家庭财产 Family belongings

Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I’m Chris and with me today is Neil.
大家好，欢迎大家来到BBC英语学习栏目，我是Chris，今天和我一起的是Neil。
Hi there.
大家好。
Now Neil, what is your most treasured possession?
Neil，你最珍惜的财产是什么？
Well, that’s interesting – my most treasured possession would have to be… my guitar.
这很有趣耶——我最珍惜的财产是我的吉他。
I would probably say one of my most treasured possessions is a painting by my grandfather.
我可能会说我最珍惜的财产是我祖父画的一幅画。
Oh, art in the family!
家庭中的艺术！
So, today we’re discussing possessions.But before we get started, it’s the quiz question. Let’s see if you can answer it correctly.
所以，今天我们讨论财产。但是在我们开始之前，是小测试问题。让我们看看你今天是否可以答对。
OK, I’m ready for a challenge.
好的，我准备好了接受挑战。
The question is: in terms of distance, what is the world record length for a photography exhibition?a) 90 metresb) 1 kilometrec) 600 kilometres
问题是：根据长度，世界上摄影展的长度的世界纪录是多长？90米1公里600公里
Well, I have no idea, so I’m going to go for the completely ridiculous: c) 600km.
我也不知道了。我准备选最荒谬的，600公里。
OK, we’ll find out the answer at the end of the programme.Now, I asked a question about photography because in today’s show we’re talking about a series of photographs from China.
好的，在节目最后，我们看你的答案是否正确。我问了一个关于照片的问题，因为今天我们将讨论一系列来自中国的照片。
From China? So what are these photos about?
来自中国？这些照片是关于什么的？
Well, a photographer called Huang Qingjun has been travelling around China for over a decade, taking photos of families standing outside their houses.
一个叫Huang Qingjun（黄清军）的摄影师曾在中国旅行了十多年，拍摄了很多一家人站在他们房子外面的照片。
What’s special about that?
有什么特别的吗？
Well, he asks the families to place all their belongings in front of the house too.
他让这些家庭将他们家里的物品放置在屋子前面。
All their belongings? So even things like tables and chairs?
他们所有的家当啊？甚至是比如桌子和椅子？
Yes, as much as they can move!Now, I’ve got some clips from a report by BBC correspondent Beth McLeod.She describes one of the photos – can you hear what objects she sees?
是的，只要是他们能搬动的！现在，来听一段来自BBC记者Beth McLeod的报告。她描述了其中的一张照片——你能听出她看到的是什么吗？
On a dusty, grey, patch of land, a pair of pink slippers, some cooking utensils, a bicycle and some blankets are neatly arranged in rows.Standing among their belongings an elderly couple face the camera, unsmiling… A DVD player, telephone and television are balanced on a block of concrete in the forefront of the photo, and some string and rocks hold a satellite dish at an angle on the ground.
在一片尘土飞扬的灰色的土地上，一双粉色拖鞋，一些炊具，一辆自行车和一些毯子，整齐地排列成行。一对老年夫妻站在他们的物品前，面对着相机，不笑着...在照片前方，一部DVD播放机、电话和电视机平衡地放置在混凝土上，一个卫星天线盘被一些绳子和石头固定成一个角度。
What objects did she describe seeing in the photo?
她描述了照片中的什么物品？
A pair of slippers!
一双拖鞋！
That’s correct.
正确！
Some cooking utensils – so things like spoons and knives.A bicycle, some blankets, a DVD player, a telephone.
一些炊具——比如勺子和刀具。一辆自行车、一些摊子、一部DVD播放器、一部电话。
Very good. There was one more thing too – a satellite dish.
非常好。还有一个东西——一个卫星天线盘。
So, why were all these things placed outside their house for the photographer to take a photo?
所以，为什么所有这些物品都放在他们房子的外面让摄影师拍照呢？
The photographer wanted to capture the lives and material goods of rural Chinese families.The photos reveal some of the social changes happening across China.
摄影师希望捕捉到中国农村家庭的实际生活情况和物质条件。这些照片泄露了发生在中国的一些社会变化。
Because of these people’s belongings?
因为这些人民的财产吗？
Yes, we can see the many different possessions of these families – some of their things are very old-fashioned, but some are much more modern.Weiliang Nie of the BBC’s Chinese Service describes how the consumer goods bought by people in these rural areas have changed.
的确，他们能看到这些家庭的不同财产——有的很过时，但更多的是非常时髦的。BBC的中国记者Weiliang Nie（聂伟良）介绍了农村地区人民购买的物品已经开始发生变化。
In the past, it is unimaginable people like these poor farmers or peasants could have access to a television or a telephone… They still have these sewing machines which you pedal with your feet.These are the things that the Chinese used to have as valuable stuff 30 or 40 years ago.
