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0hey everyone it's Thursday
大家好，今天是周四
I'm Nina and this is BBC News round
我是妮娜，欢迎收看BBC新闻简报
we have a jam packed show today including all of this
今天节目内容超丰富，包括：
we find out more about the sharks in our seas
我们将深入了解海洋中的鲨鱼
and why is a herd of buffalo roaming New York City
还有纽约市为何有野牛群游荡
first up today do you love curling up with a good book
首先问大家，你爱窝着读好书吗
comic or magazine I know I do well
漫画或杂志？我就很喜欢
a new study has shown that as well as being
一项新研究表明，阅读除了
relaxing and fun
放松有趣之外
reading is really good for you
对人也非常有好处
Cambridge University researchers
剑桥大学的研究人员
say reading for pleasure has all kinds of benefits
称休闲阅读有诸多益处
such as improving memory
比如提升记忆力
mathematical ability and boosting well being
数学能力，还能提升幸福感
well
没错
books can take you into magical worlds full of dragons
书籍能带你进入满是巨龙的魔法世界
giants and daring races
巨人和惊险的竞速比赛
just like this next book we're talking about
就像我们接下来要聊的这本书
many of you may have read the Impossible
很多人可能读过《不可能
Creatures books
生物》系列书籍
well
对了
we have author Katherine Wendell joining us in studio
今天作者凯瑟琳·温德尔来到了演播室
to talk all about the latest book in that series
聊聊该系列的最新作品
thank you so much for joining us Catherine
非常感谢你来参加我们的节目，凯瑟琳
thank you for having me
感谢你们的邀请
you're back on the news on sofa
你又回到我们的新闻沙发啦
now Catherine
凯瑟琳
you've sold millions of books worldwide
你的书在全球销量达数百万册
but the latest in the series is The Nefefier
最新的系列作品是《涅菲菲尔》
what is it all about
这本书讲的是什么内容？
so we're in the Land of Glamoria
故事设定在格拉摩里亚大陆
a cluster of magical islands
那是一片魔法群岛
where every creature of myth is real
所有神话生物都真实存在
and our 2 heroes Christopher and Anya
我们的两位主角克里斯托弗和安雅
discover that one of the people they love most
发现他们最亲近的一个人
has been kidnapped
被绑架了
so they set sail on the ship they never fear
于是他们驾驶无畏号启航
in order to try to perform the tasks they need to do
为了完成必须做的任务
to get her back
救她回来
they need to go to a giants island
他们得去巨人岛
ride in the dangerous race of thieves
参加危险的盗贼竞速赛
steal the Golden apple
偷取金苹果
and it'll take them
这一路上
right to the very edge of their courage and bravery
会极大考验他们的勇气和胆识
oh wow incredible
哇，太精彩了
last time you were on our purple sofa
上次你坐我们紫色沙发的时候
you were telling us all about the Poison King
你跟我们聊了《毒药之王》
and you said that was your favorite book to write
还说那是你最喜欢写的一本
what about the Neverfare
那这本《纳韦费尔》呢？
I'm gonna sound like I'm repeating myself every time
我每次说这话都像在重复自己
I think this was my new favorite
这是我新的心头好
because I loved
因为我喜欢
writing things that I myself would love to do
写我自己想做的事
I want to jump into a huge VAT of giant custards
我想跳进一大缸蛋奶糊里
I want to ride a golden deer through a beautiful
我想骑着金鹿穿过美丽的
dangerous city
危险城市
get to conjure the things that you long for yourself
能创造你自己渴望的事物
incredible well I was just gonna ask you
太棒了，我刚想问你
where do you get your inspiration from
你的灵感来自哪里
you know when you want to yeah
就是你想...对吧
ride into a vasive custard
跳进蛋奶糊的时候
is it because those are the things you want to do
是不是因为这些是你想做的事
it is exactly
完全没错
and one of the things I love is do you get
我还很喜欢的一点是，你会不会
do research of things that you would adore to do so
为你想做的事做调研
for instance for this book I went skydiving
比如写这本书时我去跳伞了
because there's a lot of flying in the book
因为书里有很多飞行场景
and I wanted to get the
我想感受
feel and taste and texture
那种感觉、体验和细节
and so I went
所以我就去
skydiving from 14,000ft
从14000英尺的高度跳伞
so you free fall for an entire minute
你会整整自由落体一分钟
oh my goodness we can see the pictures just there
天呐，我们能看到那边的照片
