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getting ready for a spectacular sight in the evening

准备好欣赏晚上的壮丽景色

sky

天空

and we meet this unforgettable amphibian in your planet

我们在你们的星球上遇见了这种令人难忘的两栖动物

okay let's start today

好吧，让我们从今天开始吧

with a rare and exciting event happening in our skies

我们的天空中正在发生罕见且令人兴奋的事件

tonight a solar eclipse

今晚有日食

it's the biggest UK eclipse in more than 25 years

这是英国 25 年来最大的日食

and there won't be another one this big

不会再有这么大的了

until 2090 BBC's science editor Rebecca Murell

直到 2090 年 BBC 科学编辑 Rebecca Murell

has what you need to know

有你需要知道的

are you ready for an astronomical treat

你准备好享受天文盛宴了吗

because the whole of the UK is going to get to see

因为整个英国都会看到

a solar eclipse

日食

that's where the moon passes in between the sun

那是月亮穿过太阳之间的地方

and the earth

和地球

and you can see the sun being

你可以看到太阳

slowly covered up

慢慢地被掩盖

by the moon now we won't see a total solar eclipse

现在在月球上我们不会看到日全食

that's where the sun is totally covered by the moon

那是太阳完全被月亮遮盖的地方

you're going to see that in places like Spain

你会在西班牙这样的地方看到这一点

but here in the UK we're going to get a very very good

但在英国我们会得到非常非常好的

partial solar eclipse

日偏食

and the view will range

视野范围

from about 88

约88起

percent of the sun being covered by the moon in places

太阳在某些地方被月亮覆盖的百分比

right up in the northeast of Scotland

就在苏格兰东北部

to 95 percent down here in Cornwall

95% 位于康沃尔郡

which is where I am now

这就是我现在所在的地方

if the weather is good

如果天气好的话

now the most important thing

现在最重要的事情

is to remember to watch an eclipse

就是要记得观看日食

safely you must never ever look at the sun

安全起见，你绝对不能看太阳

you could really hurt your eyes

你真的会伤害你的眼睛

and don't put sunglasses

并且不要戴太阳镜

on and try to look or use binoculars or telescopes

打开并尝试观看或使用双筒望远镜或望远镜

unless they've got a special solar filter

除非他们有特殊的太阳能过滤器

because you will cause yourself a lot of harm

因为你会给自己造成很大的伤害

instead you might have a pair of solar eclipse glasses

相反，你可能有一副日食眼镜

I'm going to pop them on

我要把它们打开

but remember to ask your parents to check that

但记得让你的父母检查一下

they've been safety certified

他们已经过安全认证

if you haven't got these

如果你还没有这些

don't worry

别担心

because you can go roosting around your kitchen

因为你可以在厨房里栖息

I'm just going to go down and grab this

我要下去抓住这个

and get yourself a colander

给自己买一个漏勺

and what you do is you stand with your back to the sun

你要做的就是背对太阳站立

you pick up the colander

你拿起漏勺

and you get a piece of card behind it

然后你在它后面得到一张卡片

and you can project

你可以投影

an image onto the piece of card

将图像印到卡片上

and what you end up with

以及你最终会得到什么

lots and lots of mini

很多很多迷你

solar eclipses that you can watch safely

您可以安全观看的日食

it's a really fun way to see it

这是一种非常有趣的观看方式

I hope the skies are clear

我希望天空晴朗

and remember to watch that solar eclipse safely

记得安全观看日食

thanks for that Rebecca

谢谢你的丽贝卡

so we know what's happening and where

所以我们知道发生了什么以及在哪里

but let's get a reminder of exactly

但让我们准确地提醒一下

when is the best time to see the eclipse

什么时候是观看日食的最佳时间

so let's have a closer look at this map

让我们仔细看看这张地图

so in the UK

所以在英国

you'll need to get ready at 5 past 6 for the start

你需要在六点过五点准备好开始

the further south and the further west you are

你越往南，越往西

nearer to this thick black line

靠近这条粗黑线

the more of the eclipse will be visible

日食的可见度越高

in Scotland the peak should be about 5 past 7

在苏格兰，高峰期应该是七点过