Isabel's Polar Night

Isabel’s Polar Night

伊莎贝尔的极地之夜

Isabel opened her suitcase and started to unpack. Her father had already left for a meeting. “ This is going to be so boring, ” she mumbled. “ How can you have fun when it’s dark and cold all the time?” Isabel and her father lived in Florida. But for the next month, her father was working at a university in Tromsø, Norway.

伊莎贝尔打开行李箱，开始打开行李。她父亲已经动身去了会议。 “这太无聊了。”她嘟囔着。“天一直又黑又冷，你怎么能玩得开心呢?” 伊莎贝尔和她的父亲住在佛罗里达州。但接下来的一个月，她的父亲在挪威特罗姆瑟的一所大学工作。

The city was north of the Arctic Circle, and they had arrived during the polar night. Because of Earth’s tilt, polar regions receive almost no sunlight during this time. In Tromsø this lasts from November through January—three whole months! Just then Isabel heard a knock. It was the university student who lived next door.

这座城市位于北极圈以北，他们是在极夜抵达的。 由于地球的倾斜，极地地区在这段时间几乎没有阳光。 在特罗姆斯，这从11月持续到1月整整三个月！ 就在这时，伊莎贝尔听到了敲门声。是住在隔壁的那个大学生。

“ Hello, ” Erik said with a friendly smile. “ Ready for your tour of Tromsø? Dress warmly—it’s cold outside! ” Isabel forced a polite smile in return. “ Ugh, ” she thought. “ Right now my friends are probably at the beach! ”

“你好，”埃里克友好地笑着说。 “准备好游览特罗姆瑟了吗?”穿暖和点——外面很冷!” 伊莎贝尔勉强报以礼貌的微笑。“啊，”她想。“现在我的朋友可能在海滩上！”

Isabel followed Erik as he pointed out restaurants, theaters, and shops. She spotted a group of kids wearing ski gear. “ Are they going skiing?” Erik grinned. “ Why does that surprise you?” “ It’s dark outside! Isn’t it dangerous to ski now?”

埃里克指给伊莎贝尔看餐馆、剧院和商店。她发现一群穿着滑雪装备的孩子。 “他们要去滑雪吗?” 埃里克咧嘴一笑。“为什么你会感到惊讶?” “外面好黑啊!”现在滑雪不是很危险吗?”

“ There are lights on the slopes. And it’s fun to ski at night! ” “ What else can you do during the polar night?” Isabel asked. “ Well, many people go to concerts and cook meals together. People like to go ice fishing and ice skating. We can even feed reindeer. ”

“山坡上有灯。晚上滑雪很有趣!” “在极夜你还能做什么?”伊莎贝尔问道。 “嗯，很多人去听音乐会，一起做饭。人们喜欢去冰上钓鱼和滑冰。 我们甚至可以喂驯鹿。”