This celestial event is called a solar eclipse.

这种天象被称为食。

Winter solstice, summer equinox, solar eclipse or lunar eclipse?

冬至、、食还是月食？

So, what exactly is going on in a solar eclipse?

那, 究竟什是食?

There's an angular solar eclipse set for June 10th.

6月10将会生角食。

A lunar eclipse from the moon looks a lot like a solar eclipse from Earth.

月球的月蚀看起来很像是来自地球的食。

And two solar eclipses will occur this year when the moon lines up between the earth and the sun.

今年将演两次食景观，食在月球运行至太阳与地球之间时生。

Why? What's the big event? Is there an eclipse happening soon?

为什？ 有什大事？很快会有食生吗？

So what's really happening in a solar eclipse?

那是食到底是生的？

Unlike a solar eclipse, you don't need any special equipment to enjoy a lunar eclipse.

与食不同，欣赏月食不需要任何特殊设备。

And by the way, I had to pay surge boat rates because of eclipse fever!

还有，因为是食大热期，船费还是超贵费率！

If it wasn't we would have an eclipse every month.

如果不是这样的话，每个月都会有食。

Thursday's hybrid solar eclipse will swoop from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

周四的混合食将从印度洋席卷到太平洋。

The truth is, a quick glance at a solar eclipse won't leave you blind.

事实，短暂地看一眼食并不会让你失明。

The one that will happen on October 14 is called an " annular solar eclipse."

10月14生的食被称为“环食”。

Unlike a solar eclipse, people can look at a lunar eclipse directly with their own eyes.

与食不同，人们可以肉眼直接观看月食。

But one big difference between the two kinds of eclipses is who can see them.

但食月食最大的不同在于谁能看到它们。

If you don't mind, I — I do want to go outside and see the eclipse.

如果可以的话，我是想出去看食的。

A dark circle either completely or partly covers the sun as a result.

食的结果就是太阳被黑色的光圈完全遮住或者部被遮住。

It's about a scientifically and socially important eclipse back in 1878.

本书讲述了1878年那场对科学和社会均产生重要影响的食。

A solar eclipse is a celestial phenomenon occurring when the Moon appears to block out the Sun.

食是当月球遮住太阳时生的一种天体现象。