歌词
Yartsa gunbu has been used as a traditional remedy for thousands of years
冬虫夏草 被用作传统药物已经上千年
Though only by the very wealthy.
但仅限于非常富有的人群
It's been bartered for tea and silk
它被用来交换茶叶和丝绸
And is worth more than four times its weight in silver.
可以换回 超过本身四倍重量的银子
So lucrative is this trade,that sites and information are jealously guarded.
这项贸易是如此的暴利 使得它的交易地点和信息都异常严谨
At the nearby market, yartsa gunbu are cleaned
在附近的集市上 冬虫夏草被清理干净
And their true nature becomes clear.
这使得它的本来面目显露了出来
The yartsa gunbu translates as "summer grass,winter worm".
冬虫夏草被翻译为“冬天的虫子夏天的草”
The winter worm is a caterpillar.
冬虫是一种毛虫
It eats roots of grasses, in preparation for its transformation into a moth.
它以草根为食，为自己变身成蛾做准备
But some winter worms never make it as moths.
但有些冬虫 却从没有机会变成蛾
Instead,a strange growth erupts from their body
而在夏季 一个奇怪的植物
Appearing above ground in summer.
在冬虫的体内生长发育 直至破土而出
This is the "summer grass"
这就是“夏草”
A fungus called Cordyceps, whose spores have infected the caterpillar
一种被称为虫草的真菌 是它的孢子侵入了毛虫体内
Using its body as their host.
并将毛虫的身体 作为它们的宿主
Modern scientific tests have shown that substances contained in Cordyceps
现代科学实验证明 含有冬虫夏草的物质
lower blood pressure and make it easier to breathe.
可以降低血压 并能使呼吸更顺畅
So in recent years,harvesting this natural treasure
所以近些年来 收获这种自然资源
has grown into a huge and profitable business.
已经成为有巨大利益的生意
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