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0# 每日英语新闻 2026-10-03
本周天文好戏来了：10月4日（周日）土星将到达「冲日」位置——地球恰好运行到太阳和土星之间，土星在夜空中与太阳遥遥相对。这是一年中土星最亮、观测条件最好的时刻：太阳落山时它从东方升起，整夜可见，直到黎明才落下。冲日大约每年只有一次，所以这个周末是2026年用肉眼和小望远镜看土星的绝佳机会——甚至不需要昂贵设备，一台小望远镜就能清楚看到它著名的光环。NASA 本月观星指南和 EarthSky 天文网站均确认了这一日期。本期一起来学「opposition」「visible」「equipment」等高频实用词汇。
## 英语知识点
1. **opposition** — （天文）冲日；（日常）反对
-例句：Saturn reaches opposition once every year.
-翻译：土星每年到达一次冲日位置。
2. **visible** — 看得见的、可见的
-例句：The planet stays visible all night long.
-翻译：这颗行星整夜都看得见。
3. **astronomer / sky watcher** — 天文学家 / 观星的人
-例句：Sky watchers call this the best night of the year.
-翻译：观星的人把今晚称为一年中最好的夜晚。
4. **rise** — 升起；（数字等）上涨
-例句：The planet rises in the east around sunset.
-翻译：这颗行星在日落时分从东方升起。
5. **equipment** — 设备、装备
-例句：You do not need expensive equipment to enjoy the night sky.
-翻译：欣赏夜空不需要昂贵的设备。
6. **once each year** — 一年一次
-例句：This event happens only once each year.
-翻译：这个天象一年只发生一次。
7. **look up** — 抬头看；（顺便）查阅
-例句：Step outside and look up at the stars tonight.
-翻译：今晚到外面抬头看看星星吧。
## 全文参考
Good morning, and welcome to Daily English News. Today is Saturday, October third. Here is a story that will make you look up at the night sky. This Sunday, October fourth, Saturn will reach opposition, one of the biggest events of the year for sky watchers. Opposition means Earth passes directly between the sun and Saturn, so the ringed planet sits opposite the sun in our sky. Why does this matter? Because this is when Saturn shines its brightest and stays visible all night long. The planet rises in the east around sunset and does not set until sunrise. The event happens only once each year, so this weekend is one of the best chances of twenty twenty-six to see Saturn. You do not need expensive equipment, either. Even a small telescope will clearly show its famous rings. So this weekend, step outside, look up, and enjoy the show.
