼。 These are towers for domesticated pigeons. 314 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:12,040 埃及养殖鸽子已有数千年历史。 The birds have been farmed in Egypt for thousands of years. 315 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:16,120 古代文献记载 Ancient sources suggest 316 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:20,320 重要节庆日会食用鸽肉。 they were consumed on important feast days. 317 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:27,080 如今鸽子不仅供食用，更用于竞赛。 Today, pigeons are not only bred to eat, they're bred to compete. 318 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,000 在开罗的贾玛利亚区， In Cairo's neighborhood of Gamaleya, 319 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,520 数十名狂热养鸽人 dozens of passionate pigeon breeders 320 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,080 持续相互比拼。 are in constant competition with one another. 321 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:50,160 俯瞰可见这般摇摇欲坠的木结构 Visible from the air, precarious wooden structures like this 322 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,600 高耸于屋顶之上。 rise high above the rooftops. 323 00:24:56,120 --> 00:24:58,920 这些称为"格亚"，是 These are called gheyas, and they're 324 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,480 都市版的鸽塔。 the inner city's answer to pigeon towers. 325 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:08,080 大型格亚可容纳300余只鸽子。 Some are large enough to house over 300 birds. 326 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:16,160 哈桑·穆罕默德·侯赛因自称 Hassan Mohamed Hussein calls himself 327 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:19,520 "贾玛利亚鸽王"。 the "Pigeon Ruler of Gamaleya." 328 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:24,280 哈桑：23年前我建了首座格亚。 HASSAN,I built my first gheya 23 years ago. 329 00:25:24,360 --> 00:25:28,400 最初是9x9英尺的 I built a small one, 9-by-9 foot, 330 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,960 稻草屋顶小棚。 out of straw on the roof. 331 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,120 这是个漫长过程。 It was a long process. 332 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,880 我不断加高扩大格亚 I made the gheya higher and bigger 333 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,880 直到建成现在这样。 until I built the one I have now. 334 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,400 哈桑是埃及200万 Hassan is one of 2 million pigeon fanciers 335 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:45,920 鸽友之一。 in Egypt. 336 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:49,720 比赛中，养鸽人携最佳赛鸽 In competitions, breeders take their best birds 337 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:53,080 到中心点同时放飞。 to a central location and release them together. 338 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:01,120 既要引导自家鸽子归巢， The goal is to both guide their own birds home 339 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:06,480 还要尽可能诱捕对手鸽子。 and lure as many of their rival's pigeons as they can. 340 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:11,960 最终拥有鸽子最多者 The breeder with the most birds at the end of the event 341 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:14,080 即为胜者。 is the winner. 342 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,800 每场比赛都不同， Every competition is different, 343 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:23,560 如同足球赛。 like a football match. 344 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:27,600 捕获鸽子相当于进球得分。 Catching pigeons is the equivalent of scoring goals. 345 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,160 哈桑与对手在开罗老城 Hassan meets his opponent here 346 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:36,320 中心地带交锋。 in the middle of old Cairo. 347 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:42,680 他必须今日获胜才能保住 He must win today if he wants to retain his title, 348 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,440 "贾玛利亚鸽王"头衔。 "Pigeon Ruler of Gamaleya." 349 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,280 在开罗历史中心区， In the historic heart of Cairo, 350 00:26:57,360 --> 00:27:01,760 哈桑·穆罕默德·侯赛因正与对手库托·亚当 Hassan Mohamed Hussein is taking on rival Kuto Adam 351 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:05,680 展开首都鸽赛。 in a pigeon race across the capital. 352 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:09,280 双方选手准备就绪即将放飞。 Both competitors are ready to release their birds. 353 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:25,920 40只鸽子翱翔开罗上空。 40 pigeons climb high above Cairo. 354 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:30,480 数分钟内它们将进入鸽棚范围。 In just a few minutes, they'll be within range of their coops. 355 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:38,400 双方需引导全部己方鸽子归巢 Both competitors must try and guide home all their pigeons 356 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:41,400 并尽可能诱捕对手信鸽。 