《中国新年》（第二集）ChineseNewYear2）（汉对照）.docx

视频字幕 The Story of China 1．The Living Past I. Script Welcome to China, it’s New Years Eve and we are here at Houhai Lake in china’s capital city Beijing. When the lake is frozen over families love to come and have fun on the ice during the holidays. Now the Spring Festival here in northern China sees the largest,annual mass migration of people on the planet as over a sixth of the world’s populist travel home to be with their loved ones. The most significant night of the festivities is New Year’s Eve or Chuxi as it’s known in mandarin. Traditionally this is when families get together to eat,drink and celebrate, so Dave and I are going to find out what is like to be at the world’s biggest party as over a billion people sit down to the most important dinner of the year.And here is what is coming up. “Over the next hour we will be based here in Beijing finding out how Chinese people experienced New Year’s Eve as they take time off and relax with friends and family.” “Good luck for everybody.” Down south in Hong Kong, Kate Humble will be at the Wong Tai Sin Temple as it prepares for its busiest night of the year. “Is it like this every year?” “Yes,every year.” Ant Anstead visits a distillery in the heart of China to find out about the world’s bestselling spirit.Happy New Year.Jing Lusi will be behind the scenes of the Chunwan Gala, the most watch annual television show on earth.Further indoor is the main stage and they are about to do the performance of a lifetime.And we will be seeing what a traditional New Year’s Eve is like with a Chinese family right here in Beijing. Chinese New Year, Magical,it is great. Mountains of food will be taken, a giant bell will be rung and thousands of firecrackers will hit the night sky.And we will be there to experience it all first-hand.Welcome to Chinese New Year! For the Chinese people family time together is precious, so they do not waste any opportunity to get out and have fun on Houlai Lake. And you do not have to be an ice skat