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Insects, stirred up by the noisy machines,
被機器轟鳴驚擾的蟲子
are snapped up by gangs of red-rumped swallows
馬上成為了一群紅尾燕的腹中餐
including this year's youngsters
包括新生兒
who have fledged several weeks ago
數周前剛剛羽翼豐滿的新燕
This could be their last feast before they head for the winter
這也許是它們在動身渡冬到來前最后的聚餐了
Mechanized farming works best in the flat bottom valleys of the lowland
機械農具最適宜在山谷低地的平坦處工作
To the south, in the terraced hills in Zhejiang province
在南面 浙江省連綿起伏的丘陵地帶
an older and simpler lifestyle persists
人們堅持這一種古老而又簡單的生活方式
It's 7 in the morning
現在是清晨7點
and Longxian's most successful business man
龍現村最成功的商人
is off to work
出門工作
In the golden terraces surrounding the village
在金黃梯田環繞的小村落
the ears of rice are plump and right for harvesting
飽滿的稻穗正待收獲
But today, rice isn't upon the most in Mr Yang's mind
然而今天稻子卻不是老楊心中首位
He has bigger fish to fry
他有更重要的事要做
Further at valley, the harvest has already began
在山谷地帶豐割已然開始
Yang's fields are ripe too
老楊的田地也臨近豐收
but they haven't been drained yet
但收割卻尚未完成
That's because for him, rice is not the main crop
這是因為稻米并非他最主要的作物
The baskets he's carried up the hillside give a clue to Yang's business
他帶上山坡的籃子泄露了老楊營生的秘
But before he starts work
在他開工前
he needs to let some water out of the system
他先需要釋放些水出來
As the water level drops
謎底隨著水位的下降
the mystery is revealed
而水落石出
golden carp
金鯉