and as many of their rival's as possible. 357 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:48,200 捕获最多者胜出。 Whoever captures the most birds wins. 358 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,200 哈桑返回鸽塔不久 Soon after arriving back at his tower, 359 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:55,800 便发现鸽群踪迹。 Hassan spots the pigeons. 360 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:02,240 我将召唤它们并挥旗 I'm going to call them in and raise a flag 361 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,600 辨识对手鸽子。 to see which are the competitor's pigeons. 362 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,000 哈桑挥旗吹哨 Hassan waves and whistles 363 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:11,920 引诱鸽群入棚。 to entice them to his coop. 364 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,400 鸽子降落时， As the pigeons land, 365 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:25,960 他通过脚环确认归属。 he reads their tags to check who they belong to. 366 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:36,080 哈桑的鸽子悉数归巢。 All Hassan's pigeons have returned home. 367 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:40,880 对手库托·亚当未能诱捕任何鸽子。 His competitor, Kuto Adam, hasn't lured any away. 368 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:45,000 那只黑鸽应是库托的。 I think that black one is one of Kuto's birds. 369 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:49,240 但哈桑成功诱捕。 But Hassan has. 370 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:54,480 又一场胜利让哈桑卫冕 With another victory to his name, Hassan retains his title 371 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:57,440 直至下次比赛。 until the next contest. 372 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:04,040 我无比欣喜于这场胜利。 I'm so happy. I'm so pleased that I won. 373 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,720 埃及人与鸽子的渊源 The Egyptians' relationship with pigeons is 374 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,640 仅是法老时代的遗产之一。 just one legacy from the time of the pharaohs. 375 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:28,080 古代统治者庞大的纪念碑 The ancient rulers' vast monuments stand testament 376 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:30,200 彰显其无上权力。 to their immense power. 377 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:39,680 这些非凡君王自封为神。 These were no ordinary kings. They proclaimed themselves gods. 378 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:43,920 要求臣民生时崇拜， And they expected their subjects to worship them, 379 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,200 死后亦如是。 even after they died. 380 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,000 最显著的体现莫过于 Nowhere is this more visible 381 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,280 尼罗河西岸， than on the west bank of the Nile, 382 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:58,240 卢克索对岸之地。 across the river from Luxor. 383 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:06,640 两千余年间，法老们在此修建 Over 2,000 years, pharaohs built mortuary temples here 384 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:10,000 纪念统治功绩 to commemorate their reigns 385 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:14,000 并作为永恒祭拜中心的神庙。 and as centers for their eternal veneration. 386 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:18,800 其真实规模唯有航拍可见。 Their true scale only becomes evident from the air. 387 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:29,880 破晓时分，热气球老手巴哈·艾哈迈德 It's dawn, and setting a course for the mortuary temples is 388 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:34,800 正飞往神庙群。 Bahaa Ahmed, an experienced hot-air balloon pilot. 389 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:41,320 巴哈选择气温凉爽 Bahaa flies at first light, when the air is cool 390 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:43,520 气流最稳定的黎明飞行。 and wind currents are most predictable. 391 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,480 掌握这里的气流规律至关重要 Knowing wind patterns here is critical, 392 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,680 因为神庙群正位于 because the temples are located 393 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:55,680 嶙峋山脉的正下方 directly beneath jagged mountains. 394 00:30:55,760 --> 00:31:00,080 巴哈：在此飞行热气球的最大挑战 BAHAA,The biggest challenge flying balloons here, 395 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:03,920 是近山区域的切变风与湍流 is the wind shear and turbulence close to the mountains. 396 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:07,680 我们会充分考虑这点 So we take that into consideration 397 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:11,120 尽量远离山体确保 and try to keep far away so there is no danger 398 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:14,520 气球与乘客安全 to the balloon or the passengers. 