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20071008

Aurora Borealis, Arctic Circle, 2002
Photograph by Peter Essick

A leggy evergreen looms over a stretch of Arctic boreal forest as light from the aurora borealis paints the night sky emerald green.

These natural fireworks shows, also called the northern lights, occur when solar wind—electrically charged particles blasted from the sun—collides with atoms in the upper atmosphere over the Earth's magnetic poles.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Boreal: The Great Northern Forest," June 2002, National Geographic magazine)

北极圈,2002

飘荡在一片极地森林上空纤美的绿色北极光幔把极昼（把evergreen拆开了译，高手不要计较呵）的夜空描绘成一幅翠绿的画面。
Oct.09修改：当极光把北极的夜漆成翠绿，有一片北极森林的上空便出现了一棵绰约的常青树摇曳的身影。
　　当太阳风－从太阳喷发的带电粒子－与地球磁极外层大气中的原子碰撞时，便能产生这种大自然炫烂的展示，它也被称为“北端的光”。

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20071009

White Pond Lilies and Canoe, Maine, 2000
Photograph by Lynn Johnson

A tangle of white pond lilies sits in the front of a canoe in a Maine pond. Pond lily roots are used in traditional medicines to treat a range of disorders, including skin wounds and inflammation, both internal and external.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Nature's Rx," April 2000, National Geographic magazine)

缅因州,2000

在缅因州的一个池塘里，白色的睡莲纠结在一艘小舟前面。在传统医药里，睡莲的根可用于治疗一些病症，如内部或外部的表皮创伤和炎症。

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20071010

Frog on Fern, São Paulo, Brazil, 2001
Photograph by George Grall

A white-handed tree frog stares at the camera from its perch on a fern in São Paulo, Brazil. There are more than 730 amphibian species in Brazil, 467 of which are endemic to the region.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Fragile World of Frogs," May 2001, National Geographic magazine)



在巴西的圣保罗，栖息在一株蕨类植物上的白蹼树蛙正凝视着镜头。巴西拥有730多种两栖类动物，其中有467种为该区域所特有的。

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20071011

City Charter and Wax Seal, Krakow, Poland, 2002
Photograph by Les Stone

Poland's capital since 1038, Krakow, the bustling trade center of Slavonic Europe, entered its golden age in the 15th century, when this historic charter was sealed. Under the 45-year reign of King Casimir IV, Poland emerged as one of Europe's greatest powers and a thriving cultural center. Scholars (including Copernicus), architects, and artists contributed to Krakow's magnificent renaissance.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Bohemian Rhapsody," July/August 2002, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

克拉科夫，波兰，2002

克拉科夫是斯拉夫欧洲地区繁华的贸易中心，自1038年起就作为波兰的首都。在15世纪时，图中这个历史悠久的宪章被加印生效，自此克拉科夫进入了其黄金时代。在国王卡西米尔四世统治的45年里，波兰成为了欧洲最强大和繁荣的文化中心之一。诸多学者(如哥白尼)，建筑师和艺术家们都为创立克拉科夫恢宏的文艺复兴贡献了力量。

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20071012

Attwater's Prairie Chickens, Texas, 2002
Photograph by Joel Sartore

Young Attwater's prairie-chickens bask under a heating lamp at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. The center, located in Glen Rose, Texas, runs a captive-breeding program for these unique, endangered birds.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Down to a Handful," March 2002, National Geographic magazine)

在Fossil Rim野生动物中心里，一群年轻的阿特沃特草原鸡正在加热灯下享受温暖。该中心设在德州的玫瑰谷(Glen

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20071013

Tracks Crossing Snowfield, Minnesota, 2000
Photograph by Richard Olsenius

Snowshoe tracks (left) and footprints diverge in the middle of a wintry central Minnesota field. Wrote Garrison Keillor of this region, on which he modeled his famous fictional Lake Wobegon: "The eastern approach ... is a four-mile [6.4-kilometer] strip of free enterprise in full riot. ... And then the cosmos peters out and you emerge from hell and come into paradise, rural Minnesota."

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "In Search of Lake Wobegon," December 2000, National Geographic magazine)

明尼苏达,2000

在明尼苏达一块寒冷的雪地中，雪靴的痕迹(左侧)和脚印各行其道。加里森·凯勒(Garrison Keillor)曾仿照他的那本著名小说《梦回忧愁湖》(Lake Wobegon)，对这片地区描述道：“东部的道路...是一条四英里[6.4公里]长的狭路，两旁是蓬勃发展的自由企业...然后世界渐渐消散，而你从地狱出现并步入天堂--明尼苏达乡村。”

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20071014

Minke Whale Breaching, 2001
Photograph by Flip Nicklin

The minke whale's missile-sleek shape helps it speed through the water at up to 20 miles (32 kilometers) an hour. It also gives it a variety of common names, including little piked whale, pikehead, and sharp-headed finner.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Pursuing the Minke," April 2001, National Geographic magazine)

小须鲸破水而出,2001

小须鲸子弹头流线型外形使得它的水中的速度可以达到32公里/小时。这也使得人们给它取了一系列的俗称：“小尖头鲸”，“矛头”，“刃头鲸”

