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Africans were treated Sunday to a spectacular solar eclipse that swept across the continent, while sky-gazers in the United States and Europe also glimpsed the rare phenomenon.
非洲人對週日那場壯麗的、橫掃（非洲）大陸的日蝕感到驚艷，同時在美國與歐洲盯著天空看的人也一瞥那罕見的景象。
A total eclipse could be seen over parts of Africa and one of the best views was in northern Kenya’s Sibiloi national park, where a few hundred tourists gathered on the edge of the desert lake Turkana.
全程日蝕在非洲大部分地方都看得見，最棒景觀之一是在肯亞北部的錫比羅伊國家公園，在那裡數百名遊客聚集在沙漠中的圖爾卡納湖畔。
Alongside the tourists were colourfully dressed Kenyans from the Turkana, Rendile and Dasanach tribes who cheered as the sky darkened.
伴隨遊客的是穿得五彩繽紛的肯亞人，（他們）來自圖爾卡納、蘭戴爾與達撒那哈部落，在天色變暗時歡呼起來。
But dramatic weather almost spoilt the show, with sandstorms, rain, a rainbow and heavy cloud all minutes before the eclipse, a photographer said.
但戲劇性的天氣幾乎毀了這場秀，日蝕前的沙塵暴、雨水、一道彩虹及厚重的雲層都記錄下來了，一名攝影師說。
These incredible pictures show the majesty and awe-inspiring beauty of last night’s solar eclipse.
這些不可思議的照片顯示昨晚日蝕的莊嚴與令人心生敬畏的美。
If you missed it, tough luck - the last recorded eclipse of this kind occurred on November 20, 1854, and it won’t happen again until October 17, 2172.
若你錯過就太倒楣了—這種日蝕上次出現在1854年11月20日，直到2172年10月7日才會再發生。
新聞辭典
treat（someone）to（something）：片語，（某物）帶給（某人）驚喜。例句：I was treated to a meal in a very good restaurant.（我突然被人請客吃大餐）
spoil：動詞，損傷、破壞。例句：The heavy rain spoiled the crops.（大雨損壞了農作物。）
awe-inspiring：令人心生敬畏的、凜然的。例句：The erupting volcano was an awe-inspiring sight.（火山爆發是令人畏懼的景象。）
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