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total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
today
jīnrì
今日
to cross / to pass through
chuānyuè
穿越
Iceland
Bīngdǎo
冰岛
and
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙

one occurrence
yīcì
一次
rare / uncommon
hǎnjiàn
罕见
structural particle
de
total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
today
jīnrì
今日
in / at
zài
Greenland
Gélínglán
格陵兰
Iceland
Bīngdǎo
冰岛
and
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
to take place / to unfold
shàngyǎn
上演
this
zhè
is / to be
shì
mainland Europe
Ōuzhōu dàlù
欧洲大陆
since
the year 1999
1999 nián
1999年
since (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to experience / to witness
jīnglì
经历
total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
astronomy enthusiasts
tiānwén àihàozhě
天文爱好者
and
scientists
kēxuéjiā
科学家
one after another / in large numbers
fēnfēn
纷纷
to rush to / to head toward
gǎnwǎng
赶往
path of totality
quánshídài
全食带
region / area
dìqū
地区
to observe / to make observations
guāncè
观测
this (specific)
zhè yī
这一
astronomical spectacle
tiānwén qíguān
天文奇观

August 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM

August 12, 2026
2026 nián 8 yuè 12 rì
2026年8月12日
one occurrence
yīcì
一次
rare / uncommon
hǎnjiàn
罕见
structural particle
de
total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
in / at
zài
the Northern Hemisphere
běibànqiú
北半球
multiple locations
duōdì
多地
to take place / to unfold
shàngyǎn
上演
path of totality
quánshídài
全食带
from
cóng
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
Siberia
Xībólìyǎ
西伯利亚
to set out from / to originate
chūfā
出发
to pass through / via
jīngguò
经过
Greenland
Gélínglán
格陵兰
and
Iceland
Bīngdǎo
冰岛
ultimately / finally
zuìzhōng
最终
to arrive at / to reach
dǐdá
抵达
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
northern part
běibù
北部
this
zhè
is / to be
shì
mainland Europe
Ōuzhōu dàlù
欧洲大陆
since
the year 1999
1999 nián
1999年
since (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to experience / to witness
jīnglì
经历
total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
as for / regarding
duìyú
对于
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
speaking of / in terms of
lái shuō
来说
this
zhè
also
is / to be
shì
in over a century
bǎiniánlái
百年来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
in / at
zài
local / locally
dāngdì
当地
visible / observable
kějiàn
可见
structural particle
de
total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
in
zài
Iceland
Bīngdǎo
冰岛
totality (of an eclipse)
quánshí
全食
from
cóng
local time
dāngdì shíjiān
当地时间
afternoon / p.m.
xiàwǔ
下午
5:45 p.m.
wǔ shí sìshíwǔ fēn
五时四十五分
to begin / to start
kāishǐ
开始
to last / to continue
chíxù
持续
approximately
yuē
two minutes and eighteen seconds
liǎng fēn shíbā miǎo
两分十八秒
in
zài
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
totality (of an eclipse)
quánshí
全食
to occur / to take place
fāshēng
发生
at
zài
sunset
rìluò
日落
before
qián
not long before / shortly
bùjiǔ
不久
the sky
tiānkōng
天空
scene / spectacle
jǐngxiàng
景象
extremely
jíwéi
极为
spectacular / magnificent
zhuàngguān
壮观
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
astronomy enthusiasts
tiānwén àihàozhě
天文爱好者
making a special trip
zhuānchéng
专程
to rush to / to head toward
gǎnwǎng
赶往
path of totality
quánshídài
全食带
region / area
dìqū
地区
to watch / to observe
guānkàn
观看
this (specific)
zhè yī
这一
astronomical spectacle
tiānwén qíguān
天文奇观
scientists
kēxuéjiāmen
科学家们
also
taking this opportunity
jiè cǐ jīhuì
借此机会
to study / to research
yánjiū
研究
the solar atmosphere
tàiyáng dàqìcéng
太阳大气层
namely / that is
the solar corona
rìmiǎn
日冕

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chū tǔ
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qīng tóng
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jiǔ qì
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containing inside
nèi cáng
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jù jīn
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yuē
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2300 nián
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Lake Mead
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米德湖
water level
shuǐwèi
水位
to set yet another (record)
zài chuàng
再创
all-time record low
lìshǐ xīn dī
历史新低
western / the West
xībù
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water resources
shuǐ zīyuán
水资源
crisis
wēijī
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