2006-08-21<BR>　　Nosy Be Island, Madagascar, 1967<BR>　　Photograph by Luis Marden<BR>　　A simple sailboat rests on the shore of Nosy Be, a small island off the northwest coast of Madagascar. Known for its fragrant and luxurious exports, Nosy Be produces essence of ylang-ylang, the basis of most fine perfumes, and dried vanilla beans, seed pods from the yellow-green vanilla orchid that blooms in the morning and lasts only one day. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Madagascar: Island at the End of the Earth," October 1967, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　图中一艘简单的帆船停靠在Nosy Be岛的岸边，Nosy Be是位于马达加斯加西北海面上的一座小岛。Nosy Be以其芳香奢华的出口品著称，岛上主要生产依兰树香精，这是多种成品香水的原料，还有干燥的香草豆，这是黄绿色的香子兰的豆荚，这种兰花在早上盛开，仅持续一天。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/01080_124.jpg"><BR>
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　2006-08-22<BR>　　Qingdao, China, 1980<BR>　　Photograph by Emory Kristof<BR>　　Workers at the Tsingtao Brewery bottle beer for export. The brewery was founded in 1903 by German settlers in Qingdao, China, and since then it has become the most popular Chinese brew in the United States. Every August, Qingdao hosts the International Beer Festival, a two-week-long party which features parades, fireworks, and, of course, a lot of beer drinking. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Ocean," December 1981, National Geographic magazine)<BR>　　<BR>　　图为正在青岛啤酒厂给用于出口的啤酒装瓶的工人。该厂于1903年由德国移民者在中国青岛建立，从那时起就成为了美国最流行的中国啤酒。每年八月份，青岛都将举办为期两周的国际啤酒节，届时将人们将会看到游行队伍，烟火表演，当然，还有大量的啤酒。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/02390_7.jpg"><BR>
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2006-08-23<BR>　　Guelta d'Arche;iuml;, Chad, 1998<BR>　　Photograph by George Steinmetz<BR>　　"Knee-deep wading is bliss for camels in Chad's Arche;iuml;, a canyon whose trapped waters hold a zoological surprise. Fertilized by beasts' droppings, algae are eaten by fish that are preyed upon by an isolated group of crocodiles." <BR>　　(Text and photograph from "Journey to the Heart of the Sahara," March 1999, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　在乍得的Arche;iuml;峡谷，能在深及膝的水中行走对于骆驼来说是一种幸福，这里是一处动物学上的奇妙之地。野兽的粪便滋养了水中的藻类，藻类又喂养了鱼类，而鱼类又成为了隔离在这里的鳄鱼们的食物。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/NGM1999_03p30-1.jpg"><BR>
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2006-08-24<BR>　　Diepolder Cave, Florida, 1998<BR>　　Photograph by Wes Skiles<BR>　　"No sunlight reaches the bowels of Diepolder Cave, leaving this large chamber—250 feet [76 meters] deep—devoid of life. Florida's caves have been tough on divers to Since 1960 some 300 have died underground." <BR>　　(Text and photograph from "Unlocking the Labyrinth of North Florida Springs," March 1999, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　“由于阳光无法照射到Diepolder洞穴的内部，因此形成了这个杳无生息的250英尺[76米]深的庞大空间。佛罗里达的洞穴对潜水者们也没有好感：自从1960年以来已经有300多人陨命地下了。”<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/NGM1999_03p52-3.jpg"><BR>
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2006-08-25<BR>　　Mount Edziza Provincial Park, Canada, 2005<BR>　　Photograph by Kevin Burke<BR>　　A hiker slogs uphill through the Spectrum Range at volcanic Mount Edziza Provincial Park in northwest British Columbia. With less than 300 visitors annually, grizzly sightings are much more likely than hiker sightings.<BR>　　<BR>　　Read the photographer's full caption. <BR>　　(This photograph by Kevin Burke of Montrose, California, was a runner-up in the second round of Adventure magazine's Action Photography Contest. See the other winners >>) <BR>　　<BR>　　在英属哥伦比亚的Mount Edziza省立公园，一个登山者正艰难的攀登着Spectrum山脉。这里一年才有不到三百个游客，所以在这看到熊要远比看到人的可能性大得多。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/adventure-bc-pod.jpg"><BR>
