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dāng wǒ men zài wǎng shàng sōu suǒ mǒu gè wǎng zhàn shí
我们网上搜索某个网站
When we search for a certain website on the Internet
rú guǒ fú wù qì wú fǎ xiǎng yīng
如果服务器无法响应
If the server cannot respond
jiù huì tiào chū lái yī gè yè miàn
出来一个404页面
A 404 page will pop up
jiù huì tiào chū lái yī gè yè miàn
出来一个404页面
A 404 page will pop up
zhè gè jiù shì fú wù qì
这个404就是服务器
This 404 is the server
wèi zhǎo dào mù biāo liàn jiē de cuò wù dài mǎ
未找到目标链接错误代码
Error code of the target link not found
nà me
那么
Then
zhī dào zhōng guó yǒu yī zuò
知道中国一座
You know there is one in China
dài hào de chéng shì ma
代号404城市
The city code 404?
zhè zuò chéng shì zài rèn hé
城市任何
This city you are in any
zhè zuò chéng shì zài rèn hé
城市任何
This city you are in any
gōng kāi de xìn xī zhōng dōu zhǎo bù dào
公开信息不到
Not found in the public information
zhǐ yǒu yī gè dài hào
只有一个代号
It has only one code name
jiào
404
Called 404
dà jiā hǎo shì xiǎo hán
大家
Hello everyone, I am Xiaohan
jīn tiān wǒ men lái liáo
今天我们
Let's talk today
chéng
404
404 City
zài gōng kāi fā xíng de dì tú
公开发行地图
Maps in public release
gps
GPS
huáng yè
黄页
Yellow pages
diàn huà hào
电话
Phone area code
chéng shì liè biǎo shàng
城市列表
City list
dōu sōu bù dào zhè gè dài hào wèi
不到这个代号
I can't find this codename
de chéng shì
404城市
404 city
shén zhì zhè lǐ lián kuài dì dōu wú fǎ sòng dá
甚至这里快递无法送达
Even the express can’t be delivered here
yīn wèi méi yǒu jù tǐ de dì zhǐ
因为没有具体地址
Because there is no specific address
jiù lián shēng huó zài dāng dì de rén
生活当地
Even the people living there
dōu méi bàn fǎ shuō qīng chǔ
办法清楚
Can't make it clear
zì jǐ jiā xiāng de jù tǐ wèi zhì
自己家乡具体位置
The specific location of your hometown
qí tā chéng shì xiāng tóng de shì
其他城市相同
Same as other cities is
yǒu zhèng fǔ jī guān
404政府机关
404 government agencies
diàn shì tái bào shè cān tīng
电视台报社餐厅
TV station, newspaper, restaurant
shāng chǎng yóu lè chǎng
商场游乐场
Mall, playground
yī qiè néng zài qí tā chéng shì zhǎo dào de dì fāng
一切其它城市找到地方
And everything you can find in other cities
bù tóng de shì
不同
the difference is
zhè zuò chéng shì cóng zuì wài wéi suàn
城市外围
The city starts from the outermost periphery
zhǐ yǒu píng fāng gōng lǐ
只有4平方公里
Only 4 square kilometers
ér rén men de shēng huó qū yù
人们生活区域
And people’s living area
chāo guò píng fāng gōng lǐ
超过2平方公里
No more than 2 square kilometers
nián yuè
19457
July 1945
èr zhàn mò qī
二战末期
End of World War II
měi guó zài nèi huá dá zhōu de shā mò
美国内华达州沙漠
Desert in Nevada, USA
shì bào le shì jiè shàng dì yī kē yuán zi dàn
世界第一颗原子弹
Tried to explode the world’s first atomic bomb
xīng qī hòu
3星期
3 weeks later
měi guó jiù jiāng liǎng kē yuán zi dàn
美国两颗原子弹
The United States put two atomic bombs
tóu xiàng le guǎng dǎo zhǎng qí
投向广岛长崎
Invested in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
zhè shì měi guó dāng shí
美国当时
This is the U.S.
jǐn yǒu de liǎng kē yuán zi dàn
两颗原子弹
The only two atomic bombs
yī shā nà
一刹那
In a flash
shì rén zhèn jīng
世人震惊
Shocked the world
rén lèi dì yī cì gǎn shòu dào
人类第一次感受
Humans feel for the first time
rú cǐ wēi lì kōng qián de wǔ qì
如此威力空前武器
Such a powerful weapon
ràng rén lèi de shā lù jí bié
人类杀戮级别
Also let the level of human killing
tí shēng dào le yī gè qián suǒ wèi yǒu de dì bù
提升一个前所未有地步
To an unprecedented level
zhè shì shì jiè shàng zuì ruì lì de máo
世界锐利
This is the sharpest spear in the world
méi yǒu dùn kě yǐ fáng yù
没有可以防御
No shield to defend
wéi yī de fáng yù fāng shì jiù shì
唯一防御方式就是
The only defense is
yán zhì tóng yàng de máo
研制同样
Develop the same spear
zài hù xiāng shāng hài
互相伤害
Hurt each other again
yú shì
于是
then
shì jiè shàng de dà guó dōu tóu rù dào le
世界大国投入
The big countries in the world have invested in
yuán zi dàn de yán fā zhī zhōng
原子弹研发之中
Under development of the atomic bomb
nián sū lián yán zhì chéng gōng
1949苏联研制成功
In 1949, the Soviet Union successfully developed
nián yīng guó yán zhì chéng gōng
1952英国研制成功
In 1952, Britain successfully developed
nián fǎ guó yán zhì chéng gōng
1960法国研制成功
In 1960, France successfully developed
ér dāng shí de zhōng guó
当时中国
And China at that time
réng rán chù yú bǎi fèi jù xīng de shí qī
仍然处于百废俱兴时期
Still in a period of prosperity
réng rán chù yú bǎi fèi jù xīng de shí qī
仍然处于百废俱兴时期
Still in a period of prosperity
dàn shì yuán zi dàn de yán zhì
但是原子弹研制
But the development of the atomic bomb
zài dāng shí de guó jì huán jìng xià
当时国际环境
In the current international environment
jiù yīng yùn ér shēng le
应运而生
Came into being
ér
404
And 404
jiù shì wèi le yán fā yuán zi dàn
就是为了研发原子弹
Is to develop the atomic bomb
ér jiàn zào de chéng shì
建造城市
And the built city
zài zhè lǐ
这里
it's here
zhōng guó jiàn chéng le dì yī gè jūn yòng hé fǎn yīng duī
中国建成第一个军用核反应堆
China built the first military nuclear reactor
zài dāng nián
当年
In the year
zhè gè chéng shì shì jué mì
这个城市绝密
This city is top secret
duì wài jiào zuò kuàng qū
对外叫做xx矿区
Externally called "XX mining area"
suǒ yǒu jū zhù zài zhè zuò chéng shì de rén
所有居住城市
All the people living in this city
dōu duì wài xuān chēng
对外宣称
All declared
zhè lǐ shì yī zuò kuàng chéng
这里一座矿城
This is a mining city
yuán zi dàn de yán fā
原子弹研发
Development of the atomic bomb
jué duì bù shì yī jiàn jiǎn dān de shì qíng
绝对不是一件简单事情
Definitely not a simple thing
jí shǐ duì yú yī gè dāng nián
即使对于一个当年
Even for one year
yōng yǒu rén kǒu nián de dà guó lái shuō
拥有6.5亿人口1958大国来说
For a large country with a population of 650 million (1958)
shì rú cǐ
如此
is also like this
ér yào yán zhì chéng gōng
研制成功
But to be successfully developed
bì xū diào jí quán guó zuì yōu xiù de kē yán rén yuán
必须调集全国优秀科研人员
Must mobilize the best scientific researchers in the country
nà me wéi rào tā men ér dàn shēng de
那么围绕他们诞生
So born around them
jiù xū yào yī zuò zhè yàng de chéng shì
需要一座404这样城市
You need a city like 404
suǒ yǐ zhè lǐ yǒu quán guó zuì hǎo de jì shù gōng rén
所以这里全国最好技术工人
So here are the best skilled workers in the country
hái yǒu shàng hǎi guān shēng yuán de dǐng jí chú shī
还有上海冠生园顶级厨师
And the top chefs of Shanghai Guanshengyuan
nán jīng lù shàng de yōu xiù yíng yè yuán
南京路上优秀营业员
Excellent salesperson on Nanjing Road
sān jiǎ yī yuàn de yī shēng
三甲医院医生
Doctors in top three hospitals
gè dì zuì hǎo de jiàn zhù gōng rén
各地最好建筑工人
The best construction workers everywhere
zhè xiē gè xíng gè yè zuì bá jiān de rén yuán
这些各行各业拔尖人员
These top-notch people in all walks of life
quán bù dōu diào dào le
全部404
All are adjusted to 404
mù biāo zhǐ yǒu yī gè
目标只有一个
There is only one goal
zào chū yuán zi dàn
原子弹
Build an atomic bomb
ér dāng shí zhōng guó yán fā yuán zi dàn de xìn xī
当时中国研发原子弹信息
And the information about China’s research and development of the atomic bomb
shì yào jué duì bǎo mì de
绝对保密
Is absolutely confidential
xiàn zài wǒ men zhī dào
现在我们知道
Now we know
zhè zuò chéng shì jiàn zài gān sù jiā yù guān yǐ xī de
城市甘肃嘉峪关以西
This city was built west of Jiayuguan, Gansu
guǎng kuò shā mò
广阔沙漠
In the vast desert
wèi le zuì dà xiàn dù de bǎo chí shén mì
为了最大限度保持神秘
In order to keep mystery to the maximum
bù ràng wài jiè zhī dào de xìn xī
不让外界知道404信息
Do not let the outside world know the 404 information
suǒ yǒu de dōng xī dōu yào zì gěi zì zú
404所有东西自给自足
404 everything must be self-sufficient
jiù suàn shì qiè duàn le wài jiè de yī qiè lián xì
就算切断外界一切联系
Even if it cuts off all contact with the outside world
hái néng zhèng cháng yùn zhuǎn xià qù
正常运转下去
Still functioning normally
suǒ yǐ
所以
and so
shì zhè xiē jì shù rén yuán
404这些技术人员
404 are these technicians
jiàn zhù gōng rén yī kào wài lì
建筑工人依靠外力
And construction workers do not rely on external forces
quán bù kào zì jǐ jiàn zào chū lái de
全部自己建造出来
All built by myself
zhè lǐ shì gàn hàn de shā mò dì
这里干旱沙漠地
Here is arid desert
dàn shì zài
但是404
But in 404
yǒu chéng zhōng yǒu gōng yuán
城中公园
There is a lake in the city and a park
zhè lǐ gēn běn méi yǒu shuǐ
这里根本没有
There is no water at all here
zhè lǐ gēn běn méi yǒu shuǐ
这里根本没有
There is no water at all here
suǒ yǒu de shuǐ dōu cóng fù jìn de
所有附近
All the water from nearby
qí lián shān yòng huǒ chē huò zhě qì chē lā guò lái
祁连山火车或者汽车拉过来
Qilian Mountain was pulled over by train or car
yī dūn shuǐ de chéng běn xiāng dāng yú
一吨成本相当于
The cost of a ton of water is equivalent to
yī dūn qì yóu
一吨汽油
A ton of gasoline
