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0Solar Eclipse: Huge crowds in USA, Canada and Mexico gather to watch｜Newsround
People in the USA, Canada and Mexico were treated to a pretty incredible sight last night, a total solar eclipse. In the UK, there was a chance to see a partial one, but the wet weather and cloudy skies ruined it. Let's find out more.
昨晚，美国、加拿大和墨西哥的人们看到了一个惊人的景象——日全食。在英国，有机会看到一个日半食，但潮湿的天气和多云的天空破坏了它。我们关注更多。
This was the moment the sky went dark during the day. It was caused by a total solar eclipse. The spectacle happens when the Moon moves into the perfect position between the Earth and the Sun. The Moon causes a shadow and blocks the Sun's rays from reaching our planet. What made this eclipse so special was how many people were able to see it. Millions in the USA, Canada and Mexico got to see the spectacular sight and here's what some kids thought.
这是白天天空变黑的时刻。它是由日全食引起的。当月球移动到地球和太阳之间的完美位置时，就会出现这种奇观。月球会产生阴影，阻挡太阳光线到达我们的星球。这次日食之所以如此特别，是因为有多少人能看到它。美国、加拿大和墨西哥的数百万人看到了这一壮观的景象，下面是一些孩子的想法。
It was such an emotional time and I almost cried and it was like a painting in the sky. I thought it was like a clock, like the minute, hour and second hand all lined up. I felt like nervous, like... I felt like really impressed and I thought it was like super cool. Yes, I was so excited. I was just waiting and waiting and then today it finally came and I was so excited and it was just so beautiful.
那是一个如此激动人心的时刻，我几乎哭了，就像天空中的一幅画。我以为它就像一个时钟，就像分钟、小时和秒针都排成一排。我感到很紧张，就像......我感觉真的印象深刻，我觉得这太酷了。是的，我太兴奋了。我一直在等待，然后今天它终于来了，我非常兴奋，它是如此美丽。
It was super cool and I want to see another one. First, I had my glasses on. That's the important part and I was just eating Chips and laying down and drinking juice. What were you doing? I was like, woo! You were really excited? Yes. What about you? I was like speechless, like I was really quiet. I was like, wow. Yeah, me too. I was just looking at it just in awe. It was so amazing. We are Solary Clips!
超级酷，我想再看一个。首先，我戴上了眼镜。这是最重要的部分，我只是在吃薯片，躺下来喝果汁。你在干什么？我就想！你真的很兴奋吗？是的。那你呢？我说不出话来，好像我真的很安静。我就想，哇。我也是。我只是怀着敬畏的心情看着它。太神奇了。我们是太阳片段！
Experts say anyone spot on Earth should experience a total solar eclipse only once every 375 years. But tell that to some residents in the US state of Illinois who have now seen two in the past seven years. But for people in the UK, the eclipse was disappointing to say the least. Cloudy weather meant even the chance to see a partial eclipse wasn't clear viewing for anyone. But don't worry, the UK should get another partial eclipse next year. I'm afraid we will have to wait an awful lot longer until the next full eclipse spectacle over British shores. That won't be until the year 2090.
专家说，地球上任何一个地方每375年才会发生一次日全食。不过，对于一些伊利诺伊州的美国居民来说，他们在过去7年里已见过两次。但对于英国人来说，这次日食至少可以说是令人失望的。多云的天气意味着即使有机会看到日偏食对任何人来说都是不确定的。不过别担心，英国明年还会有一次日偏食。恐怕我们得再等一段时间直到下一次日全食在英国海岸上空出现。那得等到2090年。
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