David Baron, author of the new book American Eclipse, talks about how seeing his first total solar eclipse turned him into an eclipse chaser.
戴维·巴伦（David Baron），《美国日食》（American Eclipse）这本新书的作者，在这里讲述了他如何从第一次看到日全食开始成为一个日食追逐者的故事。
撰文/播音 史蒂夫·米尔斯基（Steve Mirsky）
翻译 潘磊
审校 郭晓
“I expected to have this interesting intellectual experience, and instead it was just completely visceral.”
“我很期待这样有意思的知识体验，而且这完完全全是发自内心的感受。”
Author and journalist David Baron talking about the first time he saw a total solar eclipse, in 1998 in Aruba.
作家和记者戴维·巴伦讲述了1998年他在阿鲁巴岛第一次看到日全食的感受。
“It just tapped into something very, very deep in my brain. I mean, I really think even though I knew what was going on, the gut reaction was one of absolute horror and at the same time awe. That it just sort of put my whole existence into a whole new perspective, of appreciating just how powerless and puny I am, but at the same time just how marvelous and spectacular the universe is. And so it’s both incredibly humbling and also incredibly empowering. I mean, it’s this great paradox.
“某些东西深深地印刻在了我的大脑中。虽然我知道发生了什么事情，但我的本能反应绝对是非常惊骇，同时又心存敬畏。像是把我的一切投入了一个全新的视角，我发现我是多么的无力和微不足道，但同时宇宙又是多么的奇妙而壮观。我既感到令人难以置信的谦卑，又感到无比地有力。这是一种伟大的悖论。”
“And that’s, I think, what makes it so addictive and why I chase eclipses and why there are other people who are eclipse junkies and why I think, frankly, after August 21st of this year there will be thousands more people who will find themselves chasing eclipses all over the world. It’s just an experience unlike anything else that you just want to have again.”
“我想这就是为什么日食让人这么着迷、为什么我会追逐日食，以及为什么还有其他日食狂热爱好者的原因。坦白地说，我相信今年8月21日之后，世界各地会有成千上万更多的人追逐日食。这是一种不同于其他任何事情的体验，你就是想再经历一次。”
David Baron will be in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, August 21st, to see his sixth total solar eclipse. You can hear my entire half-hour discussion with Baron, available on the Scientific American Web site as a Science Talk podcast. We also talk about his new book American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World. It’s about a scientifically and socially important eclipse back in 1878.
8月21日，在怀俄明州的杰克逊霍尔（Jackson Hole），戴维·巴伦将看到他的第六次日全食。你可以在科学美国人网站的“科学对话”播客中收听我与巴伦半小时的完整讨论。其中，我们还谈到了他的新书《美国日食：一个国家对月影和赢取世界荣耀的史诗般的追逐》。该书讲述了1878年那场对科学和社会都有重要意义的日食。
If you can’t make it to the path of totality on August 21st check out the NASA Web site for live coverage. And then visit the Scientific AmericanWeb site for our post-eclipse wrap-up. If you will be in the path of totality, I wish you clear skies and a blown mind.
如果你在8月21日不能处于日全食带，你可以观看NASA网站的现场报道。然后访问科学美国人网站关注我们对日食的后续报道。如果你那天在日全食带上，那么希望你能遇上个好天气并好好享受这心灵的震撼。
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