zhè lǐ yǒu zì jǐ de liáng shí jī dì
这里自己粮食基地
Here has its own food base
zì jǐ de fā diàn chǎng
自己发电厂
Own power plant
zì jǐ de fā diàn chǎng
自己发电厂
Own power plant
zì jǐ de chǎng
自己
Own vinegar factory
zài yán rè de xià jì
炎热夏季
In the hot summer
zhè lǐ de rén men kě yǐ chī shàng zì jǐ xuě gāo chǎng
这里人们可以自己雪糕
People here can eat their own ice cream factory
zhì zuò de bīng gùn ér
制作冰棍儿
Popsicles made
hái yǒu shāng diàn
还有商店ktv
There are shops, KTV
liū bīng chǎng
溜冰场
Ice rink
zhè lǐ shén zhì
这里甚至
Here even
hái yǒu dòng wù yuán
还有动物园
And zoo
zhè lǐ de shè shī zài dāng shí de zhōng guó
这里设施当时中国
The facilities here were in China at the time
kě yǐ shuō shì zuì gāo duān zuì wán shàn de
可以最高完善
It can be said to be the most high-end and most complete
fāng yuán jǐ shí gōng lǐ háo wú rén yān
404方圆几十公里毫无人烟
404 radius of tens of kilometers without people
zhè shì fàng shè xìng gōng yè suǒ xū yào de
放射性工业需要
This is also what the radioactive industry needs
ér zhè lǐ fā shēng de shì qíng
这里发生事情
And what happened here
zhì jīn wú rén zhī xiǎo
至今无人知晓
No one knows yet
yī míng chū shēng zài de rén
一名出生404
A person born in 404
wèi wǒ men jiǎng shù le
我们讲述
Told us
fā shēng zài de gù shì
发生404故事
The story that happened in 404
chū shēng zài
出生404
I was born in 404
zài zhè lǐ dù guò le de tóng nián shǎo nián
这里度过童年少年
Spent my childhood and youth here
zài nián shǎo de jì yì lǐ
年少记忆里
In the memory of my youth
méi yǒu lí kāi guò zhè zuò chéng shì
没有离开城市
I have never left this city
zuì shēn kè de yìn xiàng jiù shì
深刻印象就是
My deepest impression is
zhè lǐ de fēng shā hěn dà
这里风沙很大
The sand here is huge
zài
404
At 404
měi tiān dōu yǒu fēng
每天
Windy every day
fēng jiā zá zhe shā
夹杂着
Wind mixed with sand
fēng kuáng luàn chuī
疯狂
Crazy blowing
zhí dào hòu lái cái zhī dào
直到后来知道
I didn't know until later
jiù shì
就是
That is
shā chén bào
沙尘暴
Sandstorm
fēng shā de shí hòu
风沙时候
When the sand is heavy
wǒ men jiù dài ān quán mào
我们安全帽
We have to wear helmets
hù mù jìng chū mén
护目镜出门
Go out with goggles
yīn wèi zhí jìng sān sì lí mǐ de shí tóu
因为直径三四厘米石头
Because a stone with a diameter of three or four centimeters
néng guā dé màn tiān fēi qǐ lái
刮得漫天起来
Can be scraped into the sky
zǒu zài lù shàng gēn qiāng lín dàn yǔ yī yàng
路上枪林弹雨一样
Walking on the road is like a rain of bullets
zhěng gè tiān kōng dōu shì jú huáng sè
整个天空橘黄色
The whole sky is orange
qì chē bō lí dōu bèi fēng shā máo le
汽车玻璃风沙
The car glass has been roughened by wind and sand
ér qiě zhè lǐ jǐ hū bù xià yǔ
而且这里几乎不下雨
And it hardly rains here
píng shí quán shì dà qíng tiān
平时大晴天
It's usually sunny
tài yáng shài zài gē bì tān shàng
太阳戈壁滩
The sun is shining on the Gobi Desert
zhěng gè chéng shì lián yī kē shù dōu méi yǒu
整个城市一棵树没有
The whole city doesn't even have a tree
zhǒng bù le shén me shù
不了什么
Can't plant any trees
dào chù dōu shì xī xī lā lā de luò tuó cǎo
到处稀稀拉拉骆驼
There are sparse camel grass everywhere
bié de dì fāng bù tóng
别的地方不同
Different from other places
dào yīn tiān
404阴天
404 It's Overcast
dà jiā de xīn qíng dōu tè bié hǎo
大家心情特别
Everyone is in a very good mood
wǒ men guǎn zhè gè dì fāng jiào chéng
我们这个地方
We call this place Nuclear City
chéng gōng yuán jiù shì wǒ men xiǎo shí hòu
公园就是我们小时候
Nuclear City Park was when we were young
zuì cháng de dì fāng
地方
The most visited place
zhè lǐ suàn shì wǒ men zuì zhù míng de jǐng qū le
这里算是我们著名景区
This is our most famous scenic spot
lǐ miàn yǒu jiǎ shān
里面假山
There is a rockery inside
yī gè yóu lè shè shī
一个游乐设施
A ride
yī jià tuì yì de zhàn dòu jī
一架退役战斗机
A retired fighter jet
hái yǒu yī gè dòng wù yuán
还有一个动物园
There is also a zoo
dàn shì zhǐ yǒu wǔ gè lóng zi
但是只有五个笼子
But only five cages
dì yī gè lóng zi zhuāng xióng
第一个笼子装熊
The first bear in a cage
dì èr gè zhuāng niǎo
第二个
Second bird
dì sān gè zhuāng hóu zi
第三个猴子
The third monkey
dì sì gè zhuāng kǒng què
第四个孔雀
The fourth peacock
dì wǔ gè zhuāng méi huā lù
第五个梅花鹿
The fifth sika deer
hái cóng qí tā dì fāng diào dòng wù lái
其他地方动物
Also transferred animals from other places
lún huàn zhe gěi wǒ men kàn
轮换我们
Take turns to show us
dàn shì hěn duō dòng wù yǒu shí hòu
但是很多动物有时候
But many animals sometimes
kàn zhe kàn zhe jiù méi le
看着看着
It's gone
yīn wèi shì yīng bù le zhè lǐ de è liè huán jìng
因为适应不了这里恶劣环境
Because I can’t adapt to the harsh environment here
wǒ men yǒu liǎng gè xiǎo xué
我们两个小学
We have two elementary schools
měi yī jiè yǒu liǎng gè bān
一届两个
There are two classes in each session
yī gè bān dà gài rén
一个班大概30
About 30 people in a class
wǒ men quán dōu hù xiāng rèn shí
我们全都互相认识
We all know each other
cóng yòu ér yuán dào xiǎo xué
幼儿园小学
From kindergarten to elementary school
zài dào chū zhōng gāo zhōng
初中高中
To junior high school and high school
wǒ men yī zhí dōu shēng huó zài yī qǐ
我们一直生活一起
We have always lived together
suǒ yǐ wǒ men guān xì dōu tè bié hǎo
所以我们关系特别
So our relationship is very good
ér měi yī nián zhōng zuì kuài lè de shí guāng
一年快乐时光
And the happiest time of the year
jiù shì guò nián de shí hòu
就是过年时候
It's time for new year
wǒ men de hái zi
我们404孩子
Our 404 child
huì yī liàng miàn bāo chē
一辆面包车
Would rent a van
sī jī kāi duō gōng lǐ
司机100多公里
The driver drove more than 100 kilometers
dài dào wǒ men zuì jìn de chéng shì
带到我们最近城市
To the city closest to us
dào xiàn zài cái zhī dào shì jiā yù guān
现在知道嘉峪关
I didn’t know until now that it was Jiayuguan
wǒ men dào nà lǐ
我们那里
Where we go
huā kuài qián chī wǎn miàn
2块钱碗面
Spend 2 yuan to eat bowl of noodles
zài guàng guàng jí shì mǎi jiàn yī fú
逛逛集市衣服
Then go shopping at the market to buy some clothes
jiù suàn shì guò nián le
就算过年
Even if it's Chinese New Year
ér wài miàn de hái zi
外面孩子
And the kids outside
cóng xiǎo dào dà wán de biàn xíng jīn gāng
从小到大变形金刚
Transformers playing since childhood
kàn de màn huà
漫画
Manga
de shǎo nián gōng
少年宫
Children's Palace
wǒ men dōu méi yǒu jīng lì guò zhè zhǒng shì qíng
我们没有经历这种事情
None of us have experienced this kind of thing
zài yī zuò yǔ shì gé jué de chéng shì
一座与世隔绝城市
In an isolated city
yào zěn me wán ne
怎么
How to play
dà jiā wǎn shàng suí biàn zhǎo dì fāng
大家晚上随便地方
Everyone find a place tonight
kǎo tǔ dòu
土豆
baked beans
kàn xīng xīng
星星
Look at the stars
mǎi diǎn pí jiǔ zuò zài mǎ lù biān shàng
买点啤酒坐在马路边
Buy some beer and sit on the side of the road to drink
de yè kōng
404夜空
404 night sky
xīng xīng tè bié duō
星星特别
There are so many stars
xīng xīng tè bié duō
星星特别
There are so many stars
tè bié qīng chǔ
特别清楚
Also very clear
shàng le chū zhōng yǐ hòu
初中以后
After entering junior high school
zuì cháng de jiù shì de hàn bīng chǎng
就是404旱冰场
The roller skating rink I go to most often is 404
yīn wèi nà lǐ duì dāng shí de hái zi men lái shuō
因为那里当时孩子来说
Because for the children there
shì zuì kù de dì fāng
最酷地方
Is the coolest place
ér qiě yǒu hěn duō nǚ shēng
而且很多女生
And there are many girls
ér qiě yǒu hěn duō nǚ shēng
而且很多女生
And there are many girls
dàn shì piāo liàng nǚ shēng hěn shǎo
但是漂亮女生很少
But there are very few beautiful girls
ǒu ěr lái yī gè piāo liàng de nǚ shēng
偶尔一个漂亮女生
A beautiful girl occasionally
hěn duō nán shēng hái huì yīn wèi zhè gè dǎ jià
很多男生因为这个打架
Many boys will fight because of this
yǔ shì gé jué
404与世隔绝
404 Confession
suǒ yǐ zhè xiē hái zi dǎ jià
所以这些孩子打架
So these kids fight
dōu tè bié hěn
特别
Also very ruthless
fàn le shì guān jìn qù de yǒu
事关进去
There are also those who are involved
dàn shì lǐ miàn de yù jǐng
但是里面狱警
But the guard inside
dào kàn guǎn quán dōu rèn shí
看管全都认识
I knew all the guards
ér qiě bié kàn xiǎo
而且404
And don’t look at 404
zhè dì fāng shì yǒu jiān yù de
地方监狱
There is a prison in this place
ér qiě dāng shí lǐ miàn guān zhe fàn rén
而且当时里面犯人
And there were prisoners inside
bié wàng le shì tè shū chéng shì
别忘了404特殊城市
Don’t forget that 404 is a special city
yǒu zì jǐ de jiān yù zhōng jí fǎ yuàn
自己监狱中级法院
Has its own prison and intermediate court
zhè jiù bù shì yī bān de dì fāng néng gàn de shì le
不是一般地方干的事
This is not something that ordinary places can do
zhè lǐ fā shēng guò yán zhòng de shì qíng
这里发生严重事情
Serious things happened here
chū zhōng de shí hòu
初中时候
In junior high school
yǒu lǎo tóu kāi le tái qiú shì
老头台球室
An old man opened the billiard room
de yī gè tóng xué yīn wèi dǎ qiú
一个同学因为打球
Because one of my classmates played ball
qiàn le lǎo tóu yī xiē qián
老头一些
I owe the old man some money
dà gài jiù jǐ shí kuài qián