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20071015

Jeweled Hands, London, England, 2000
Photograph by Jodi Cobb

Painted with henna and strewn with traditional gold jewelry, London-born Sonia Behl's hands reveal her Indian heritage. Demographers estimate that almost 30 percent of London's population will be ethnic minorities by 2010—the majority of whom will be born in the U.K.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "London on a Roll," June 2000, National Geographic magazine)

伦敦，英国，2000

绘上指甲红，戴上传统金饰，伦敦出生的Sonia Behl的这双手显示出她的印度人传统。人口统计学家估计到2010的时候，会有大约百分之三十的伦敦人口会是“外族”与“少数民族”--他们中大半将会出生在英伦。

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20071016

Australian Sea Lion off Adelaide, 2000
Photograph by David Doubilet

An Australian sea lion mugs for the camera off Adelaide, Australia. These highly endangered sea mammals have been hurt by decades of overhunting.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Great White: Deep Trouble," April 2000, National Geographic magazine)

澳洲海狮，阿德莱德(澳大利亚南部的一座城市，位于墨尔本西北部),2000

一只澳洲海狮在镜头前做鬼脸。这些濒临灭绝的海上哺乳动物曾被长达几十年的过度捕猎。

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20071017

Tree Ferns with Starry Sky, New Zealand, 2004
Photograph by Peter Essick

Tree ferns cast lacy contours against a star-speckled sky in Coromandel Forest Park, New Zealand. Sprawled across 180,387 acres (73,000 hectares) in northeastern New Zealand, Coromandel Forest Park is home to stunning vistas: luxuriant forests, velvety fields, gnarled volcanoes, and rushing rivers.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Case of the Missing Carbon," February 2004, National Geographic magazine)

在新西兰的科罗曼德森林公园里，桫椤树婆娑的身影映衬在繁星满天的夜空下。科罗曼德森林公园坐落在新西兰东北部，占地180,387英亩 (73,000公顷)，有着诸多迷人的风景：郁郁葱葱的森林，广袤柔和的原野，怪石嶙峋的火山，还有奔腾澎湃的河流。

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20071018

Goby and Bubble Coral, Indonesia, 2005
Photograph by Tim Laman

A goby fish with brilliant orange streaks stands out on a bit of gray bubble coral in Maumere Bay off Indonesia's Flores Island. In most of the ocean, turbid or murky waters force creatures to use nonvisual means of communication—smell, taste, touch, and sound. But in the clear, sunlit waters of coral reefs, light abounds, vision predominates, and animals drape themselves in blazing color.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish," May 2005, National Geographic magazine)
在印尼弗洛雷斯岛外的毛梅雷海湾里，一条有着亮丽的桔黄色条纹的虾虎鱼在一些气泡珊瑚前游动。在大多数海洋中，浑浊昏暗的海水迫使生活在其中的生物不得不使用其非视觉感官，如嗅觉，味觉，触觉，和听觉。但在清澈干净，阳光照耀的珊瑚礁水域中，则有着充足的光线，视觉占主导地位，生活在这里的动物都有着鲜艳的颜色。

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20071019

Miradouro da Senhora do Monte, Lisbon, Portugal, 2001
Photograph by Tino Soriano

The Lady of the Hill stands in her illuminated belvedere as the sun descends on Lisbon, Portugal, below. This vantage, called Miradouro da Nossa Senhora do Monte, is the highest of the seven peaks that nestle Lisbon. Built by seafarers where the Tagus River empties into the Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon was once Europe's wealthiest capital and the center of world exploration.

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

在葡萄牙的里斯本的日落时分，灯光照亮了位于观景楼中的山之圣母。这处高地，称作"Miradouro da Nossa Senhora do Monte"，是环绕里斯本的七座山峰中最高的一座。里斯本由海员们在塔霍河进入到大西洋的入海口处建立，曾经是欧洲最富有的首都和世界探险的中心。

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20071020
Shorn Sheep, Hopland, California, 1990
Photograph by George F. Mobley

A handful of recently shorn sheep grazes on a hill at the Hopland Research and Extension Center. The center, one of the University of California's principal field research facilities for agriculture and natural resources, maintains a sheep flock of 600 to 1,000 breeding ewes. Shearing time comes every April.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Learning to Live With Mountain Lions," July 1992, National Geographic magazine)

在霍普兰德研究与推广中心里，几只刚剪了羊毛的绵羊正在一座小山上吃草。该中心隶属美国加州大学，主要研究领域为农业和自然资源的设施，拥有600到1,000只种用母羊。每年的四月进行剪毛。

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Children at Play, Yerevan, Armenia, 2003
Photograph by Alexandra Avakian

Young girls in Yerevan, Armenia, play in the mist created by the city's Republic Square fountain. This grandiose water feature is an apt fixture in a city whose landscape is dominated by the ghostly Mount Ararat, thought to be the resting place of Noah's Ark.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Rebirth of Armenia," March 2004, National Geographic magazine)

