火焰山下的葡萄娘 | The Grape Grower of Turpan
"新疆吐鲁番的葡萄架下，一位丰满的维吾尔族女主人用最甜的葡萄和最热情的心款待来客... Beneath the grape arbors of Turpan, Xinjiang, a curvaceous Uyghur hostess welcomes guests with the sweetest grapes and most passionate heart..."
火焰山下的葡萄娘 | The Grape Grower of Turpan
第一章 | Chapter One: 葡萄沟 (Grape Valley)
吐鲁番火焰山下，有一片被称为"葡萄沟"的绿洲。
Beneath Turpan's Flaming Mountains lies an oasis called "Grape Valley."
这里最大的葡萄园属于阿依古丽，四十六岁，维吾尔族人，身材丰满，皮肤被阳光晒成诱人的蜜色。
The largest vineyard here belonged to Ayiguli, forty-six, Uyghur, with a full figure and skin bronzed to an alluring honey color by the sun.
"吐鲁番的葡萄为什么甜？" 她常问客人，"因为这里的阳光最热，女人的心也最热。"
"Why are Turpan grapes so sweet?" she often asked guests. "Because the sunshine here is the hottest, and women's hearts are the hottest too."
第二章 | Chapter Two: 丝路来客 (A Traveler on the Silk Road)
那个夏天，一位以色列的农业专家来考察沙漠农业。
That summer, an Israeli agricultural expert came to study desert farming.
"阿依古丽姐姐，" 他惊叹于葡萄的甜度，"您是怎么在这么热的地方种出这么好的葡萄的？"
"Sister Ayiguli," he marveled at the grapes' sweetness, "how do you grow such wonderful grapes in such a hot place?"
阿依古丽穿着色彩鲜艳的艾德莱斯绸，丰满的身躯在葡萄架下摇曳生姿。
Ayiguli wore brightly colored atlas silk, her full figure swaying gracefully beneath the grape arbor.
"秘密在地下，" 她神秘地微笑，"吐鲁番有坎儿井，还有... 别的。"
"The secret is underground," she smiled mysteriously. "Turpan has karez wells, and... other things."
第三章 | Chapter Three: 坎儿井边 (By the Karez Well)
深夜，她带他去看古老的坎儿井。
Late at night, she took him to see the ancient karez well.
"这是千年前的智慧，" 她说，"地下水在这里流淌，给沙漠带来生命。"
"This is thousand-year-old wisdom," she said. "Underground water flows here, bringing life to the desert."
井边，凉风习习，与白天的酷热形成鲜明对比。
By the well, cool breezes blew, a sharp contrast to the daytime heat.
"在沙漠里，" 她解开艾德莱斯绸的腰带，丰腴的身躯在月光下如同葡萄般丰润，"水和女人一样珍贵。"
"In the desert," she untied the belt of her atlas silk, her full figure in the moonlight as lush as grapes, "water and women are equally precious."
她拉着他的手伸入井水："感受到了吗？这就是生命的源泉。"
She guided his hand into the well water: "Can you feel it? This is the source of life."
那一夜，他们在坎儿井边品尝了比葡萄更甜蜜的滋味。
That night, by the karez well, they tasted flavors sweeter than grapes.
第四章 | Chapter Four: 葡萄干的秘密 (The Secret of Raisins)
"你知道葡萄干是怎么做的吗？" 清晨，她带他去晾房。
"Do you know how raisins are made?" In the morning, she took him to the drying house.
成千上万的葡萄挂在晾房里，慢慢变成金色的葡萄干。
Thousands of grapes hung in the drying house, slowly becoming golden raisins.
"要用时间，" 她说，"还要用爱。"
"It takes time," she said, "and love."
她将一串刚晒好的葡萄干塞进他嘴里："明年葡萄熟的时候，再来。我会为你留最甜的那一串。"
She stuffed a string of freshly dried raisins into his mouth: "Come again when the grapes ripen next year. I'll save the sweetest bunch for you."
在火焰山下的葡萄沟里，有些甜蜜比葡萄更醉人...
In the Grape Valley beneath the Flaming Mountains, some sweetness is more intoxicating than grapes...