2007-10-21
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。
2007-10-22
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。
2007-10-23
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。
2007-10-24
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)
在智利月球表面似的阿塔卡马沙漠中，一辆皮卡的车厢里有一头紧张的美洲驼。艾马拉人居住在阿塔卡马的荒芜的高原上，他们饲养美洲驼以获取肉食和皮毛。
2007-10-25
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)
威斯敏斯特修道院的尖顶在暮色黄昏中留下了迷人的轮廓。这座著名的伦敦教堂最初是座本笃会修道院，在1040年由爱德华国王扩建。为了区别于称为“东教堂”的圣保罗大教堂，这座修道院被称为“西教堂(West minster)”。几百年来，威斯敏斯特修道院一直是举办皇家加冕仪式和葬礼的所在。
2007-10-26
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)
如图中这只印度班达迦国家公园的雌老虎，在炎热的天气里老虎总是没精打采的打瞌睡，以为夜里的捕猎积蓄能量。在最近的一百多年里，捕杀以及森林的破坏使得老虎的数量由几十万只骤减到不到2,500只。如今，班达迦据称保持着国内最高的老虎密度。
2007-10-27
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)
位于墨西哥南部的露滋村的光明洞(Cueva de Villa Luz)中，蝙蝠出现在漆黑的洞穴深处。洞穴的石壁，水流和空气中充满了对人体有毒害的硫化氢，供养了多种奇特的生物。除了蝙蝠之外，这个硫磺饱和的环境下还孳生着大量的蜘蛛，螨虫，有鞭蝎以及一种富含血红蛋白的小鱼。
2007-10-28
Celtic Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2003
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Red-painted, torch-wielding revelers parade and dance in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the raucous Beltane festival, an ancient Celtic rite that heralds the May 1 start of summer. The popularity of this festival is part of an ongoing push by modern Celts to uncover the lost cultures of their ancestors—music, sacred sites, languages, and art styles that date back more than 2,000 years, when Celtic tribes dominated most of Europe.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Celt Appeal," March 2006, National Geographic magazine)
身上涂着红色油彩，手中挥舞火把的狂欢者们，在苏格兰的爱丁堡街头歌舞行进，庆祝热闹非凡的贝尔坦节。贝尔坦节是一个古老的凯尔特典礼，预示着在5月1日开始的夏季。这个节日的普及只是现代凯尔特人正在进行的推广活动之一，以探寻他们逝去的祖先文化，如音乐，宗教遗址，语言和艺术风格等，这些都可以追溯至超过2,000年以前，凯尔特族统治欧洲的年代。
2007-10-29
Aerial View of African Elephants, Kenya, 1999
Photograph by George Steinmetz
A herd of elephants makes its way through swamp grass in Kenya's Amboseli National Park. Established as a national park in 1974, the 151-square-mile (392-square-kilometer) park at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in southwest Kenya is home to more than 450 animal species, including elephants, wildebeests, cranes, and egrets.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Riding the Wind: Photographing the Sahara from Aloft," March 1999, National Geographic magazine)
在肯尼亚的安博塞利国家公园中，一群大象正在沼泽滩上前进。这座国家公园建立于1974年，占地151平方英里(392平方公里)，位于肯尼亚西南部的乞力马扎罗山下，是450多种动物的家园，包括大象，角马，鹤，以及白鹭。
2007-10-30
Slug Caterpillar, Manu River, Peru, 2001
Photograph by George Grall
Brushlike suckers radiate from the body of a slug caterpillar resting on a leaf near Peru's Manu River. The stinging hairs, or suckers, of these brightly colored, fleshy caterpillars contain mildly venomous toxins used for defense purposes. However, simply touching a slug caterpillar triggers toxin transfer, which causes rashes, swelling, and in some cases, fever and nausea.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Fragile World of Frogs," May 2001, National Geographic magazine)
在秘鲁的摩奴河附近，一条身上长着刷子似的吸管的刺毛虫正盘踞在一片叶子上。这种肥嘟嘟的毛虫身上颜色艳丽的毛发，或称为吸管中含有轻度毒性的毒素，以此御敌。然而，仅仅碰触这种刺毛虫就会引起毒素的传递，将导致红疹，肿胀，在某些情况下还会出现发烧和恶心等症状。
2007-10-31
Girl with Pumpkin, Louisiana, 2004
Photograph by Ken Kochey
In New Orleans, a young girl in a Halloween dress struggles to lift a large pumpkin. The tradition of carving pumpkins during Halloween began in the United Kingdom, where for centuries people cut scary faces into potatoes, turnips, and even large beets to dissuade evil spirits from entering their homes. Early European immigrants to America made these so-called jack-o'-lanterns from pumpkins, which are indigenous to North America and make an ideal canvas for such carved art.
在新奥尔良，一名身着万圣节服饰的女孩正在努力抬起一个大南瓜。万圣节的雕南瓜传统始于英国，几百年来，英国人一直在土豆，萝卜甚至大甜菜上雕刻出吓人的面孔，以阻止恶灵进到他们的家里。早期移民到美国的欧洲人制造的这种“南瓜灯(jack-o'-lanterns)”所用的南瓜,是北美固有的品种,为这种雕刻艺术提供了理想的材料。
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