031 伊莎贝尔的极夜

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Isabel opened her suitcase and started to unpack

伊莎贝尔打开手提箱，开始拿出东西。

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Her father had already left for a meeting

她的父亲已经去开会了。

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" This is going to be so boring," she mumbled

“这肯定会很无聊的，”她咕哝道。

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" How can you have fun when it's dark and cold all the time?"

“天一直又黑又冷，怎么可能玩得开心呢？”

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Isabel and her father lived in Florida

伊莎贝尔和她的父亲住在佛罗里达。

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But for the next month, her father was working at a university in Tromsø, Norway

但在接下来的一个月里，她的父亲要在挪威特罗姆瑟的一所大学工作。

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The city was north of the Arctic Circle, and they had arrived during the polar night

这座城市在北极圈以北，他们到达的时候正值极夜。

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Because of Earth's tilt, polar regions receive almost no sunlight during this time

由于地轴的倾斜，极地地区在这段时间里几乎接收不到阳光。

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In Tromsø this lasts from November through January — three whole months!

在特罗姆瑟，这会从十一月持续到一月——整整三个月！

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Just then Isabel heard a knock

就在这时，伊莎贝尔听到了一阵敲门声。

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It was the university student who lived next door

就是那个住在隔壁的大学生。

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" Hello," Erik said with a friendly smile

“你好，”埃里克友好地笑着说。

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" Ready for your tour of Tromsø? Dress warmly — it's cold outside!"

“准备好逛逛特罗姆瑟了吗？穿暖和点——外面很冷！”

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Isabel forced a polite smile in return

伊莎贝尔勉强露出一个礼貌的微笑。

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" Ugh," she thought." Right now my friends are probably at the beach!"

“唉，”她想，“这会儿我的朋友们说不定正在海滩上呢！”

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Isabel followed Erik as he pointed out restaurants, theaters, and shops

伊莎贝尔跟着埃里克，他一路指给她看餐馆、剧院和商店。

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She spotted a group of kids wearing ski gear

她看到一群孩子穿着滑雪装备。

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" Are they going skiing?"

“他们要去滑雪吗？”

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Erik grinned." Why does that surprise you?"

埃里克咧嘴一笑。“这有什么好惊讶的？”

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" It's dark outside! Isn't it dangerous to ski now?"

“外面这么黑！现在滑雪不危险吗？”

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" There are lights on the slopes. And it's fun to ski at night!"

“雪道上有灯光。而且夜间滑雪很有趣！”

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" What else can you do during the polar night?" Isabel asked

“在极夜期间，你们还能做什么？”伊莎贝尔问道。

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" Well, many people go to concerts and cook meals together

“嗯，很多人会去听音乐会，或者一起做饭。

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People like to go ice fishing and ice skating

人们喜欢去冰钓和滑冰。

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We can even feed reindeer."

我们甚至可以喂驯鹿。”

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Isabel laughed." I could never do some of those things in Florida!

伊莎贝尔笑了。“这些事，有些我在佛罗里达可绝对做不了！

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But it must be hard to live with so little sunlight for three whole months."

但是，整整三个月几乎没有阳光，生活一定很不容易吧。”

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" Some people find it difficult

“有些人会觉得很难熬。

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They use special light boxes that give the effect of the sun

他们会使用能模拟阳光效果的特殊灯箱。

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Other people take vitamin D pills

其他人会服用维生素D补充剂。

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Not getting enough sunlight can cause a lack of vitamin D."

阳光不足会导致缺乏维生素D。”

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Erik shrugged." I love the polar night."

埃里克耸耸肩。“我喜欢极夜。”

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" What's summer like?"

“夏天是什么样子的？”

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" Great," Erik said

“很棒，”埃里克说。

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" From May to July, we have the midnight sun

“从五月到七月，我们会有午夜的太阳。

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It stays light all day long

天整天都是亮的。

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You can go hiking or swimming in the middle of the night."

你可以在半夜去远足或者游泳。”

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They went into a cafe to get warm

他们走进一家咖啡馆取暖。

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" So, what would you like to do while you're here?" Erik asked

“那么，你在这儿的时候想做点什么？”埃里克问。

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" Actually..." Isabel took a sip of her steaming hot chocolate

“其实……”伊莎贝尔喝了一口热气腾腾的热巧克力。

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" Everything sounds fun!"

“听起来都很有趣！”

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Isabel's month in Tromsø flew by

伊莎贝尔在特罗姆瑟的一个月过得飞快。

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She went skiing and ice fishing

她去滑了雪，还钓了冰鱼。

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She sledded down snowy hills!

她坐雪橇从雪山上滑下来！

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On her last night in Norway, Erik came by

在挪威的最后一晚，埃里克过来了。

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" I have a surprise," he said

“我有个惊喜，”他说。

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" We're going to drive outside the city for a show."

“我们要开车到城外去看一场表演。”

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Forty minutes later Erik pulled into a parking lot

四十分钟后，埃里克驶进了一个停车场。

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They got out of the car and followed a trail to a dark field

他们下了车，沿着一条小路走到一片漆黑的空地上。

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People were standing there, staring up at the sky

人们站在那里，抬头望着天空。

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" Whoa!" Isabel gasped

“哇！”伊莎贝尔倒吸一口气。

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Waves of green light danced above." The northern lights!"

绿色的光波在头顶舞动。“是北极光！”

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Erik grinned." They're caused by particles from the sun entering Earth's atmosphere

埃里克咧嘴笑了。“它们是由太阳粒子进入地球大气层引起的。

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You can see the show best when you're close to the North Pole."

靠近北极的时候，这场表演看得最清楚。”

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Soon they were driving back to Tromsø

很快，他们就开车返回特罗姆瑟。

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" Ready to return home to warm, sunny Florida?" Erik asked

“准备好回到温暖、阳光明媚的佛罗里达了吗？”埃里克问。

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Isabel shook her head

伊莎贝尔摇了摇头。

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" Nope! I love the polar night. It's beautiful — and fun!"

“不！我喜欢极夜。它很美——而且有趣！”