399 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:23,040 当巴哈调整航线远离山脉时 As Bahaa tracks a course away from the mountains, 400 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:24,880 他正引导气球飞向 he guides his balloon 401 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,760 埃及最著名的祭祀建筑群 towards Egypt's most famous mortuary structure. 402 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,120 哈特谢普苏特神庙 The temple of Hatshepsut 403 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,800 嵌于山体之中 is carved into the side of a mountain. 404 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:41,320 由埃及罕见的女性法老所建 It was built by one of Egypt's very few female Pharaohs. 405 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:44,360 为获得统治认可 To gain acceptance as ruler, 406 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:47,400 她下令神庙规模必须 she ordered her temple to be bigger and grander 407 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,440 超越此前所有男性法老 than those of all the male pharaohs before her. 408 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:58,160 这座神庙是 This temple is 409 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,400 热气球观景中最壮丽的存在 one of the most beautiful things to see from the balloon. 410 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:03,600 其设计之精妙 Looking at the design of this temple, 411 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:05,880 令我词穷 it is more than I can describe. 412 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,600 从气球俯瞰美不胜收 From the balloon, it looks very beautiful. 413 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:16,000 气温升高后，巴哈需驾驭 As the air warms up, Bahaa must now negotiate 414 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:19,480 变幻莫测的风势前往 the potentially treacherous winds to visit 415 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:24,080 埃及史上最伟大法老的圣殿 a shrine to the greatest pharaoh ever to rule Egypt. 416 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,600 在卢克索西岸上空 Above the west bank of Luxor, 417 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:38,000 巴哈的热气球接近 Bahaa Ahmed's balloon approaches 418 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:41,160 占地五万平方英尺 a 50,000-square-foot temple complex 419 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,720 供奉埃及最伟大法老的建筑群 dedicated to Egypt's greatest pharaoh. 420 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:52,680 这就是拉美西姆——埃及最多产 This is the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple 421 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,680 建筑者拉美西斯二世的 of Egypt's most prolific monument builder, 422 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:57,960 祭庙 Ramesses II. 423 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:03,040 建于公元前13世纪 Constructed in the 13th century BCE 424 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:06,480 面积相当于47个网球场 and covering the area of 47 tennis courts, 425 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:08,480 在其时代 in its day, 426 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:11,360 是埃及最大的祭庙之一 it was one of the largest mortuary temples in Egypt. 427 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:18,160 耗时二十年建成 It took 20 years to complete. 428 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:20,360 太美了！叹为观止！ Beautiful. This is amazing! 429 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:24,760 看这里 拉美西斯二世 Look at this. Ramesses II. 430 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:29,960 拉美西姆内安放着 Within the Ramesseum lie 431 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:34,200 拉美西斯巨型雕像的残骸 the fallen remains of a giant statue of Ramesses himself. 432 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:39,440 原像高度相当于 Originally, it would have risen 433 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:42,360 六层楼建筑 to the height of a 6-story building 434 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:45,600 重约千吨 and weighed around 1,000 tons. 435 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:52,320 它向世人宣告法老不仅是凡人 It reminded everyone he was more than a man, 436 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:55,160 更是神明 he was a god. 437 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:04,000 当沙漠遗迹渐变为下方沃野 As the desert monuments give way to lush farmland below, 438 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:07,840 巴哈需寻找安全降落点 it's time for Bahaa to find a field to touch down. 439 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:12,680 升空时永远无法预知 When the balloon goes up, you don't know 440 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:16,160 降落地点 确保乘客安全着陆 where you are going to land, and it's a challenge to land 441 00:34:16,240 --> 00:34:19,320 始终是项挑战 somewhere safe for the passengers. 