英语翻译
Strangethingshappentotimewhenyoutravelbecausetheearthisdivided(划分)intotwenty-fourtimezones(时区),onehourapart(一个时区相差一个小时).Youcanhavedayswithmoreorfewerthantwenty-fours,andweekswithmoreorfewerthansevendays.
Ifyoumakeafive-daytripacrosstheAtlanticOcean(大西洋),yourshipentersadifferenttimezoneeveryday.Asyouentereachzone,thetimechangesonehour.Travelingwest,yousetyourclockback,travelingeast,yousetitahead.Eachdayofyourtriphaseithertwenty-fiveortwenty-threehours.
IfyoutravelbyshipacrossthePacificOcean(太平洋),youcrosstheInternationalDateLine(国际日期变更线).Byagreement,thisisthepointwhereanewdaybegins.Whenyoucrosstheline,youchangeyourcalendaronefullday,backwardorforward.Travelingeast,todaybecomesyesterday.Travelingwest,itistomorrow.