都是长假惹的祸。
这次翻译是突击的，翻译的很草
多亏俺的英明神武、大公无私、榆树临风、风度扁扁的BOSS帮忙校对
在此，谨代表我自己对大清同学表示最真挚的谢意
Photos and scripts are based on nationalgeographic.com. Chinese translations are provided by raindrops®
May 1, 2007
Czechoslovakia, 1967
捷克斯洛伐克
Photograph by James P. Blair
Children dance around a maypole in a centuries-old tradition that is still thriving in eastern Europe. Maypoles are erected in villages across the region on the first of May in celebration of youth and the arrival of spring.
在一个庆祝仪式上，孩子们围着五月花柱载歌载舞。这个仪式历史悠久，仍在东欧盛行。在5月的首日，这个地区的村庄里都会竖起五月花柱，以此来庆祝青春和春天的到来。
May 2, 2007
Boom Island Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1997
明尼苏达州，明尼阿波利斯，Boom Island Park
Photograph by Gail Mooney
Twin Cities citizens take to their lakes as soon as warm weather permits, and a daily sight-seeing cruise departing from the shores of Minneapolis's Boom Island Park is one way visitors can join the fun.
一伺天气转暖，双城的居民就会投入到他们热爱的湖中。游客们可以乘坐每日始发于明尼阿波斯里Boom Island Park海岸的观光油轮，来加入当地人，享受湖泊赐予的无限乐趣。
May 3, 2007
Venice, Italy, 1994
意大利威尼斯
Photograph by Sam Abell
Spectators in motorboats wait for the racing gondolas to pass during Il Palio Delle Quattro Antiche Repubbliche Marinare, a regatta which pits rowers from each of Italy's maritime republics—Venice, Genoa, Pisa, and Amalfi—against each other. With streets no bigger than sidewalks, rowing is serious business in Venice, which has 42 boating associations and no cars.
The next Palio will be held in Venice in May 2007.
在第二届Palio Delle Quattro Antiche Repubbliche Marinare节上，摩托艇的乘客正等待赛船通过。Palio Delle Quattro Antiche Repubbliche Marinare节是一个赛舟会，集合了意大利所有的海边共和国（包括威尼斯，热那亚，比萨和Amalfi）的赛船手互相角逐。威尼斯的街道和人行道差不多宽。在威尼斯，划船很重要：这里有42个划船协会，却没有汽车。
下届Palio赛船会将于2007年5月在威尼斯举行。
May 4, 2007
Near Kairouan, Tunisia, 1979
突尼斯，靠近凯万
Photograph by David Alan Harvey
"A farm boy in no particular hurry allows his donkey to browse on wild poppies as they shamble along toward field work near Kairouan, a city holy to Muslims."
在凯万近郊，一个悠闲的村童徜徉在去田地的途中，任由他的驴子在野罂粟从中进食。凯万是穆斯林的圣地。
May 5, 2007
Sydney, Australia, 1978
Photograph by Robert W. Madden
A duck leaves a clear trail as it swims through algae-covered waters in Sydney—but the duck isn’t the only "green" lover in this bustling city. Laborers working on Sydney's famed opera house refused to build an underground parking garage next door for fear of killing three historic fig trees in the Botanic Gardens.
在悉尼，一只鸭子游过海藻覆盖的水面，在身后留下了一条清晰的水痕。在悉尼这座欣欣向荣的城市，这只鸭子不是唯一的“绿色爱好者”。因为担心会导致植物园内的三棵历史悠久的无花果树死亡，建造著名的悉尼歌剧院的工人们曾拒绝在隔壁修建一个地下车库。
May 6, 2007
Gabon, 2000
加蓬
Photograph by Michael Nichols
Viewed from a mountain summit, the canopy of Minkebe Forest in Northern Gabon lies shrouded in mist.
Photographer Mike Nichols took this shot while accompanying explorer Michael Fay on his grueling 15-month, 2,000-mile (3,200-kilometer) trek across Africa to catalog the region’s pristine forests and promote their protection. As a result of Fay’s efforts, President El Hadj Omar Bongo of Gabon set aside more than 10,000 square miles (26,000 square kilometers) of land to form a national park system protecting 13 separate parks.
从山顶望去，加蓬北部的Minkebe 森林被薄雾笼罩，仅显露出一个轮廓。
这幅照片是摄影师Mike Nichols当年在陪伴探险家Michael Fay 进行一次探险之旅时拍摄的。是次探险历时15个月，他们横贯非洲，行程2,000英里 (3,200公里)，目的是为当地的原始森林进行分类，并促进对这些森林的保护。经过Fay的不懈努力，当时加蓬的总统 El Hadj Omar Bongo划出一块达10,000 平方英里(26,000 平方公里)的广袤土地组成一个国家公园体系，以保护13个独立的公园。
May 7, 2007
Broome, Australia, 1997
澳大利亚
Photograph by R. Ian Lloyd
Famous for its pearl-filled waters, Broome anchors the Dampier Peninsula, part of the famous Kimberley region in northwest Australian. This region was one of the earliest settled areas of the continent, receiving settlers from Indonesian islands some tens of thousands of years ago.
位于Dampier半岛的Broome以水中富含珍珠而闻名。该半岛是澳大利亚西北部著名的金伯利地区的组成部分之一。这一地区是澳洲大陆最早的聚居地。数万年前，印度尼西亚群岛的居民就已来此地定居。
May 8, 2007
Thailand, 1996
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
Members of a refugee Burmese tribe in Thailand, a Padaung family bathes in a stream. Padaung women are often fitted with brass neck rings. These rings help elongate their necks—a look prized among this group—albeit at the expense of crushed collarbones and rib cages.
在泰国，一些缅甸部落Padaung族的难民正在一条小溪里漱洗。Padaung族的女人们脖子上经常戴着铜颈环。这些颈环可以拉长他们的颈部。长颈在这个部族备受推崇，但妇女们因此要承受锁骨和胸腔变形的代价。
May 9, 2007
Qingdao, China, 1981
青岛
Photograph by Emory Kristof
Three sparse oriental pines give some early morning shade to people looking out at the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China. The city in northeast China is home to the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Oceanology, a respected research center where scientists have worked to develop strains of kelp used for food and as stabilizers in medications and cosmetics.
在中国青岛，三棵稀疏的松树为一大早来观看黄海的人们提供了些许的阴翳地。这个位于中国北部的城市是中国海洋研究所的所在地。在这个受世人尊敬的研究中心，科学家们致力于研发可食用海藻，及用作药物与化妆品的稳定剂。
May 10, 2007
Afghanistan, 1968
阿富汗
Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie
A man passes one of the lakes of central Afghanistan Band-e-Amir, a series of five mineral-enriched, sapphire lakes that punctuate the dusty, travertine peaks near central Afghanistan抯 Hindu Kush.
Legend has it the lakes were formed by Caliph Ali who miraculously raised the retaining walls to dam a dangerous river, thereby impressing a local pagan king who converted to Islam.
在阿富汗中部，一名男子经过Band-e-Amir的一个湖泊。这一带有5个富含矿物质的湖泊，这些湖泊如蓝宝石般点缀在阿富汗中部的Hindu Kush，把布满灰尘的石灰华山隔断。
根据传说，这些湖泊是哈里发·阿里造的。他曾经凭借神力抬高一条危险河流两岸的围墙，从而阻止了一次洪水爆发。这一举动，感化了当地的一个异教徒国王皈依伊斯兰教。
Photos and scripts are based on nationalgeographic.com. Chinese translations are provided by raindrops®
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谢谢点点！那个青岛的看着好熟悉！
