Tribal beauty pageant celebrates culture
部落美人选美赛会彰显文化
Papua New Guinea has become a fashion centre. Miss Traditional Papua New Guinea is a fashion show that embraces the simple life.
巴布新内亚已经成了时尚中心。传统巴布新几内亚小姐选拔是一项拥抱简单生活的时尚秀。
There are five contestants, lots of people and fancy costumes. No it's not Indonesian Idol, but a fashion show organized by the Red Cross.
有五位参赛者，很多参与的人，还有很奇丽的服装。不，这不是印尼人的偶像崇拜，而是一场由红十字会所举办的时尚秀。
Michelle Pall, from Probed village is representing the Mouton people.
来自Probed 村的Michelle Pall小姐，代表Mouton族参赛。
The dress is worn when men return from long trading expeditions. Painted tattoos symbolise hardship and tears of joy, while banana seed beads count how long the men were away.
这套衣服是当男人从远地交易远征回来时。彩绘的纹身象征着苦难与喜悦的泪水，而用香蕉种子作成珠子的数目，代表着男人远征到多远的地方。
The impact of modernisation brings daily change for Papua New Guinea but ancient rites are still performed for important social events.
现代化的冲击每天都在给巴布新几内亚带来变化，但是古代遗址仍然是重要的社会活动的表演地点。
Pall has embraced her culture and says she would love to win the contest. Contestant Michelle Pall: "Yes, I would be very much excited and head over heels if I win the "Miss Traditional" because I really love my Papuan New Guinean culture."
Pall小姐拥抱她的文化，并且说她很想要赢得这场比赛。参赛者Michelle Pall小姐说：“是的，如果我赢得传统小姐的话，我将会非常非常地兴奋，因为我真正受我的巴布几内亚文化。”
Shirley O'Connor, administration officer for a motor company is representing Lalaura village. Her painted tattoos represent the centipede and millipede, family tribal symbols.
Shirley O’Connor小姐，是一家汽车公司的行政官员，代表Lalaura村参赛。她的彩绘纹身图案是蜈蚣与马陆，代表着家族的象征。
O'Connor's elaborate headdress is fashioned from white and black cockatoo feathers, and wouldn't you know it, her arm shells used to be the currency.
O’Connor精心设计的头上时尚服饰，是用白色与黑色的鹦鹉羽毛所作成的，你可能还不晓得，她手臂上的贝壳过去是货币呢！
She said: "If mothers and fathers are coming here, then they should go back to their children and tell them that they should still hold onto their traditions and cultures because it's our identity and something to be proud of."
她说： “假如母亲们与父亲们来到这里话，那么他们将会回去告诉他们的孩子，他们仍然应该掌握他们的传统与文化，因为它是我们的认同，是值得骄傲的东西。”
There are over 200 cultural traditions in the South Pacific nation of 5.4 million people. But western culture and television is blamed for corrupting vibrant traditions.
在这个拥有540万人的南太平洋国家，有超过200个文化传统。但是这些活力旺盛的传统正在腐败，西方文化与电视难辞其咎。
Gima Kila, Papua New Guinea Red Cross: "a lot of our cultures are disappearing. Papua New Guinea has more than 750 languages and language is culture. If we don't maintain cultures and these languages then they will disappear."
巴布新几内亚红十字会长Gima Kila 说：“很多我们的文化正在消失。巴布新几内亚有超过750种语言，而语言就是文化。假如我们不维护文化，那么这些语言就将会消失。”
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