行星们齐聚夜空，上演一场视觉盛宴
📖 逐句对照翻译
All seven major planets form a kind of parade in the sky at the end of February.
二月底，七大行星在天空中形成一种列队游行的景象。
Although two of the planets are not visible to the unaided eye, all are on the same side of the sun during the evening hours.
尽管其中两颗行星肉眼无法看见，但傍晚时分，所有行星都位于太阳的同一侧。
This planetary grouping happens when the planets appear to line up in the night sky as seen from Earth.
这种行星连珠现象发生在地球上观察时，行星在夜空中似乎排列成一线。
They do not form a straight line, but they do stretch across the evening sky this year.
它们并不排成一条直线，但今年它们确实横跨了傍晚的天空。
The American space agency, NASA, says these astronomical gatherings are common.
美国航天局NASA表示，这类天文聚会很常见。
A parade of four or five planets visible to the unaided eye happens every few years.
每隔几年就会出现一次肉眼可见的四到五颗行星连成一线的情况。
A similar parade took place last June, but only two planets could be seen without the use of special equipment.
去年六月也出现过类似的景象，但只有两颗行星无需特殊设备就能观测到。
Six planets were visible in January.
一月份可以看到六颗行星。
Four were visible to the unaided eye.
四颗肉眼可见。
In recent weeks, Mercury joined the group.
最近几周，水星也加入了这个群体。
Venus, Mars and Jupiter are all easily visible in the evening.
金星、火星和木星在傍晚都清晰可见。
Saturn is now very close to the setting sun and Mercury is close to the horizon, making both hard to see.
土星现在离落日很近，水星也靠近地平线，因此两者都很难被看到。
Uranus and Neptune are the most distant planets.
天王星和海王星是最遥远的行星。
Uranus can be glimpsed with binoculars or a telescope under good conditions.
在良好的条件下，可以用双筒望远镜或望远镜一窥天王星。
But Neptune is now too close to the sun to be seen.
但海王星现在离太阳太近，无法被看到。
Seeing the brightest planets is easy.
看到最明亮的行星很容易。
Go outside on a clear night after sunset.
在日落后的晴朗夜晚走到户外。
The planets will shine brighter than the stars.
行星会比恒星更明亮。
Mars is a bright, reddish-orange light appearing high in the constellation Gemini.
火星是双子座高处出现的一道明亮的红橙色光。
Jupiter is very bright and a little lower than Mars toward the constellation Taurus.
木星非常明亮，在金牛座方向上比火星稍低一些。
Venus, in the constellation of Pisces, is the brightest natural object in the sky besides the sun and moon.
金星，位于双鱼座，是天空中除太阳和月亮之外最明亮的自然天体。
There are many stargazing apps available that can help identify the planets and bright stars.
有许多观星应用程序可以帮助识别行星和亮星。
The planets will slowly move lower and lower in the west throughout the spring.
整个春季，这些行星将在西方天空中缓缓下沉，越来越低。
I’m Mario Ritter, Jr.
我是小马里奥·里特。
Adithi Ramakhrishnan reported this story for the Associated Press.
阿迪蒂·拉马克里希南为美联社报道了这则新闻。
Mario Ritter, Jr. adapted it for VOA Learning English.
小马里奥·里特为VOA英语学习频道改编了此文。