大概几十块
Probably only a few dozen yuan
dàn yī zhí méi qián hái
一直
But I haven't paid back
tái qiú shì de lǎo tóu
台球室老头
The old man in the billiard room
jiù xué xiào mén kǒu
学校门口
Stop him at the school gate
gēn shuō yào hái qián
Tell him if you want to pay back
gào sù lǎo shī
告诉老师
I tell you teacher
bù ràng kǎo xué
不让考学
Not let you take the exam
ràng yī bèi zi méi yǒu qián tú
一辈子没有前途
Leave you with no future in your life
jié guǒ de zhè gè tóng xué dài zhe fǔ zi
结果这个同学斧子
As a result, my classmate brought an axe
qiāo kāi le tái qiú shì lǎo tóu de mén
敲开台球室老头
Knocked on the door of the old man in the billiard room
zhī dào lǎo tóu zhù nǎ ér
知道老头哪儿
He knows where the old man lives
tè bié xiǎo
404特别
404 is very small
zhè dì fāng méi yǒu yǐn sī
地方没有隐私
There is no privacy in this place
jié guǒ kě xiǎng ér zhī
结果可想而知
The result can be imagined
lǎo tóu le
老头
Old man is dead
ér zuì hòu pǎo le jǐ shí gōng lǐ
最后几十公里
And he ran dozens of kilometers in the end
hái méi dào jiā yù guān
嘉峪关
Not yet at Jiayuguan
jiù bèi dài huí lái le
回来
Was brought back
zhí xíng le xíng
执行x
X punishment
ér zhí xíng dì diǎn jiù zài gē bì tān
执行地点戈壁滩
The execution site is in the Gobi Desert
wǒ men hái qí chē qù kàn
我们骑车去
We also ride to see
hái méi dào dì fāng
地方
Not yet in place
jiù wén dào yī gǔ tè bié nóng de jiǔ wèi
闻到一股特别酒味
I smell a particularly strong smell of wine
yuán lái xíng fàn zhí xíng de dì diǎn
原来执行地点
The original place of execution
shì yào gāo liáng jiǔ de
高粱酒
Is to sprinkle sorghum wine
rén men shuō shì wèi le pì xié
人们为了辟邪
The adults said it was to ward off evil spirits
suǒ yǐ zhěng gè gē bì tān
所以整个戈壁滩
So the whole Gobi Desert
quán shì bái jiǔ de wèi dào
白酒味道
It's all the taste of white wine
zài tài jì mò le
404寂寞
Too lonely at 404
rú guǒ yǒu hái zi shòu bù le zhè lǐ
如果孩子受不了这里
If there are kids who can't stand it
xiǎng chū qù zěn me bàn
出去怎么办
What to do if you want to go out
zhǐ yǒu yī tiáo
只有一条
Only one way
jiù shì kǎo chū qù
就是出去
That's going out
dàn shí zài tài gé jué le
404实在太隔绝
But 404 is too isolated
méi rén yuàn yì guò lái jiào shū
愿意过来教书
No one wants to come and teach
de yīng yǔ lǎo shī shì zhōng zhuān bì yè shēng
英语老师中专毕业生
My English teacher is a technical secondary school graduate
méi yǒu shàng guò gāo zhōng
没有高中
Never attended high school
suǒ yǐ wǒ men kǎo bù shàng
所以我们考不上
So we can't pass the exam
tè bié hǎo de dà xué
特别大学
Particularly good university
wǒ men yǒu zì jǐ de gāo kǎo kǎo diǎn
我们自己高考考点
We have our own college entrance examination center
zì jǐ de zhāo shēng bàn gōng shì
自己招生办公室
Own admissions office
běi jīng de gāo kǎo kě néng yǒu jǐ wàn rén
北京高考可能几万人
Beijing's college entrance examination may have tens of thousands
dàn wǒ men de zhāo shēng bàn gōng shì
我们招生办公室
But our admissions office
měi yī jiè gāo kǎo zhǐ guǎn
一届高考只管
Every college entrance examination only
gè rén
70-80个人
70-80 people
rú guǒ luò dàng le
如果
If it's down
zhāo bàn zhǔ rèn xiàn chǎng jiù bāng dǎ diàn huà
招办主任现场打电话
The director of recruitment will call you on the spot
wèn yuàn yì yuàn yì
愿意愿意
Ask if you are willing
méi zhāo gòu de xué xiào
学校
Go to school that hasn't recruited enough
gěi bǔ lù
补录
Make up your record
jī běn shàng měi yī gè rén dōu néng zhào gù dào
基本上一个照顾
Basically everyone can take care of
zhè yàng jiù kě yǐ lí kāi le
这样可以离开404
So you can leave 404
wèi le yán fā yuán zi dàn
为了研发原子弹
To develop the atomic bomb
huì jù le
404汇聚
404 Converged
quán guó gè dì de jì shù néng rén
全国各地技术
Technologists across the country
ér zào yuán zi dàn xū yào
原子弹需要
And building an atomic bomb requires
fēi cháng jīng mì de jī xiè jiā gōng jì shù
非常精密机械加工技术
Very precise machining technology
hòu lái kàn gōng kāi bào dào
后来公开报道
Later, I read the public report
cái zhī dào yǒu jiào
知道404
I knew there was a 404
yuán sān dāo de shī fù
三刀师傅
Master of "Original Sandao"
yuán míng jiào yuán gōng
原名
His original name was Yuan Gongpu
nián rèn jī xiè jiā gōng bān bān zhǎng
1959机械加工班长
Served as squad leader of the machining team in 1959
qīn shǒu jiā gōng le yuán zi dàn de
亲手加工原子弹
Hand-made the atomic bomb
hé xīn bù jiàn yóu qiú
核心部件
Core component uranium ball
yīn jiā gōng de zuì hòu guān jiàn sān dāo
加工最后关键三刀
Because of the last key three cuts of processing
bèi chēng wèi yuán sān dāo
称为三刀
Known as "the original three knives"
yuán zi dàn de hé xīn bù jiàn yóu qiú
原子弹核心部件
The core component of the atomic bomb, the uranium ball
xū yào zuì chū sè de chē gōng lái jiā gōng wán chéng
需要最出色车工加工完成
Need the best lathe to finish
ér dāng shí de chē gōng yuán gōng
当时6车工
At that time, the 6th-level car worker Yuan Gongpu
jì gāo yī chóu
技高一筹
Skilled
yú shì
于是
then
zhǔ dāo jiā gōng de zhòng rèn
主刀加工重任
The important task of main knife processing
jiù luò dào le de jiān shàng
落到肩上
Fell on his shoulders
wèi cǐ
为此
to this end
yuán gōng chéng shòu le
承受
Yuan Gongpu took it
jí dà de xīn lǐ yā lì
极大心理压力
Great psychological pressure
zhè shì yī xiàng
一项
This is a
kàn bù jiàn de dāo shān huǒ hǎi
看不见刀山火海
"The Invisible Sword Mountain and Fire"
bù jǐn yào què bǎo yóu qiú zhì liàng dá biāo
不仅确保质量达标
Not only to ensure that the quality of uranium balls meets the standards
hái yào bì miǎn chǎn shēng
还要避免产生
Also avoid
zhōng zi fú shè de lín jiè shì gù
中子辐射临界事故
Neutron radiation critical accident
dǎ mó yóu qiú de guò chéng zhōng
打磨过程
During the grinding of the uranium ball
huì shòu dào zhōng zi fú shè de yǐng xiǎng
受到中子辐射影响
Will be affected by neutron radiation
yuán gōng bù dé bù chuān shàng
不得不穿
Yuan Gongpu had to wear it
hòu zhòng de fáng hù fú
厚重防护服
Heavy protective clothing
dàn jiā gōng biāo zhǔn bù biàn
加工标准不变
But the processing standard remains the same
jiā gōng yóu qiú de nán dù jìn yī bù jiā dà
加工难度进一步加大
The difficulty of processing uranium balls is further increased
zài nà xiē rì zi
那些日子
In those days
yuán gōng měi tiān yòng
每天
Yuan Gongpu used daily
tóng yàng dà xiǎo de gāng qiú liàn bīng
同样大小钢球练兵
The same size steel ball training
bù tíng dǎ mó jì shù
不停打磨技术
Keep polishing technology
zuì hòu néng dá dào yī dāo chī jìn qù
最后达到一刀进去
In the end, it can be eaten with one dollar
bù yòng kàn jiù zhī dào xuē xià le duō shǎo
不用知道多少
You don’t need to look at how much you cut
yú shì zuì hòu de yuán zi dàn hé xīn bù jiàn
于是最后原子弹核心部件
So the core part of the final atomic bomb
qiè le sān dāo
三刀
He cut three times
fēn háo bù chà
分毫不差
Not bad
chē yī dāo
一刀
Car a knife
tíng xià lái liàng yī xià chǐ cùn
停下来一下尺寸
Stop and measure the size
rán hòu jìn xíng dì èr dāo
然后进行第二刀
Then make a second cut
zài tíng xià lái zǎi xì cè liàng
停下来仔细测量
Stop and measure carefully
zuì hòu jiǎn chá yuán bào gào
最后检查员报告
Final inspector report
yuán zi dàn hé xīn bù jiàn de jīng què dù
原子弹核心部件精确度
Accuracy of the core components of the atomic bomb
děng gè xiàng zhǐ biāo quán bù dá biāo
各项指标全部达标
Wait for all indicators to reach the standard
nián yuè
196410
October 1964
zhōng guó de dì yī kē yuán zi dàn bào zhà chéng gōng
中国第一颗原子弹爆炸成功
China’s first atomic bomb successfully exploded
chéng wèi shì jiè shàng dì wǔ gè
成为世界第五个
Become the fifth in the world
yán zhì chéng gōng de guó jiā
研制成功国家
Successfully developed countries
ér zhè lǐ jiù shǎo bù le yuán gōng de gòng xiàn
这里少不了贡献
And here is the contribution of Yuan Gongpu
ér hái yǒu hěn duō zhè zhǒng néng rén
404还有很多这种
And 404 has many such capable people
dàn gèng duō de shì mò mò wú wén
默默无闻
But more of obscurity
ér qiě
而且
and
zhè xiē cháng nián jiē chù hé shè shī de jì shù rén yuán
这些常年接触核设施技术人员
These technicians who are in contact with nuclear facilities all year round
zhǎng shí jiān bào lù zài fú shè huán jìng xià
长时间暴露辐射环境
Prolonged exposure to radiation
hěn duō rén de shēn tǐ dōu chū le wèn tí
很多身体问题
Many people have problems with their bodies
xiǎo shí hòu jiù tīng guò bà mā shuō
小时候爸妈
I heard my parents say when I was young
tóu fā diào guāng le
xxx头发
XXX hair fell out
zhù jìn le yī yuàn
医院
Admitted to the hospital
zuì hòu rén jiù méi le
最后
The last person is gone
zhè yàng de rén bù zài shǎo shù
这样不在少数
There are many such people
tuì xiū lí kāi de yuán gōng
退休离开404
Yuan Gongpu who retired and left 404
jiù huàn shàng le ái zhèng
患上癌症
Got cancer
mù qián réng zài zhì liáo zhōng
目前治疗
Still under treatment
hái yǒu tài duō de rén
还有
There are too many people
cóng lái méi yǒu lí kāi
从来没有离开404
Never leave 404
jiāng yī shēng dōu fèng xiàn gěi le zhè lǐ
