Snows Of Kilimanjaro/吉力馬札羅山的雪
What he saw was as big as the whole world. It was incredibly white in the sunshine. It was the top of Kilimanjaro's square hill. So he realized that was where he was going. Hemingway's Snow on Kilimanjaro Mountain./他目之所及的像整個世界一樣壯闊,雄偉高聳,在陽光下白得令人難以置信,正是吉力馬札羅方形的山頂,於是他明白了那就是他要去的地方——海明威《吉力馬札羅山的雪》
Kilimanjaro, the "African Roof", is the highest peak in Africa and is known as the King of Africa. Kilimanjaro Mountain is located in the northeast of Tanzania and south of the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, about 160 kilometers south of Nairobi, about 225 kilometers south of the equator and 3 degrees south latitude. It is a watershed between Tanzania and Kenya, a snow mountain and a volcano. As Hemingway describes it, the perennial snow on the top of Kilimanjaro is the only snow peak on the equatorial line, especially in the vast grasslands of East Africa./吉力馬札羅，「非洲屋頂」，是非洲最高的山峰，被稱為非洲之王。吉力馬札羅山位於坦尚尼亞東北部，東非大裂谷以南，奈洛比以南約160公裡，赤道以南約225公裡，南緯3度。它是坦尚尼亞和肯亞之間的分水嶺，雪山和火山。正如海明威所描述的，吉力馬札羅山頂常年積雪是赤道線上唯一的雪峰，特別是在東非廣闊的草原上。
Great Migration, Natural Choice/大遷徙，自然的選擇
You have to talk with the sun, the moon, the stars, the rivers, the lakes and the sea, shake hands with each tree, and grind with each straw-eared temple. Only then can you realize the great universe, the small life and the near death. —— Bi Shumin's 30,000 Li in Africa/你要和日月星辰對話,和江河湖海晤談,和每一棵樹握手,和每一株草耳鬢廝磨,你才會頓悟宇宙之大、生命之微、死亡之近。——畢淑敏《非洲三萬裡》
Natural selection and survival of the fittest are the laws of Darwin's theory of evolution. Perhaps it is not intuitive in human society, but in the animal world, it is absolutely true all the time. Looking for food, fighting, breeding, chasing, nurturing... Every link is not a drill, but a contest for life and a hymn. Every September in East Africa, there is a surge of life. Millions of animals run over the vast grasslands and migrate from Serengeti Park in Tanzania to the Masai Mara Animal Reserve in Kenya. This huge and spectacular animal migration is not only a search for food, but also a fight between life and death, between predators and prey. Zebras, wildebeests, antelopes and lions, cheetahs, crocodiles, these predatory beasts are playing out all the time. This dangerous and singing scene is called "the paradise of heaven". Crossing the Mala River, it is a rebirth of Nirvana. Jack London said that the ultimate aim of life is the ecstasy of life. When the Masai Mara prairie is dyed golden by the morning sun, when the Mara River rolls up the sand and dust that drifts to the other side of life, we can understand the true meaning of this sentence./自然選擇和適者生存是達爾文進化論的規律。也許這在人類社會是不直觀的，但在動物世界裡，它始終是絕對真實的。尋找食物，戰鬥，繁殖，追逐，培育…每一個環節都不是訓練，而是人生的較量和讚美詩。在東非，每年九月都會有生命的湧流。數以百萬計的動物在廣闊的草原上奔跑，從坦尚尼亞的塞倫蓋蒂公園遷移到肯亞的馬賽馬拉動物保護區。這種巨大而壯觀的動物遷徙不僅是為了尋找食物，而且是為了生存與死亡、捕食者與獵物之間的鬥爭。斑馬、角馬、羚羊和獅子、獵豹、鱷魚，這些捕食性動物一直在玩耍。這一危險的歌唱場面被稱為「天堂」。穿越馬拉河，是涅盤的重生。傑克·倫敦說，人生的終極目標是生活的搖頭丸。當馬賽馬拉草原被早晨的陽光染成金色，當馬拉河捲起沙和灰塵飄向生命的另一邊時，我們就能理解這句話的真正含義。
Safri ——遊獵之旅
