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Sailing the Nile, Aswan, Egypt, 1998
Photograph by Richard Nowitz
A lateen-rigged sailboat called a felucca plies the Nile River in fading light near Aswan, Egypt.  
Aswan was an important city in ancient times, linking the pharaonic centers in Egypts north with the empires southern territories.
意译：主标题：帆船航行在尼罗河，阿斯旺，埃及，1998年。
一艘大三角帆船让它不断地辛勤来来往往在那条尼罗河上，阳光不断的照射使风帆退色了，那里是靠近阿斯旺地域，埃及。阿斯旺在远古时代是一个重要的城市，它和（Pharaonic）连接成为中心，是埃及帝国的北部和南部的领土地域。

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Saw Palmetto Frond, Florida Keys, 1999
Photograph by Nicole Duplaix
Palm leaves, called fronds, are traditional symbols in many religions.
意译：主标题：锯下美洲蒲葵叶子，佛罗里达的关键，1999年。
棕榈树叶，命名植物体，在许多宗教信仰中是传统的象征。

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Waikiki Beach Luau, Hawaii, 2005
Photograph by Susan Seubert
Suntanned patrons at the patio bar of Halekulani Hotel’s House Without a Key restaurant enjoy stunning sunset views and a hula show on Oahu Island’s Waikiki Beach.
The swaying hips and undulating arm movements of a hula dancer imitate the waves that wash over Hawaii’s shores. Hula went underground for about 60 years in the early 19th century after Christian missionaries persuaded rulers to ban the provocative dance. It is enjoying a resurgence today.  
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Aloha Again, " January/February 2005, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

意译：主标题：怀基基海滩上举行夏威夷式宴会，夏威夷，2005年。
给太阳晒得变黑的人们，在庭院式的酒吧间，是（Halekulani）酒店的剧场，是一所不要钥匙的餐馆，人们喜欢在这里欣赏日落的景色和草群舞展览，在瓦胡岛的怀基基海滩。
那摇摆的髋部和波浪起伏的肢体运动的草群舞女，她的动作就像那夏威夷的海浪。草群舞在大约60年前十九世纪时代地下的、秘密的舞蹈，自从基督教传教士的劝说，统治者禁止这重舞蹈。今天这种舞蹈得到苏醒给人们一种享受。

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Light permeates the sheer petals of a Madagascar periwinkle.  
Catharanthus roseuss delicate appearance belies its powerful pharmaceutical prowess. The flower yields a compound that has been used effectively to treat leukemia.  
Scientists are racing to study the thousands of potentially beneficial plant species found in the worlds tropical forests before they are destroyed by deforestation.  

意译：阳光透过花瓣在马达加斯加岛国（一种长春花属的植物或称玉黍螺）
这种植物（长春花属）显示它的强大的药物学上的威力。那些花朵的产量和化合物已经用于有效的治疗白血病。科学家们进行竞赛般的研究数千种潜在的、有益的植物，特别在热带雨林地域，争取在无度采伐森林之前。

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A rare, mother ship cloud formation hovers over Childress, Texas. Tornado-chasers there covered seven hours and 150 miles (241 kilometers) tracking the supercell thunderstorm that produced this cloud formation. Supercell thunderstorms are known to spawn tornadoes with winds exceeding 200 mph (322 kph).
Photograph by Carsten Peter
意译：一种叫做母亲船的乌云密布盘旋编队在无子女（地名）上面，德克萨斯州。龙卷风－驱逐舰在这里覆盖停留达到七个小时，范围在241公里，跟踪这超级雷暴及云层的构成。超级雷暴伴随极快的风速达到322kph=公里/小时。

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Tuscan Sunflowers, Italy, 2002
Photograph by William Albert Allard
Sunflowers bloom under a brilliant blue sky between the towns of Siena and San Gimignano in Italys Tuscany region. In the Tuscan countryside people start their day quite early, just before dawn, but wind down in the early afternoon for siesta. Shops reopen in late afternoon and dinner usually isnt served until 9 p.m.

意译：主标题：托斯卡纳的向日葵，意大利，2002年。
向日葵开花正在湛蓝色的天空相互辉映，这里介于锡耶纳镇和（San Gimignano）镇之间，在意大利的托斯卡纳区域。在托斯卡纳的乡下人们起来干活很早，刚刚破晓，但是在很早的时间就回家午休。商店重新开门在较为迟的并且吃晚餐的时间通常直到晚9时。

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Caterpillar on Fern, Hawaii, 2003Photograph 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.  