442 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:23,320 热气球飞行每天都是新冒险 Flying balloons, every day is a new day. 443 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:31,960 法老们虽自封为神 The pharaohs may have declared themselves gods, 444 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:35,040 神力却非永恒 but their powers were not eternal. 445 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:40,840 统治埃及三千年后 After ruling Egypt for 3,000 years, 446 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,400 他们被罗马人征服 they were conquered by the Romans. 447 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:48,520 最终 对众多异教神的信仰 In time, belief in their many pagan gods 448 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:51,440 让位于独一基督真神 gave way to one Christian god. 449 00:34:56,600 --> 00:35:01,520 埃及现有近千万基督徒 Almost 10 million Christians live in Egypt today. 450 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:05,640 西奈山是其重要圣地之一 One of their most important sites is Mount Sinai. 451 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,400 据圣经记载 According to the Bible, 452 00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:17,240 上帝曾以燃烧荆棘显现于此 this mountain was where God appeared as a burning bush 453 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:21,040 摩西在此领受十诫 and where Moses received the Ten Commandments. 454 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:28,240 公元6世纪 罗马皇帝查士丁尼一世 In the 6th century CE, Roman emperor Justinian I 455 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:30,880 下令建造礼拜场所 ordered a place of worship to be built 456 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:34,040 标记这处至圣之地 marking this most sacred of sites. 457 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:38,720 圣凯瑟琳修道院由此诞生 The result was Saint Catherine's Monastery, 458 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,360 这是全球持续使用历史最悠久的 the oldest continuously inhabited monastery 459 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,640 修道院 in the world. 460 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:51,240 修士马卡里奥斯神父离开 Resident monk Father Makarios left his home 461 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,880 美国科罗拉多州的家园来此修行 in Denver, Colorado, to live and work here. 462 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,960 当今世界极少有地方 Historically, there are very few places 463 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:08,160 能如此完整展现建造修道院的 in the world today that reflect the life of the empire 464 00:36:08,240 --> 00:36:10,840 帝国风貌 which created this monastery. 465 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:14,680 世上再难寻得 Nowhere else in the world can anybody find or see 466 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:18,040 如此独特的机构 an institution like this. 467 00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:21,920 圣凯瑟琳修道院的核心是 The centerpiece of Saint Catherine's Monastery is 468 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,520 宏伟的巴西利卡教堂 the great basilica. 469 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:29,640 1500年来每日祷告在此举行 This is where daily prayers have been held for 1,500 years. 470 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:36,480 马卡里奥斯神父需确保 Today, Father Makarios must make sure that everything is ready 471 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:39,400 晨祷准备就绪 for the morning service. 472 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:41,440 自六世纪中叶以来 There has been 473 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:44,800 这里的祷告从未间断 an uninterrupted succession of prayers here 474 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:47,480 since the mid-6th century. 475 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:52,160 全球唯此一处可作此宣称 No one in the world can claim that anywhere except here. 476 00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:56,080 此处生活需恪守严规 Life here means following strict rules 477 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:59,080 摒弃现代舒适 and turning your back on modern comforts 478 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:01,600 栖身荒野 to live in the wilderness. 479 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:04,240 小教堂准备妥当后 With the chapel now ready, 480 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:08,120 修士们将开始每日八小时 the monks can commence 8 hours of daily prayers 481 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:12,240 在这信仰圣地祷告 in a monastery that is uniquely connected to their faith. 