长城开发无人机（二米航拍长城，把无人机用到了正道上|英国泰晤士报）

由二米拍摄的《鸟瞰万里长城》的素材被剪辑成1小时30分钟的慢电视，将于英国时间2月3日晚上8点在BBC4上播出。以下是泰晤士报电视节目评论员的一篇评论文章。

Critic’s choice—A Slow Odyssey: The Great Wall of China

泰晤士报电视节目评论员对慢速电视《慢速飞翔旅程：中国万里长城》的评论文章

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BBC Four,8pm

Here’s a much more edifying use of drones than causing chaos at Britain’s airport.The latest slow TV offering is a spectacular aerial journey along the world’s longest man-made monument, the Great Wall of China. 

最新出品的慢速电视节目，是沿着世界上最长的人造建筑——中国万里长城上的航拍旅程，景色非常壮观。这是一次比在英国机场制造混乱有意义多的航拍。

The drones cover 2500km of the 2300-year-old wall from the Yellow Sea in the east, near Beijing, to the Gobi Desert in the west.

无人机东起黄海，经过北京，西到戈壁滩。总共飞行了2500公里，最远穿越到2300年前。

Slow TV aficionados know the drill: no commentary, just authentic location sound at regular intervals to deliver fascinating snippets of information about the history of the Unesco world heritage site.It also affords many opportunities to nip off and make a cup of tea, phone a friend or check social media without missing any vital plot points.      

慢速电视迷们对这种电视播送方式并不陌生：这里没有解说声，只有实地拍摄时的原声；每间隔一段时间，画面上会出现关于这段长城的相关信息的文字。这样可以给观众提供站起来溜达一会的机会，比如：泡一杯茶，给朋友回个电话，或者发个朋友圈，而不会遗漏掉重要看点。

It was constructed to protect China from invaders from the north, but is actually made up of 16 walls, built by a dozen dynasties and warlords in different ears. The sections highlighted include the tourist wall of Badaling, which has been visited by 500 heads of state, including the Queen. 

长城的建造是为了抵御来自北方的入侵者。长城不止一条，实际上有16条，而且是由不同的朝代修建的。本片航拍的经典地段包括著名的八达岭景区，这里接待过包括女王在内的500多位国家领导人。

The Great Wall was abandoned as a military defense in 1644 and most of it has fallen into disrepair. It isn’t documented in the film, but as well as helping to make soothing, educational television, drones are also playing an important role in the maintenance of the Great Wall, sections of which are crumbling or being reclaimed by nature.Footage captured by drones helps to find faults, making targeted restoration work possible and ensuring that this incredible feat of engineering will be here for years to come. (Joe Clay)

1644年万里长城被废弃不用之后，大多数地段坍塌损毁。这部片子是一个比较轻松的教育题材的电视节目，尽管在片子里没有专门指出。因为无人机在长城保护方面可以起到重要的作用。那些倒塌的或自然损毁的长城地段一目了然；航拍素材能够帮助人们找到需要修缮的地方，使得有目标的保护长城成为可能，从而确保这座雄伟的工程能够保存得更加长久。（评论员：乔.克莱）