From horses crossing stormy rivers to lions crossing grasses and sneaking into unconscious prey, from overlapping the shores of alkaline lakes at sunset like neon flamingos to seeing vultures tear apart animal flesh and hyenas bite the bones of wild animals. —— Lonely PlanetThese scenes are either exciting or palpitating, leading to a sense of crime. This is a safari, which goes deep into primitive nature and witnesses the beauty of wild and uninhibited Africa./從大群角馬橫渡怒濤洶湧的河流，到獅子穿過草叢，潛近毫無察覺的獵物；從眺望日落時分鹼水湖畔層層疊疊，恍若霓虹的火烈鳥，到目睹就兀鷹撕裂動物血肉和鬣狗咬碎野獸骨頭。這些景象或令人激動，或令人心悸，進而產生一種犯罪般的感覺，這便是遊獵之旅，它深入原始大自然之中，見證狂野不羈的非洲之至美。——《孤獨星球》
Safari is not a pure English word, but originated from Swahili, meaning "travel". There is also an Arabic definition of "a journey". It was William Cornwallis Harris, a British knight, who came to live on the African continent in 1836 and became known to the public. Kenya is the birthplace of all hunting trips. From the beginning of the last century, during the colonial period of European navigation, people brought to Africa symbols of hunting and bragging about their aristocratic lineage. "Safari" has evolved into a cross-continental tourism or hunting trip. Africa is known for its wildlife hunting activities around the world, and is regarded as a "hunting paradise" by rich businessmen in Europe and the United States. Nowadays, "Safari" has become a general term for African travel, translated as "hunting", referring to taking a specific car to closely track animals, absolutely prohibiting hunting./Safari本不是純正的英文單詞，最早來源於斯瓦西裡語，意為「旅行」。在阿拉伯語中也有「一次旅行」的釋義。而將這個詞真正帶入大眾眼界的，則是英國爵士William Cornwallis Harris在1836年進入非洲大陸生活而慢慢為大眾所熟知的。肯亞，是一切遊獵之旅的發源地。從上個世紀初，歐洲人航海殖民時期，人們將打獵視誇耀自身貴族血統的象徵帶到了非洲。「Safari」由此演變成為橫跨非洲大陸的觀光或者狩獵之旅，非洲便以野生動物狩獵活動聞名全球，被歐美富商權貴視為「狩獵天堂」。現今，「Safari」已經成為非洲旅行的泛指，譯為「遊獵」，指乘坐特定的車近距離追蹤動物，絕對禁止獵殺。
Great Rift Valley of East Africa/東非大裂谷
The East African Great Rift Valley, the largest fault zone on the world's continent, looks like a huge scar in satellite photographs./東非大裂谷(East African Great Rift Valley)是世界大陸上最大的斷裂帶，從衛星照片上看去猶如一道巨大的傷疤。
Many people think it is a deep, long, dark crack, but when you really step on the scar of the earth, you will find that it is not a scar, but a mark of God's preference. This Rift Valley runs through Kenya and intersects the equator, forming the famous "East African Cross". On both sides of the rift valley are lush vegetation and flowers, which connect with the endless grassland behind./很多人以為它是深不可測、狹長黑暗的裂縫，但當你真正踏足這道地球的傷疤上時，才會發現，它並不是傷疤，而是上帝偏愛的印記。這條裂谷縱貫肯亞境內，與赤道相交，形成了大名鼎鼎的「東非十字架」。裂谷兩側是鬱鬱蔥蔥的草木繁花，與背後一望無邊的草原連成一片。
Kenya/風情肯亞
When you think of Africa, you probably think of Kenya./當你想到非洲時，你所想到的大概就是肯亞。——《孤獨星球》
Kenya is located in eastern Africa, the equator runs across the central region, and the Great Rift Valley of East Africa runs north and south. It borders Somalia in the east, Tanzania in the south, Uganda in the West and Ethiopia and South Sudan in the north. Kenya is one of the birthplaces of mankind. The human skull fossils unearthed in Kenya about 2.5 million years ago. In the 7th century AD, some commercial cities formed along the southeastern coast of Africa. Arabs began to negotiate and settle there. Swahili is the national language of Kenya, and English is the official language. Forty-five percent of the country's population believes in Protestantism, 33 percent in Catholicism, 10 percent in Islam, and the rest in primitive religion and Hinduism./肯亞位於非洲東部，赤道橫貫中部，東非大裂谷縱貫南北。東鄰索馬利亞，南接坦尚尼亞，西連烏幹達，北與衣索比亞、南蘇丹交界。肯亞是人類發源地之一，境內曾出土約250萬年前的人類頭骨化石，公元7世紀，非洲東南沿海地帶形成一些商業城市，阿拉伯人開始到此經商和定居。斯瓦希裡語為肯亞國語，和英語同為其官方語言，全國人口的45%信奉基督教新教，33%信奉天主教，10%信奉伊斯蘭教，其餘信奉原始宗教和印度教。
