August 3, 2006
Ginnie Spring, Florida, 1998
Photograph by Wes Skiles
"Brown and blue blend as water from Ginnie Spring mixes with river water tinted by plant tannins. While this natural dye is harmless, man-made pollution clouds the future of these fountains—a fact Floridians must now confront."
(Text and photograph from "Unlocking the Labyrinth of North Florida Springs," March 1999, National Geographic magazine)
Ginnie泉，佛罗里达，1998
摄影者：Wes Skiles
Ginnie泉的水中混有棕色和蓝色物质，这些又与被植物丹宁酸染上色的河水混合。尽管这些天热染料是无害的，但人为污染玷污了这些泉水的未来，这是佛罗里达人现在必须面对的现实。
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August 4, 2006
Vestmannaeyjar Bonfire, Iceland, 1998
Photograph by Sisse Brimberg
During the first weekend of August, the residents of Vestmannaeyjar celebrate Iceland's first constitution in bold Viking style—with fire, song, and plenty of drink. Democracy took root on this rocky island in 930 A.D., when the Althing, predecessor to today's parliament, first met. "Icelanders have no other king than the laws," wrote an 11th-century cleric, and the proud descendants of the country's original settlers remain fiercely independent.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "In Search of Vikings," May 2000, National Geographic magazine)
Vestmannaeyjar篝火，冰岛，1998
摄影者：Sisse Brimberg
在八月的第一个周末，Vestmannaeyjar的居民以粗犷的维京风格－－篝火，歌唱，和豪饮－－庆祝冰岛第一部宪法的制定。早在公元930年，民主就已经植根于这座到处都是石头的岛国，就在那一年阿尔庭议会－－现在国会的前身－－初次建立。“冰岛人民没有国王只有法律，”一位11世纪的牧师如此写道，而这个国家最初拓荒者的充满自豪的后裔们也及其强烈的捍卫着他们的独立。
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August 5, 2006
Kachemak Hammock, Alaska, 1997
Photograph by Michael Melford
"After a dinner of fresh halibut and oysters, guests at Kachemak Bay Wilderness Lodge relax in a hammock amid the scenic grays and greens of surrounding Kachemak Bay State Park."
(Text and photograph from "Taking on the Kenai," May/June 1998, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
kachemak吊床，阿拉斯加，1997
摄影者：Michael Melford
在享用了一顿新鲜的比目鱼和牡蛎大餐后，Kachemak海湾上的Wilderness Lodge酒店的客人们躺在吊床上放松，一边欣赏着四周的Kachemak海湾国家公园灰绿相间的如画的风景。
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August 6, 2006
Hiroshima Cemetery, Japan, 1994
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
A couple walks through a Hiroshima cemetery for victims of the world's first atom bomb attack. Detonated by the United States on August 6, 1945, the A-bomb fulfilled its promise of hastening the end of World War II when Japan surrendered nine days later. Today Hiroshima is an ultra-modern city with few battle scars, except for those in the memories of the hibakusha—bomb survivors.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Hiroshima: Up from Ground Zero," August 1995, National Geographic magazine)
广岛坟墓，日本，1994
摄影者：Jodi Cobb
图中的一对日本夫妇正在广岛公墓中穿过，这个公墓是为那些在世界上第一次**袭击中的死难者建立的。这枚**于1945年八月6日由美国投放，完成了其加速第二次世界大战结束的使命－－日本于九天后宣布投降。如今，广岛成为了一座超现代化的城市，已经看不到多少战争的创伤了，除了轰炸后的幸存者－－那些炸弹幸存者－－的回忆之外。
图片为国家地理杂志1995年8月的“广岛：从零开始”拍摄，未发表。内容摘自该文。
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August 7, 2006
Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia, 1980
Photograph by Richard Perry
