1.England

Glowing furnace bright at night, London became the world's largest city during the coal-powered industrial revolution, a tipping point for the steep rise of Earth's population. Wealthy countries use many times more resources per capita than poorer nations, but as global incomes rise, increased consumption may stress the planet more than population growth.

英国，燃烧的火炉在夜晚闪耀。在以煤为主要动力的工业革命过程中，伦敦变成了世界第一大城市，这也成为世界人员激增的一个引爆点。富裕国家的平均能源使用率要多过贫穷国家好几倍，但随着全球经济的增长，相对于人口增长来说，能源消耗给地球造成压力更大。

2.A selection of manuscripts from a small family library includes a text with astrology diagrams (center). Timbuktu's libraries contain over 100,000 manuscripts, and experts believe many thousands remain undiscovered.

一组来自一个小型家族图书馆的占星术图解（中部）手稿。廷巴克图的图书馆拥有超过十万本手稿，且专家认为仍有很多尚未被世人发现。

3.China—Towering ice sculptures set a winter night ablaze with color at the 26th annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The monuments, showcasing architecture from palaces to pagodas, stood for more than a month.

中国：第26届哈尔滨国际冰雪节上，各式冰雕塔在冬夜中异彩纷呈。这些来自宫殿及宝塔造型的冰雕建筑将展出一个多月。

4.A giant cave column swagged in flowstone towers over explorers swimming through the depths of Hang Ken, one of 20 new caves discovered last year in Vietnam.

一个直入流石的巨大洞柱矗立于悬垂在Hang Ken洞的探险者上方，这个洞穴是去年越南最新发现的20个洞穴之一。

5.Healthy new plate coral in the lagoon on Kanton island is a sign of hope. Since the waters here were hit by a severe bleaching episode, the coral has grown to a diameter of more than four feet.

新生的健康盘型珊瑚成为Kanton 群岛重现生机的希望。因为这里的水质遭受过一次严重的漂白污染，珊瑚的直径长到了超过四英尺长。

6.The Sankore Mosque was one of three historic mosques that oversaw a system of private academies run by Islamic scholars during the 15th and 16th centuries.

桑科雷清真寺是三大历史性清真寺之一，它见证了15到16世纪由伊斯兰教学者主持的私立学院这一体系。

7.After a day of grazing in the surrounding desert, a herd of sheep and goats follow their owner to his home on the edge of Timbuktu. Founded by Tuareg herders, Timbuktu still counts the livestock trade among its primary sources of income.

结束了在沙漠中一天的游牧，一群绵羊和山羊跟着主人返回位于廷巴克图边缘的家中。由柏柏尔人建立的廷巴克图，畜牧业仍是主要收入来源之一。

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