一生奉献给这里
Dedicated all my life here
guān yú
关于404
About 404
jí shǐ dà bù fēn rén zhī dào
即使大部分知道
Even if most people don't know
dàn sū lián rén zhī dào
苏联知道
But the Soviets knew
yīn wèi de bù fēn shè shī
因为404部分设施
Because part of the facilities of 404
jiù shì sū lián yuán jiàn de
就是苏联援建
It was built with Soviet aid
ér qiě dāng shí
而且当时
And at the time
měi guó rén kěn dìng zhī dào
美国肯定知道
Americans must also know
zài lěng zhàn shí qī
冷战时期
During the cold war
hé zhàn zhēng yī chù jí fā
核战争一触即发
Nuclear war is about to start
zài jiàn shè de shí hòu
404建设时候
404 during construction
jiù yǐ jīng kǎo lǜ dào hé zhàn de zhǔn bèi le
已经考虑核战准备
Already considered preparations for a nuclear war
suǒ yǐ de dì xià
所以地下
So its underground
yǒu zhěng tào wán zhěng de fáng yù tǐ xì
整套完整防御体系
There is a complete defense system
zhěng gè chéng shì dì xià dōu wā kōng le
404整个城市地下挖空
404 The whole city is hollowed out
cóng shēng chǎn qū dào shēng huó qū
生产区生活区
From production area to living area
gè gè xiǎo qū xué xiào mén kǒu
各个小区学校门口
School gates in various communities
quán dōu yǒu dì dào rù kǒu
全都地道入口
All have tunnel entrances
nà xiē dì dào yǒu fáng hé dàn de
那些地道核弹
Those tunnels with nuclear bombs
bàn chǐ hòu de shí mén
半尺石门
Half a foot thick big stone gate
lǐ miàn yǒu xiǎo chǔ cáng shì
里面储藏室
There is a small storage room inside
ér qiě yǒu dì fāng tīng shuō yǒu
而且地方听说
And there is a place I heard
fēi cháng shēn fēi cháng de dì bǎo
非常非常地堡
Very deep very big bunker
lǐ miàn hái yǒu diàn tī lǎn chē
里面还有电梯缆车
There are elevators and cable cars inside
dàn shì wǒ men méi qù guò
但是我们去过
But we haven't been
nián
1969
1969
zhōng sū guān xì è huà
中苏关系恶化
Deteriorating Sino-Soviet relations
sū lián zài guó jì shàng xuān chēng
苏联国际宣称
The Soviet Union declared internationally
yào gěi zhōng guó de hé jī dì zuò wài kē shǒu shù
中国核基地外科手术
To perform a surgical operation on China's nuclear base
zhōng guó de hé jī dì jiù shì ma
中国核基地就是404
Isn’t China’s nuclear base 404?
yǒu yī bù fēn shì sū lián yuán jiàn de
404一部分苏联援建
Part of 404 was built with Soviet aid
suǒ yǐ sū lián rén shí fēn le jiě zhè gè dì fāng
所以苏联十分了解这个地方
So the Soviets knew this place very well
zhè shì bǎ bǐng
把柄
This is a handle
jīng cháng zhèng shàng zhe
经常
Often in class
fáng kōng jǐng bào jiù xiǎng le
防空警报
The air defense alarm went off
lǎo shī tóng xué jiù wǎng cāo chǎng de
老师同学操场
Teacher and classmates go to the playground
dì xià yǎn tǐ lǐ miàn pǎo
地下掩体里面
Running inside the underground bunker
nà shí jiā jiā hù hù de bō lí dōu bèi yào qiú
那时家家户户玻璃要求
At that time, every household’s glass was required
yòng zhǐ tiáo tiē chéng xíng zhuàng
纸条形状
Paste paper strips in the shape of "米"
fáng zhǐ kōng xí hòu bō lí zhèn suì shāng rén
防止空袭玻璃伤人
To prevent the glass from shattering and hurting people after the air raid
zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng chí xù le liǎng nián zuǒ yòu
这种情况持续两年左右
This situation lasted for about two years
shí jì shàng
实际上
Actually
zhēn dà zhàn lái
大战
Nuclear war really started
zài chuāng hù shàng tiē shén me dōu méi yòng
窗户上什么没用
Posting on the window is useless
dàn zhèng shì yīn wèi
正是因为
But precisely because
dāng shí de zhōng guó yōng yǒu le hé wǔ qì
当时中国拥有核武器
At that time China had nuclear weapons
zhōng měi sū sān guó lì yì jiǎo dòu
苏三国利益角斗
The interests of China, the United States and the Soviet Union
měi guó xuǎn zé le zhàn zài zhōng guó yī biān
美国选择中国一边
The U.S. chose to stand by China
nián yuè
19691015
October 15, 1969
ní kè sōng tòu guò jī xīn gé biǎo shì
尼克松透过基辛格表示
Nixon said through Kissinger
rú guǒ zhōng guó zāo dào hé dǎ jī
如果中国遭到核打击
If China is hit by a nuclear
tā men jiāng rèn wèi shì
他们认为
They will think it is
dì sān cì shì jiè dà zhàn de kāi shǐ
第三次世界大战开始
The beginning of the third world war
tā men jiāng shǒu xiān cān zhàn
他们首先参战
They will fight first
měi guó de hé dàn duì zhǔn le sū lián
美国核弹对准苏联
The US nuclear bomb was aimed at the Soviet Union
sū lián cái méi
苏联404
The Soviet Union did not hit 404
shēng yú lěng zhàn
404生于冷战
404 Born in the Cold War
chà diǎn huǐ lěng zhàn
差点冷战
Almost destroyed by the cold war
yóu yú zài shā mò dì dài jiàn lì chéng shì
由于沙漠地带建立城市
Because of the establishment of cities in the desert
hái xiū jiàn le jù dà de dì xià kōng jiān
修建巨大地下空间
Also built a huge underground space
de dì xià kāi shǐ tā xiàn
404地下开始塌陷
404's underground began to collapse
yī yè zhī jiān
一夜之间
Overnight
xué xiào
学校
school
tǐ yù chǎng zhěng gè quán tā xiàn le
体育场整个塌陷
The stadium collapsed
yú shì
于是
then
kāi shǐ bān qiān
404开始搬迁
404 start to move
suǒ yǒu jū mín quán bù bān chū yuán zhǐ
所有居民全部搬出原址
All residents moved out of the original location
zhè gè shì qíng fā shēng zài nián dài
这个事情发生90年代
This happened in the 90s
zěn me bān
怎么
How to move
zhǎo jūn duì bān
军队
Find the army to move
měi jiā ān pái yī liàng jūn yòng kǎ chē
每家安排一辆军用卡车
Each family arranges a military truck
zuò hǎo xiāng guān bù shǔ
做好相关部署
Do the relevant deployment
bù duì gěi káng dōng xī
部队东西
The troops carry things for you
zhǐ yào shōu shí hǎo jiù xíng le
只要收拾就行了
You just need to clean up
měi tiān liàng jūn chē
每天80军车
80 military vehicles per day
měi tiān bān
每天240
240 households moved every day
bān le bàn nián
半年
Moved for half a year
cái bān kōng
404
404 emptied
ér dāng shí wǒ men hái méi bān zǒu de rén
当时我们搬走
And the people we haven’t moved yet
jiù hěn dān xīn
担心
Just worried
dān xīn zhè lǐ yī yè zhī jiān jiù quán le
担心这里一夜之间
I'm worried that this place will collapse overnight
suí zhe zhōng guó jiā rù
随着中国加入
With China joining
quán miàn jìn zhǐ hé shì yàn tiáo yuē
全面禁止核试验条约
"Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty"
zhōng guó zài nián tíng zhǐ jìn xíng le hé shì yàn
中国1996停止进行核试验
China stopped conducting nuclear tests in 1996
zhè gè chè dǐ biàn chéng le
这个404彻底变成
This 404 has completely become
yī zuò fèi qì de chéng shì
一座废弃城市
An abandoned city
wú rén jū zhù
无人居住
Uninhabited
ér fù jìn de shè shī yóu jūn zhuǎn mín
附近设施军转民
And the nearby facilities were converted from military to civilian
biàn chéng yī gè zhuān mén cóng shì
变成一个专门从事
Become a specialized
hé fèi liào chù lǐ de gōng chǎng
核废料处理工厂
Nuclear waste processing plant
yīn cǐ
因此
therefore
cái dé yǐ jiē kāi shén mì de miàn shā
404得以揭开神秘面纱
404 was able to unveil its mystery
zhǎn xiàn zài dà jiā de miàn qián
展现大家面前
In front of everyone
bàn gè duō shì jì qián de mǒu yī tiān
半个世纪一天
Some day more than half a century ago
yī pī lái zì quán guó gè dì de nián qīng rén
一批来自全国各地年轻人
A group of young people from all over the country
lí kāi zì jǐ de jiā xiāng
离开自己家乡
Leave one's hometown
lái dào zhè gè huāng yě zhī
来到这个荒野
Come to this wilderness
yòng zì jǐ shuāng shǒu jiàn lì qǐ lái yī zuò chéng shì
自己双手建立起来一座城市
Build a city with your own hands
cóng cǐ jiù zài zhè gè fēng shā xí juǎn de
从此这个风沙席卷
Since then it has been swept in this sandstorm
cóng cǐ jiù zài zhè gè fēng shā xí juǎn de
从此这个风沙席卷
Since then it has been swept in this sandstorm
gē bì huāng tān zhā gēn le
戈壁荒滩扎根
The Gobi Desert has taken root
tā men zhōng de xǔ duō rén
他们许多
Many of them
tā men zhōng de xǔ duō rén
他们许多
Many of them
yě xǔ méi xiǎng dào
也许没想到
Maybe did not expect
tā men yǒng yuǎn dōu méi yǒu lí kāi zhè lǐ
他们永远没有离开这里
They never leave here
shì zhōng guó
404中国
404 is China
shì zhōng guó
404中国
404 is China
tè shū shí qī de tè shū chǎn wù
特殊时期特殊产物
Special products in special periods
jù yǒu yī zhǒng mó huàn xiàn shí zhǔ yì sè cǎi
具有一种魔幻现实主义色彩
Has a magical realism color
zhè lǐ de jì yì bàn suí zhe
这里记忆伴随
The memory here is also accompanied by
zhè lǐ de jì yì bàn suí zhe
这里记忆伴随
The memory here is also accompanied by
rén men de lí kāi ér zhú jiàn xiāo wáng
人们离开逐渐消亡
People are gone
dàn què zhí dé ràng rén men le jiě
值得人们了解
But it's worth letting people know
yǒu zhè me yī gè dì fāng
这么一个地方
There is such a place
yǒu zhè me yī qún rén
这么一群
There is such a group of people
wèi hé gōng yè fèng xiàn chū le zì jǐ de qīng chūn shēng mìng
核工业奉献自己青春生命
Dedicated his youth and life to the nuclear industry
zuì hòu
最后
At last
zuì hòu
最后
At last
xī wàng yōng yǒu hé wǔ qì de guó jiā
希望拥有核武器国家
Countries wishing to possess nuclear weapons
yǒng yuǎn bù huì bào fā hé zhàn zhēng
永远不会爆发核战争
There will never be a nuclear war
peace
PEACE
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Unknown Chinese City 404