Water lilies flourish in the tea-tinted bogs of Okefenokee Swamp. The swamp covers an area in southeast Georgia that is about half the size of Rhode Island. Okefenokee is an Anglicization of an American Indian word meaning "trembling earth" and describes the soft, spongy peat moss that gives an unstable feel to the swamp's drier areas.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Wilderness Challenge, 1980)
奥克弗诺基沼泽,乔治亚州，1980
摄影者：Richard Perry
图中为一朵绽放在奥克弗诺基沼泽的茶色泥沼上的荷花。这座沼泽位于乔治亚洲东南，其面积约为罗德岛的一半大。奥克弗诺基是一句英文发音的美国印第安人词组，意思是“战栗的土地”，形容这片沼泽干燥地区那种由柔软的，海绵似的泥煤苔造成的不稳固的感觉。
图片为国家地理杂志,1980年的"野生挑战"拍摄，未发表，内容摘自该文
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August 8, 2006
Mother Wolf, Wichita, Kansas, 1997
Photograph by Joel Sartore
A Mexican gray wolf snuggles with two pups at the Sedgwick County Zoo. At one time, gray wolves were among the most widely distributed mammals on Earth. However, by the early 1900s, unchecked trapping, poisoning, and hunting of these highly intelligent predators drove the species to the brink of extinction.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Return of the Gray Wolf," May 1998, National Geographic magazine)
母狼，威奇托，堪萨斯，1997
摄影者：Joel Sartore
在塞奇威克国家动物园，一只墨西哥灰狼与它的两只幼崽相互偎依着。曾几何时，灰狼是世界上分布最广的哺乳动物。但是到二十世纪初期，人们对这种非常聪明的食肉动物进行毫无限制的诱捕，毒杀，和狩猎将这个物种赶到了濒临灭绝的边缘.
图片为国家地理杂志1998年5月的“灰狼的回归”而拍摄，为发表。内容摘自该文。
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August 9, 2006
Tillamook County Fair, Oregon, 1996
Photograph by Randy Olson
A teenager shoots some hoops for charity at the Tillamook County Fair in Oregon. Featuring a horse show, a hypnotist, and the squealing Pig-N-Ford Race, this county fair is just one of hundreds across the United States that mix family entertainment with agricultural competition.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Country Fairs," October 1997, National Geographic magazine)
Tillamook集市，俄勒冈，1996
摄影者：Randy Olson
在俄勒冈州的Tillamook的集市上，一个少年正在为慈善活动进行投篮。马匹展览，催眠术士以及Pig-N-Ford赛车的轰鸣，都是这种露天市场的特色，其集家庭娱乐和农业竞赛于一体，风靡整个美国。
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August 10, 2006
Bottlenose Whales, Canada, 1997
Photograph by Flip Nicklin
"Symmetry in motion, two whales surface and exhale in union, emerging to the rarest of North Atlantic days—a clear sky and a glassy sea. Although small groups often maneuver in tight formation for a short time…research suggests that the social bonds of most bottlenose whales are as transient as a teenager's. A month from now these whales will be swimming in sync with new best friends."
(Text from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Bottlenose Whales," August 1998, National Geographic magazine)
宽吻鲸鱼，加拿大，1997
摄影者：Flip Nicklin
晴朗的天空和闪耀的海水，在这北大西洋难得的好天气里，两头步调一致的鲸鱼一起浮出海面呼气。虽然鲸鱼小组经常以紧密的队形一起行动...研究表明大多数巨齿槌鲸的社交关系就好像青少年之间的关系那样短暂。一个月后，这些鲸鱼就会同它们新密友一起游泳了。
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August 11, 2006
Nha Trang Beach, Vietnam, 1997
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita
"Following peacetime rhythms, locals flock each morning to a beach in the city where the first U.S. servicemen sent to Vietnam arrived in 1952 to fix airplanes for French forces. Today the victorious communists are deferring to the economic know-how of the once capitalist south."
