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Episode 11: A Community Rooted in Nature
Duration: 01:23 26 Nov 2024Qinling National Botanical Garden is more than just a beautiful place; it’s a community! Gardeners, like Peizhen Ye and Changjiang Liu, have shared their heartwarming stories about working here. From local farmers finding better opportunities to retired teachers sharing their talents, their garden is a place where people from all walks of life come together.
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阿姨，您在这边工作了多少年啦？
Aunty, how long have you been working here?
2-3年了~
About two or three years.
家在哪儿呀？
May I ask where you are from?
在陕西户县
I’m from Huxian County.
那你在这边工作开心吗？
Are you content with your work here?
开心！
Yeah, it’s great!
你家里有田地吗？
Do you own any farmland at your residence?
有的，我在家里自己种的猕猴桃
Yes, I cultivate kiwi fruits on my farmland.
在这边的收入和在家里种地相比如何？
How’s the pay working here compared to farming at home?
在这边赚得更多
Here I earned more.
从您家的县城到这里多少路程呢？
How far is your county to here?
50多里路，我坐车过来，半小时就到了
Over 25 kilometers. I travel by bus, which takes only about half an hour.
那还挺方便的！
That’s quite convenient!
Changjiang Liu
Gardener
Qinling National Botanical Garden
Transcript
老师，您在这儿工作多少年了
How many years have you been working here?
两年
Two years.
就是退休了，来这边。
You came here after retirement?
对对对，
Yes.
在这边工作开心吗？
Are you happy working here?
开心啊
Very happy.
退休之前您做啥的呢？
What did you do before you retired?
因为我是小学教师，我是教书音乐美术的
I was an elementary school teacher, I taught music and art.
哇，怪不得你来画这个
No wonder you come to draw the letter of the Qinling here.
这次对我来说很简单
It is simple for me.
退休之前您来过这边吗？
Did you come here before you retired?
退休之前来过, 这离我们这里不远嘛。我们星期天来哄孙子嘛，娃带上就过来了.
Yes, it’s not far from us, and we brought our grandson to here on Sundays to play.
您觉得有啥变化吗？这边跟之前。
Do you think anything has changed compared to before?
这不越来越好啊，现在游客来休息的地方很干净，环境很好。
It’s getting better and better, now the place for tourists to rest is very clean and the environment is very good.
