国家地理 2006年七月刊

2006-07-01<BR>　　Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1986<BR>　　Photograph by George F. Mobley<BR>　　Fireworks burst over Ottawa's Rideau Canal in on honor of Canada's national birthday. Canada Day, celebrated every July 1, marks the anniversary of the 1867 union of French- and English-speaking Canada. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Traveling the Trans-Canada, 1987) <BR>　　<BR>　　图中绽放在渥太华的Rideau运河上空的烟花，是用来庆祝加拿大的生日的。每年的七月一日是加拿大的国庆节，是1867年时法语加拿大和英语加拿大联合的周年纪念。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/SP113_389.jpg"><BR>
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2006-07-02<BR>　　Fort Duchesne, Utah, 1993<BR>　　Photograph by James P. Blair<BR>　　At the Annual Northern Ute Powwow, dancers circle around an American flag carried by the honor guard. Held at Fort Duchesne, Utah, every 4th of July weekend, the Powwow celebrates Native Americans' contributions to the United States of America. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Utah: Land of Promise, Kingdom of Stone," January 1996, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　图中为每年一次的北方犹特印第安人仪式，大家正围成一圈跳着舞蹈，圈的中间则是由荣誉护卫运载的美国国旗。这个仪式每年七月的第4个周末在犹他洲的Duchesne堡举行，是用来纪念为美国做出贡献的那些土著美国人。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06093_25.jpg"><BR>
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2006-07-03<BR>　　Chilkoot Trail, Alaska/British Columbia, 1996<BR>　　Photograph by Rick Rickman<BR>　　A time-honored tradition since 1898, the Skagway, Alaska, Fourth of July celebration offers everything from a parade to pie-eating contests. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Hiking the Chilkoot Trail," March/April 1997, National Geographic Traveler magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　<BR>　　<BR>　　<BR>　　在阿拉斯加的史凯威有一项源自1898年的历史悠久的传统，在国庆节那天的庆祝活动中，从花车游行到吃馅饼大赛应有尽有。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/T0499_1.jpg">

2006-07-04<BR>　　Statue of Liberty Monument, New York Harbor, 1985<BR>　　Photograph by Robb Kendrick<BR>　　"'Liberty Enlightening the World.'<BR>　　<BR>　　So (Frédéric-Auguste) Bartholdi named his copper-skinned goddess, lifting a torch and stepping out of broken shackles. Her tablet, a meaningful symbol to his fellow Freemasons, represents the rule of law and is inscribed in Roman numerals July 4, 1776. To hold this 151-foot [46-meter] statue against the Atlantic gales, he called on the brilliant bridge engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the tallest iron support of its day." <BR>　　(Text adapted from "Liberty Lifts Her Lamp Once More," July 1986, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　“自由照耀世界。”<BR>　　<BR>　　弗雷德里克·奥古斯特·巴特勒迪(1834年4月2日—1904 年10月4日，法国雕塑家)如此命名这座手举火炬，挣脱桎梏的铜制女神塑像。塑像手中的写字板代表着法制，也隐晦的象征了作者的共济会成员身份，上面以罗马数字刻着July 4, 1776。为使这座151英尺 [46米]高的雕塑抵御来自大西洋猛烈的海风，作者请来杰出的桥梁工程师亚历山大·居斯塔夫·艾菲尔(1832年12月15日—1923年12月27日）设计了一个当时最高的钢铁支撑结构。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/X5480_30.jpg">

2006-07-05 <BR>　　Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1996<BR>　　Photograph by Michael Melford<BR>　　A small boathouse in a field of flowers reminds one of the song by Patti Page:<BR>　　"If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air,<BR>　　Quaint little villages here and there;<BR>　　You're sure to fall in love with Old Cape Cod."<BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Cape," May/June 1997, National Geographic Traveler magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　看着图中开满小花的田野上的这间小屋，不仅让人想起Patti Page的那首歌：<BR>　　“如果你对沙丘和海风充满爱恋，<BR>　　如果你对有趣的小村感到新鲜，<BR>　　那么就来科德角吧，这里一定会让你流连忘返。”<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/T0503_16.jpg">

