The pork belly hits the oil with a sizzle(滋滋作响), and a rich aroma of soy sauce and caramelising(焦糖化) sugar fills the kitchen. Zhang Changchun, a middle-aged man from China’s Heilongjiang province, is cooking dinner for his friends on a warm evening in Mayaya, a small town in the Bolivian Amazon(玻利维亚亚马孙地区的小镇).
五花肉下油锅，滋滋作响，酱油和焦糖的浓郁香气弥漫整个厨房。在玻利维亚亚马孙地区的小镇马亚亚，一个温暖的傍晚，来自中国黑龙江省的中年男子张长春正在为朋友们做晚饭。
“Bolivia is my happy place,” he says in Mandarin(普通话) as he adds the dish to a table overflowing(满得溢出) with pork trotters, duck wings and braised(红烧的、炖的) sábalo fish(南美鲳鱼). In this small restaurant, a group of half a dozen(六个左右) Chinese men gathers most nights to eat, drink and play mahjong(麻将).
“玻利维亚是我的快乐之地，”他用普通话说道，一边把菜端上桌。桌上摆满了猪蹄、鸭翅和红烧鲳鱼，丰盛得快要溢出来。在这家小餐馆里，五六个中国男人大多数晚上都会聚在一起吃饭、喝酒、打麻将。
Each man plays a critical role in(在……中起关键作用) the town’s booming(蓬勃发展的) gold business. Some work as investors or miners; others import supplies and equipment. Together, they run most of the town’s mining operations: about 20 open-pit mines and 12 dredge boats, operated by about 2,000 Bolivian and 200 Chinese workers.(他们共同经营着镇上大部分采矿业务：约20座露天矿和12艘采金船，由约2000名玻利维亚工人和200名中国工人操作。)
每个人都在这座小镇蓬勃发展的黄金生意中扮演关键角色。有人是投资者或矿工，有人负责进口物资和设备。他们共同经营着镇上大部分采矿业务：约20座露天矿和12艘采金船，由约2000名玻利维亚工人和200名中国工人操作。