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A Halloween Blue Moon

萬聖節藍月

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A Halloween Blue Moon
另類10月驚奇
Apart from the full moon at Mid-Autumn Festival on October 1, another one is expected to be seen on Halloween.
除了在10月1日中秋節的滿月之外,另一個滿月可望在10月31日的萬聖節看到。
apart from...除了~之外=in addition toMid-Autumn Festival=Moon Festival or Mooncake Festivalbe expected to...可望;預期...see-saw-seen
It is the first full moon that can be seen globally on Halloween since 1944.
這是自1944年之後第一個全球可見且落在萬聖節的滿月。
global(adj.)全球性的global warmingglobally(adv.)全球性地think globally act locally
This is what we call a “blue moon,” which can be seen every 2 ½ years on average, though it does not necessarily appear as blue.
這個現象是所謂的「藍月」,平均每2.5年會發生一次,雖然它不見得是藍色的。
this is what we call...這是我們所謂的...on average平均...necessarily(adv.)不可避免地;必然地appear(v.)=show up出現
A blue moon can simply refer to a rare occasion when two full moons show up in a month as in general there will be only one full moon each month.
藍月可單純意指一個月出現兩次滿月的罕見時刻,因為一般而言每個月只會有一次滿月。
refer to...意指~rare(adj.)罕見的;不尋常的=unusual=uncommonoccasion(n.)場合;活動;時刻special occasionhistoric occasionin general一般而言;通常=generally=usuallygenerally speaking=放在句首
But a bluish moon can occur when a volcano erupts and spews out smoke or dust particles into the air.
但是藍色的月亮是有可能出現的,在火山爆發後噴發到空氣中的煙霧與塵埃粒子就會導致月亮顯現藍色。
bluish偏藍色調的yellowishoccur(v.)發生=happenvolcano(n.)火山erupt(v.)(火山或事件)爆發spew out(液體或氣體)噴發;噴出dust particles塵埃粒子
People in certain regions, including central and eastern Australia, New Zealand, eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, Japan, Fiji and eastern Russia, will miss out on the blue moon on October 31.
然而,部分地區的人將會錯過10月31日的藍月,包括澳洲中部與東部、紐西蘭、印尼東部、紐幾內亞、日本、斐濟以及俄羅斯東部。
certain(adj.)某個;某些miss out on sth.錯過某事
They will have to wait until the next day to see the full moon since the time zones vary between regions.
由於時區因地而異,他們要等到隔天才看得到滿月。
time zone時區comfort zonedanger zonevary(v.)因~而有差異vary between regions=vary from region to region=vary with each region

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apart from...
除了~之外=in addition to
Mid-Autumn Festival=Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival
be expected to...
可望;預期...
see-saw-seen
global(adj.)
全球性的
global warming
globally(adv.)
全球性地
think globally act locally
this is what we call...
這是我們所謂的...
on average
平均...
necessarily(adv.)
不可避免地;必然地
appear(v.)=show up
出現
refer to...
意指~
rare(adj.)
罕見的;不尋常的=unusual=uncommon
occasion(n.)
場合;活動;時刻
special occasion
historic occasion
in general
一般而言;通常=generally=usually
generally speaking=
放在句首
bluish
偏藍色調的
yellowish
occur(v.)
發生=happen
volcano(n.)
火山
erupt(v.)(
火山或事件)爆發
spew out(
液體或氣體)噴發;噴出
dust particles
塵埃粒子
certain(adj.)
某個;某些
miss out on sth.
錯過某事
time zone
時區
comfort zone
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