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Let's hope they like their neighbors! Theentire population of remote Alaskan town who live under ONE roof... completewith indoor police station, school and post office

希望他们能喜欢自己的邻居！阿拉斯加偏远城镇的所有人口都居住在同一个屋檐下，里面还配有警局，学校和邮局

In the small Alaskan town of Whittier,which sees up to 250 inches of snow annually, nearly all of the 218 residentslive in one multi-story house.

在阿拉斯加小镇惠蒂尔，每年下雪的厚度最多可以达到250英寸，而这里的218名居民几乎都住在同一幢房子里。

Surrounded by only mountains and the sea,the remote town is so isolated that it's only accessible by North America'slongest one way tunnel, which stretches for two and a half miles.

这里周围都是山和海洋，异常隔绝，通过北美最长的一条单向隧道才能抵达这里，这条隧道长2.5英里。

But the tunnel, which alternates directionsevery half an hour, closes at 11pm until re-opening at 5:30 the followingmorning.

但是这条隧道晚上11点后就会关闭，直到第二天早上五点半才重新开放，而且由于是单向的，所以每半个小时轮换方向。

The building, called Begich Tower, houses the town's entire neighborhood,including the local police department, a school, an indoor playground, twoconvenience stores, a B&B, a laundromat and the post office.

这座大楼叫做贝吉奇塔，几乎整个社区的人都住在这里，里面还有警局，一个学校，一个室内操场，两个便利店，一个家庭旅馆，一个自助洗衣店，以及一个邮局。

The local church performs baptisms in aninflatable pool in the basement and children can easily knock on theirteacher's door for homework help in the evenings.

当地教堂在地下室的一个充气水池里面进行洗礼，而孩子们晚上可以就近去老师家里寻求家庭作业的辅导。

Filmmaker, Mary Katzke, a fellow Alaskan from Anchorage, was one of the firstto take interest in the peculiar small town and its unusual daily realities.

Mary Katzke是一名阿拉斯加人，也是一名电影导演，也是对这个特殊的小镇及其非同寻常的日常生活产生兴趣的第一批人中的一个。

She said: 'This community has always beenof interest due to its primary place of residence being one tower - the BegichTower.

她说：“这个社区一直以来都引发人们的兴趣，因为他们主要的居住地是一个大楼，叫做贝吉奇塔。”

'There is so much geographic isolation yet continual contact via this livingset up.

“地理上与外界隔绝太严重了，但是为了生存还是不得不与外界进行接触。”

'The residents work for the port, as boatmechanics, or in the city or occasionally drive out to work outside thecommunity.'

“这些居民为港口工作，当轮船机械师，或者在城里工作，或者去其他地方工作。”

There are a few rebels to this particularliving arrangement, however, such as Paul, who has opted to live in his'immobile' motor home.

但是有些人反对这样的集体生活，比如保罗，他选择住在自己的汽车房里。

Although the town remains quite sleepy during the brutal winter months, in thesummer, it's a completely different story.

虽然这座城镇在寒冷的冬天非常不活跃，但是夏天的时候就是完全不同的景象了。

As many as 900,000 tourists pass through thetown from cruise ships during the warmer months, when the town enjoys up to 22hours of sunlight.

在温暖的夏季里，大约有90万名游客乘坐游艇经过这个小镇，此时这个城镇的日光时间长达22个小时。

The creation of the 14-story building beganin 1953 by the U.S. Army, but came into civilian ownership a few years laterwhen the Army left the town.

这座14层的建筑是1953年的时候美国军队建立的，但是在军队离开几年后，这座建筑就归那里的居民所有了。

Although in the past, the town has been thesubject of interest for a big budget film, recent requests have centred more onthe potential for a reality show or real-life Neighbours.

尽管以前大预算的电影都喜欢来这里进行取景拍摄，但是近来来这里拍摄的更多的是真人秀节目。

StarPower,does it matter, Comoros, 10 hours ago

Couldn't stand it. Feel trapped justreading the story.

我是无法忍受的。看着这篇文章，我就觉得很压抑了。

JamesA. Conrad, the American author, United States, 10 hours ago

And one morning a mysterious fog appeared,and when it was gone, so was the town.

有一天一只神秘的青蛙出现了，而当这只青蛙消失后，这个城镇也跟着消失了。

ray,melbourne, Australia, 12 hours ago

been there done that tunnel its long

去过那里，那条隧道真的很长。

Kiernan,Manchester, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago

Lets hope the heating boiler doesn¿t breakdown!

希望那里的供暖锅炉不要坏掉才好！

RobertG,Rockville, United States, 8 hours ago

Not only does the tunnel there alternatedirections it also alternates between trains and cars. Very interesting setup.

这条隧道不仅在方向进行轮换，还在铁路和汽车之间进行轮换。非常有意思的设置。

FrancesUS, Lynn, 10 hours ago

Great photo of the little boy and his dog,I bet they are a handful!

小男孩和狗的那张照片不错。

Kate,new england, United States, 5 hours ago

Beautiful dog. I wonder what breed it is.

美丽的狗狗，不知道是什么品种的。

RetiredOld Guy, near Glasgow, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago

There is nothing like the bond that existsbetween a boy and his dog

男孩和狗之间的纽带是任何其他东西都无法比拟的。

Warrior,Richmond, United States, 9 hours ago

I thought the whole idea of living inremote Alaska was to get away from your neighbors????

我还以为住在偏远的阿拉斯加就是为了摆脱你的邻居？？？？

sarah,Durham nc, United States, 8 hours ago

I have been there to go on a whale watchingcruise. It is interesting town and the whale cruise was amazing. We saw over 10different whales, seals, otters and 20+ glaciers!!! The tunnel to get into thetown goes through a mountain and it only has one lane so each side has to taketurns going through the mountain. Very neat experience. Highly recommended ifyou travel to Alaska.

我坐船观看鲸鱼时经过那里。这是个有趣的城市，赏鲸船也非常棒。我们见到了10多种不同的鲸鱼，海豹，水濑，以及20多座冰川！！！那条隧道穿过一座山，而且是单向道，所以两边的汽车要轮流通过。非常美好的经历。如果你去阿拉斯加，我极力推荐。

crazyolbat,outthere, United States, 8 hours ago

Many of our vacant and unused buildingsshould be put to such a purpose. Why keep building when we can remodel andreuse.

我们很多空置和没利用的建筑都应该这么利用。如果我们能进行改造和重新使用，为什么要把这些建筑放在那边不用。

XgenevaX,Fredericksburg, United States, 11 hours ago

22 hours of daylight insummertime...awesome! Until trying to sleep I suppose but think of all thethings you can get done with 22 hours of sunshine

夏季22个小时的日光照射，哇，太棒了！可能睡觉会很困难吧，但是想像一下，22个小时可以做很多事情吧。

redheadedtx,Anywhere, United States, 8 hours ago

Bad idea. One big fire in the middle ofwinter could put the whole town out in the cold with no place to go.

这种做法太糟糕了，冬天里只要这座大厦一着火，这里所有的居民就将无家可归。

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