Nomadic Maasai/遊牧民族馬賽族
In addition to thousands of animals, there is also a people that frightens lions, the Marseilles, who are one of the most famous nomadic tribes in East Africa./活躍在東非大草原的，除了成千上萬的動物，還有一個令獅子都感到害怕的民族——馬賽族，他們是東非最著名的一個遊牧部落。
Following the natural law of life, they keep the habit of sunrise and sunset, and graze in groups all year round. The Marseilles have always been the characteristics of the primitive tribes left over from the grasslands of East Africa. They wear bright red clothes, beautiful big earrings and necklaces, often with a stick in their hands. They are typical African tribal aborigines. They live in the African grasslands and jungles, accompanied by wild animals all the year round, but they generally do not interfere with each other and are at peace with each other. The symbiotic coexistence of many years has formed a specific tacit understanding and harmony between them. The traditional house of the Marseilles is like an upside-down cylinder. It opens a very small door, so that people can only bend down to enter, so that the owner can easily assassinate those who try to enter the house at home. The thatched hut is also the choice of the Marseilles./他們遵循自然的生活規律，保持日出日落的習慣，終年成群結隊地吃草。馬賽一直是東非草原上遺留下來的原始部落的特徵。他們穿著鮮紅的衣服，漂亮的大耳環和項鍊，通常手裡拿著一根棍子。他們是典型的非洲部落土著。它們生活在非洲的草原和叢林中，終年有野生動物相伴，但一般不相互幹擾，彼此和平相處。多年的共生共存，形成了它們之間特有的默契與和諧。馬賽傳統的房子就像一個倒置的圓筒。它打開一扇很小的門，這樣人們只能彎腰進去，這樣主人就可以輕易地暗殺那些想在家裡進屋的人。茅草屋也是馬賽的選擇。
Elephant Orphanage./大象孤兒院
There are only two elephant orphanages in the world, one in Sri Lanka and one in Kenya. There are about 23,000 African elephants living in Kenya, where elephants are known as one of the "five animals" of the national treasure. However, due to man-made destruction, Kenyan elephants are dying of poaching, overgrazing and drought, and there are also many elephants in urgent need of rescue, otherwise they will die prematurely in the hot sun. Kenya Elephant Orphanage, named The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in English, was founded by Daphne in 1987 and established by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Foundation./目前世界上僅存在兩所大象孤兒院，一所在斯裡蘭卡，一所位於肯亞。肯亞境內生活著大約2.3萬頭非洲象，在這裡大象是被譽為國寶的"五大動物"之一。然而，由於人為的破壞，肯亞大象死於偷獵、過度放牧和乾旱的事故層出不窮，因而也存在不少急需救助的小象，否則它們將在烈日下過早夭亡。肯亞大象孤兒院，英文名是The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust，1987年由達芙妮發起，由大衛·謝爾德裡克野生動物基金會設立。
Naruku, Bird's Paradise/納魯庫，鳥的天堂
Nakuru Lake, a world-famous park for bird protection, covers an area of 188 square kilometers. There are more than 2 million flamingos, accounting for one third of the world's total number of flamingos, and it is known as "bird watching paradise"./世界著名的納庫魯湖是為保護禽類鳥建立的公園，佔地面積188平方公裡，有約200多萬隻火烈鳥，佔世界火烈鳥總數的三分之一，被譽為"觀鳥天堂"。