(Text and photograph from "Crossroads of Asia: South China Sea," December 1998, National Geographic magazine)
nha trang 沙滩，越南，1997
摄影者：Michael S. Yamashita
伴随着和平时期的节拍，当地居民每天早上都来城市的沙滩聚会，这里也是1952年第一批美国维修工人到达的地方，他们来到越南帮助法国军队修理飞机。如今，胜利的**主义者采用了昔日的南方资本家在经济上的诀窍。
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August 12, 2006
Cape York Cow, Queensland, Australia, 1995
Photograph by Sam Abell
A man rides an angry cow in Cape York Peninsula, a place of extremes that has been dubbed "The Land of Wait Awhile" by cattle drovers who are often ensnared in the region's thorny tangles.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Uneasy Magic of Australia's Cape York Peninsula," June 1996, National Geographic magazine.)
约克角半岛，昆士兰州，澳大利亚，1995
摄影者：Sam Abell
在约克角半岛，一个人正驾驭着一头愤怒的母牛。约克角半岛是澳大利亚昆士兰洲的尽头，这里被那些经常处于棘手的混乱状态之中的牛贩子们称为“稍等之地”。
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August 13, 2006
Alligator Snapper, United States, 1998
Photograph by George Grall
"Rough and ready, an alligator snapper feeds in the wild, as here in an aquarium, by wiggling a pink appendage in its mouth to lure fish."
(Text and photograph from "Unmasking the Snapping Turtle," March 1999, National Geographic magazine)
鳄鱼，美国，1998
摄影者：George Grall
尽管现在是在鱼缸里，就算在野外这种鳄龟吃饭也总是糊弄，它能做的只是通过摆动嘴里的粉色小舌头来钓鱼.
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这是一只枯叶龟，他们在河底的乱石中，一动不动-----------除了扭曲、跳动的舌头，那是他的鱼饵：为了吸引那些好奇的小鱼来“上钩”。
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August 14, 2006
Grenada Carnival, Grenada, 1984
Photograph by David Alan Harvey
"Giving the devil his due with greased bodies and dead snakes, Carnival revelers play 'jab-jab,' patois for Satan. The Evil One must be appeased before one can gain entry to heaven, says the street-theater script—bizarre, but all in fun."
Grenada's Carnival is celebrated in mid-August to avoid a conflict with the anniversary of their independence from Great Britain on February 7. This year, revelers take to the streets on August 14 and 15.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Marking Time in Grenada," November 1984, National Geographic magazine)
格林纳达狂欢节，格林纳达，1984
摄影者：David Alan Harvey
“在狂欢节上人们正装扮着‘jab-jab’－土话中的撒旦－，并把涂满油脂的身体和死蛇献给这个恶魔。街道剧的剧本中说道，欲获往天堂之门必先将魔王安抚－－古怪的说法，但是很有趣。”
格林纳达的狂欢节每年在八月中旬举行，以避免与二月7日－独立于英国的纪念日－相冲突。当年，狂欢节在八月14号和15号举行。
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August 15, 2006
Tongass Starfish, Alaska, 1998
Photograph by Michael Melford
When the tide goes out, a starfish is exposed to the elements in Tongass National Forest. A popular spot for tourists along the Inside Passage, the Tongass is the largest remaining temperate forest in the world—even as the logging industry lobbies for greater access to it.