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　2006-08-26<BR>　　Along the Indian River, Dominica, 1996<BR>　　Photograph by Michael Melford<BR>　　A bois mang tree grows along the banks of the Indian River. With a life span of 150 years, these 100-foot- (30-meter-) tall trees are supported by sinewy, buttressed roots that wind in and amongst themselves. The roots don't just support the riverbank, they are the riverbank, making the ground beyond look like a wall-to-wall carpet of wooden eels. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Dominica: The Caribbean's 'Nature Island'," June 1997, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　<BR>　　图为一颗长在印第安河边的bois mang树。这些大树已经生长了大约150年，足有100英尺(30米)高，由那些缠结蜿蜒在树林中的强劲有力的树根支撑。这些树根不仅只是支撑着河岸，它们几乎就已经成为了河岸，这使得河边的地上就好像铺满了木头鳝鱼般的地毯似的。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/T0488_5.jpg"><BR>
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　2006-08-27<BR>　　Unknown, 1978<BR>　　Photograph by Bruce Dale<BR>　　"Nocturnal crawler, a scorpion remains well camouflaged under a flash-light's beam, but fluoresces in ultraviolet light [as seen here], a reaction that remains a mystery to scientists." <BR>　　(Text and photograph from "The Desert: An Age-old Challenge Grows," November 1979, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　“夜间的爬行动物，一只蝎子在手电筒的光束下可以很好的伪装自己，但是在紫外光的照射下却会发出荧光[如图所示]，这个道理至今科学家们也没有弄清楚。”<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/02459_50048.jpg"><BR>
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　2006-08-28<BR>　　London, England, 1999<BR>　　Photograph by Jodi Cobb<BR>　　Dancers decked out in pinwheels of red feathers wait for the merrymaking to begin at Notting Hill Carnival, one of Europe's largest festivals. The carnival was started in the 1960s by West Indian immigrants who wanted to counteract area race riots, and today it lures fans from around the globe to join the exotic two-day party.<BR>　　<BR>　　This year, the Notting Hill Carnival will be held August 27 and 28. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "London on a Roll," June 2000 , National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　装扮着以红色羽毛制成的风车的舞者们正在等待着欧洲最大的狂欢节之一－－诺丁山狂欢节的开幕，好开始进行欢庆活动。这个狂欢节始于二十世纪60年代，由西印度移民发起，其目的在于抵制区域种族暴乱。如今，诺丁山狂欢节吸引着世界各地的追随者来参加这个充满异国请调为期两天的盛会。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/MM6660_19.jpg"><BR>
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2006-08-29<BR>　　Florida, 1973<BR>　　Photograph by Otis Imboden<BR>　　Intense hurricane winds pummel the shoreline. This rotating storm that carries winds of at least 74 miles (119 kilometers) an hour is called a "hurricane" when it develops over the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans. It is a "cyclone" when it forms over the Bay of Bengal and the northern Indian Ocean, and "typhoon" in the western Pacific. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "We’re Doing Something About the Weather!" April 1972, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　猛烈的飓风正袭击着海岸线。这种风速达到74英里(119公里)每小时以上的旋转着的风暴称为“飓风”，其在大西洋和动太平洋的上空形成。如果是在孟加拉海湾及北印度洋上空形成的则称为“龙卷风”，在西太平洋的则是“台风”。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/Y0407_50447.jpg"><BR>
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2006-08-30<BR>　　Hudson Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1996<BR>　　Photograph by Flip Nicklin<BR>　　A polar bear cub lets his mother know he's ready to nurse. Polar bears nurse their cubs for two and a half years with milk containing 35 percent fat—a security blanket for the upcoming Arctic winter. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Polar Bears: Stalkers of the High Arctic," January 1998, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR>　　一头小北极熊正跟他的妈妈撒娇想吃奶。北极熊将哺育小熊两年半，熊奶含有有35%的脂肪，这好像一张能够抵御北极圈的冬天的毛毯。<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06068_2.jpg"><BR>
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