026 玫瑰谷

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Bulgaria is a country nestled in the southeastern corner of Europe

保加利亚是一个坐落于欧洲东南角的国家。

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Not much is heard about it on the news, and it is still largely undiscovered by tourists

新闻上关于它的报道不多，且很大程度上仍未被游客发现。

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It lies north of Greece and south of the Danube River

它位于希腊以北、多瑙河以南。

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To its east is the Black Sea, and its neighbor to the west is Serbia

东面是黑海，西面与塞尔维亚接壤。

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Bulgaria is one of the oldest settled lands in all of Europe

保加利亚是全欧洲最古老的定居地之一。

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It has a rich history and diverse customs, and its people are proud of their heritage

它有着丰富的历史和多样的习俗，人民以他们的文化遗产为荣。

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The Bulgarians have a rich tradition of celebrating festivals and gatherings

保加利亚人有着庆祝节日和集会的丰富传统。

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In the past Bulgaria was largely an agricultural nation because of its fertile soil

过去，由于土壤肥沃，保加利亚很大程度上是一个农业国家。

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It produced an abundance of vegetables, fruits, grain, and products from farm animals

它出产大量的蔬菜、水果、谷物和畜产品。

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Today the country is industrialized, and many products are imported

如今这个国家已实现工业化，许多产品依赖进口。

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Local farms, however, continue to grow a variety of harvests

然而，当地农场仍然种植多种作物。

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The Bulgarian people continue to grow one item that has perfume companies from Paris to New York talking

保加利亚人还种植一种让巴黎到纽约的香水公司都津津乐道的作物。

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It is very hard to produce, and it is very expensive

它很难生产，而且非常昂贵。

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It is the pure rose oil extracted from a small pink rose named Rosa damascene, and it is an important ingredient in many perfumes

这就是从名为大马士革玫瑰的粉色小玫瑰中提取的纯玫瑰油，是许多香水的重要成分。

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In the center of Bulgaria lies the Valley of the Roses

玫瑰谷位于保加利亚的中心。

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It is a fertile valley covered in tiny pink roses whose sweet aroma can be felt like a perfume in the air

这是一片肥沃的山谷，开满粉色的小玫瑰，空气中弥漫着甜美的香气，如同香水一般。

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The valley's moderate climate allows the roses to grow in perfect conditions

山谷温和的气候为玫瑰提供了完美的生长条件。

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The local people have been cultivating these unique flowers for hundreds of years

当地人种植这些独特的花卉已有数百年历史。

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The farmers who live in the valley pick the roses when they start to bloom in the beginning of June

住在山谷里的农民在六月初玫瑰初绽时就开始采摘。

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They gather the tiny buds very early in the morning, just before sunrise, because that is when the roses are still fresh and full of dew

他们在清晨日出前就采摘这些小花蕾，因为那时玫瑰仍很新鲜，挂满露珠。

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Traditionally, it was the young girls and women who harvested the roses and collected them in their baskets

传统上，是年轻姑娘和妇女们采摘玫瑰，并收集到篮子中。

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They would put the very first flower they picked in their hair for decoration

她们会把摘下的第一朵花戴在头发上作装饰。

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While they worked, they sang the traditional songs sung every year during the rose harvest

她们一边劳作，一边唱着每年玫瑰收获季传唱的传统歌曲。

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Today the production is much faster, but the roses are still picked by hand by local farmers

如今生产速度快了很多，但玫瑰仍由当地农民手工采摘。

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After the roses are picked, they are rushed to the rose distillery before the sun has a chance to dry them

采摘后，玫瑰会被迅速送往玫瑰蒸馏厂，以免被太阳晒干。

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Their petals are collected in large pots and pressed to extract tiny amounts of oil

花瓣被收集到大罐中，压榨提取微量的精油。

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It takes almost two tons of petals to produce just one pound of pure rose oil

生产仅仅一磅纯玫瑰精油，就需要将近两吨花瓣。

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The rose oil is very aromatic and very expensive

玫瑰精油香气浓郁，价格非常昂贵。

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It is even more expensive than gold

它甚至比黄金还要昂贵。

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Besides its use in perfumes, rose oil is used in medicines, cosmetics, soaps, and even in rose petal jam!

除了用于香水，玫瑰精油还用于药品、化妆品、肥皂，甚至玫瑰花瓣酱！

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Today picking the prized blossoms is the main industry in the Rose Valley, and this industry continues to grow

如今，采摘珍贵的花朵是玫瑰谷的主要产业，而且这个产业还在不断发展。

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Every year the first day of picking is celebrated with an annual Rose Festival

每年采摘的第一天，人们都会举办一年一度的玫瑰节来庆祝。

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This daylong festival is usually held in the first week of June

这个为期一天的节日通常在六月的第一周举行。

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The pickers wear their traditional costumes decorated with garlands of roses

采摘者穿着装饰着玫瑰花环的传统服装。

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They hold a beauty contest and choose a Rose Queen

他们会举办选美比赛，选出一位玫瑰女王。

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Later when the harvest is over, the Rose Queen rewards the most skilled picker with a crown

之后，当采摘季结束时，玫瑰女王会为最熟练的采摘者戴上一顶王冠作为奖励。

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The title of Rose Queen is an important honor for the lucky girl who receives it, and the festival itself has become a celebration of beauty

玫瑰女王的头衔对获得它的幸运女孩来说是一项重要的荣誉，而这个节日本身也已成为一场对美的礼赞。

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Since roses are a symbol of beauty and because the flowers are used in the beauty industry

由于玫瑰是美的象征，也因为这些花朵被用于美容行业，

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the festival organizers felt that they needed to nominate a beauty queen

节日的组织者们觉得有必要提名一位选美女王。

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That's how the Rose Queen was born

玫瑰女王就是这样诞生的。

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Many Bulgarian actors, musicians, and circus performers flock to the Rose Valley every year to perform in the festival

许多保加利亚的演员、音乐家和马戏表演者每年都会涌向玫瑰谷，在节日上表演。

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It has even become an international destination for tourists from all over the world

它甚至已成为世界各地游客的一个国际性旅游目的地。

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The Rose Festival ends with a carnival where local people dress up in costumes and dance all night long

玫瑰节以一场狂欢落幕，当地人会穿上各式服装，彻夜跳舞。

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The very first Rose Festival was held in 1903 in the nearby town of Kazanlak

历史上第一个玫瑰节于1903年在附近的卡赞勒克镇举行。

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It slowly grew from a small gathering of rose pickers to a national event with many towns and villages participating

它慢慢地从玫瑰采摘者的小聚会，发展成为一个有许多城镇和村庄参与的全国性盛事。

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It keeps the traditions associated with the rose harvest alive, and it makes the local farmers very proud of their labor

它让与玫瑰采摘相关的传统得以延续，也让当地农民对自己的劳动感到非常自豪。

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Bulgarians are very proud of their rose oil production, which carries the name of their country far and beyond

保加利亚人对他们的玫瑰油生产深感自豪，这让他们的国家声名远播。

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They feel that the rose is the queen of all flowers, and that is why they have picked it to be their national flower

他们觉得玫瑰是花中女王，这就是为什么他们选择它作为国花。

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Today the Rose Festival and the harvest go hand in hand

如今，玫瑰节和采摘季是密不可分的。

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Local people gather to celebrate the beautiful tradition of rose picking

当地人聚在一起，庆祝玫瑰采摘这一美好的传统，

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and international companies continue to import the best rose oil in the world from the Valley of the Roses

而国际公司则继续从玫瑰谷进口世界上最好的玫瑰油。