(Text adapted from and photograph from "A Wilder Passage," May/June 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
tongass海星，阿拉斯加，1998
摄影者：Michael Melford
潮汐退去之后，一只海星留在了Tongass国家森林的地面上。作为Inside Passage上的旅游胜地，Tongass是世界上现有的最大的温带森林－－伐木业正试图获得更大的开采权。
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August 16, 2006
Il Palio, Tuscany, Italy, 2002
Photograph by William Albert Allard
Crowds gather in the Piazzo del Campo for Il Palio, one of Siena's celebrated horse races. This race, which is held two times a year in July and August, has been run in the plaza for over 400 years and features horses from the city's 17 contrade, or districts.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Siena: Italy's Very Own Magic Kingdom," September 2003, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
Il Palio,Tuscany,意大利
摄影者：William Albert Allard
人们聚集到Piazzo del Campo上观看Il Palio，锡耶纳[意大利中部城市]的著名赛马之一。这场赛马每年在七月和八月共进行两次，已经在这个广场上不间断的举办了400多年，用以展示来自这个城市17个地区的马匹。
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August 17, 2006
Rocky Shore, Scott's Head, Dominica, 1996
Photograph by Michael Melford
A rooster skips past a fishing boat beached on the rocky shore of Dominica's Scott's Head. All along the Caribbean side of the island, the warm, placid waters provide pristine coral gardens for snorkelers and an abundance of fish for the local fisherman.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Dominica: The Caribbean's 'Nature Island'," June 1997, National Geographic magazine)
石头海湾,斯科特,多米尼加
摄影者：Michael Melford
在多米尼加的斯科特海岬，一只公鸡正跳过一艘停在石头海湾上的渔船。沿着小岛在加勒比海的一侧，温暖平静的海水为潜泳者提供了纯净的珊瑚花园，也为渔民们提供了丰富的鱼类。
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August 18, 2006
Soccer Pickup, Asuncion, Paraguay, 1981
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta
"Their work behind them, truck drivers unwind with a pickup game of soccer as loads of cotton await processing in Asunción."
(Text and photograph from "Paraguay," August 1982, National Geographic magazine)
临时的足球比赛，Asuncion，巴拉圭
摄影者：O. Louis Mazzatenta
他们的工作就在身后，Asunción的卡车司机们在他们运来的棉花货物等候处理的时候，忙里偷闲踢球放松.
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August 19, 2006
Cormorants, Saudi Arabia, 1991
Photograph by Sisse Brimberg
Cormorants recover in a Saudi pool after the first gulf war. Iraqis retreating from Kuwait damaged nearly 800 oil wells, poisoning 300 miles (483 kilometers) of coast and 600 square miles (1,554 square kilometers) of the Persian Gulf, including the breeding grounds of sea-faring cormorants and grebes. Six months after the destruction, coastlines were still black and desolate, proving that recovery would be slow for the fragile ecosystem.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Persian Gulf Pollution: Assessing the Damage One Year Later," February 1992, National Geographic magazine)
鸬鹚,沙特阿拉伯，1991
摄影者：Sisse Brimberg
图为第一次海湾战争之后，一群在沙特阿拉伯某处水池里痊愈的鸬鹚。伊拉克在从科威特撤退时，已经毁坏了将近800处油井，这污染了300英里(483公里)的海岸线和600平方英里(966平方公里)的波斯湾，其中也包括了鸬鹚和 的生息之处。在这场破坏的六个月之后，海岸线还是那么肮脏荒芜，这说明脆弱的生态环境的恢复将是非常的缓慢。
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August 21, 2006
Nosy Be Island, Madagascar, 1967
Photograph by Luis Marden
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.
(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)
Nosy Be 岛，马达加斯加，1967
摄影者：Luis Marden
一艘简单的海船停靠在Nosy Be岛的岸边，这座小岛位于马达加斯加西北面。Nosy Be岛以芬香且奢侈的出口品香精而举世闻名。该小岛主要生产用于制作最上等香水所用的依兰树香精，以及干香子兰豆和黄绿色香子兰花的种子。这种花在早上盛开，只能持续一天。
图片为国家地理杂志1967年10月的“马达加斯加：地球末端的岛屿”一文拍摄，未发表。内容摘自该文。
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August 22, 2006
Beer Factory, Qingdao, China, 1980
Photograph by Emory Kristof
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.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Ocean," December 1981, National Geographic magazine)
啤酒工厂，青岛，中国，1980
摄影者：Emory Kristof
青岛啤酒厂的工人在给出口的啤酒装瓶。该厂是由定居在中国青岛的德国人在1903年建立的。从那时开始青岛啤酒成了在美国最有名的中国啤酒。每年八月，青岛会举行为期两周的国际啤酒节，其中包括啤酒展示，烟花，当然还有很多喝的啤酒。
图片为国家地理杂志1981年12月的“大海”一文拍摄，未发表。
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