Ring of Fire Eclipse Passes Over Africa
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2016年VOA慢速英语(九)月
AS IT IS 2016-09-02 Ring of Fire Eclipse 1 Passes Over Africa
People in parts of Africa witnessed a “ring of fire” in the sky Thursday, created by the moon passing between the Earth and the sun.
The solar event is called an annular 2 eclipse.
A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets in the way of the sun and blocks its light. An annular eclipse happens when the moon does not completely block the sun, leaving a ring of sunlight around the moon.
For those who saw it, Thursday’s “ring of fire” eclipse appeared as red rings of sunlight shining around the moon’s dark shape.
Thursday’s eclipse began shortly after 06:00 UTC. It ended at about 12:00 UTC.
C. Alex Young is a solar astrophysicist with the American space agency NASA. He told the New York Times that much of the sun was blocked out. People who saw the eclipse saw circular shadows, he said. He called the shadows “kind of eerie 3.”
The event was the second solar eclipse of 2016. The first was a total eclipse, and took place in March. It was visible to people in Indonesia and other places in the Pacific.
Another annular solar eclipse will occur in February 2017. Next August, a total solar eclipse will be visible in the United States.
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occur – v. to happen
astrophysicist – n. the scientific study of physical and chemical properties and structures of stars, planets and other objects in outer space
visible – adj. able to be seen
eerie – adj. strange and mysterious
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
- There will be an eclipse of the moon next month.下个月有月食。
- It was reported that there would be an annular eclipse tomorrow.据报道说，明天有日环食。
- The annular markings on a tree indicate its age.树的环形纹理显示其年龄。