It is this tannin which makes leather durable and soft.

鞣让皮革更加柔软，更耐用。

It takes years for a skeleton to vanish, but the shoes treated with tannic acid—they won't eat them.

骸骨需要几年才能消失，但是用鞣过的鞋子——海水法吞噬它们。

During the summer the bark is peeled from the trees and taken to factories where the tannin is taken out.

在夏天，我们会从树上削树皮，之后进入工厂提取鞣。

The water draws out of this bark a substance known as tannin; and the tannin changes the soft, jelly-like skins into tough, strong leather.

在水的作用下, 树皮能够分泌一种名叫鞣的物质, 而它就可以把凝胶一般柔软的毛皮变成结实、牢固的皮革。