鸟瞰欧洲（2019）

这是罗马尼亚
This is Romania,
你从未见过的美丽国家
as you've never seen it before.
从上往下看
我们会发现一个对比鲜明的景观
From above, we'll reveal a contrasting landscape
古老的传说和乡间传统得以保存
where old legends and rural traditions
于这里的高山丛林间
have been preserved in the depths of mountains
而现代工程和创新则结合起来
and where modern engineering and innovation
推动一个国家重建它的辉煌过去
combine to drive a nation, rebuilding its past.
在这一系列中
In this series,
我们将进行一次横跨欧洲的空中之旅
we'll take an aerial tour across Europe.
航拍历时整整一年
Filmed over the course of a single year
四季交替
and through the changing seasons,
我们将会探索
we'll uncover the culture,
塑造了我们今日所见的
history and engineering
伟大欧洲国家的
文化 历史和工程设计
that built the great European nations we see today.
罗马尼亚位于欧洲中部
东部和东南部的交界处
Romania sits at the crossroads of central, eastern and southeastern Europe.
罗马尼亚
西边有塞尔维亚和匈牙利
With Serbia and Hungary to the west
塞尔维亚 匈牙利
以及北部和东北部的
乌克兰和摩尔多瓦
and Ukraine and Moldova to the north and northeast.
乌克兰 摩尔多瓦
多瑙河构成罗马尼亚
The Danube River forms Romania's natural border
与南部保加利亚之间的天然边界
with Bulgaria to the south,
黑海
保加利亚
喀尔巴阡山脉占据其中心地带
and the Carpathian mountain range dominates its heart.
喀尔巴阡山脉
罗马尼亚广阔的平原
Romania's contrasting landscape
起伏的丘陵和崎岖的山脉
is defined by vast plains,
构成了其对比鲜明的地貌
rolling hills and rugged mountains.
沿着多瑙河走
Following the Danube river
可以看到在古代统治了这片土地的
reveals the carved head of Decebalus,
达契亚国王 德凯巴鲁斯的雕刻头像
king of the Dacians, who ruled this land in ancient times.
童话般的城♥堡♥和坚固的教堂矗立
Fairy tale castles and fortified churches
提醒着人们 撒克逊人曾在中世纪
stand as a reminder of when the Saxons took control
统领这里的历史
during the middle ages.
罗马尼亚的广阔平原以农业为主
Romania's vast plains are dominated by agriculture.
该国有大约2000万人口
The country has a population of around twenty million people
其中仅有不到一半的人
生活在乡村地区
and just under half of them live in rural areas.
现今这国家是欧洲其中一个
主要的食品生产国
Today, the nation is one of Europe's leading food producers.
十二月
In December,
雪花飘落在罗马尼亚
历史悠久的山谷中
a dusting of snow falls across Romania's historic valleys.
城市的屋顶从红色变成白色
Urban rooftops turn from red to white,
山区的城镇变成了结霜的童话世界
and mountain towns transform into a frosted fairytale,
冬季来到了罗马尼亚
as winter comes to Romania.
冬季
在冬季
In winter,
罗马尼亚的滑雪胜地
吸引约120万名游客
Romania's ski resorts attract around 1.2 million tourists.
但是是直到20世纪初
这里才开始流行滑雪
Skiing wasn't popular here until the beginning of the 20th century,
当时统治罗马尼亚的皇室
when the royal family that ruled Romania at the time
掀起了冬季运动的热潮
started the trend for winter sports.
第一次正式的雪橇和滑雪比赛
The first official sleigh and ski competitions
是在当时的皇室住所
were held on the fields in front of the royal residence of the time,
佩莱什城♥堡♥前的草地上举♥行♥
Peles castle.
佩莱什城♥堡♥留下豪华的印象
While Peles impressed us with its luxury,
而科尔温城♥堡♥最初
是在十五世纪建为堡垒
Corvin castle was originally built as a fortress in the fifteenth century
用于保卫匈牙利帝国的边界
to defend the borders of the Hungarian empire,
但有一座城♥堡♥更为引入注目
but there is one castle that stands out
全因围绕着它的神话和传说
because of the myths and legends surrounding it.
布莱姆·斯托克的小说《德拉库拉》
Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula,
讲述一个恐怖吸血鬼的故事
is the dark tale of a blood sucking vampire
他活在罗马尼亚历史中心地带
who lived in the depths of Romania's historic heartland,
特兰西瓦尼亚地区深处
the region of Transylvania.
特兰西瓦尼亚
对城♥堡♥的详细描述显示
The detailed description of his castle
它位于一个山谷高处 坐落在岩石上
reveals that it was located high above a valley perched on a rock.
