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Solar Eclipse
日食
How much do you know about a solar eclipse?
你对日食了解多少呢？
"Solar" means of the sun.
“Solar”是太阳的意思。
And "eclipse" means no light.
“eclipse”是失去了光芒的意思。
A solar eclipse is when the sun loses its light.
日食就是太阳失去了光芒。
So, what happens to the sun?
那么，太阳到底怎么了？
Why does the sun lose its light?
它为什么会失去光芒？
It is because the moon hides the sun.
那是因为月球挡住了太阳。
The Earth circles around the sun.
地球绕着太阳转。
And the moon circles around the Earth.
而月球绕着地球转。
Sometimes, the Earth, the moon and the sun stand in a line.
有时，月球、地球和太阳正好处在一条直线上。
Once that happens, people on Earth cannot see the sun because of the moon.
那种现象一旦发生，地球上的人就看不到太阳，因为月球挡住了它。
This is a solar eclipse.
这就叫做日食。
When the moon moves, we can see the sun again.
月球运转的时候，我们就又能看到太阳了。