what was that feeling like
那是什么感觉？
how did you get perseposizing
你怎么描述那种感觉？
it something
那种感觉
oh you do and the wind just rushes past you so fast
风在你耳边飞速呼啸而过
it is a little bit unlike
这和我以前体验过的
anything I've ever tried before
所有事都不太一样
ah incredible
太厉害了
and so
那
what other kind of research do you have to do to
你写这些故事还要做什么
for these stories
其他调研吗？
so I love finding the mythical creatures that
我喜欢找那些适合放进书里的
that you might want to have in a book
神话生物
so there might be
比如可能有
a golden deer with golden horns
长着金角的金鹿
there might be
也可能有
a blackbird who can tell you why secrets
能告诉你秘密由来的黑鸟
I go through archives and libraries to find them
我会去档案馆和图书馆找资料
ah incredible now
太棒了，现在
something really and exciting
有件非常让人激动的事
is that the Incredible Creatures
就是《神奇生物》系列
books are going to be turned into films
要改编成电影了
aren't they what can you tell us about that
对吧？能和我们说说吗？
so I am writing the film script with Disney
我正在和迪士尼合作写剧本
and it has been such a thrill
这真的太激动人心了
to try to take the heart of the book
把这本书的核心内容
and change it into film
改编成电影
and to use all the film things that films can give us
还能用上所有电影的独有表达方式
so you know dance scenes action scenes music beauty
所以你懂的，舞蹈、动作场面、音乐、美感
it has been such a Deloitte
这真的太棒了
yeah
对
it must be quite tricky to take a moment from the page
把书里的内容搬上荧幕肯定不容易
into kind of thinking of the film and the movie
还要构思成电影画面
exactly so I guess a book gives you front row
没错，读书能让你直接
access to someone's imagination
感受作者的想象力
and what a film gives you is the possibility to use
而电影则有机会呈现
huge
宏大的
Spectacular and Splendor so we're really trying to
壮观华丽的效果，我们正努力
lean into that
做好这一点
yes incredible
对，太厉害了
and this is the year of reading isn't it
今年是读书年对吧
and you're taking part
你也参与了
in the queen's Christmas present
女王圣诞赠书项目
what's that about so
能讲讲是什么吗
the Queen is giving every year 6 and P6 in the nation
女王每年会给全国六年级学生
a book for Christmas and they've chosen
送一本圣诞书，今年选了
impossible creatures
《不可思议的生物》
which I am so thrilled about
我特别开心
so every year 6 will be getting one
每个六年级学生都能拿到一本
and I love the idea that across the country
我很喜欢这个想法，全国
every child knows that they have in common
每个孩子都有
the same story
同一本故事书
yes brilliant
对，太棒了
I'm sure children are going to love that
孩子们肯定会喜欢的
and just quickly before you go
你走之前再问个小问题
give us some top tips for story talents
给写故事的新手点建议吧
so the thing I tell young people is if you get stuck
我跟年轻人说，卡壳的时候
ask questions
多提问题
every single book has at its heart the question what if
每本书的核心都是“如果…会怎样”
so make yourself a list of what
你可以列一堆
if questions and they could be anything like what
这样的问题，比如如果
if every Thursday we could read each other's minds
每周四都能读心会怎样
who would we have to avoid on Thursdays
周四我们要避开谁
and then that question
然后这个问题
becomes another question and becomes a question
会引出更多问题
and becomes a story incredible
最后就变成故事了，太赞了
I'm going to try playing that game later Catherine
凯瑟琳，我之后要试试这个方法
thank you so much for joining us on years on
非常感谢你来参加我们的节目
I'm sure we'll have you back soon
希望以后还能邀请你过来
and now when you go to the seaside
现在，你去海边的时候
those of you with a big imagination
想象力丰富的人
like Catherine might like to imagine
比如凯瑟琳，可能会想象
the sharks swimming out deep in the water
深海里游着鲨鱼
but did you know that the UK
但你知道吗，英国
is actually home to quite a few species
其实有好多种
of shark and a project in Kent is gathering data
鲨鱼，肯特郡有个项目正在收集数据
I am on them to help protect them in the wild
以保护野生鲨鱼
while I've been finding out more
我去了解了更多相关情况
