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In northern China's Zhalong Nature Reserve, a pair of red-crowned cranes have staked out their nesting territory in the stubble of a commercially managed reed bed.
在中國北方的扎龍自然保護(hù)區(qū)，一對(duì)丹頂鶴正守望著它們的產(chǎn)卵領(lǐng)土，在一個(gè)商業(yè)管理的蘆葦床殘株里。
For centuries, cranes have been revered in China as symbols of longevity. Their statues were placed next to the Emperor's throne. The cranes have cause to celebrate.
數(shù)百年來，鶴被中國人視為長壽的象征而備受尊崇。它們的雕像被放在皇帝的寶座旁。鶴因此而受到贊揚(yáng)。
This chick is a sign of hope in difficult times. Red-crowned cranes are one of the world's most endangered species.
幼鶴在困難時(shí)刻就象征著希望。丹頂鶴是世界上最瀕臨滅絕邊緣的物種之一。
Over the last century, China has lost nearly half of its coastal wetlands and most of what remains is managed for the benefit of people, not wildlife.
在過去的一個(gè)世紀(jì)，中國失去了近一半的沿海濕地，并且大多數(shù)改造地是為了造福人類而非野生動(dòng)物。
A few months from now, this chick and its parents will face a long migration south to escape the harsh northern winter. Their route will take them along a coast which has been greatly affected by human activity.
從現(xiàn)在起的數(shù)個(gè)月，幼鶴和它的家人將面臨一場(chǎng)往南方的大遷徙，來躲避北方的嚴(yán)冬。它們將沿著海岸向前，然而這些海岸已經(jīng)受到人類活動(dòng)的巨大影響。
Along their journey, the cranes will be joined by many thousands of other migrating birds. All heading south across the Bohai Gulf and along the shores of the Yellow and East China Seas, some even reaching as far as the South China Sea in search of a safe winter haven.
在它們的征途上，將有成千上萬其他鳥類加入遷徙大軍。它們遷徙的方向橫跨南渤海灣，沿海岸的黃海和中國東海，最遠(yuǎn)甚至抵達(dá)中國南海，尋找一個(gè)安全的冬季避難所。
