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今年5月,太平洋岛国萨摩亚宣布,自2011年12月29日起,该国时区将从国际日期变更线的东边变到西边,时针将拨快24小时,直接跳过29日这一天,以便与澳大利亚、新西兰和中国等主要贸易伙伴的时间接轨。这个决定将使萨摩亚人不能再欣赏到夕阳的最后一道余晖,却能迎接清晨的第一缕曙光。那么,国际日期变更线究竟是怎么回事?让我们翻开博物馆里发黄的地图册,从年代遥远的文献中追寻它的踪迹,你会发现有关这条线的故事,既跌宕起伏,又妙趣横生。
In May this year, the Pacific island nation of Samoa announced that from December 29, 2011 onwards, the country's time zone will change from the international date line east to west, the clock will dial 24 hours, skip the 29th day, so that Time alignment with major trading partners such as Australia, New Zealand and China. This decision will deprive the Samoan of the last rays of the setting sun but welcome the first rays of the morning. So, what's going on with the international date line? Let's turn to the yellowed atlas in the museum and trace its tracks from the distant literature, and you will find stories about the line, both ups and downs, Fun.