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编者按:总有一些新认识的朋友会问:你学啥专业?我:地质~朋友:哦,挖煤的!
我:我们“解剖”地球的!今天我们就要向大家展示一下成为一名地质学家到底有多棒!
来源:地质笔记翻译:硫离子原文:curtin大学地质系老师Christ Spencer的博客文章 "30+ Photos That Prove Being A Geologist Is The Best Job In The World"
You commute to work on a C-17 Globemaster (to Antarctica),
你可以乘Globemaster(全球霸王)C-17去南极!
or in a R44 helicopter (in Alaska),
或者,在阿拉斯加乘坐RobinsonR44直升机,
or by horse (in Argentina),
还可以选择在阿根廷骑马,
or on a boat with this awesome dude (in Papua New Guinea),
或是在巴布亚新几内亚和这个很酷的老兄共乘一条船,
or on a yak (in Bhutan).
还可以在不丹骑耗牛。
Accommodation onbusiness trips is rarely in a hotel (in Alaska),
我们的出差都不住宾馆的(阿拉斯加),
with no din of traffic to wake you in the morning (in Tibet),
没有吵杂的交通唤你起床(西藏),
and your life is basically one continuous North Face advertisement (in Tibet).
你的生活基本上就在给NorthFace代言(西藏)。
Most of the time the weather is quite pleasant (in the South Georgia Islands),
大多数时候天气是很给力的(南乔治亚岛),
but at times it does get a bit cold (in Antarctica).
但有的时候天气的确有点冷(摄于南极)。
The food is local, organic, and always fantastic (in Seram,Indonesia)!
可以品尝到当地的食物,有机无污染,常常很棒!(印度尼西亚,斯兰岛)
glacial water for refreshment (in Greenland),
有解渴的雪水(格陵兰岛),
and butter tea before bed (in Tibet).
睡前的酥油茶(西藏)。
As a geologist, there is usually a lot of walking involved(in Bhutan),
作为一个地质学家,我们会走很多路(不丹),
and fording rivers (in Alaska),
要涉水(阿拉斯加),
and even across ancient ocean floor (pillow basalt in Oman),
会穿过古老的大洋底部(阿曼的枕状玄武岩),
sometimes in the rain (in New Guinea),
有时候会在雨中行走(新几内亚),
sometimes high in the snowy mountains (in Nepal),
有时候会在雪山顶穿行(尼泊尔),
or on slippery sand dunes (in China),
也会滑下沙丘(中国),
but the vistas are always worth it (in Greenland).
但看到美景的时刻,一切努力总是值得的(格陵兰岛)。
did I say the vistas are ALWAYS worth it (in Alaska)?
哦,我刚说这些美景总是值得的吗?(阿拉斯加)
no really, the vistas are totally worth it (in California).
也不见得,因为它们完完全全值得!(加利福尼亚)
Although most of the time we are looking at rocks (inArgentina),
虽然在很多时候我们都在看石头(阿根廷),
for the rocks are why we climb the mountains (in UAE),
因为这些石头,我们翻山越岭(阿拉伯),
and they really do have exciting stories to tell (in Madagascar).
他们会告诉我们一些很棒的故事(马达加斯加)。
Sometimes the rocks are in the desert (in Namibia),
这些岩石会在沙漠中(纳米比亚),
and sometimes they are in caves (in Spain).
或者在岩洞中(西班牙),
Sometimes we work on the coast (in the Grenadines),
我们会在海边寻找(格林纳丁斯群岛),
and sometimes on the tops of volcanoes (in the Cascades).
我们也会去火山口寻找(北美Cascades群山)。
From the oldest rocks on the planet (Acaste gneiss, Canada),
从地球上最老的岩石(加拿大Acaste片麻岩),
to shifting sand dunes (in China),
到正在移动的沙丘(中国),
to fresh lava (in Hawaii),
到刚凝的岩浆(夏威夷),
to a simple roadcut (in Bosnia & Herzegovina),
到简单的路堑(波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那共和国)
we truly do love rocks (in Maine).
我们真心热爱着这些石头们(美国缅因州)。
Geologists truly do have the best job (in Argentina)!
地质学家真的是最棒的工作了!(阿根廷)
Come on, who else get’s paid to smash rocks with a sledgehammer on the beach (in South Africa)!!
Come on,还有哪个工作会付钱让你在沙滩上用大锤砸石头呢!(南非)
千万不要羡慕我们搞地质的哦,成为想成为的自己,看自己想看的风景,就很棒啦!Do everything you want, because you are great!
画外音:作为一名地质人,或许总在经历一些其他人想不到的危险或困难,但同时我们也看到了许多别人看不到的风景。坚定,坚持,乐观,不畏艰险,不忘初心,这就是咱们最棒的地质工作者!
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