鸟瞰欧洲（2019）

it's the park rangers' job to bring their carcasses to the feeding ground.
他们必须投喂秃鹫
The vultures have to be fed,
因为能给秃鹫剩些残羹冷炙的
大型食肉动物已经从这里消失了
because the large predators that they rely on for scraps are no longer present here.
虽然秃鹫的嗅觉不灵敏
Vultures also don't have a good sense of smell,
但它们的视力非常好
but their eyesight is excellent.
我们发现秃鹫能够认出
护林员前来喂食时驾驶的车辆
We've noticed that they recognize the vans the rangers drive to the feed.
它们在上空盘旋着 欢迎巡护员
They greet the rangers by circling the area.
这些食肉动物看着很吓人
但实际上却非常温顺
These fearsome looking carnivores are tremendously timid,
而起它们会等到
所有人都走了之后才会进食
and they won't eat until the people are out of the way.
因此 队员们退回了基地
So, the team retreats to its base
查看着隐藏在场地周围的摄像头
to monitor cameras hidden around the site.
三十年前
Three decades ago,
乌瓦克仅有十只格里芬秃鹫了
the number of griffon vultures in Uvac had fallen to just ten,
该物种濒临灭绝
and was on the verge of extinction.
1994年 保育工程启动了
The conservation project was established in 1994.
现在 这些形象庄严的鸟类的数量 大约在四百五十到五百
Today, there are between 450 and 500 of these majestic birds.
这个项目的骄人成绩
对塞尔维亚来说有着特殊的意义
The huge success of the project holds a special meaning for Serbia,
中世纪的贵族在他们的盾徽上
绘制了格里芬秃鹫
where nobles in the middle ages depicted griffon vultures on their coats of arms.
在历史上 我们的祖先 一直视格里芬秃鹫为珍稀动物
Throughout history, our ancestors saw griffon vultures as sacred animals.
格里芬秃鹫是连接现世和来世的化身
The griffon vulture embodied the link between this world and the next.
基地中 园区的隐藏摄像头
Back at base, the park's secret camera
录下了秃鹫们在附近盘旋 伺机进食
captures the vultures once again circling around to feed.
这一次 他们俯冲直下
This time, they swoop down.
见此情景 米莉卡及其队员都很欣慰
It's a relief for Miljka and her team back at base.
多亏了他们的付出 秃鹫们得以果腹
Thanks to their efforts, the vultures are fed
因而也就更可能留在山谷中
and are now much more likely to stay in the valley
度过即将到来的繁殖期
for the upcoming breeding season.
对于我们这些从事这项工作的人来说
The greatest reward for those of us who do this job is the fact
最大的回报就是
确信秃鹫会继续在天空中盘旋
that the vultures will continue to brighten the skies.
也就是说 我们的任务 是让他们留在这里并且继续繁衍
That means our mission is for them to remain here and thrive.
沿着多瑙河航拍而下
An aerial journey down the Danube
能看到数量惊人的古代防御工事
reveals a surprising number of ancient fortifications,
比如15世纪的罗摩城♥堡♥
和斯梅代雷沃
such as the 15th century fortresses of Ram, and Smederevo,
中世纪时期
它们是塞尔维亚的政♥治♥和文化中心
Serbia's political and cultural center in the Medieval era.
所有这些纪念碑都是
塞尔维亚历史上一段残酷时期的见证
All of these monuments are reminders of a brutal time in Serbia's history,
彼时它陷入了
强大帝国的交火和宗教冲突中
when it was caught in the crossfire of mighty empires, and clashing religions.
中世纪时 塞尔维亚位于
In the Middle Ages, Serbia sat at the crossroads
当时基♥督♥教和穆♥斯♥林♥王国
之间的十字路口
between the Christian and Muslim kingdoms of the time,
按当时的游戏规则来说
具有重要的战略意义
and was of strategic importance for the rules of the day.
基♥督♥教 穆♥斯♥林♥
控制多瑙河是关键
Controlling the Danube was key.
控制水路的人就能管控
Whoever held the waterways regulated the all-important trade routes
连通欧洲和黑海的最重要的贸易路线
connecting Europe to the Black Sea.
穿越云层就能看到
Pushing through the clouds reveals the extraordinary location
揭示了在动荡时期建造的
最壮观的堡垒的绝佳位置
of the most spectacular fortress built in those turbulent times.
这是哥鲁拜克堡垒
This is Golubac fortress.
从高空向下
Viewed from above,
这看着就像是虚构小说里的城♥堡♥
it looks like a castle straight out of the pages of fantasy fiction.
秋天是参观该地反差最大的时节
Autumn is the most dramatic time to see it,
树叶变成金色 墙壁被秋雾包围
as the leaves turn gold and its walls are framed in autumnal mist.
但是为什么要修建
这个偏远的防御工事呢?
But what was this remote fortification for?
为什么它的防御系统如此强大?
And why are its defenses so powerfully built?
哥鲁拜克堡垒考古学家
泽丽卡·米伦科维奇
Golubac fortress archaeologist, Zeljka Milenkovic,
参与翻新工程的时间长达五年
was involved in its renovation for five years.
在这里工作是我的荣幸
我能感觉到过去的感觉
It's a privilege working here. I feel the past.