  • posted on 2020-11-23
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dāng wǒ men zài wǎng shàng sōu suǒ mǒu gè wǎng zhàn shí

我们网上搜索某个网站

When we search for a certain website on the Internet

rú guǒ fú wù qì wú fǎ xiǎng yīng

如果服务器无法响应

If the server cannot respond

jiù huì tiào chū lái yī gè yè miàn

出来一个404页面

A 404 page will pop up

jiù huì tiào chū lái yī gè yè miàn

出来一个404页面

A 404 page will pop up

zhè gè jiù shì fú wù qì

这个404就是服务器

This 404 is the server

wèi zhǎo dào mù biāo liàn jiē de cuò wù dài mǎ

未找到目标链接错误代码

Error code of the target link not found

nà me

那么

Then

zhī dào zhōng guó yǒu yī zuò

知道中国一座

You know there is one in China

dài hào de chéng shì ma

代号404城市

The city code 404?

zhè zuò chéng shì zài rèn hé

城市任何

This city you are in any

zhè zuò chéng shì zài rèn hé

城市任何

This city you are in any

gōng kāi de xìn xī zhōng dōu zhǎo bù dào

公开信息不到

Not found in the public information

zhǐ yǒu yī gè dài hào

只有一个代号

It has only one code name

jiào

404

Called 404

dà jiā hǎo shì xiǎo hán

大家

Hello everyone, I am Xiaohan

jīn tiān wǒ men lái liáo

今天我们

Let's talk today

chéng

404

404 City

zài gōng kāi fā xíng de dì tú

公开发行地图

Maps in public release

gps

GPS

huáng yè

黄页

Yellow pages

diàn huà hào

电话

Phone area code

chéng shì liè biǎo shàng

城市列表

City list

dōu sōu bù dào zhè gè dài hào wèi

不到这个代号

I can't find this codename

de chéng shì

404城市

404 city

shén zhì zhè lǐ lián kuài dì dōu wú fǎ sòng dá

甚至这里快递无法送达

Even the express can’t be delivered here

yīn wèi méi yǒu jù tǐ de dì zhǐ

因为没有具体地址

Because there is no specific address

jiù lián shēng huó zài dāng dì de rén

生活当地

Even the people living there

dōu méi bàn fǎ shuō qīng chǔ

办法清楚

Can't make it clear

zì jǐ jiā xiāng de jù tǐ wèi zhì

自己家乡具体位置

The specific location of your hometown

qí tā chéng shì xiāng tóng de shì

其他城市相同

Same as other cities is

yǒu zhèng fǔ jī guān

404政府机关

404 government agencies

diàn shì tái bào shè cān tīng

电视台报社餐厅

TV station, newspaper, restaurant

shāng chǎng yóu lè chǎng

商场游乐场

Mall, playground

yī qiè néng zài qí tā chéng shì zhǎo dào de dì fāng

一切其它城市找到地方

And everything you can find in other cities

bù tóng de shì

不同

the difference is

zhè zuò chéng shì cóng zuì wài wéi suàn

城市外围

The city starts from the outermost periphery

zhǐ yǒu píng fāng gōng lǐ

只有4平方公里

Only 4 square kilometers

ér rén men de shēng huó qū yù

人们生活区域

And people’s living area

chāo guò píng fāng gōng lǐ

超过2平方公里

No more than 2 square kilometers

nián yuè

19457

July 1945

èr zhàn mò qī

二战末期

End of World War II

měi guó zài nèi huá dá zhōu de shā mò

美国内华达州沙漠

Desert in Nevada, USA

shì bào le shì jiè shàng dì yī kē yuán zi dàn

世界第一颗原子弹

Tried to explode the world’s first atomic bomb

xīng qī hòu

3星期

3 weeks later

měi guó jiù jiāng liǎng kē yuán zi dàn

美国两颗原子弹

The United States put two atomic bombs

tóu xiàng le guǎng dǎo zhǎng qí

投向广岛长崎

Invested in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

zhè shì měi guó dāng shí

美国当时

This is the U.S.

jǐn yǒu de liǎng kē yuán zi dàn

两颗原子弹

The only two atomic bombs

yī shā nà

一刹那

In a flash

shì rén zhèn jīng

世人震惊

Shocked the world

rén lèi dì yī cì gǎn shòu dào

人类第一次感受

Humans feel for the first time

rú cǐ wēi lì kōng qián de wǔ qì

如此威力空前武器

Such a powerful weapon

ràng rén lèi de shā lù jí bié

人类杀戮级别

Also let the level of human killing

tí shēng dào le yī gè qián suǒ wèi yǒu de dì bù

提升一个前所未有地步

To an unprecedented level

zhè shì shì jiè shàng zuì ruì lì de máo

世界锐利

This is the sharpest spear in the world

méi yǒu dùn kě yǐ fáng yù

没有可以防御

No shield to defend

wéi yī de fáng yù fāng shì jiù shì

唯一防御方式就是

The only defense is

yán zhì tóng yàng de máo

研制同样

Develop the same spear

zài hù xiāng shāng hài

互相伤害

Hurt each other again

yú shì

于是

then

shì jiè shàng de dà guó dōu tóu rù dào le

世界大国投入

The big countries in the world have invested in

yuán zi dàn de yán fā zhī zhōng

原子弹研发之中

Under development of the atomic bomb

nián sū lián yán zhì chéng gōng

1949苏联研制成功

In 1949, the Soviet Union successfully developed

nián yīng guó yán zhì chéng gōng

1952英国研制成功

In 1952, Britain successfully developed

nián fǎ guó yán zhì chéng gōng

1960法国研制成功

In 1960, France successfully developed

ér dāng shí de zhōng guó

当时中国

And China at that time

réng rán chù yú bǎi fèi jù xīng de shí qī

仍然处于百废俱兴时期

Still in a period of prosperity

réng rán chù yú bǎi fèi jù xīng de shí qī

仍然处于百废俱兴时期

Still in a period of prosperity

dàn shì yuán zi dàn de yán zhì

但是原子弹研制

But the development of the atomic bomb

zài dāng shí de guó jì huán jìng xià

当时国际环境

In the current international environment

jiù yīng yùn ér shēng le

应运而生

Came into being

ér

404

And 404

jiù shì wèi le yán fā yuán zi dàn

就是为了研发原子弹

Is to develop the atomic bomb

ér jiàn zào de chéng shì

建造城市

And the built city

zài zhè lǐ

这里

it's here

zhōng guó jiàn chéng le dì yī gè jūn yòng hé fǎn yīng duī

中国建成第一个军用核反应堆

China built the first military nuclear reactor

zài dāng nián

当年

In the year

zhè gè chéng shì shì jué mì

这个城市绝密

This city is top secret

duì wài jiào zuò kuàng qū

对外叫做xx矿区

Externally called "XX mining area"

suǒ yǒu jū zhù zài zhè zuò chéng shì de rén

所有居住城市

All the people living in this city

dōu duì wài xuān chēng

对外宣称

All declared

zhè lǐ shì yī zuò kuàng chéng

这里一座矿城

This is a mining city

yuán zi dàn de yán fā

原子弹研发

Development of the atomic bomb

jué duì bù shì yī jiàn jiǎn dān de shì qíng

绝对不是一件简单事情

Definitely not a simple thing

jí shǐ duì yú yī gè dāng nián

即使对于一个当年

Even for one year

yōng yǒu rén kǒu nián de dà guó lái shuō

拥有6.5亿人口1958大国来说

For a large country with a population of 650 million (1958)

