264 无锡古运河【女声 0.8语速】

264 古运河流淌千年吴文化
Ancient Grand Canal flowing with millenniums of culture
无锡古运河是京杭大运河的一段，它北接长江，南达太湖，全长四十多公里，纵贯无锡城区。从有运河开始，无锡先民就傍河而居，因河设市，以河为生，孕育了独具特色的江南运河水乡文化。
The Wuxi section of the Grand Canal runs 40-odd km from Changjiang River on the north to Taihu Lake on the south and across the urban areas of Wuxi city. Since the birth of the canal, local people living on and off the river created the city and gave birth to a culture of water-land on the canal. 
登高望远，俯瞰无锡市貌，只见高低错落的现代高楼与白墙黛瓦的古民居和谐并存、交相辉映；流水潺潺的古运河逶迤穿梭在城市里，将无锡的大街小巷串联起来。不知从何时起，这承载着千年故事的古运河，与这座城市的每一根神经、每一段血脉都有了关联、有了牵绊。
A bird’s eye view of Wuxi represents a harmonious coexistence of layers of modern buildings and ancient residential houses of white walls and dark blue tiles setting off each other; the gurgling ancient canal winding its way through the city, joining together all the big and small lanes and streets. Since time immemorial, this canal carrying thousands of years of tales has been entwined and connected with each nerve and vein of this city.
 
暮色沉沉，火红的夕阳映红了那边的天。褪去白天的朴实衣装，夜晚的无锡穿上了华丽的锦袍。清明桥两岸，串串灯笼高高挂，映红了一河春水，也映红了人们的脸。热情的人们站在石桥上、码头边，欢呼着什么，期待着什么。此时，一道光芒划破天空，一艘艘流光溢彩、华丽非凡的彩船从远处划来，它们承载着宣扬吴地文化的光荣使命，缓缓穿桥而过，渐近又渐远的身影让人意犹未尽。
At dusk, the setting sun sets the sky ablaze with red. Taking off her plain dress for the day, Wuxi puts on her splendid robes for the night. Chains of lanterns hung high up on either side of Qingming Bride cast red light on the spring river as well as people’s faces. Enthusiastic people, standing on the stone bridges and docks are cheering and waiting for something. At this time, a flash of light pierces the sky, colorful and extraordinarily magnificent barges are sailing from afar, on the glorious mission of publicizing the culture of Wuxi, passing beneath bridges, leaving images now coming nearer and then going further away.
这50艘沿古运河巡游的彩船，有着不同的主题。“江南水弄堂”“锡惠名胜区”“玉飞凤”“太湖明珠”“数字电影产业园”“荡口古镇”等鲜活的无锡元素，将古代吴文化的精髓与现代吴文化的创新精神诠释得淋漓尽致。眼前的梦幻景象让我一时间恍惚，仿佛时光又回到了那个古韵幽幽的年代。
These 50 barges sailing around the ancient canal signify different themes, giving a through interpretation of the essence of ancient culture of Wuxi and the modern spirit of innovation of the city. The sight before me is really dreamy; it seems as if I had come back to ancient times.