(单词翻译:单击)
On a Greek peninsula sits Mount Athos,
希腊的一个半岛上坐落着阿陀斯山，
one of the most important centers of the Christian Orthodox world.
基督教东正教一支最重要的中心之一。
Isolated and autonomous, monks first arrived in the ninth century, and it is a place where time has stood still.
这里与世隔绝，自给自足，时间在这里仿佛静止了一般。公元九世纪迎来了第一批到访的僧侣。
Access is very limited, and the location is hard to get to,
通往此地的路不多，也都很难到达，
especially on the Southern side where cabins sit on cliffs, a hundred feet above the sea.
尤其是山的南面，那里的小屋都修建在离海100英尺高的悬崖之上。
A monk's life on Mount Athos is almost exclusively dedicated to prayer.
在阿陀斯山上，一个僧侣一生几乎都在祈祷。
Beyond that, life is rooted in self-sustainability.
除此之外，这里的生活根基在于自我延续。
Monks grow their own fruits and vegetables, make their own wine, and do any required handy work.
僧侣们自己种植水果和蔬菜，自己酿酒，自己做任何需要做的手工活。
Mount Athos remains a holy site where numbers of visitors and prospective monks continues to rise every year.
阿陀斯山至今仍是一个圣地，每年，前来此地的游客和可能在此出家的人都在不断增加。
To some outsiders, the simple communal life may seem archaic,
在一些外人看来，这种简单的集体生活似乎已经过时，
but for the monks, it is a peaceful existence with no distractions.
但对这些僧侣们来说，这是一种没有干扰而宁静祥和的生活。
