BBC记录片美丽中国之龙之疆域:走进西藏(26) 印度教徒的祈祷
日期:2014-03-31 18:21

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Hundreds of fresh prayer flags are prepared and added to the pole. The head lama's sacred scarf adds the final touch to the proceedings.
他们准备了上百条新的经幡等着放到番杆上面。大喇嘛神圣的哈达给活动画上了句号。
But the significance of Mount Kailash isn't confined to Buddhists alone. Other faiths venture to this remote place, many from far beyond the Himalayas.
但是卡伊拉什山的重要意义并不仅限于佛教徒。有其他信仰的人也都冒险来到这个遥远的地方,许多人是从比喜马拉雅山还远的地方过来的。
Threatening to upstage the Buddhists, the Hindus arrive, adding their own mix of colour and music.
像是想要抢佛教徒的风头似的,印度教徒来了,把他们自己的色彩和音乐加入其中。
When suitable respect has been paid, it's time for the newly dressed prayer pole to be raised.
在适当地表达一下敬意之后,是时候竖立新装饰的经番杆了。
The pole must end up straight or it will be a bad omen for Tibet. At last the pole stands true and the new prayers can be blown to the heavens.
经番杆必须笔直,否则就是对西藏坏的征兆。经番杆终于弄好了,新的祷文也可以被风送到天堂了。
Around this point, the power of the Tibetan landscape and the beliefs of many cultures converge.
在这一点上,西藏山水的力量和许多文化的信仰汇集到了一起。
More prayers, written on pieces of paper called "wind horses", are thrown into the air and flutter upwards towards the peak of Kailash, where the gods of the different faiths are believed to reside. Here at the axis of the world, is a rare vision of harmony.
更多祷文写在了叫做“风马旗”的纸上,被吹到了空中向上直到卡伊拉什顶峰,具有不同信仰的人都认为那里居住他们的神。在世界屋脊这里有世所罕见的和谐。

重点讲解

重点讲解:
1. add to
添加;增加;掺加;
eg. A few jokes add leaven to a boring speech.
几句笑话可给枯燥无味的演讲增添活跃的气氛。
eg. Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.
她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
2. be confined to
受限制的;被限定;
eg. The problem is not confined to Germany.
问题不仅限于德国。
eg. These dangers are not confined to smokers.
这些危险不只是困扰吸烟者。
3. threnten to do sth.
(坏事)可能发生,将要发生;
eg. Such measures threaten to provoke escalating retaliation and a full-blown trade war.
这些措施将招致更大规模的贸易报复措施,甚至全面的贸易战。
eg. He can even threaten to call the deal off.
他甚至还可以威胁要取消这笔交易。

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重点单词
  • provokevt. 激怒,惹起,驱使
  • threateningadj. 威胁(性)的,凶兆的 动词threaten的现
  • residevi. 居留,属于
  • convergevi. 聚合,集中于一点 vt. 使集合
  • fluttern. 摆动,鼓翼,烦扰 v. 摆动,鼓翼,烦扰
  • leavenn. 酵素,酵母,要素 vt. 使 ... 发酵,影响
  • polen. 杆,柱,极点 v. (用杆)支撑
  • threatenv. 威胁,恐吓
  • upstageadv. 在或向舞台后部地 adj. 高傲的,势利的,在
  • uncertaintyn. 不确定,不可靠,半信半疑 (学术)不可信度; 偏差