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Castle that inspired Walt Disney pretty in pink again 赋予迪士尼童话城堡灵感的苏格兰城堡再穿亮丽 “粉衣”

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Perched on an Aberdeenshire hillside, Craigievar Castle is pretty in pink.

坐落在苏格兰阿伯丁郡的一个山坡上，克雷格瓦城堡身穿 “粉衣”，美不胜收。

If local legend's to be believed, its colour and ornate turrets may have inspired Disney's Cinderella castle.

如果当地的民间传说可信，那么这座城堡外墙的颜色及其华丽的塔楼可能是迪士尼灰姑娘城堡的灵感来源。

For over a year, this enchanting tower house has been covered by scaffolding.

一年多来，这座迷人的塔楼四周搭满了脚手架。

Now it's back in the open – a few shades brighter.

如今，城堡又露出真颜，而且比昔日多了几分亮色。

Gille Young, National Trust for Scotland
"I think it's going to be really positive. Certainly for the local community who look up from the main road and see this beautiful pink castle which glows at the best of times, but in the sun, it's a fantastic view to look up and see it on the hillside. So, I think it's going to be quite a positive, exciting moment."

吉勒·扬 苏格兰国家信托
“我认为修复工作将会带来积极的影响。对当地居民来说，平日走在大路上，一抬头就能看到这座绚丽的粉色城堡，更别提它在阳光下有多美了，抬眼就能看到它屹立在山坡上。所以，我觉得看到焕然一新的城堡的那一刻将是美好而激动人心的。”

Earlier this year, we were given access to see the restoration work up close.

今年早些时候，我们获得了近距离观看城堡修复工作的机会。

Ben Philip, BBC reporter
"This major conservation project aims to protect this fairy-tale castle from current and future climate change events whilst restoring its famous pink colour."

本·菲利普 BBC通讯员
“这个重大的修复项目旨在保护这座童话般的城堡免受当前和未来气候变化事件的影响，同时还原其外墙著名的粉红色。”

Every inch of this seven-storey structure has been painstakingly treated with limewash, a traditional technique for ancient walls to help prevent condensation and damp.

这座七层建筑的每一寸都经过了精心的石灰水处理，石灰水处理是一种用于粉刷古代墙壁的传统技术，有助于防冷凝水和防潮。

The work was led by Steven, who couldn't reveal too much about the limewash recipe.

这个修复项目的带头人是史蒂文，他不能透露太多关于石灰水配方的信息。

Steven Harper, Stonemason
"Limewash is basically, lime sort of putty, watered down and diluted to a milky consistency. I think about three pigments we've got in for the Craigievar pink. I think there's some red, some ochre and some raw sienna, but I won't go into the details of it because that's top secret, the recipe for here."

史蒂文·哈珀 石匠
“石灰水基本上就是石灰腻子加水稀释成浆。为了合成克雷格瓦粉色，我们大概使用了三种颜料。包括一点红色、一点赭色和一点生赭色，详细的我就不多说了，因为这个配方可是城堡的最高机密。”

It's work on the outside that's protecting what's inside.

对城堡外观的修缮工作保护了城堡内部的藏品。

Craigievar is a treasure trove of impressive artefacts and decoration.

克雷格瓦城堡是精美手工艺品和装饰品的宝库。

And as this chapter in history comes to an end, a new one begins when the castle reopens to the public in the spring.

随着修复工作这一历史篇章告一段落，城堡将于今春开启新的篇章，届时它会重新向公众开放。