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10 days with the US Coast Guard on the new Arctic front lines
与美国海岸警卫队在北极新前线的十天

As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships
随着新的海上航道的开通,商业和国防的机会变得不可抗拒。为了抓住这些机会,美国迫切需要船只。

The light at the end of the world is different. One of the first things I notice when I land in Nome, a tiny port town halfway up the coast of Alaska, is how bright it is. The sun sits on the horizon, its rays making a thin, sharp line that cuts between the grey sky and water. It seems both more and less powerful here, where there are only a few hours of daylight. Canary yellow and smoke are the colours that Rothko would have painted had he lived here.

世界尽头的光线与众不同。当我降落在阿拉斯加州海岸中部的小港镇诺姆时,我注意到的第一件事就是光线的明亮。太阳悬在地平线上,它的光芒形成一条细而锐利的线,划分了灰色的天空和水面。在这里,白昼仅有几个小时,阳光似乎既强烈又微弱。若罗斯科(Rothko)生活在此,他会用金丝雀黄和烟灰色来作画。

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