482 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:21,000 摩西曾至此 上帝亲临此地 Moses came here. God himself came. 483 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:23,400 当你置身此处 To be able to be here 484 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:26,960 凝望任何一面山岩时 and look at any one face of this mountain from here 485 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:30,080 都会由衷感叹"此地意义非凡 and say to yourself, "This is really important. 486 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:33,080 我需为此守候" I need to be here for this." 487 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:43,160 守护数千年历史积淀 Preserving thousands of years of history 488 00:37:43,240 --> 00:37:46,080 塑造了今日埃及 has made Egypt the country it is today. 489 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:51,600 在吉萨金字塔旁 Beside the Giza pyramids, 490 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:55,800 正争分夺秒筹建耗资十亿美元 it's a race against time to fill a new $1-billion museum 491 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:59,000 容纳国宝的新博物馆 with the country's greatest treasures. 492 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:03,000 这意味着要运输脆弱无价的文物 That means transporting fragile and priceless artifacts 493 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:06,880 穿越全球最拥堵城市之一 across one of the world's most congested cities. 494 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:17,400 在埃及首都开罗 In Egypt's capital, Cairo, 495 00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:20,720 正实施将数千年历史汇集于 plans are underway to bring thousands of years of history 496 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:22,720 同一屋檐下的计划 under one roof. 497 00:38:25,720 --> 00:38:29,560 一个多世纪以来 全球最庞大的 For more than a century, the world's largest collection 498 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:33,600 古埃及珍宝收藏都存于开罗 of ancient Egyptian treasures has been housed in Cairo, 499 00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:37,600 埃及博物馆内 here at the Egyptian Museum. 500 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:40,680 这里珍藏着举世闻名的 It's the home of the world-famous relics 501 00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:43,040 图坦卡蒙陵墓文物 from the tomb of Tutankhamun. 502 00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:49,400 如今这座新古典建筑已过时 Today, the neoclassical building is outdated 503 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:53,000 空间不足难以展示众多藏品 and too small to display many of its items. 504 00:38:57,360 --> 00:38:59,200 因此工程师们正在建造 So engineers are building 505 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:01,120 全新的博物馆 a brand-new museum 506 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:06,040 以接待每年五百万游客 to accommodate 5 million tourists who visit each year. 507 00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:15,760 其规模堪称史诗级 Its scale is epic. 508 00:39:18,240 --> 00:39:22,000 竣工后的大埃及博物馆 When it's finished, the Grand Egyptian Museum 509 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:27,520 占地将超52万平方米 will cover an area of over 5.2 million square feet. 510 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:30,720 这将成为全球最大 This will be the largest museum devoted 511 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:33,200 单一文明主题博物馆 to one civilization on the planet. 512 00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:37,880 开馆前 Before it opens, 513 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:39,400 数千件文物需经 thousands of artifacts 514 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:41,160 11英里陆路运输 must be transported by road 515 00:39:41,240 --> 00:39:42,960 抵达开罗郊区 on an 11-mile journey 516 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:46,080 的新家 to their new home on the outskirts of Cairo. 517 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:53,320 而这正是难题所在 And that's a problem. 518 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:58,640 开罗是全球最拥堵城市之一 Cairo is one of the world's most congested cities. 519 00:39:58,720 --> 00:40:01,480 每年上报数万起 Tens of thousands of road traffic accidents 520 00:40:01,560 --> 00:40:03,640 交通事故 are reported every year, 521 00:40:03,720 --> 00:40:08,320 拥堵造成约五百亿美元损失 and congestion costs the country an estimated $50 billion. 522 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:14,640 今日启程运输的是 Hitting the road today is 523 00:40:14,720 --> 00:40:18,720 这座3000年历史的拉美西斯二世 this 3,000-year-old statue of Ramesses II 524 00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:21,320 与女神安奈特雕像 and the Goddess Anat. 525 00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:24,760 拉美西斯被称为"大帝"部分源于 Ramesses is known as the Great due partly 526 00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:28,600 其宏大的建筑工程 to his huge building projects. 527 00:40:28,680 --> 00:40:32,680 文物修复与运输总监 Director of restoration and transporting antiquities 528 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:36,760 伊萨·齐丹需确保运输安全 Eissa Zidan must ensure safe passage. 