Samoans Were Time Travelers
Samoa and American Samoa are different countries, even
though they are next to each other in the South Pacific Ocean.
though they are next to each other in the South Pacific Ocean.
Although these two countries used to be in the same time zone,
the situation completely changed in 2011.
the situation completely changed in 2011.
On December 29,
2011, Samoans skipped December 30, and went straight to
December 31, jumping 24 hours into the future.
2011, Samoans skipped December 30, and went straight to
December 31, jumping 24 hours into the future.
This happened
because the Samoan government decided to switch sides of
the International Date Line.
because the Samoan government decided to switch sides of
the International Date Line.
International Date Line
an imaginary line on the surface of the
Earth, serving as the boundary between
one calendar day and the next
Earth, serving as the boundary between
one calendar day and the next
This was to align the time with New
Zealand, Australia, and other Asian countries, to improve their
business transactions.
Zealand, Australia, and other Asian countries, to improve their
business transactions.
Samoa is now on the opposite side of the
International Date Line from American Samoa.
International Date Line from American Samoa.
They are just half
an hour apart by flight, but there is a 24-hour time difference
between them.
an hour apart by flight, but there is a 24-hour time difference
between them.
If you fly from Samoa to American Samoa, in
about 30 minutes you will return to yesterday!
about 30 minutes you will return to yesterday!
Although these two countries used to be in the same time zone, the situation completely changed in 2011.
과거의 일이나 상태를 나타내는 used to가 사용되어 현재는 그렇지 않다는 것을 나타내고 있다.
This happened because the Samoan government decided to switch sides of the International Date Line.
switch sides는 ‘(어떤 것을 기준으로) 그 반대쪽으로 바꾸다’의 의미이며, 여기서는 국제 날짜 변경선을 기준으로 한쪽에서 그 반대편으로 오도록 바꾸었음을 뜻한다.
This was to align the time with New Zealand, Australia, and other Asian countries, to improve their business transactions.
align A with B는 ‘A를 B에 맞추어 조정하다’의 의미를 지닌다.
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and로 대등하게 연결된 proudly posted pictures wearing stylish prosthetic covers와 spoke out about body positivity and fashion은 문장의 술어를 이루는 동사구이고, wearing stylish prosthetic covers는 she를 의미상 주어로 하는 분사구이다.