在过去，像这些贫困家庭的人们或农民是无法想象能拥有电视机或电话的....他们仍然使用脚踩缝纫机。这些东西是中国人过去三十四十年以前认为很贵重的东西。
So, having a television or telephone was once a luxury, but now they are seen by many as necessities.
所以，拥有一部电视机或电话曾经是非常奢侈的，但现在，它们都是生活必需品。
Was a sewing machine a common item for people to own years ago?
缝纫机是过去家庭中普遍的物品吗？
In the 1950s, a sewing machine was one of the ’four big things’ that Chinese families would crave.The three others things were: a bicycle, a watch and a radio.
五十年代，缝纫机是中国家庭渴望的四大件之一。另外三大件是：自行车、手表和收音机。
By the 1980s, the four big things that people wanted were: a television, a washing machine, a rice cooker and a fridge.
直到80年代，人们想要的四大件：一台电视机、一台洗衣机、一台电饭锅和一台冰箱。
This series of photos provides a snapshot of part of this social change.
这一系列照片提供了社会变化的一个快照。
Is the photographer critical of these changes, do you think?
摄影师是这些变化的关键，你觉得呢？
Well, there is a sense that he’s capturing a way of life that is slowly being lost.
的确，有种这样的感觉，他在捕捉一种正在缓慢消失的生活方式。
Yeah, I see what you mean. Putting all their belongings outside their house makes it look as if they are moving away.
是的，我明白你的意思，把他们的财物放在房子外面，使得他们看起来好像正要远离。
In this final clip, Beth McLeod describes one family who are doing just that – moving away:
在最后一段报告中，Beth McLeod描述了一个正在搬家的家庭。
In one photo, a family pose next to a house that has the Chinese character for ’tear down’ written on it.It’s one of many older dwellings demolished to make way for tower blocks in a rapidly changing China.
在一副照片中，一个家庭站在房子旁边，房子上写着“拆迁”的汉字。它是快速发展的中国中众多被拆迁的旧住房中的一座，为了给塔楼建设让路，
Some of these rural areas are becoming more built-up and urbanised.
一些农村地区正变得越来越城市化。
It’s quite sad really that this family are losing their home.
这些人正在失去他们的家园地真的很令人悲伤。
But the photographer himself believes these things are a cause for optimism.Building roads to these remote areas means people can move around more freely.
但是摄影师自己相信这些是一个乐观的理由。为这些遥远地带铺路意味着人们可以自由移动。
And by providing electricity, they can get news and ideas through the TV or internet.Is the photographer planning on continuing this project?
通过提供电力，他们能通过电视或因特网获得新闻和消息。摄影师正在计划继续他的项目吗?
Yes, he wants to photograph more of China’s urban families.
是的，他想拍更多中国的农村家庭。
I imagine the amount of stuff people own in urban areas is much greater.
我想城市里的人拥有的财产更多。
If you compare the photo of a wealthy film director with the photo of a poor fishing family who live on a boat – they are poles apart.
如果你将照片中的一个富有的电影导演的家，和一个住在船上的贫穷渔民的家相比较，就会发现，他们真的是两个极端。
Almost all the belongings the fishing family own are related to cooking, whereas the film director owns a car and a large flat-screen TV.
渔民家庭拥有的所有东西都和做饭的有关，而电影倒影拥有车、大屏幕平面电视机。
It makes you wonder if we really need all our possessions.
这使你开始怀疑我们是否真正需要我们所有的财物。
That is very true… but having said that, there’s no way I could live without my guitar!
这很真实，但话说回来，离开我的吉他，我就无法活了。
OK, let’s return to the quiz question: what is the world record length for a photography exhibition?a) 90 metresb) 1 kilometrec) 600 kilometres
好的，让我们回到测试问题上：世界纪录中最长的摄影展有多长？90米1000米600公里
And I went for c) 600 kilometres.
我选择600公里
You were wrong I’m afraid – it was b) 1 kilometre. A photography exhibition called ’Jump4London’ included over 80,000 images of people jumping in the air – that’s a lot of photos!
你打错了——答案是1公里。一个叫做Jump4London的摄影展包括超过8万幅关于人们在空中跳跃的照片——真的是很多照片！
Yeah, 80,000 – my word!
8万——哎呀！
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好的，这就是我们今天的内容了。欢迎再次加入我们的BBC六分钟英语，拜拜啦~~~~~~
Goodbye!
拜拜！