shì rú cǐ

如此

is also like this

ér yào yán zhì chéng gōng

研制成功

But to be successfully developed

bì xū diào jí quán guó zuì yōu xiù de kē yán rén yuán

必须调集全国优秀科研人员

Must mobilize the best scientific researchers in the country

nà me wéi rào tā men ér dàn shēng de

那么围绕他们诞生

So born around them

jiù xū yào yī zuò zhè yàng de chéng shì

需要一座404这样城市

You need a city like 404

suǒ yǐ zhè lǐ yǒu quán guó zuì hǎo de jì shù gōng rén

所以这里全国最好技术工人

So here are the best skilled workers in the country

hái yǒu shàng hǎi guān shēng yuán de dǐng jí chú shī

还有上海冠生园顶级厨师

And the top chefs of Shanghai Guanshengyuan

nán jīng lù shàng de yōu xiù yíng yè yuán

南京路上优秀营业员

Excellent salesperson on Nanjing Road

sān jiǎ yī yuàn de yī shēng

三甲医院医生

Doctors in top three hospitals

gè dì zuì hǎo de jiàn zhù gōng rén

各地最好建筑工人

The best construction workers everywhere

zhè xiē gè xíng gè yè zuì bá jiān de rén yuán

这些各行各业拔尖人员

These top-notch people in all walks of life

quán bù dōu diào dào le

全部404

All are adjusted to 404

mù biāo zhǐ yǒu yī gè

目标只有一个

There is only one goal

zào chū yuán zi dàn

原子弹

Build an atomic bomb

ér dāng shí zhōng guó yán fā yuán zi dàn de xìn xī

当时中国研发原子弹信息

And the information about China’s research and development of the atomic bomb

shì yào jué duì bǎo mì de

绝对保密

Is absolutely confidential

xiàn zài wǒ men zhī dào

现在我们知道

Now we know

zhè zuò chéng shì jiàn zài gān sù jiā yù guān yǐ xī de

城市甘肃嘉峪关以西

This city was built west of Jiayuguan, Gansu

guǎng kuò shā mò

广阔沙漠

In the vast desert

wèi le zuì dà xiàn dù de bǎo chí shén mì

为了最大限度保持神秘

In order to keep mystery to the maximum

bù ràng wài jiè zhī dào de xìn xī

不让外界知道404信息

Do not let the outside world know the 404 information

suǒ yǒu de dōng xī dōu yào zì gěi zì zú

404所有东西自给自足

404 everything must be self-sufficient

jiù suàn shì qiè duàn le wài jiè de yī qiè lián xì

就算切断外界一切联系

Even if it cuts off all contact with the outside world

hái néng zhèng cháng yùn zhuǎn xià qù

正常运转下去

Still functioning normally

suǒ yǐ

所以

and so

shì zhè xiē jì shù rén yuán

404这些技术人员

404 are these technicians

jiàn zhù gōng rén yī kào wài lì

建筑工人依靠外力

And construction workers do not rely on external forces

quán bù kào zì jǐ jiàn zào chū lái de

全部自己建造出来

All built by myself

zhè lǐ shì gàn hàn de shā mò dì

这里干旱沙漠地

Here is arid desert

dàn shì zài

但是404

But in 404

yǒu chéng zhōng yǒu gōng yuán

城中公园

There is a lake in the city and a park

zhè lǐ gēn běn méi yǒu shuǐ

这里根本没有

There is no water at all here

zhè lǐ gēn běn méi yǒu shuǐ

这里根本没有

There is no water at all here

suǒ yǒu de shuǐ dōu cóng fù jìn de

所有附近

All the water from nearby

qí lián shān yòng huǒ chē huò zhě qì chē lā guò lái

祁连山火车或者汽车拉过来

Qilian Mountain was pulled over by train or car

yī dūn shuǐ de chéng běn xiāng dāng yú

一吨成本相当于

The cost of a ton of water is equivalent to

yī dūn qì yóu

一吨汽油

A ton of gasoline

zhè lǐ yǒu zì jǐ de liáng shí jī dì

这里自己粮食基地

Here has its own food base

zì jǐ de fā diàn chǎng

自己发电厂

Own power plant

zì jǐ de fā diàn chǎng

自己发电厂

Own power plant

zì jǐ de chǎng

自己

Own vinegar factory

zài yán rè de xià jì

炎热夏季

In the hot summer

zhè lǐ de rén men kě yǐ chī shàng zì jǐ xuě gāo chǎng

这里人们可以自己雪糕

People here can eat their own ice cream factory

zhì zuò de bīng gùn ér

制作冰棍儿

Popsicles made

hái yǒu shāng diàn

还有商店ktv

There are shops, KTV

liū bīng chǎng

溜冰场

Ice rink

zhè lǐ shén zhì

这里甚至

Here even

hái yǒu dòng wù yuán

还有动物园

And zoo

zhè lǐ de shè shī zài dāng shí de zhōng guó

这里设施当时中国

The facilities here were in China at the time

kě yǐ shuō shì zuì gāo duān zuì wán shàn de

可以最高完善

It can be said to be the most high-end and most complete

fāng yuán jǐ shí gōng lǐ háo wú rén yān

404方圆几十公里毫无人烟

404 radius of tens of kilometers without people

zhè shì fàng shè xìng gōng yè suǒ xū yào de

放射性工业需要

This is also what the radioactive industry needs

ér zhè lǐ fā shēng de shì qíng

这里发生事情

And what happened here

zhì jīn wú rén zhī xiǎo

至今无人知晓

No one knows yet

yī míng chū shēng zài de rén

一名出生404

A person born in 404

wèi wǒ men jiǎng shù le

我们讲述

Told us

fā shēng zài de gù shì

发生404故事

The story that happened in 404

chū shēng zài

出生404

I was born in 404

zài zhè lǐ dù guò le de tóng nián shǎo nián

这里度过童年少年

Spent my childhood and youth here

zài nián shǎo de jì yì lǐ

年少记忆里

In the memory of my youth

méi yǒu lí kāi guò zhè zuò chéng shì

没有离开城市

I have never left this city

zuì shēn kè de yìn xiàng jiù shì

深刻印象就是

My deepest impression is

zhè lǐ de fēng shā hěn dà

这里风沙很大

The sand here is huge

zài

404

At 404

měi tiān dōu yǒu fēng

每天

Windy every day

fēng jiā zá zhe shā

夹杂着

Wind mixed with sand

fēng kuáng luàn chuī

疯狂

Crazy blowing

zhí dào hòu lái cái zhī dào

直到后来知道

I didn't know until later

jiù shì

就是

That is

shā chén bào

沙尘暴

Sandstorm

fēng shā de shí hòu

风沙时候

When the sand is heavy

wǒ men jiù dài ān quán mào

我们安全帽

We have to wear helmets

hù mù jìng chū mén

护目镜出门

Go out with goggles

yīn wèi zhí jìng sān sì lí mǐ de shí tóu

因为直径三四厘米石头

Because a stone with a diameter of three or four centimeters

néng guā dé màn tiān fēi qǐ lái

刮得漫天起来

Can be scraped into the sky

zǒu zài lù shàng gēn qiāng lín dàn yǔ yī yàng

路上枪林弹雨一样

Walking on the road is like a rain of bullets

zhěng gè tiān kōng dōu shì jú huáng sè

整个天空橘黄色

The whole sky is orange

qì chē bō lí dōu bèi fēng shā máo le

汽车玻璃风沙

The car glass has been roughened by wind and sand

ér qiě zhè lǐ jǐ hū bù xià yǔ

而且这里几乎不下雨

And it hardly rains here

píng shí quán shì dà qíng tiān

平时大晴天

It's usually sunny

tài yáng shài zài gē bì tān shàng

太阳戈壁滩

The sun is shining on the Gobi Desert

zhěng gè chéng shì lián yī kē shù dōu méi yǒu

整个城市一棵树没有

The whole city doesn't even have a tree

zhǒng bù le shén me shù

不了什么

Can't plant any trees

dào chù dōu shì xī xī lā lā de luò tuó cǎo

到处稀稀拉拉骆驼

There are sparse camel grass everywhere

bié de dì fāng bù tóng

别的地方不同

Different from other places

dào yīn tiān

404阴天

404 It's Overcast

dà jiā de xīn qíng dōu tè bié hǎo

大家心情特别

Everyone is in a very good mood

wǒ men guǎn zhè gè dì fāng jiào chéng

我们这个地方

We call this place Nuclear City

chéng gōng yuán jiù shì wǒ men xiǎo shí hòu

公园就是我们小时候

Nuclear City Park was when we were young

zuì cháng de dì fāng

地方

The most visited place

zhè lǐ suàn shì wǒ men zuì zhù míng de jǐng qū le

这里算是我们著名景区

This is our most famous scenic spot

lǐ miàn yǒu jiǎ shān

里面假山

There is a rockery inside

yī gè yóu lè shè shī

一个游乐设施

A ride

yī jià tuì yì de zhàn dòu jī

一架退役战斗机

A retired fighter jet

hái yǒu yī gè dòng wù yuán

还有一个动物园

There is also a zoo

dàn shì zhǐ yǒu wǔ gè lóng zi

但是只有五个笼子

But only five cages

dì yī gè lóng zi zhuāng xióng

第一个笼子装熊

The first bear in a cage

dì èr gè zhuāng niǎo

第二个

Second bird

dì sān gè zhuāng hóu zi

第三个猴子

The third monkey

dì sì gè zhuāng kǒng què

第四个孔雀

The fourth peacock

dì wǔ gè zhuāng méi huā lù

第五个梅花鹿

The fifth sika deer

hái cóng qí tā dì fāng diào dòng wù lái

其他地方动物

Also transferred animals from other places

lún huàn zhe gěi wǒ men kàn

轮换我们

Take turns to show us

dàn shì hěn duō dòng wù yǒu shí hòu

但是很多动物有时候

But many animals sometimes

kàn zhe kàn zhe jiù méi le

看着看着

It's gone

yīn wèi shì yīng bù le zhè lǐ de è liè huán jìng

因为适应不了这里恶劣环境

Because I can’t adapt to the harsh environment here

wǒ men yǒu liǎng gè xiǎo xué

我们两个小学

We have two elementary schools

měi yī jiè yǒu liǎng gè bān

一届两个

There are two classes in each session

yī gè bān dà gài rén

一个班大概30

About 30 people in a class

wǒ men quán dōu hù xiāng rèn shí

我们全都互相认识

We all know each other

cóng yòu ér yuán dào xiǎo xué

幼儿园小学

From kindergarten to elementary school

zài dào chū zhōng gāo zhōng

初中高中

To junior high school and high school

wǒ men yī zhí dōu shēng huó zài yī qǐ

我们一直生活一起

We have always lived together

suǒ yǐ wǒ men guān xì dōu tè bié hǎo

所以我们关系特别

So our relationship is very good

ér měi yī nián zhōng zuì kuài lè de shí guāng

一年快乐时光

And the happiest time of the year

jiù shì guò nián de shí hòu

就是过年时候

It's time for new year

wǒ men de hái zi

我们404孩子

Our 404 child

huì yī liàng miàn bāo chē

一辆面包车

Would rent a van

sī jī kāi duō gōng lǐ

司机100多公里

The driver drove more than 100 kilometers

dài dào wǒ men zuì jìn de chéng shì

带到我们最近城市

To the city closest to us