意译：主标题：毛虫在厥类植物，夏威夷，2003年。
一种食肉类的毛虫巡游在一些厥类植物的叶片在瓦胡岛，夏威夷，为了寻找食肉类毛虫。
这样食肉类毛虫是罕见的并且占有非常的适应力，就像披上装甲，诱人的气味巧妙的伪装，来提高它们的致命性。
引自：“美国国家地理杂志”――当天的图片（2007年10月23日星期二）

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ktoberfest, Bavaria, Germany
Revelers celebrate Oktoberfest in Bavaria, the land of Gemütlichkeit, comradeship and good cheer. The autumnal fair (to be held in 2006 from September 16 to October 1) is Germanys best known celebration and draws millions of visitors to the city of Munich every year for hearty food, brass bands, and lots and lots of beer.
意译：主标题：德国，巴伐利亚市，（Oktoberfest地名）.
人们饮酒狂欢举杯为纪念庆贺（Oktoberfest）归属巴伐利亚市，这块陆地原属于（Gemutichkeit）管辖。今天为同志之友谊而欢呼，秋天的美景良辰（人们握紧着时间在2006年9月16日到10月1日）是德国最知名的庆典并且吸引数百万世界各地游客来到慕尼黑市（巴伐利亚的首府）。每年都备有丰盛的食品，那化妆的厚脸皮的法官，还有一大杯又一大杯的啤酒痛饮－－啤酒节。

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Llama, Machu Picchu, Peru, 1999
"From their sacred city of Machu Picchu the Inca may have explored the nearby Vilcabamba. They and others have altered this landscape for centuries without destroying the larger balance of nature."  

?From "Wilderness Headcount," February 1999, National Geographic magazine  
Photograph by Frans Lanting
意译：主标题：骆驼，（Machu Picchu），秘鲁，1999年。
来自他们的神的城市――(Machu Picchu)那些印加人（古代秘鲁人）已经到附近的（Vilcabamba）探险。他们和其他人已经改变这些风景够一百年没有破坏自然界的巨大平衡。

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Volga River Castle, Russia, 1992Photograph by James P. Blair
The Makarevski Sheltovodskii monastery stands silhouetted against a pearly sky as the waters of Russias Volga River drift by.
The original monastery was built in the early 14th century, but was sacked by Tatar forces in 1439. It was rebuilt in 1624 and became an important commercial center for Russia, hosting the bustling Makaryev Fair outside its walls annually from the mid-16th century until the early 19th century.  

意译：主标题：伏尔加河城堡，俄罗斯，1992年。
这所修道院群（Makarevski Sheltovodskii）它屹立的侧面依靠珍珠般的天空以及来自俄罗斯的伏尔加河水的漂流，使得修道院的倒影显得美丽多姿。最初原始的修道院修建于十四世纪，但是在1439年却被鞑靼人的武力洗劫一空。它的重建是1624年后同时成为一个俄罗斯的重要贸易中心，群众熙熙攘攘的在修道院墙的外面观赏，自十六世纪中叶直到十九世纪早期一年一次进行参观活动。

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Diatoms and Butterfly Scales
Scales from butterfly wings radiate from a glass-shelled diatom.
Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski
意译：主标题：硅藻属类和蝴蝶发光的尺度。
蝴蝶的翅膀会闪闪发光来自玻璃壳硅藻属的发光。

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Moon Surface, In Orbit of Earths Moon, 1972"Apollo 17 astronauts, in orbit around the moon, photographed a crescent Earth rising in the lunar sky."  

?From the National Geographic book Through the Lens: National Geographics Greatest Photographs, 2003  
Photograph courtesy NASA

意译：主标题：地球轨道上的月亮，1972年。
阿波罗17位宇航员的探月飞行，飞船绕行的轨道在月球周围，1972年摄制的这幅照片是新月形的地球升起在天空上。

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National Airport, Virginia
A jet takes off under a waning moon at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. Built on the sand flats of the Potomac River, the riverside runways required 20 million cubic yards (15.3 million cubic meters) of sand and gravel to raise the site 20 feet (6 meters) above the river level. Construction began November 21, 1938, under the watchful eye of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who chose the site and helped lay the cornerstone of the original terminal building.

意译：主标题：国家的航空港，维吉尼亚。
一架喷气客机在月亏时起飞，这是维吉尼亚的罗纳德?里根华盛顿国家航空港。机场修建在平坦的沙滩上的波拖马可河，河边的飞机跑道建设需要20百万立方码（15.3百万立方米）的沙子和砂砾用以升高于河水平面6米高。
1938年11月21日开始动工建设，在富兰克林?罗斯福总统的关注下，是他选择机场的位置并且邦助安放奠基石在机场的终点站的建筑物

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Volcano Exploration
A scientist overlooks an eruption at Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanos. The Sicily, Italy, volcano is almost constantly in a state of eruption.
Photograph by Carsten Peter
意译：主标题：火山探险。
一位科学家俯瞰一个世界上最为活跃的活火山在（Etna）山上，位于意大利的西西里岛，这个活火山几乎一成不变的时常爆发和喷发火山灰。
  

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Volcano Exploration
A hiker climbs amid volcanic fumes in Russias Kamchatka peninsula. Twenty-nine active craters cover the peninsula’s shore, which is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Bering and Okhotsk Seas.  
Photograph by Carsten Peter
意译：一位徒步旅行者攀登冒着火山烟雾在俄罗斯的勘察加半岛。二十九个活跃的火山坑覆盖半岛的海滨，那里是环太平洋和白令海峡。