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看月食 Watching the Lunar Eclipse

P4–P6

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新闻说今晚会有月全食,吃过晚饭,爸爸就带我到公园去看。

xīn wén shuō jīn wǎn huì yǒu yuè quán shí chī guo wǎn fàn bà ba jiù dài wǒ dào gōng yuán qù kàn

The news said there would be a total lunar eclipse tonight. After dinner, Dad took me to the park to watch it.

爸爸架好了望远镜,让我先看看又圆又亮的月亮。

bà ba jià hǎo le wàng yuǎn jìng ràng wǒ xiān kàn kan yòu yuán yòu liàng de yuè liang

Dad set up the telescope and let me look first at the round, bright moon.

不久,月亮的一边慢慢变暗了,好像被天狗咬了一口。

bù jiǔ yuè liang de yì biān màn màn biàn àn le hǎo xiàng bèi tiān gǒu yǎo le yì kǒu

Soon, one side of the moon slowly grew dark, as if the Heavenly Dog had taken a bite out of it.

爸爸解释说:“这是因为地球挡住了太阳光,它的影子落在了月亮上。”

bà ba jiě shì shuō zhè shì yīn wèi dì qiú dǎng zhù le tài yáng guāng tā de yǐng zi luò zài le yuè liang shang

Dad explained, “This is because the Earth is blocking the sunlight, and its shadow is falling on the moon.”

到了月全食的时候,月亮竟然变成了暗红色,像一个大大的红灯笼。

dào le yuè quán shí de shí hou yuè liang jìng rán biàn chéng le àn hóng sè xiàng yí gè dà dà de hóng dēng long

When the total eclipse came, the moon actually turned dark red, like a big red lantern.

四周静悄悄的,满天的星星一闪一闪,我看得目不转睛。

sì zhōu jìng qiāo qiāo de mǎn tiān de xīng xing yì shǎn yì shǎn wǒ kàn de mù bù zhuǎn jīng

All around it was very quiet, and the stars twinkled across the sky. I watched without taking my eyes off it.

一个多小时后,影子慢慢移开,月亮又恢复了原来的光亮。

yí gè duō xiǎo shí hòu yǐng zi màn màn yí kāi yuè liang yòu huī fù le yuán lái de guāng liàng

After more than an hour, the shadow slowly moved away and the moon got back its brightness.

回家的路上,我望着星空想:宇宙那么大,还有多少奥秘等着我们去发现呢?

huí jiā de lù shang wǒ wàng zhe xīng kōng xiǎng yǔ zhòu nà me dà hái yǒu duō shao ào mì děng zhe wǒ men qù fā xiàn ne

On the way home, I gazed at the starry sky and wondered: the universe is so big, how many more mysteries are waiting for us to discover?

生词 Words in this story

WordPinyinMeaning here
月全食yuèquánshía total lunar eclipse
望远镜wàngyuǎnjìngtelescope
影子yǐngzishadow
地球dìqiúthe Earth
竟然jìngránto my surprise; actually
目不转睛mùbùzhuǎnjīngwithout taking your eyes off it (成语: the eyes don't turn)
恢复huīfùto get back; to return to
奥秘àomìmysteries

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