dào xiàn zài cái zhī dào shì jiā yù guān

现在知道嘉峪关

I didn’t know until now that it was Jiayuguan

wǒ men dào nà lǐ

我们那里

Where we go

huā kuài qián chī wǎn miàn

2块钱碗面

Spend 2 yuan to eat bowl of noodles

zài guàng guàng jí shì mǎi jiàn yī fú

逛逛集市衣服

Then go shopping at the market to buy some clothes

jiù suàn shì guò nián le

就算过年

Even if it's Chinese New Year

ér wài miàn de hái zi

外面孩子

And the kids outside

cóng xiǎo dào dà wán de biàn xíng jīn gāng

从小到大变形金刚

Transformers playing since childhood

kàn de màn huà

漫画

Manga

de shǎo nián gōng

少年宫

Children's Palace

wǒ men dōu méi yǒu jīng lì guò zhè zhǒng shì qíng

我们没有经历这种事情

None of us have experienced this kind of thing

zài yī zuò yǔ shì gé jué de chéng shì

一座与世隔绝城市

In an isolated city

yào zěn me wán ne

怎么

How to play

dà jiā wǎn shàng suí biàn zhǎo dì fāng

大家晚上随便地方

Everyone find a place tonight

kǎo tǔ dòu

土豆

baked beans

kàn xīng xīng

星星

Look at the stars

mǎi diǎn pí jiǔ zuò zài mǎ lù biān shàng

买点啤酒坐在马路边

Buy some beer and sit on the side of the road to drink

de yè kōng

404夜空

404 night sky

xīng xīng tè bié duō

星星特别

There are so many stars

xīng xīng tè bié duō

星星特别

There are so many stars

tè bié qīng chǔ

特别清楚

Also very clear

shàng le chū zhōng yǐ hòu

初中以后

After entering junior high school

zuì cháng de jiù shì de hàn bīng chǎng

就是404旱冰场

The roller skating rink I go to most often is 404

yīn wèi nà lǐ duì dāng shí de hái zi men lái shuō

因为那里当时孩子来说

Because for the children there

shì zuì kù de dì fāng

最酷地方

Is the coolest place

ér qiě yǒu hěn duō nǚ shēng

而且很多女生

And there are many girls

ér qiě yǒu hěn duō nǚ shēng

而且很多女生

And there are many girls

dàn shì piāo liàng nǚ shēng hěn shǎo

但是漂亮女生很少

But there are very few beautiful girls

ǒu ěr lái yī gè piāo liàng de nǚ shēng

偶尔一个漂亮女生

A beautiful girl occasionally

hěn duō nán shēng hái huì yīn wèi zhè gè dǎ jià

很多男生因为这个打架

Many boys will fight because of this

yǔ shì gé jué

404与世隔绝

404 Confession

suǒ yǐ zhè xiē hái zi dǎ jià

所以这些孩子打架

So these kids fight

dōu tè bié hěn

特别

Also very ruthless

fàn le shì guān jìn qù de yǒu

事关进去

There are also those who are involved

dàn shì lǐ miàn de yù jǐng

但是里面狱警

But the guard inside

dào kàn guǎn quán dōu rèn shí

看管全都认识

I knew all the guards

ér qiě bié kàn xiǎo

而且404

And don’t look at 404

zhè dì fāng shì yǒu jiān yù de

地方监狱

There is a prison in this place

ér qiě dāng shí lǐ miàn guān zhe fàn rén

而且当时里面犯人

And there were prisoners inside

bié wàng le shì tè shū chéng shì

别忘了404特殊城市

Don’t forget that 404 is a special city

yǒu zì jǐ de jiān yù zhōng jí fǎ yuàn

自己监狱中级法院

Has its own prison and intermediate court

zhè jiù bù shì yī bān de dì fāng néng gàn de shì le

不是一般地方干的事

This is not something that ordinary places can do

zhè lǐ fā shēng guò yán zhòng de shì qíng

这里发生严重事情

Serious things happened here

chū zhōng de shí hòu

初中时候

In junior high school

yǒu lǎo tóu kāi le tái qiú shì

老头台球室

An old man opened the billiard room

de yī gè tóng xué yīn wèi dǎ qiú

一个同学因为打球

Because one of my classmates played ball

qiàn le lǎo tóu yī xiē qián

老头一些

I owe the old man some money

dà gài jiù jǐ shí kuài qián

大概几十块

Probably only a few dozen yuan

dàn yī zhí méi qián hái

一直

But I haven't paid back

tái qiú shì de lǎo tóu

台球室老头

The old man in the billiard room

jiù xué xiào mén kǒu

学校门口

Stop him at the school gate

gēn shuō yào hái qián

Tell him if you want to pay back

gào sù lǎo shī

告诉老师

I tell you teacher

bù ràng kǎo xué

不让考学

Not let you take the exam

ràng yī bèi zi méi yǒu qián tú

一辈子没有前途

Leave you with no future in your life

jié guǒ de zhè gè tóng xué dài zhe fǔ zi

结果这个同学斧子

As a result, my classmate brought an axe

qiāo kāi le tái qiú shì lǎo tóu de mén

敲开台球室老头

Knocked on the door of the old man in the billiard room

zhī dào lǎo tóu zhù nǎ ér

知道老头哪儿

He knows where the old man lives

tè bié xiǎo

404特别

404 is very small

zhè dì fāng méi yǒu yǐn sī

地方没有隐私

There is no privacy in this place

jié guǒ kě xiǎng ér zhī

结果可想而知

The result can be imagined

lǎo tóu le

老头

Old man is dead

ér zuì hòu pǎo le jǐ shí gōng lǐ

最后几十公里

And he ran dozens of kilometers in the end

hái méi dào jiā yù guān

嘉峪关

Not yet at Jiayuguan

jiù bèi dài huí lái le

回来

Was brought back

zhí xíng le xíng

执行x

X punishment

ér zhí xíng dì diǎn jiù zài gē bì tān

执行地点戈壁滩

The execution site is in the Gobi Desert

wǒ men hái qí chē qù kàn

我们骑车去

We also ride to see

hái méi dào dì fāng

地方

Not yet in place

jiù wén dào yī gǔ tè bié nóng de jiǔ wèi

闻到一股特别酒味

I smell a particularly strong smell of wine

yuán lái xíng fàn zhí xíng de dì diǎn

原来执行地点

The original place of execution

shì yào gāo liáng jiǔ de

高粱酒

Is to sprinkle sorghum wine

rén men shuō shì wèi le pì xié

人们为了辟邪

The adults said it was to ward off evil spirits

suǒ yǐ zhěng gè gē bì tān

所以整个戈壁滩

So the whole Gobi Desert

quán shì bái jiǔ de wèi dào

白酒味道

It's all the taste of white wine

zài tài jì mò le

404寂寞

Too lonely at 404

rú guǒ yǒu hái zi shòu bù le zhè lǐ

如果孩子受不了这里

If there are kids who can't stand it

xiǎng chū qù zěn me bàn

出去怎么办

What to do if you want to go out

zhǐ yǒu yī tiáo

只有一条

Only one way

jiù shì kǎo chū qù

就是出去

That's going out

dàn shí zài tài gé jué le

404实在太隔绝

But 404 is too isolated

méi rén yuàn yì guò lái jiào shū

愿意过来教书

No one wants to come and teach

de yīng yǔ lǎo shī shì zhōng zhuān bì yè shēng

英语老师中专毕业生

My English teacher is a technical secondary school graduate

méi yǒu shàng guò gāo zhōng

没有高中

Never attended high school

suǒ yǐ wǒ men kǎo bù shàng

所以我们考不上

So we can't pass the exam

tè bié hǎo de dà xué

特别大学

Particularly good university

wǒ men yǒu zì jǐ de gāo kǎo kǎo diǎn

我们自己高考考点

We have our own college entrance examination center

zì jǐ de zhāo shēng bàn gōng shì

自己招生办公室

Own admissions office

běi jīng de gāo kǎo kě néng yǒu jǐ wàn rén

北京高考可能几万人

Beijing's college entrance examination may have tens of thousands

dàn wǒ men de zhāo shēng bàn gōng shì

我们招生办公室

But our admissions office

měi yī jiè gāo kǎo zhǐ guǎn

一届高考只管

Every college entrance examination only

gè rén

70-80个人

70-80 people

rú guǒ luò dàng le

如果

If it's down

zhāo bàn zhǔ rèn xiàn chǎng jiù bāng dǎ diàn huà

招办主任现场打电话

The director of recruitment will call you on the spot

wèn yuàn yì yuàn yì

愿意愿意

Ask if you are willing

méi zhāo gòu de xué xiào

学校

Go to school that hasn't recruited enough

gěi bǔ lù

补录

Make up your record

jī běn shàng měi yī gè rén dōu néng zhào gù dào

基本上一个照顾

Basically everyone can take care of

zhè yàng jiù kě yǐ lí kāi le

这样可以离开404

So you can leave 404

wèi le yán fā yuán zi dàn

为了研发原子弹

To develop the atomic bomb

huì jù le

404汇聚

404 Converged

quán guó gè dì de jì shù néng rén

全国各地技术

Technologists across the country

ér zào yuán zi dàn xū yào

原子弹需要

And building an atomic bomb requires

fēi cháng jīng mì de jī xiè jiā gōng jì shù

非常精密机械加工技术

Very precise machining technology

hòu lái kàn gōng kāi bào dào

后来公开报道

Later, I read the public report

cái zhī dào yǒu jiào

知道404

I knew there was a 404

yuán sān dāo de shī fù

三刀师傅

Master of "Original Sandao"

yuán míng jiào yuán gōng

原名

His original name was Yuan Gongpu

nián rèn jī xiè jiā gōng bān bān zhǎng

1959机械加工班长

Served as squad leader of the machining team in 1959

qīn shǒu jiā gōng le yuán zi dàn de

亲手加工原子弹

Hand-made the atomic bomb

hé xīn bù jiàn yóu qiú

核心部件

Core component uranium ball

yīn jiā gōng de zuì hòu guān jiàn sān dāo

加工最后关键三刀

Because of the last key three cuts of processing

bèi chēng wèi yuán sān dāo

称为三刀

Known as "the original three knives"

yuán zi dàn de hé xīn bù jiàn yóu qiú

原子弹核心部件

The core component of the atomic bomb, the uranium ball

xū yào zuì chū sè de chē gōng lái jiā gōng wán chéng

需要最出色车工加工完成

Need the best lathe to finish

ér dāng shí de chē gōng yuán gōng

当时6车工

At that time, the 6th-level car worker Yuan Gongpu

jì gāo yī chóu

技高一筹

Skilled

yú shì

于是

then

zhǔ dāo jiā gōng de zhòng rèn

主刀加工重任

The important task of main knife processing

jiù luò dào le de jiān shàng

落到肩上

Fell on his shoulders

wèi cǐ

为此

to this end

yuán gōng chéng shòu le

承受

Yuan Gongpu took it

jí dà de xīn lǐ yā lì

极大心理压力

Great psychological pressure

zhè shì yī xiàng

一项

This is a

kàn bù jiàn de dāo shān huǒ hǎi

看不见刀山火海

"The Invisible Sword Mountain and Fire"

