2008-04-03

2007.11.13

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Aerial View, Lisbon, Portugal, 2002

Photograph by Tino Soriano

The church of Santo Estêvão, at right, watches over clusters of red-roofed homes along the Lisbon shore. Built by seafarers where the Tagus River empties into the Atlantic, Lisbon was once Europe's wealthiest capital and a center of world exploration. In 1775, a horrific earthquake in the Portuguese capital led to centuries of decline.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Soul of Lisbon," January/February 2002, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

鸟瞰图,里斯本,葡萄牙,2002

Tino Soriano摄
照片右边的Santo Estêvão教堂俯视着里斯本海岸边密密麻麻的红顶房屋。里斯本由海员们建立在塔霍河注入大西洋的入海口,它曾经是欧洲最富裕的首都和世界探险的中心之一。但在1775年,一场发生在葡萄牙首都的可怕地震让里斯本从此陷入了数世纪的衰败中。
(图作而未刊,"里斯本之魂",2002年,1、2月,国家地理旅行者杂志)

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2008-04-02

2008.4.2

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Aurora Borealis, Acadia National Park, Maine, 2005

Photograph by Michael Medford

Nature's light show-aurora borealis-bathes Maine's Acadia National Park in a pink glow. These dazzling patterns in nature, called aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere, are created when charged particles outside the Earth's atmosphere collide with atoms in the upper atmosphere, producing a glowing display of curtains, arcs, and bands stretching across the sky.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Autumn in Acadia National Park," November 2005, National Geographic magazine)

北极光,阿卡迪亚国家公园,缅因州,2005

Michael Medford摄

北极光--自然光之辉映--使得缅因州的阿卡迪亚国家公园沐浴在一片粉红色的光幕中。这种耀眼的自然景观,在南半球称为南极光。当地球大气层外的带电粒子撞击高层大气中的原子时便会产生这种自然景象,届时,将在整个天空中产生出或似窗帘、或似弓弧、或似玉带的鲜艳光彩。
(图作而未刊,"阿卡迪亚国家公园之秋",2005年11月,国家地理杂志)

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2008-04-01

Longnose Hawkfish, Namena Island, Fiji, 2004

Photograph by Tim Laman

Longnose hawkfish, like this brightly patterned creature resting in a bed of soft coral off Fiji Island's Namena Island, are tropical marine fish known for their needle-like snouts and striking red-and-white scales. The fish's common name originates from its hawklike habit of perching on the high ground of reefs, where it surveys its surroundings for predator or prey.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Fiji's Rainbow Reefs," November 2004, National Geographic magazine)

尖嘴鹰鲷,Namena岛,斐济,2004

Tim Laman摄

尖嘴鹰鲷是一种热带海水鱼,就像这种栖息在斐济群岛中的Namena岛外的柔软珊瑚海床中的漂亮种类一样,它们因其针尖般的鼻子和鲜艳的红白相间的造型而闻名。这种鱼的俗名得名于其像老鹰一般的习惯--栖息于较高的珊瑚礁中,并时刻游弋在其周围观察捕食者或猎物。
(图作而未刊,"斐济的彩虹珊瑚礁",2004年11月,国家地理杂志)

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2008-03-30

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Mastiff on Mountain, North America, 1967

Photograph by Christopher Knight

Crumbling ice makes for a precarious journey for this mastiff sliding down a slope in North America.

As global warming pushes temperatures higher each year, scientists predict that permanent snow lines of mountains around the world will rise, closing skiing resorts, hurting tourism, swelling major rivers, potentially submerging low-lying areas, and significantly changing landscapes.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Science Finds New Clues to our Climate in Alaska's Mighty Rivers of Ice," February 1967, National Geographic magazine)

冰峰上的大驯犬,北美,1967
Christopher Knight摄
北美,碎冰令这头大驯犬在滑下一段斜坡时显得跌跌撞撞。
因为全球变暖导致气温每年升高,科学家们预计,全世界的山峦的永久冰川线将抬高,这样将导致滑雪胜地的关闭、旅游业受挫、主要河流暴涨,并可能淹没低洼地区,以及大幅度地改变地貌。
(图作而未刊,“科学家在阿拉斯加巨大的冰河中发现我们气候的新线索”,1967年2月,国家地理杂志)

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2008-03-26

这篇文章里看到一个测试:你应该学哪种语言?还挺有意思的。

我的测试结果是——还真是被它猜到了……囧

You Should Learn Spanish
For you, learning a language is about career advancement and communication.
Knowing Spanish will bring you tons of possibilities for jobs and travel. Bárbaro!
What Language Should You Learn?

顺便把选项翻译出来,方便大家测试^_^

1.在生活中,你最希望:

a 把握机遇并藉此成功

b 享受未来可能会有的所有好运

c 一心专研哲学、艺术和文化

d 以上流社会的生活方式住在一个美丽的国家

e 有一个好工作并认识许多很酷的人

f 远离喧嚣,找个时间放松自己

2.学习一门新语言对你来说最好的一点在于:

a 融入一个喜欢程度上甚于自己国家的新国家

b 发现一种新文化里各种各样的奇妙事情

c 阅读以此语言写就的文学和诗歌

d 扩大你的影响范围

e 找到一大群说这种语言的热情的人

f 更多的工作机会,更多的可以去旅行的名胜

3.在一个空闲的周末,你最喜欢:

a 玩视频游戏并出外吃寿司

b 阅读,或与家人度过一个安静的周末

c 与你的朋友在家大型大众俱乐部里畅饮玛格丽塔酒

d 做份兼职,赚些外快

e 斟上杯你喜欢的咖啡,看一部外国电影

f 来上场足球赛,让自己大汗淋漓一场

4.你在学校最喜欢什么科目:

a 商务

b 电脑科学

c 哲学

d 外语

e 午餐(译注:我也搞不懂)

f 园艺课

5.对你来说,什么是学外语的最好方法:

a 旅行,并结识说这种语言的朋友

b 一位家庭教师。如果你认真的话,那就值得

c 通过阅读并观看此种语言的电影

d 你不确定……可能只要你愿意,你就会学就一门语言

e 与说这种语言的某人坠入爱河

d 好好学习,天天向上!

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