泽丽卡·米伦科维奇
堡垒考古学家
我能感觉到有人
在这里生活了很长时间
I feel someone lived here a long time ago.
我能感觉到那样子的生活
可能是什么样子的
I feel what that life may have been like.
从高空中向下看能看出
建造它的原因之一的航♥空♥线索
Taking to the skies reveals an aerial clue
to one of the reasons it was built.
这个孤零零的岩石叫巴巴卡伊
This lonely rock is Babakaj.
那是繁忙贸易路线上的
一个凹凸不平的前哨站
It was a jagged outpost on a busy trade route.
传说在巴巴卡伊和堡垒之间
有一条沉甸甸的金属链
Legend has it that a heavy metal chain ran between Babakaj and the fortress.
如果商人需要进入峡谷
If traders needed to enter the gorge,
必须支付过路费 然后铁链才会下降
they had to pay a toll charge to have the chain lowered.
哥鲁拜克堡垒很可能建于14世纪
Golubac fortress was likely built in the 14th century,
在后续的500年间几经易手
and for the next 500 years, it swapped hands
中世纪的塞尔维亚
匈牙利和奥匈帝国都曾拥有该地
between Medieval Serbia, the Hungarians, and the Ottomans.
它在存续期间抵御了120多次攻击
And over its lifetime, it resisted over 120 assaults.
它防御成功的秘诀之一在于
One of the secrets to its defensive success
塔楼之间没有通道相连
is that the towers have no walkways joining them.
无法从一个塔楼走到另一个
You couldn't walk over from one tower to the other.
你必须重新征服每座塔楼
You'd have to conquer each tower all over again.
非常明智的建筑结构
Very wise architecture.
如今 堡垒保护着铁峡的岩石大门
Today, the fortress protects the iron gorge's rocky gates,
一如过去700年那样
just like it has for the past 700 years.
泽丽卡为她和她的团队
And Zeljka takes pride in the knowledge
为后代保护了
that she and her team have preserved the wonders of the fortress
堡垒的奇观而感到自豪
for generations to come.
我们现在保护好它是一件很重要的事
It's important that we take care of it now,
不要让它被遗弃或忘记
that we don't allow it to be abandoned and be forgotten.
温度骤降
As temperatures plummet,
秋天的棕色被珍珠般的白雪所取代
the browns of autumn are replaced by pearly white snow,
这个国家的滑雪场
已经准备好再次迎接游客
and the country's ski slopes are ready to welcome visitors once again.
冬日已至
Winter is here.
冬天
今年的第一场雪后
The year's first snowfall triggers an influx
塞尔维亚人和游客
纷纷涌入该国的28个滑雪胜地
of Serbians and tourists to the country's 28 ski resorts.
从高空可以看出
这里的滑雪运动呈增长趋势
Taking to the air shows that skiing here is on the rise,
全国有超过20万名活跃的滑雪者
with more than 200,000 active skiers in the nation.
兹拉蒂博尔
是塞尔维亚最受欢迎的冬季度假村
Zlatibor is one of Serbia's most popular winter resorts.
滑雪在这里的流行
And the popularity of skiing here
使得一项工程纪录被打破
has given rise to an engineering record breaker.
森林茂密的兹拉蒂博尔地区
位于该国西部
The heavily forested Zlatibor region lies in the west of the country.
兹拉蒂博尔
冬天 一层新雪覆盖了这片树木海洋
And in winter time, a fresh blanket of snow covers this ocean of trees.
然而 仔细观察就会发现一个谜团
Yet a closer look reveals a mystery.
兹拉蒂博尔和托尔尼克滑雪胜地之间
Between the town of Zlatibor, and the Tornik ski resort,
兹拉蒂博尔 托尔尼克
一条直尺似的直线
在松树间刨出了一条小路
a ruler-straight line shaves a path through the pines.
这是兹拉蒂博尔的黄金缆车
This is Zlatibor's gold gondola.
这是世界上最长的全景缆车
Opened in 2021,
于2021年开放
it's the longest panoramic gondola in the world,
这是真正的工程奇迹
and a true engineering wonder.
三条电缆拉着54个缆车
经过九公里长的路程 令人咋舌
Three cables pull 54 cabins across an eye-watering nine kilometers
将兹拉蒂博尔
和托尔尼克滑雪胜地连接起来
connecting the town of Zlatibor with the Tornik ski resort.
黄金缆车全程高度差达530米
The gold gondola covers an altitude difference of 530 meters.
最长的开阔地段长达543米
The longest open stretch is a massive 543 meters
横穿里比尼科湖
that crosses Lake Ribnicko.
缆车需要18公里的缆绳
The gondola required 18 kilometers of cables,
重达170吨♥ 跨越了巨大的距离
weighing 170 tons to span its gargantuan distance,
需要36个塔架来支撑
and 36 pylons were required to hold it all up,
是大多数缆车系统的两倍
twice as many as most cable car systems.
重任落在了
技术员塞多·杰夫雷莫维奇的肩上
It rests on the shoulders of technician, Cedo Jevremovic
以确保庞大的缆车系统完美运行
to keep the colossal cable car system in perfect running order.
我真的很自豪 也很高兴 能参与这个项目
I am really proud and happy to be a part of this project.
你不能把它和其他东西比较
You can't compare it to anything else