bù jǐn yào què bǎo yóu qiú zhì liàng dá biāo

不仅确保质量达标

Not only to ensure that the quality of uranium balls meets the standards

hái yào bì miǎn chǎn shēng

还要避免产生

Also avoid

zhōng zi fú shè de lín jiè shì gù

中子辐射临界事故

Neutron radiation critical accident

dǎ mó yóu qiú de guò chéng zhōng

打磨过程

During the grinding of the uranium ball

huì shòu dào zhōng zi fú shè de yǐng xiǎng

受到中子辐射影响

Will be affected by neutron radiation

yuán gōng bù dé bù chuān shàng

不得不穿

Yuan Gongpu had to wear it

hòu zhòng de fáng hù fú

厚重防护服

Heavy protective clothing

dàn jiā gōng biāo zhǔn bù biàn

加工标准不变

But the processing standard remains the same

jiā gōng yóu qiú de nán dù jìn yī bù jiā dà

加工难度进一步加大

The difficulty of processing uranium balls is further increased

zài nà xiē rì zi

那些日子

In those days

yuán gōng měi tiān yòng

每天

Yuan Gongpu used daily

tóng yàng dà xiǎo de gāng qiú liàn bīng

同样大小钢球练兵

The same size steel ball training

bù tíng dǎ mó jì shù

不停打磨技术

Keep polishing technology

zuì hòu néng dá dào yī dāo chī jìn qù

最后达到一刀进去

In the end, it can be eaten with one dollar

bù yòng kàn jiù zhī dào xuē xià le duō shǎo

不用知道多少

You don’t need to look at how much you cut

yú shì zuì hòu de yuán zi dàn hé xīn bù jiàn

于是最后原子弹核心部件

So the core part of the final atomic bomb

qiè le sān dāo

三刀

He cut three times

fēn háo bù chà

分毫不差

Not bad

chē yī dāo

一刀

Car a knife

tíng xià lái liàng yī xià chǐ cùn

停下来一下尺寸

Stop and measure the size

rán hòu jìn xíng dì èr dāo

然后进行第二刀

Then make a second cut

zài tíng xià lái zǎi xì cè liàng

停下来仔细测量

Stop and measure carefully

zuì hòu jiǎn chá yuán bào gào

最后检查员报告

Final inspector report

yuán zi dàn hé xīn bù jiàn de jīng què dù

原子弹核心部件精确度

Accuracy of the core components of the atomic bomb

děng gè xiàng zhǐ biāo quán bù dá biāo

各项指标全部达标

Wait for all indicators to reach the standard

nián yuè

196410

October 1964

zhōng guó de dì yī kē yuán zi dàn bào zhà chéng gōng

中国第一颗原子弹爆炸成功

China’s first atomic bomb successfully exploded

chéng wèi shì jiè shàng dì wǔ gè

成为世界第五个

Become the fifth in the world

yán zhì chéng gōng de guó jiā

研制成功国家

Successfully developed countries

ér zhè lǐ jiù shǎo bù le yuán gōng de gòng xiàn

这里少不了贡献

And here is the contribution of Yuan Gongpu

ér hái yǒu hěn duō zhè zhǒng néng rén

404还有很多这种

And 404 has many such capable people

dàn gèng duō de shì mò mò wú wén

默默无闻

But more of obscurity

ér qiě

而且

and

zhè xiē cháng nián jiē chù hé shè shī de jì shù rén yuán

这些常年接触核设施技术人员

These technicians who are in contact with nuclear facilities all year round

zhǎng shí jiān bào lù zài fú shè huán jìng xià

长时间暴露辐射环境

Prolonged exposure to radiation

hěn duō rén de shēn tǐ dōu chū le wèn tí

很多身体问题

Many people have problems with their bodies

xiǎo shí hòu jiù tīng guò bà mā shuō

小时候爸妈

I heard my parents say when I was young

tóu fā diào guāng le

xxx头发

XXX hair fell out

zhù jìn le yī yuàn

医院

Admitted to the hospital

zuì hòu rén jiù méi le

最后

The last person is gone

zhè yàng de rén bù zài shǎo shù

这样不在少数

There are many such people

tuì xiū lí kāi de yuán gōng

退休离开404

Yuan Gongpu who retired and left 404

jiù huàn shàng le ái zhèng

患上癌症

Got cancer

mù qián réng zài zhì liáo zhōng

目前治疗

Still under treatment

hái yǒu tài duō de rén

还有

There are too many people

cóng lái méi yǒu lí kāi

从来没有离开404

Never leave 404

jiāng yī shēng dōu fèng xiàn gěi le zhè lǐ

一生奉献给这里

Dedicated all my life here

guān yú

关于404

About 404

jí shǐ dà bù fēn rén zhī dào

即使大部分知道

Even if most people don't know

dàn sū lián rén zhī dào

苏联知道

But the Soviets knew

yīn wèi de bù fēn shè shī

因为404部分设施

Because part of the facilities of 404

jiù shì sū lián yuán jiàn de

就是苏联援建

It was built with Soviet aid

ér qiě dāng shí

而且当时

And at the time

měi guó rén kěn dìng zhī dào

美国肯定知道

Americans must also know

zài lěng zhàn shí qī

冷战时期

During the cold war

hé zhàn zhēng yī chù jí fā

核战争一触即发

Nuclear war is about to start

zài jiàn shè de shí hòu

404建设时候

404 during construction

jiù yǐ jīng kǎo lǜ dào hé zhàn de zhǔn bèi le

已经考虑核战准备

Already considered preparations for a nuclear war

suǒ yǐ de dì xià

所以地下

So its underground

yǒu zhěng tào wán zhěng de fáng yù tǐ xì

整套完整防御体系

There is a complete defense system

zhěng gè chéng shì dì xià dōu wā kōng le

404整个城市地下挖空

404 The whole city is hollowed out

cóng shēng chǎn qū dào shēng huó qū

生产区生活区

From production area to living area

gè gè xiǎo qū xué xiào mén kǒu

各个小区学校门口

School gates in various communities

quán dōu yǒu dì dào rù kǒu

全都地道入口

All have tunnel entrances

nà xiē dì dào yǒu fáng hé dàn de

那些地道核弹

Those tunnels with nuclear bombs

bàn chǐ hòu de shí mén

半尺石门

Half a foot thick big stone gate

lǐ miàn yǒu xiǎo chǔ cáng shì

里面储藏室

There is a small storage room inside

ér qiě yǒu dì fāng tīng shuō yǒu

而且地方听说

And there is a place I heard

fēi cháng shēn fēi cháng de dì bǎo

非常非常地堡

Very deep very big bunker

lǐ miàn hái yǒu diàn tī lǎn chē

里面还有电梯缆车

There are elevators and cable cars inside

dàn shì wǒ men méi qù guò

但是我们去过

But we haven't been

nián

1969

1969

zhōng sū guān xì è huà

中苏关系恶化

Deteriorating Sino-Soviet relations

sū lián zài guó jì shàng xuān chēng

苏联国际宣称

The Soviet Union declared internationally

yào gěi zhōng guó de hé jī dì zuò wài kē shǒu shù

中国核基地外科手术

To perform a surgical operation on China's nuclear base

zhōng guó de hé jī dì jiù shì ma

中国核基地就是404

Isn’t China’s nuclear base 404?

yǒu yī bù fēn shì sū lián yuán jiàn de

404一部分苏联援建

Part of 404 was built with Soviet aid

suǒ yǐ sū lián rén shí fēn le jiě zhè gè dì fāng

所以苏联十分了解这个地方

So the Soviets knew this place very well

zhè shì bǎ bǐng

把柄

This is a handle

jīng cháng zhèng shàng zhe

经常

Often in class

fáng kōng jǐng bào jiù xiǎng le

防空警报

The air defense alarm went off

lǎo shī tóng xué jiù wǎng cāo chǎng de

老师同学操场

Teacher and classmates go to the playground

dì xià yǎn tǐ lǐ miàn pǎo

地下掩体里面

Running inside the underground bunker

nà shí jiā jiā hù hù de bō lí dōu bèi yào qiú

那时家家户户玻璃要求

At that time, every household’s glass was required

yòng zhǐ tiáo tiē chéng xíng zhuàng

纸条形状

Paste paper strips in the shape of "米"

fáng zhǐ kōng xí hòu bō lí zhèn suì shāng rén

防止空袭玻璃伤人

To prevent the glass from shattering and hurting people after the air raid

zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng chí xù le liǎng nián zuǒ yòu

这种情况持续两年左右

This situation lasted for about two years

shí jì shàng

实际上

Actually

zhēn dà zhàn lái

大战

Nuclear war really started

zài chuāng hù shàng tiē shén me dōu méi yòng

窗户上什么没用

Posting on the window is useless

dàn zhèng shì yīn wèi

正是因为

But precisely because

dāng shí de zhōng guó yōng yǒu le hé wǔ qì

当时中国拥有核武器

At that time China had nuclear weapons

zhōng měi sū sān guó lì yì jiǎo dòu

苏三国利益角斗

The interests of China, the United States and the Soviet Union

měi guó xuǎn zé le zhàn zài zhōng guó yī biān

美国选择中国一边

The U.S. chose to stand by China

nián yuè

19691015

October 15, 1969

ní kè sōng tòu guò jī xīn gé biǎo shì

尼克松透过基辛格表示

Nixon said through Kissinger

rú guǒ zhōng guó zāo dào hé dǎ jī

如果中国遭到核打击

If China is hit by a nuclear

tā men jiāng rèn wèi shì

他们认为

They will think it is

dì sān cì shì jiè dà zhàn de kāi shǐ

第三次世界大战开始

The beginning of the third world war

tā men jiāng shǒu xiān cān zhàn

他们首先参战

They will fight first

měi guó de hé dàn duì zhǔn le sū lián

美国核弹对准苏联

The US nuclear bomb was aimed at the Soviet Union

sū lián cái méi

苏联404

The Soviet Union did not hit 404

shēng yú lěng zhàn

404生于冷战

404 Born in the Cold War

chà diǎn huǐ lěng zhàn

差点冷战

Almost destroyed by the cold war

yóu yú zài shā mò dì dài jiàn lì chéng shì

由于沙漠地带建立城市

Because of the establishment of cities in the desert

hái xiū jiàn le jù dà de dì xià kōng jiān

修建巨大地下空间

Also built a huge underground space

de dì xià kāi shǐ tā xiàn

404地下开始塌陷

404's underground began to collapse

yī yè zhī jiān

一夜之间

Overnight

xué xiào

学校

school

tǐ yù chǎng zhěng gè quán tā xiàn le

体育场整个塌陷

The stadium collapsed

yú shì

于是

then

kāi shǐ bān qiān

404开始搬迁

404 start to move

suǒ yǒu jū mín quán bù bān chū yuán zhǐ

所有居民全部搬出原址

All residents moved out of the original location

zhè gè shì qíng fā shēng zài nián dài

这个事情发生90年代

This happened in the 90s

zěn me bān

怎么

How to move

zhǎo jūn duì bān

军队

Find the army to move

měi jiā ān pái yī liàng jūn yòng kǎ chē

每家安排一辆军用卡车

Each family arranges a military truck

zuò hǎo xiāng guān bù shǔ

做好相关部署

Do the relevant deployment

bù duì gěi káng dōng xī

部队东西

The troops carry things for you

zhǐ yào shōu shí hǎo jiù xíng le

只要收拾就行了

You just need to clean up

měi tiān liàng jūn chē

每天80军车

80 military vehicles per day

měi tiān bān

每天240

240 households moved every day

bān le bàn nián

半年

Moved for half a year

cái bān kōng

404

404 emptied

ér dāng shí wǒ men hái méi bān zǒu de rén

当时我们搬走

And the people we haven’t moved yet

jiù hěn dān xīn

担心

Just worried

dān xīn zhè lǐ yī yè zhī jiān jiù quán le

担心这里一夜之间

I'm worried that this place will collapse overnight

suí zhe zhōng guó jiā rù

随着中国加入

With China joining

quán miàn jìn zhǐ hé shì yàn tiáo yuē

全面禁止核试验条约

"Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty"

zhōng guó zài nián tíng zhǐ jìn xíng le hé shì yàn

中国1996停止进行核试验

China stopped conducting nuclear tests in 1996

zhè gè chè dǐ biàn chéng le

这个404彻底变成

This 404 has completely become

yī zuò fèi qì de chéng shì

一座废弃城市

An abandoned city

wú rén jū zhù

无人居住

Uninhabited

ér fù jìn de shè shī yóu jūn zhuǎn mín

附近设施军转民

And the nearby facilities were converted from military to civilian

biàn chéng yī gè zhuān mén cóng shì

变成一个专门从事

Become a specialized

hé fèi liào chù lǐ de gōng chǎng

核废料处理工厂

Nuclear waste processing plant

yīn cǐ

因此

therefore

cái dé yǐ jiē kāi shén mì de miàn shā

404得以揭开神秘面纱

404 was able to unveil its mystery

zhǎn xiàn zài dà jiā de miàn qián

展现大家面前

In front of everyone

bàn gè duō shì jì qián de mǒu yī tiān

半个世纪一天

Some day more than half a century ago

yī pī lái zì quán guó gè dì de nián qīng rén

一批来自全国各地年轻人

A group of young people from all over the country

lí kāi zì jǐ de jiā xiāng

离开自己家乡

Leave one's hometown

lái dào zhè gè huāng yě zhī

来到这个荒野

Come to this wilderness

yòng zì jǐ shuāng shǒu jiàn lì qǐ lái yī zuò chéng shì

自己双手建立起来一座城市

Build a city with your own hands

cóng cǐ jiù zài zhè gè fēng shā xí juǎn de

从此这个风沙席卷

Since then it has been swept in this sandstorm

cóng cǐ jiù zài zhè gè fēng shā xí juǎn de

从此这个风沙席卷

Since then it has been swept in this sandstorm

gē bì huāng tān zhā gēn le

戈壁荒滩扎根

The Gobi Desert has taken root

tā men zhōng de xǔ duō rén

他们许多

Many of them

tā men zhōng de xǔ duō rén

他们许多

Many of them

yě xǔ méi xiǎng dào

也许没想到

Maybe did not expect

tā men yǒng yuǎn dōu méi yǒu lí kāi zhè lǐ

他们永远没有离开这里

They never leave here

shì zhōng guó

404中国

404 is China

shì zhōng guó

404中国

404 is China

tè shū shí qī de tè shū chǎn wù

特殊时期特殊产物

Special products in special periods

jù yǒu yī zhǒng mó huàn xiàn shí zhǔ yì sè cǎi

具有一种魔幻现实主义色彩

Has a magical realism color

zhè lǐ de jì yì bàn suí zhe

这里记忆伴随

The memory here is also accompanied by

zhè lǐ de jì yì bàn suí zhe

这里记忆伴随

The memory here is also accompanied by

rén men de lí kāi ér zhú jiàn xiāo wáng

人们离开逐渐消亡

People are gone

dàn què zhí dé ràng rén men le jiě

值得人们了解

But it's worth letting people know

yǒu zhè me yī gè dì fāng

这么一个地方

There is such a place

yǒu zhè me yī qún rén

这么一群

There is such a group of people

wèi hé gōng yè fèng xiàn chū le zì jǐ de qīng chūn shēng mìng

核工业奉献自己青春生命

Dedicated his youth and life to the nuclear industry

zuì hòu

最后

At last

zuì hòu

最后

At last

xī wàng yōng yǒu hé wǔ qì de guó jiā

希望拥有核武器国家

Countries wishing to possess nuclear weapons

yǒng yuǎn bù huì bào fā hé zhàn zhēng

永远不会爆发核战争

There will never be a nuclear war

peace

PEACE

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