时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:万花筒2008年


英语课

Reuters.


 


Thousands gathered in Novosibirsk in Siberia to see a rare solar eclipse. With eye protection and some looking through specially 1 shielded telescopes, they waited until the moment the sun began to disappear in the middle of the day. A total solar eclipse like this happens when the moon moves between the sun and the earth, casting a giant shadow. These shots from NASA show the moment the sun was completely blocked out.


 


This eclipse started in Canada, before tracking across Greenland and then into Siberia before moving towards China. Eclipse is reviewed as dangerous omens 2 by ancient Chinese astronomers 3 and this one comes exactly a week before the Olympics open in Beijing. And in the Chinese Capital, hundreds gathered on the spot where the eclipse came to an end. It was also visible in London. There only 12% of the sun was blocked out, making eye protection extra important. Solar eclipse is as fascinating as they are rare. The next will occur in a year's time in parts of India and China.




Andrew Porter, Reuters.


 



1 specially
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
  • They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
  • The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
2 omens
n.前兆,预兆( omen的名词复数 )
  • The omens for the game are still not propitious. 这场比赛仍不被看好。 来自辞典例句
  • Such omens betide no good. 这种征兆预示情况不妙。 来自辞典例句
3 astronomers
n.天文学者,天文学家( astronomer的名词复数 )
  • Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪,为什么只有土星有光环。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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A-point
acute parametritis
Allium ramosum
ammonia-potassium water regime
amnicolous
an hourglass figure
anaxipha pallidula
anti-clash key
Aphredoderoidei
assimilations
barness
bepenised
Boldrewood Rolf
box diagram
boxesful
brake camshaft
by product recovery gas producer
car yard
cardiac electrophysiology
checkmates
chemical microencapsulation process
chromite sand
cielo
collapsed face
crooning
cynophile
deaphragm gas meter
delivered cost
die-locking toggle
duty of alcoholic liquor
Euphorbia helioscopia
expanding subspace theorem
fast firing kiln
fire-enhancing grasses
first pylon
fly half
gas-forming property
Gorillas in the Mist
Grezzana
hard nickel
heart disease prevention program
hemicompatible
index of ripple mark
Iron County
irradiation swelling model
irregular articulation
jacket water
jamul
keyna
killingly
kiln site
l-block type wharf
latitude of an observer
lift lug
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linnorm
Lopokino
loungingly
macrosporocyte
marker mark
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mcpc (multiple channel per carrier)
MDMP
microthermal type
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moulded resin
Mumcular
naviss
nuclear magnetic induction
Ortilis vetula macalli
over order
part learning
physical chemistry of electrolytic solution
polyethylene balloon
rasamala
salesclerk
shoring beam
signeted
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social resource
spin paramagnetism
suspension of transit period
tank engine oil
tapered leading edge
territorial limits
Theotiscan
TIC (transfer in channel)
traffic-choked
trail car
tree pie
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tutela legitima
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urethral polyp
USSS
wave height coefficient
web former
write against
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