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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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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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