在亚美尼亚的埃里温，女孩们正在共和广场上的喷泉旁嬉戏。埃里温的主要景观是传说中的阿勒山,即大洪水后诺亚方舟的停靠处。这座规模宏大的喷水建筑，则是一处恰如其分的城市特色。

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20071022

Giant Quiver Trees, South Africa, 1995
Photograph by Chris Johns

Giant quiver trees rise from a rocky hill on the boundary of South Africa's Richtersveld National Park. These towering aloe plants, which can reach 33 feet (10 meters) in height, have suffered from heavy overharvesting and habitat loss and are considered critically endangered, with only a handful of specimens remaining.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "A Place for Parks in the New South Africa," July 1996, National Geographic magazine)

高大的抖树(Quiver Tree)生长在南非瑞切维国家公园边界上的石头山上。这种高耸的芦荟植物，可高达33英尺(10米)，在遭受到严重的滥砍滥伐和生境缺失之后，已经有了面临灭绝的危险。现只有少数标本存活。

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20071023
Caterpillar on Fern, Hawaii, 2003
Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski

A carnivorous Eupithecia caterpillar prowls a fern leaf in Oahu, Hawaii, in search of prey. Such predatory caterpillars are rare and possess extraordinary adaptations, such as armor shields, seductive smells, or artful camouflage, to enhance their lethality.

(Text adapted from an photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Killer Caterpillars: Built to Eat Flesh," June 2003, National Geographic magazine)

在夏威夷的瓦胡岛上,一条肉食性波尺蛾(Eupithecia)毛虫正在一片蕨叶上巡游,寻找猎物。这种食肉毛虫非常罕见，而且拥有非凡的适应性特征，如坚固的外壳，诱人的气味，和巧妙的伪装，以提高其杀伤力。

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Llama in Pickup Truck, Chile, 2003
Photograph by Joel Sartore

A nervous llama lies in the back of a pickup truck amid the moonscape of Chile's Atacama Desert. Atacama's barren high plateaus are home to the Aymara people, who raise llamas for their meat and wool.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Driest Place on Earth," August 2003, National Geographic magazine)

一只心神不安的骆驼在小货车的后背箱，在月色下的智利的（Atacama）沙漠。这个沙漠是不毛之地的高原，也是南美的艾马拉人的家园，他们饲养骆驼是要吃它们的肉和用它们的骆驼毛。

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20071025

Silhouette of Westminster Abbey, London, England, 2000
Photograph by Jodi Cobb

The spires of Westminster Abbey cut dramatic shapes into a blushing twilight sky. The famous London church began as a Benedictine monastery enlarged by King Edward in the 1040s. It was designated the "west minster" to distinguish it from St. Paul's Cathedral, the "east minster." For centuries, Westminster Abbey has hosted royal coronations and burials.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "London on a Roll," June 2000, National Geographic magazine)

维斯敏斯特修道院的侧面影像，伦敦，英国，2000年。
维斯敏斯特修道院有许多的尖屋顶，梦幻般的外形在红色的黎明天空更加绚丽。在伦敦有一个著名的教堂和修道院都是爱德华国王在1040年加以扩建的。它被指定是西方大教堂而要和东方大教堂即“保罗大教堂”相区别，维斯敏斯特修道院已经是用于皇家的加冕典礼以及葬礼。

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20071026

Yawning Tiger, India, 1997
Photograph by Michael Nichols

Tigers, like this female in India's Bandhavgarh National Park, spend hot days in a languorous laze, storing energy for nights of hunting. Over the last hundred years, hunting and forest destruction have reduced tiger populations from hundreds of thousands of animals to perhaps fewer than 2,500. Today Bandhavgarh claims to maintain the highest density of tigers in the country.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Making Room for Tigers," December 1997, National Geographic magazine)

打呵欠的老虎，印度，1997年。
老虎群，这是一只雌性虎在印度（Bandhavgarh）国家的公园，它会偷懒并消磨时间在热天，它本能地保存能量为了夜间猎杀食物。近一百年来，人类的活动包括猎杀老虎和破坏森林的结果，使得老虎的群体，从数万减少到少于2500只。今天印度国家动物园提出：“要维持高密度的老虎群数量在全国”。

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20071027

Bats in Cueva de Villa Luz, Mexico, 2001
Photograph by Stephen Alvarez

Bats emerge from the inky depths of Cueva de Villa Luz in southern Mexico. Hydrogen sulfide, which is poisonous to humans, permeates the cave's walls, streams, and air, sustaining a rich variety of bizarre organisms. In addition to bats, spiders, mites, amblypygids, and small, hemoglobin-rich fish thrive in the sulfur-saturated environment.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Deadly Haven," May 2001, National Geographic magazine)

蝙蝠的洞穴（Cueva de Villa Luz），墨西哥，2001年。
蝙蝠的形成来自墨西哥的南部的（Cueva de Villa Luz）地域。因为氢硫化物，它是有毒的物质侵入到人类，弥漫到空气，洞穴内的蝙蝠，河流山川等，持续的、对各种生物体影响。综合的叠加引起蝙蝠类、其它生物类、蜘蛛类、微生物、鱼类等都受到硫化物气体对外界的环境造成损害。