529 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:39,320 伊萨：这尊雕像的价值 EISSA, It's impossible to put a value 530 00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:41,120 无法估量 on this statue. 531 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:43,080 对埃及人而言它象征 For Egyptians, it means 532 00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:47,640 文明、文化、遗产与荣耀 civilization, culture, heritage, and honor. 533 00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:50,960 古埃及文明是无价之宝 Ancient Egyptian civilization is priceless. 534 00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:57,320 伊萨团队精心用保护材料 Eissa's team painstakingly wraps the monument 535 00:40:57,400 --> 00:41:00,560 包裹雕像后启程 in a protective material before its journey. 536 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:09,840 司机扎卡里亚·穆罕默德将护送 Ramesses will be transported across Cairo 537 00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:14,640 拉美西斯穿越开罗前往新家 to his new home by driver Zakariya Mohamed. 538 00:41:14,720 --> 00:41:16,640 扎卡里亚：运输如此重要的文物 ZAKARIYA,I feel proud to be transporting 539 00:41:16,720 --> 00:41:18,560 令我倍感自豪 such important pieces. 540 00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:23,520 同时也充满恐惧 因为任何闪失 I also feel afraid, because if anything were to happen 541 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:29,400 都会让我痛心疾首 to any of these artifacts, I would be devastated. 542 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:35,120 为确保安全送达 To ensure Ramesses' safe delivery, 543 00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:37,720 扎卡里亚请求了支援 Zakariya has called in help. 544 00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:43,800 四辆警车与特警部队将 Four police cars and a special forces unit 545 00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:46,280 护送这位伟大法老 will escort the mighty pharaoh. 546 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:58,280 为防止雕像倾覆 To prevent the statue toppling off his truck, 547 00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:01,000 扎卡里亚必须保持 Zakariya must try and maintain 548 00:42:01,080 --> 00:42:04,080 每小时12英里的恒定速度 a constant speed of 12 miles per hour 549 00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:08,080 驶向大埃及博物馆 towards the Grand Egyptian Museum. 550 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:18,440 经过60分钟紧张行驶 After a tense 60-minute journey, 551 00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:22,680 扎卡里亚与拉美西斯安然抵达 Zakariya and Ramesses arrive unscathed. 552 00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:29,280 驾驶时我总是神经紧绷 I always feel nervous while driving. 553 00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:31,640 运送对埃及人如此珍贵的文物 I feel especially stressed carrying something 554 00:42:31,720 --> 00:42:34,200 压力尤为巨大 of such value to Egyptians. 555 00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:41,160 当抵达大埃及博物馆时 When I arrive at the Grand Egyptian Museum, 556 00:42:41,240 --> 00:42:45,520 看到安全送达才如释重负 I feel relieved that it has got here safely. 557 00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:51,800 雕像很快将拆封 The statue will soon be unpacked 558 00:42:51,880 --> 00:42:56,280 安放在新博物馆的宏伟阶梯上 and installed on the new museum's grand staircase. 559 00:42:58,560 --> 00:43:02,080 看到大埃及博物馆最终开放 I will feel extremely proud to see 560 00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:05,200 游客来观赏我们精心运输的 the Grand Egyptian Museum finally open 561 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:08,520 所有文物时 and visitors coming to see all the antiquities 562 00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:11,680 我将无比自豪 that we have transported so carefully. 563 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:17,040 希望我们完成了会被铭记的事业 I hope we have done something that will be remembered. 564 00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:31,640 飞越埃及的航拍视角展现着 Flying over Egypt, our birds-eye view reveals 565 00:43:31,720 --> 00:43:36,440 这个骄傲国度如何延续其独特历史 how this proud nation continues to embrace its unique past. 566 00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:43,640 从空中清晰可见古人如何在 From the air, it's clear how the ancients stamped 567 00:43:43,720 --> 00:43:48,800 这片严酷荒凉的土地上 their mark across this harsh and inhospitable landscape 568 00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:52,120 留下印记 以及某些生活方式 and how some lifestyles here 569 00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:55,280 数千年来几乎未变 have barely changed for thousands of years. 570 00:43:57,480 --> 00:44:00,520 在这法老之地上 In this land of the pharaohs, 571 00:44:00,600 --> 00:44:05,320 古老与现代始终共生共存 the ancient and modern continue to live side by side. 572 00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:09,880 字幕由国家字幕研究所提供 Captioned by National Captioning Institute