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【BBC紀(jì)錄片】月球之謎 第二期

所屬教程:【BBC紀(jì)錄片】月球之謎

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2016年05月17日

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The stones seem to be arranged so they track the movements

立石的排列

of the moon through the sky from month to month.

似乎逐月追蹤著月亮在夜空中的位置

Nowadays we're not really fully aware of

其實(shí)我們現(xiàn)在并不知道

what the moon's doing in the sky, we know short days in the winter,

月球在天上做什么,我們知道冬天白晝較短

long days in the summer,

夏天白晝較長

but the moon's plodding on doing the same

其實(shí)月亮的變化也一樣

sort of thing over much longer cycles.

只不過周期長得多

And whereas we nowadays aren't fully aware of

現(xiàn)代人也許不知道

where the northernmost moon rises or sets,

月亮升起、落下的極北

or the southernmost,

或極南位置為何

our prehistoric ancestors five thousand years ago

但我們的史前老祖宗在五千年前

did know and they set these stones out

就知道了并以這些石頭

to mark these extreme positions of the moon.

標(biāo)示月亮的位置

Most of all the stones could predict the timing

立石陣最驚人的是可以預(yù)測

of a spectacular and rare lunar event.

罕見壯觀月球事件的時(shí)間

To the south of Callanish is a range of hills

卡拉尼什南部有一座

which resemble a woman lying on her back.

看似一名仰臥女子的山峰

Every 18 years the full moon rises out of the hills.

每隔18年,滿月會(huì)從山巒間升起

It rolls along the woman's body and then vanishes.

沿著女子身體的曲線移動(dòng),然后消失

But moments later it is re-born

但數(shù)分鐘后

right in the centre of the stone circle!

在立石圈的中央再度出現(xiàn)

Legend says that anyone

據(jù)說

who witnessed this magical event

任何目睹此事件的人

would be blessed with the gift of fertility.

都會(huì)多子多孫

It has always been the full moon above

滿月

all else that has stirred the human spirit.

讓人心旌搖撼

Yet the moon has no light of its own,

但是月亮本身并不會(huì)發(fā)光

its glow is simply reflected sunlight.

月光不過是反射的陽光

As it orbits our planet the portion

月球繞著地球運(yùn)行時(shí)

of the sunlit surface that we see changes.

被太陽照射的受光面會(huì)改變

This gives us the phases of the moon

這就是月亮的陰晴圓缺

a twenty nine and a half day cycle

月亮將在為期29.5天的周期內(nèi)

that waxes to full and then wanes back to new.

由朔到望,再由望到朔

When the moon is full the night sky glows

滿月時(shí)夜空的亮度

ten times brighter than when it's new.

是新月時(shí)的十倍

And on this night the same full moon

這天晚上

can be seen from every corner of the earth.

世上任何一個(gè)角落都可以看到相同的一輪滿月

It has always inspired awe.

它向來讓人敬畏之心油然而生

In times gone by,

過去

the full moon was believed to bring out

人們認(rèn)為月亮?xí)鋈诵缘暮诎得?/p>

our darker selves in a monthly wave of madness and bloodshed.

所以每個(gè)月都會(huì)有瘋狂、血光之災(zāi)

The word "lunacy" derives from the Latin word

英文“瘋狂”的字根來自拉丁文中的月亮

for moon and crimes that happened at this time

在滿月期間發(fā)生的罪案

were looked upon more leniently.

往往會(huì)被從寬發(fā)落

But when it comes to nature,the moon's impact isn't legend.

但是月亮對大自然的影響并不是神話

The stones seem to be arranged so they track the movements

of the moon through the sky from month to month.

Nowadays we're not really fully aware of

what the moon's doing in the sky, we know short days in the winter,

long days in the summer,

but the moon's plodding on doing the same

sort of thing over much longer cycles.

And whereas we nowadays aren't fully aware of

where the northernmost moon rises or sets,

or the southernmost,

our prehistoric ancestors five thousand years ago

did know and they set these stones out

to mark these extreme positions of the moon.

Most of all the stones could predict the timing

of a spectacular and rare lunar event.

To the south of Callanish is a range of hills

which resemble a woman lying on her back.

Every 18 years the full moon rises out of the hills.

It rolls along the woman's body and then vanishes.

But moments later it is re-born

right in the centre of the stone circle!

Legend says that anyone

who witnessed this magical event

would be blessed with the gift of fertility.

It has always been the full moon above

all else that has stirred the human spirit.

Yet the moon has no light of its own,

its glow is simply reflected sunlight.

As it orbits our planet the portion

of the sunlit surface that we see changes.

This gives us the phases of the moon

a twenty nine and a half day cycle

that waxes to full and then wanes back to new.

When the moon is full the night sky glows

ten times brighter than when it's new.

And on this night the same full moon

can be seen from every corner of the earth.

It has always inspired awe.

In times gone by,

the full moon was believed to bring out

our darker selves in a monthly wave of madness and bloodshed.

The word "lunacy" derives from the Latin word

for moon and crimes that happened at this time

were looked upon more leniently.

But when it comes to nature,the moon's impact isn't legend.

立石的排列

似乎逐月追蹤著月亮在夜空中的位置

其實(shí)我們現(xiàn)在并不知道

月球在天上做什么,我們知道冬天白晝較短

夏天白晝較長

其實(shí)月亮的變化也一樣

只不過周期長得多

現(xiàn)代人也許不知道

月亮升起、落下的極北

或極南位置為何

但我們的史前老祖宗在五千年前

就知道了并以這些石頭

標(biāo)示月亮的位置

立石陣最驚人的是可以預(yù)測

罕見壯觀月球事件的時(shí)間

卡拉尼什南部有一座

看似一名仰臥女子的山峰

每隔18年,滿月會(huì)從山巒間升起

沿著女子身體的曲線移動(dòng),然后消失

但數(shù)分鐘后

在立石圈的中央再度出現(xiàn)

據(jù)說

任何目睹此事件的人

都會(huì)多子多孫

滿月

讓人心旌搖撼

但是月亮本身并不會(huì)發(fā)光

月光不過是反射的陽光

月球繞著地球運(yùn)行時(shí)

被太陽照射的受光面會(huì)改變

這就是月亮的陰晴圓缺

月亮將在為期29.5天的周期內(nèi)

由朔到望,再由望到朔

滿月時(shí)夜空的亮度

是新月時(shí)的十倍

這天晚上

世上任何一個(gè)角落都可以看到相同的一輪滿月

它向來讓人敬畏之心油然而生

過去

人們認(rèn)為月亮?xí)鋈诵缘暮诎得?/p>

所以每個(gè)月都會(huì)有瘋狂、血光之災(zāi)

英文“瘋狂”的字根來自拉丁文中的月亮

在滿月期間發(fā)生的罪案

往往會(huì)被從寬發(fā)落

但是月亮對大自然的影響并不是神話

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