This celestial event is called a solar eclipse.

这种天象称为日食。

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

月球上的月蚀看起来很像是来自地球的日食。

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

为什么？ 有什么大事？很快会有日食发生吗？

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

6月10日将会发生角日食。

And in 1715, he became the first person to make an accurate eclipse prediction.

1715年，他成为第一个准确预测日食的人。

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

如果不是这样的话，每个月都会有日食。

Solar eclipses are relatively infrequent, occurring two to five times a year.

日食发生的频率相对较低，每年发生 2 到 5 次。

Once it has, just hold it in place, and you can watch the eclipse.

一旦进入了，只需保持在原地，你就可以看日食了。

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

日食的结果就是太阳黑色的光圈完全住或者部住。

A solar eclipse has several areas we need to discuss.

我们需要对日食的几个方面进行讨论。

But humans didn't learn to predict eclipses because they were exciting.

但人类学会预测日食并不是因为它们令人兴奋。

It was because long ago, eclipses were terrifying.

而是因为很久以前，日食让人感到恐惧。

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日食。

And in some places, people won't see an eclipse at all.

而在一些地方，人们根本看不到日食。

Ancient cultures were often frightened by eclipses.

古时候的人常受到日食的惊吓。

A rare solar eclipse will cross over remote parts of Australia, Indonesia and East Timor.

澳大利亚、印度尼西亚和东帝汶的偏远地区将出现罕见的日食。

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

周四的混日食将从印度洋席卷到太平洋。

We have a solar eclipse taken place in April, and it's a leap year.

四月有日食，今年又是闰年。

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

与日食不同，欣赏月食不需要任何特殊设备。

It says the Bible describes an eclipse-like phenomenon when Jesus Christ was on the cross.

他们提到，《圣经》描述了耶稣基督钉在十字架上时出现类似日食的现象。