冰島冷知識四則

Icelanders love swimming in outdoor hot springs; however, you have to be naked once you step in the shower. You cannot wear a swimsuit while bathing. Also, most showers don't have doors or curtains but males and females have separate locker rooms.

冰島人特別喜歡在戶外溫泉游泳，而你游完去沖澡的時候必須脫光衣服。在泡澡的時候不能穿泳衣。而且大部分淋浴區都沒有門和浴簾，男女只有更衣室是分開的。

The Icelandic language remains unchanged from ancient Norse. That means 1,000-year-old texts are still easily read.

冰島語從古北歐時期就沒變過。也就是說，他們可以無障礙閱讀1000年前的文獻。

Despite its proximity to the Arctic Circle, Iceland's climate is actually milder and more temperate than expected. The average temperature in winter is 0°C, and between 10°C to 20°C during summer. The highest temperature recorded was 30.5 °C (86.9 °F) at the in 1939.

雖然靠近北極圈，但冰島的氣候其實比想象中溫和得多。冬天的平均氣溫是0°C，夏天則是10-20°C，歷史上記錄的最高溫度是1939年的30.5°C。

The country's total population is only around 330,000, just a tenth of those living in San Francisco, California. Reykjavik is the country's capital and largest city, home to 60% of Icelanders. 80% of the country remains uninhabited.

整個國家的總人口只有大約33萬，剛夠加州舊金山市的1/10。雷克雅未克是冰島的首都，也是最大的城市，60%的冰島人都住在這。冰島80%的面積都無人居住。