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In the United Kingdom,
在英国
you may eat ducks, chickens, geese, and, nah, not these.
你可以吃鸭、鸡、鹅和，不，天鹅不能吃
They all belong to the queen, well…
所有的天鹅都是女王的，对吧……
All swans in the United Kingdom can belong to the queen,
英国所有的天鹅都可以是女王的，
but she mainly exercises this right on the River Thames.
但是她主要的天鹅还是在泰晤士河里的这些
Of course, sorry.
当然，抱歉。
My name's David Barber,
我叫大卫·巴伯
and I look after the swans wherever the queen exercises her royal prerogative right.
我负责照看特权规定下女王拥有的这些天鹅
It's not a fulltime job, although sometimes it feels like a fulltime job.
这不是一份全职，但有时候感觉胜似一份全职。
Every year Mr. Barber runs a census of the swans for Her Majesty,
这些天鹅巴尔先生每年都要为女王检查一次
a bit like an annual checkup.
有点像年检
This is called swan upping,
这一年检被称之为“数天鹅”
and he does it with a whole crew like this guy, this guy, and this guy.
巴尔先生会和所有的管理员一起数，比如这个家伙、这个家伙，还有这个家伙
Swan upping has taken place since the 12th century
数天鹅这一活动始于12世纪
where swans in those days were actually a very, very important food.
那时，天鹅还是一种极为重要的食物
Of course, today swans are a protected species and no longer eaten.
当然，天鹅现在已经成了保护动物，人们也不吃了。
We travel in six traditional rowing skiffs
我们会分乘六艘小船
from Sunbury On Thames all the way up to Abingdon,
从泰晤士河畔的桑伯里一直划到阿宾顿
and it's about a 79 mile journey.
一共差不多79英里
What do we say when we see a swan?
看见天鹅之后我们怎么叫？
'Ohh, 'Ohh, 'old up, 'old up.’
“喔”，“喔”，“喔达噗” ，“喔达噗”
Each family of swans we come across,
每遇上一群天鹅
we will circle the skiffs around them.
我们就用船把它们围起来
We will tie the wings and their legs.
把翅膀和脚都绑上
We will take them ashore.
把它们带到岸上
We will weigh them, measure them, and check them for any injuries.
称重，测量，检查有无受伤
After we've done that, we will put a ring on them,
做完这些检查之后，给它们套上一个环，
and we will release them back into the river.
再放回水里
So if these are the queen's swans,
那如果它们是女王的天鹅
where is Her Majesty for all of this?
做这些事情的时候女王在哪里呢？
She did come swan upping a few year's ago,
几年前她确实来看过我们数天鹅
and hopefully, she enjoyed it.
值得庆幸的是，她当时很开心
She seemed to enjoy it,
至少她看上去是开心的
but I can't answer for the queen anyway.
但我无法替女王大人回答这个问题
I love swans, a royal bird.
我喜欢天鹅，天鹅是皇家家禽
People here in the United Kingdom, they love them.
英国人都喜欢天鹅
And you know, I want to make sure that they survive for the future.
我想让它们一直繁衍下去
All right, gents, let's toast.
好了，绅士们，我们举杯吧。
To the queen.
敬女王大人
To the queen.
敬女王大人