2006-07-06<BR>　　Santa Fe River, Florida, 1998<BR>　　Photograph by Wes Skiles<BR>　　"Dive through a hole in the bed of the Santa Fe River and disappear into the darkness of the Devil's Ear. It's just one portal of hundreds in Florida leading to a watery underworld that explorers are slowly bringing to light." <BR>　　(Text and photograph from "Unlocking the Labyrinth of North Florida Springs," March 1999, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　<BR>　　“从圣达菲河河床的洞中潜水进去，消失于魔鬼耳朵的黑暗之中。这只是佛罗里达数以百计的通往水下世界的入口之一，探险家们正渐渐的将它们公诸于世。”<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/NGM1999_03p40-1.jpg"><BR>
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2006-07-07<BR>　　Z-Bar Ranch, Strong City, Kansas, 1995<BR>　　Photograph by Raymond Gehman<BR>　　Cattle enjoy grazing on the tall grass prairie, where places like the Z-Bar Ranch set fires every spring. The fires are swift and so is the recovery; within a month cattle feast on the new grass. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Essential Element of Fire," September 1996, National Geographic magazine.) <BR>　　<BR>　　图中的牛群正在Z-Bar农场高草牧场上品尝着牧草，这里每年都要放火烧荒。烧荒的速度很快，因此草场恢复的也很快，一个月之内牛群就可以享用新长出的牧草了。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06215_16.jpg"><BR>
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2006-07-08<BR>　　Tuscany, Italy, 1998<BR>　　Photograph by Bob Krist<BR>　　Between vineyards and ricotta farms, a field of bright red poppies dazzles those lucky enough to drive along the undulating hills of Tuscany. According to author Frances Mayes, Tuscany is "the sweetest countryside I know, where inviting roads wind off into fields punctuated by abandoned stone houses." <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "With Frances Mayes in Tuscany," May/June 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine)<BR>　　<BR>　　<BR>　　如果你足够幸运能驾车经过托斯卡纳连绵起伏的山丘的话，在葡萄园和奶酪农场之间的田野上遍布的鲜红色罂粟花足以使你眼花缭乱。根据作家Frances Mayes的描述，托斯卡纳是“我所知道最美丽的乡下，这里引人心动的道路蜿蜒展入到点缀着石头房子的田野中。”<BR>　　<BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/T0574_15.jpg"><BR>
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2006-07-09<BR>　　Borneo, Indonesia, 1997<BR>　　Photograph by Tim Laman<BR>　　"Diving for a fig, a yard-long great rhinoceros hornbill—revered as an icon of the god of war by Borneo's Iban people—startles a feeding red leaf monkey. Fruit-eating hornbills play a significant role in tropical ecology by scattering seeds on the rain forest floor." <BR>　　(Text and photograph from "The Shrinking World of Hornbills," July 1999, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　图中这只的足有一码长的大犀鸟正在寻找无花果，没想到却吓了正给孩子喂食的红叶猴一大跳。婆罗洲的Iban人尊崇犀鸟为战神的象征。犀鸟主要以水果为食，可以把种子传播到雨林其他的地方去，在热带生态学里发挥着重要的作用。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06439_50002.jpg"><BR>
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2006-07-10<BR>　　Ténéré desert, Niger, 1997<BR>　　Photograph by George Steinmetz<BR>　　"Mushroom cloud of stone erupts in the Ténéré desert, remnant of its watery past. This pedestal rock began as a mass of pebbly sandstone. Its sculptors were cycles of hot and cold, wet and dry, as well as blowing sand, which caused the sloughing off of shards scattered at the base." <BR>　　(Text and photograph from "Journey to the Heart of the Sahara," March 1999, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　<BR>　　图中这座石头蘑菇云绽放在Ténéré 沙漠中，追忆着昔日的潮湿。蘑菇石的底座开始时是一堆卵砂石，后来经过冷热，干湿，以及风沙的侵蚀，下面的石头渐渐的就土崩瓦解了。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/NGM1999_03p21.jpg"><BR>
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