Nakulu Lake is located in the volcanic zone and its water salinity is high. It is suitable for the growth of plankton as the main food of flamingos. In addition, there are about 450 kinds of birds in the garden, the most famous of which is overlooking from afar. It looks like a magnificent scene, beautiful and unusual, flying in groups. It's the flamingo. Flamingos, also known as big red cheeks, are well-proportioned, with black, white, rose and vermilion feathers. They like to flock together. They often gather 10,000 birds. Nakuru is not only a paradise for birds, but also inhabits zebras, gazelles, bison, baboons, water antelopes, hippos, ostriches and Black-faced monkeys.White-headed eagle, impala, giraffe, etc./納庫魯湖處於火山帶，湖水鹽鹼度較高，適宜作為火烈鳥主食的浮遊生物生長。此外，園中有約450種禽鳥，最著名的上，遠遠眺望，似錦如霞，豔麗異常，群飛群止，場面壯觀。就是火烈鳥。火烈鳥又名大紅顴，體型勻稱，羽毛有黑、白、玫瑰、朱紅色，喜歡結群，時常聚集萬隻以納庫魯不光是鳥類的天堂，整個園子裡還棲息著斑馬、瞪羚、野牛、狒狒、水羚、河馬、鴕鳥、黑臉猴，白頭鷹、黑斑羚、長頸鹿等。
Fashion Trend/時尚潮流
Grassland Hotel/草原酒店
Finch Hattons is located in Tsavos National Park near Nairobi, Kenya, Africa./Finch Hattons位於非洲肯亞首都奈洛比附近的Tsavos國家公園。
Denys Finch Hatton arrived in Kenya in 1911 and immediately fell in love with nature in Africa. Out of Africa, which won the Oscar Award for Best Picture in 1985, is about his love story. Architecture and interior design are designed by South African architect Francois Theron./這個度假酒店是以英國貴族Denys Finch Hatton作為命名及設計的靈感.....Denys Finch Hatton在1911年抵達肯亞，立刻愛上了非洲的大自然，在1985年獲得奧斯卡金像獎最佳影片的Out of Africa（走出非洲）就是關於他的愛情故事。建築及室內設計由南非建築師Francois Theron負責設計。
Naruku Apartment/納魯庫公寓
Orkidstudio Studio recently completed a new design project, a house for vulnerable local groups and abandoned children.Orkidstudio/工作室，最近完成了一個新的設計項目，一座專門為當地弱勢群體和被遺棄的兒童打造的住宅。
Unlike traditional African orphanages, where children sleep in large dormitories, the new building limits each room to four children, providing them with enough space and natural light. Create a series of different social spaces, open public areas, provide quiet corners and quiet places for learning, reading or just relaxation./它與傳統的非洲孤兒院不同，孩子們都睡在大宿舍當中，新建築限制每個房間只能容納四個孩子，為他們提供足夠的空間和自然光線。再打造一系列不同的社會空間，開放公共區域，提供安靜的角落和僻靜的場所供學習，閱讀或只是放鬆。
Chilli House/紅辣椒住宅
Fernando Torres Fernando Torres wants to build a private house in the natural environment of Ram Island./Fernando Torres/費爾南多·託雷斯想要在拉姆島上的自然環境中建造一個私人住宅。
He is passionate about architecture and enjoys contacting nature. Therefore, the designer proposes to build an organic building, seeking a balance between traditional skills and modern needs. In accordance with this requirement, all trees in the site are kept as much as possible in the design process. Similarly, efforts should be made to achieve peaceful coexistence with the environment throughout the construction process. The building is located on Ram Island, facing the northern end of the town, which is surrounded by vegetation and borders the beach on the southeastern slope. The forest is mainly composed of mangroves, which provide only a small open space between them, where many chirping birds live. These natural characteristics create a harmonious dialogue with the surrounding environment in the development and design process. And it is not completely isolated from the local residents. Its location provides a privacy space, which is formed and maintained by the natural environment./他對建築充滿了熱情，並喜歡與大自然接觸。因此，設計師提出建造一個有機建築，在傳統技藝和現代需求之間尋求平衡。按照此要求，在設計過程中儘可能的保留了場地中的所有樹木。同樣地，在整個施工過程中努力做到與環境和平共處。建築位於拉姆島，朝向城鎮的北端，這塊地環繞在植被之中，與東南斜坡上的海灘接壤。森林主要是由紅樹林組成，兩者之間只提供了很小的開放空間，這裡棲息著很多啁啾鳥。這些天然特性使得在開發設計過程中創建了一個與周圍環境和諧的對話。而且並沒有和當地居民完全隔離，它的位置提供了一個隱私空間，是由自然環境形成並維護的。
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