Yesterday morning, New Zealanders were lucky to see a partial solar eclipse. This occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. In Queensland, Australia, there was a total eclipse total darkness for about two minutes. A partial eclipse m

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore the origin and usage of common expressions in American English. We always give examples or dialogues using the expressions. Sometimes we even use the w

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AS IT IS 2015-09-25 Rare 'Supermoon' Eclipse Only Days Away Many people are looking forward to something unusual in the skies this weekend. In fact, astronomers note that an event like this last happened 33 years ago! People will have a chance to wit

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AS IT IS 2016-09-02 Ring of Fire Eclipse Passes Over Africa People in parts of Africa witnessed a ring of fire in the sky Thursday, created by the moon passing between the Earth and the sun. The solar event is called an annular eclipse. A total solar

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Astronomers Get Window Seat for Eclipse An astronomer, TV weatherman and eclipse chaser named Joe Rao from New York begged an airline to change its schedule. He wanted his flight to leave 25 minutes late so he and the other passengers could witness t

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CHONGQING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- A total solar eclipse was viewed at 9:15 a.m. in many places along the upper stream of China's longest river of the Yangtze. The moon shadow fully blocked the sun, and gazers could clearly enjoy the aura of solar corona

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