while some people might find sharks a bit scary
虽然有些人觉得鲨鱼有点吓人
they're actually really important parts of the world
但它们对全球
and the UK's ecosystem
和英国的生态都至关重要
sharks are incredible
鲨鱼真的很神奇
they've actually been around for over 400 million years
它们已经存在了4亿多年
they're usually mid level or top level predators
它们通常是中级或顶级捕食者
and they help to regulate that food chain
负责调节食物链平衡
there's over 40 species of sharks in the UK
英国有超过40种鲨鱼
half of those species are under threat from extinction
其中一半濒临灭绝
but these shy and harmless starry smooth hound sharks
但这种害羞无害的星斑滑鲨
courts off the Kent coast
栖息在肯特海岸附近
are hopefully going to help scientists
有望帮助科学家
protect its species
保护这一物种
sharks of Kent is a new project
“肯特鲨鱼”是一个新项目
aiming to learn more about the finned creatures
旨在进一步了解这些海洋生物
when the sharks are caught
捕获鲨鱼后
important information is gathered
研究人员会收集重要数据
before they're released
再将它们放归
so that scientists can help to track their movements
方便科学家追踪它们的活动
growth and behavior
生长情况和行为模式
the project is getting members of the community
该项目还邀请社区居民
involved with the info gathering
参与数据收集工作
like these graduates from Kent University
比如这些肯特大学的毕业生
they want to get jobs in marine biology
他们想从事海洋生物学相关工作
which is the study of the sea
也就是研究海洋的学科
it's really hard to find
现在很难找到
opportunities in the marine industry that are
海洋行业的相关机会
close to home
既离家近
but also really practical
又实操性强
and Danielle from Canada
来自加拿大的丹妮尔说
yeah so for me
对我来说
it's really meant a lot to be able to work and study
能在这里工作学习意义重大
animals and do these amazing things where I'm from
研究动物，做这些有意义的事
on this day 31 sharks were caught and 11 of them were
当天共捕获31条鲨鱼，其中11条
tagged
被装上了追踪标签
each animal will now be able to tell scientists more
每条鲨鱼都能帮科学家了解
about how best to protect this important species
如何更好地保护这一重要物种
okay now over on the news on website
好的，现在来看我们新闻网站的
we've been asking you
我们之前征集了
what school activities you've been doing
大家新学期参加的
since starting the new term
校园活动
quite a few of you love singing including Kitty
很多人喜欢唱歌，比如凯蒂
who said I do choir
她说她参加了合唱团
and hockey plus litter picking club
曲棍球队和垃圾清理俱乐部
also tip kid doesn't do clubs
网友Tip Kid没参加俱乐部
but if they did it would be football
但如果参加的话会选足球
drama llama is very busy
网友Drama Llama很忙
they go to debate club
参加了辩论社
band and a drama club outside of school
乐队，还有校外的戏剧社
and cat girl one 2
还有网友“猫女12”
3 said last school term I went to a club
三号说上学期我加入了一个社团
called disaster Club at my school
叫学校灾害应对社
and I think I might go again
我没准还会再去
that sounds very intriguing
听着太有意思了
you're all so busy
你们都好忙啊
clubs and activities
又是社团又是活动
thank you so much for sending in your comments
非常感谢大家发来留言
finally before we go
最后，结束之前
a herd of buffalo walking through New York City
一群水牛现身纽约街头
what is going on well they're not real
怎么回事？它们不是真的
they're just puppets
只是玩偶而已
the people operating them can make them move
操控人员能让它们动起来
and even appear to breathe
甚至看起来会呼吸
these 2 buffalo
这两头水牛
will join a larger hood of 40 next week
下周将加入40头的大队伍
to roam through the city streets
在城市街道巡游
as part of a free public art event
属于免费公共艺术活动
it will feature 100 New Yorkers operating the buffalo
100名纽约市民负责操控这些水牛
puppets and organisers say spectators
玩偶，主办方称观众
won't just watch the procession
不只能观看游行
they'll be invited to join it amazing
还能受邀参与，太赞了
well that's all we've got time for today
今天的节目就到这里了
thank you so much for watching
非常感谢大家收看
have a wonderful Thursday and I'll
祝周四愉快，我会
see you all very soon bye
很快再见，拜拜
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