有一座城♥堡♥与这描述十分吻合
There is one castle that closely matches this description.
这就是布兰城♥堡♥
This is Bran castle.
尽管它的规模很小
Despite is diminutive size,
但这14世纪的堡垒是
罗马尼亚其中一个最著名的景点
this 14th century stronghold is one of Romania's top attractions.
每年都有数十万游客涌入这里
Each year, hundreds of thousands of tourists flock here
参观城♥堡♥
to take in the castle,
这要归功于它与
恐怖的德拉库拉传说的关联
thanks to its association with the terrifying legend of Dracula.
随着圣诞节的临近
As Christmas approaches,
策展人米哈伊拉
it's up to curator Mihaela
可以为这标志着恐怖的古堡
来个节日改造
to give this icon of horror a festive makeover.
这是一年中的特殊时刻
It's that special time of the year
如果没有圣诞树
那将是怎样的一个圣诞节 对吗?
and what Christmas would it be if we wouldn't have a Christmas tree, right?
当团队拖曳巨树到位时
As the team haul the giant tree into position,
我们的飞行摄像机揭示了
布兰城♥堡♥位置岌岌可危的秘密
our flying cameras reveal the secret to Bran castle's precarious location.
这座建筑守卫着数英里内唯一的山口
The structure guards the only mountain pass for miles.
任何想途经特兰西瓦尼亚
Any traveler wishing to travel between Transylvania
和邻近瓦拉几亚之间的旅客
and neighboring Wallachia,
都必须在这里支付通行费
否则就得面临后果
would have to pay a toll here or face the consequences.
在中世纪
In medieval times,
院子里会有很多士兵
在明火上烹饪食物
the courtyard would have been filled with soldiers cooking food on open fires,
并制♥作♥武器来保卫王国
and making weapons to defend the kingdom.
而这些墙壁上会常年挂着明亮的旗帜
And these walls would have been bright with banners all year round
以便所有人都能认出这地区由谁统治
so that everybody could recognize who ruled the region.
事实上这些旗帜
确实会改变城♥堡♥的外观
Actually, the flags do change the look of the castle,
我们用它来装饰栅栏走廊
we use them to garnish for the fence corridor,
也提醒大家这个纪念碑的美丽历史
but also to remind everyone of the beautiful history of this monument.
这城♥堡♥建造于匈牙利帝国
The castle was built at a time when the Hungarian empire
正面对土耳其奥斯曼帝国威胁之时
was at threat from the Turkish Ottoman empire.
任何不受欢迎的访客
Any unwelcome visitors would be greeted by a rain of arrows
都会受城墙上
小窗户中飞出的箭雨迎接
flying from the tiny windows of the castles walls.
瞭望塔是城♥堡♥中最古老的部分
The observation tower is the oldest part of the castle
也是德拉库拉最喜爱的居民
蝙蝠的家
and home to Dracula's favorite residents, the bats.
虽然在罗马尼亚没有吸血蝙蝠
Although there are no vampire bats living in Romania,
但不时有一些当地的品种
喜欢到访城♥堡♥
there are some local species who like to visit the castle from time to time
让我们忆起这些传说
and remind us of the legends.
城♥堡♥已经准备好迎接
圣诞节到来的旅客
The castle is ready to welcome its visitors for Christmas,
但还差一样东西
but there is just one thing missing,
那就是灯光
the lights.
罗马尼亚北部森林茂密的山谷中
The heavily forested valleys of Romania's north
满有传统的城镇
are filled with traditional towns,
这些城镇至今仍然
依靠木材贸易而兴旺
which still thrive today on the trade of timber.
从陡峭的山坡上
Transporting this precious commodity
运输这种珍贵的商品
是一个巨大的挑战
from the steep mountain slopes is a huge challenge,
特别是在冬季
especially during winter,
但其中一个城有惊人的解决方案
but one town has an astonishing solution.
从高处看
From high above,
罗马尼亚北部似乎折叠成高耸的山脉
Romania's north appears to fold into soaring mountains
和深邃的山谷
and deep valleys.
仔细观察山口 会发现一条条铁轨
A closer look at the mountain passes reveal a rail track
在陡峭的峡谷中转来转去
swerving through the steep gorges,
但这是一条与众不同的铁路
but this is a railway like no other.
这是莫卡尼塔
This is Mocanita,
这是世界上最后一条林业蒸汽铁路
the last forestry steam railway in the world.
低空俯瞰发现
Swooping low over the line
这些不是普通的火车
reveals that these are no ordinary trains,
它们是窄轨机器
they are narrow gauge machines,
比普通蒸汽火车小四倍
four times smaller than a normal steam train.