[00:00:01]Here, in the coldest part of Arctic,

在北极最寒冷的地带

[00:03:14]the only way to get water for nine months

一年中有九个月

[00:05:15]of the year is to melt ice from the frozen rivers.

只能靠融化冰河中的冰块来汲水

[00:11:57]At least there's no problem preventing food from decay.

但至少食物不会变质

[00:18:50]Outside is one big deep-freeze.

户外是个硕大的冷冻室

[00:24:26]Survival is only possible because of reindeer fur.

有了驯鹿的皮毛 人们才得以生存

[00:28:18]It makes wonderfully warm clothing,

它可以用来制作相当保暖的衣服

[00:30:43]though small children still have to be

但为了防止小孩子冻伤

[00:32:31]sewn into their clothes to prevent instant frostbite.

必须将他们整个人都缝进衣服里

[00:38:22]The Dolgan even use reindeer fur to insulate their huts.

多尔干人甚至会用驯鹿皮来为小屋保暖

[00:45:19]This is living at its most communal.

这里的生活方式类似公社性质

[00:49:05]Good relations with the in-laws are essential.

与公婆和睦相处 至关重要

[00:54:06]Reindeer are so valuable

驯鹿弥足珍贵

[00:57:31]that the people only eat them if they have no other choice.

除非迫不得已 否则人们不会以之为食

[01:00:40]Their favourite food is raw fish from the frozen rivers.

从冰河里捕来的生鱼 是他们最爱的美味

[01:07:49]Every week or so, these families have to travel to find

基本上每周 这些家庭都要为牧群

[01:10:56]new feeding grounds for their herds.

寻找新的觅食地

[01:16:10]First, they round up their strongest animals with lassoes,

首先 他们用套索将最强壮的牲畜套住

[01:19:58]a skill that their ancestors brought with them

他们的祖先从中亚北迁至此时

[01:23:24]when they came north from Central Asia.

便掌握了这项技能

[01:33:22]And then, literally, they move house.

然后 毫无夸张的说 把家搬走