听月水榭

Pillars of a Sabaean moon-god temple jut from the desert near Marib, Yemen, offering clues to a powerful kingdom that may have been ruled by the legendary Queen of Sheba, mentioned in both the Koran and the Bible.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "North Yemen," August 1979, National Geographic magazine)

神殿遗址，马里卜附近，也门，1979年

Steve Raymer摄

塞巴人（古也门人）月亮神殿的石柱矗立在也门马里卜附近的沙漠之中。这为我们提供了传奇的示巴女王治下的强大王国的线索。她在可兰经和圣经中均被提及。

（图作而未刊，"北也门"，1979年8月，国家地理杂志）

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PS：话说我前几天才在NHK的系列纪录片"动荡的大地纪行"第二集"示巴女王的后裔们"中见到过这遗址。这张国家地理的照片应该是1979年的。在NHK的纪录片中，这个遗址大部分已经被发掘，神殿本身方圆约一公里，的确很大。

Sunrise breaks in Oxford, England, home of Thomas Edward Lawrence, who came to be known as Lawrence of Arabia. Hooked on history as a boy, "Ned" roamed the fields and riverbanks behind his home in Oxford, on the lookout for artifacts from Britain's age of chivalry. Later the scholar turned soldier fought alongside Arab forces in the Middle East.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Lawrence of Arabia: A Hero's Journey," January 1999, National Geographic magazine)

日出，牛津，英格兰，1998年

Annie Griffiths Belt摄

这是破晓中的英格兰牛津，汤玛斯.爱德华.劳伦斯的故乡，他后来成为了"阿拉伯的劳伦斯"。"Ned"打小便迷上了历史，他常徜徉于其位于英格兰牛津的家后面的田野与河岸，只为寻觅不列颠骑士时代遗留下来的文物。随后这位学者成为了在中东与阿拉伯人并肩作战的士兵。

（图作而未刊，"阿拉伯的劳伦斯：英雄之旅"，1999年1月，国家地理杂志）

A quiet pond reflects snow-dusted trees and granite outcrops of the Sierra Nevada in California's Yosemite National Park. Solitude in Yosemite may seem like romantic nostalgia to its 3.5 million annual tourists. But opportunities to experience true wilderness are as plentiful and as varied as the park's natural treasures.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Yosemite-Forever?," January 1985, National Geographic magazine)

白雪罩尖峰，约塞米蒂国家公园，加利福尼亚州，1985年

Jonathan Blair摄

平静的湖面倒映着加利福尼亚州约塞米蒂国家公园中内华达山脉白雪皑皑的裸露花岗岩和树枝。对于每年350万的游客来说，约塞米蒂的僻静仿佛会让人感到一种淡淡的怀旧之情。但若有机会去体验这种苍莽的话，将会体验到公园中丰富多彩的自然景观。

（图作而未刊，"约塞米蒂--直至永远？"，1985年1月，国家地理杂志）