1·The last total eclipse, in August 2008, lasted two minutes and 27 seconds.
上一次发生在2008年8月的日全食持续了2分27秒。
2·And hotels on the small southern Japanese island of Yakushima are booked out as people arrive for a two-day festival to celebrate the country's first total eclipse since 1963.
而日本南部的小岛——屋久岛(Yakushima)上的旅馆已经全部预订一空,人们来到这里过一个为期两天的节日,以庆祝日本自1963年以来的第一次日全食。
3·The total eclipse will appear at dawn in India's Gulf of Khambhat – north of Mumbai – moving east across India, Nepal, Burma, Bangladesh and Bhutan.
日全食最早将于黎明时分在印度的肯帕德湾(Gulf of Khambhat,位于孟买以北)出现,然后向东移动,穿过印度、尼泊尔、缅甸、孟加拉国和不丹。
1·The total eclipse began at 7.40am with the Moon close to the western horizon and lasted for around 73 minutes.
本次月全食开始于早上7:40,此后月亮慢慢靠近从西边落下,整个过程持续了近73分钟。
1·Still, the Moon's silhouette was highlighted by these glistening diamonds as the total eclipse phase ended.
不过全食阶段结束的生光瞬间,仍然可以看见闪亮的钻石镶在月亮剪影上。