<p class="ql-block">继6月14日之后，又有“超级月亮”在7月14日现身夜空。这轮“超级月亮”来头可不小，它是今年诸多满月当中最大的那一个。</p> <p class="ql-block">“超级月亮”指“近地点”的满月。</p><p class="ql-block">今年7月13日17时06分，月亮运行到距离地球全年最近的“近地点”，只有357372千米，此时月亮的视直径最大；14日2时38分（望），月亮、地球和太阳排成近似一条直线，此时月亮最圆，月亮视直径达到33.7角分，比太阳全年视直径还要大。</p><p class="ql-block">The Moon orbits Earth in an ellipse with one region (perigee) closer and another region (apogee) furthest away. When there is a full moon on the perigee side of its orbit, it's bigger and brighter than usual, and can look especially large close to the horizon due to an optical illusion.</p><p class="ql-block">在一般情况下，14个朔望月（约413.4天），超级月亮就会发生一次。下一次超级月亮，将出现在明年8月31日。届时，月亮过“近地点”，只有357181千米，中国各地都可看到。</p> <p class="ql-block">看完了“超级月亮”，不如再来学习一波关于“moon”的实用英语吧。张老师为大家整理了下面这些“月亮短语”，你听说过几个？</p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;">❶</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b><u>ask (or cry) for the moon</u></b></p><p class="ql-block">to make unreasonable demands</p><p class="ql-block">想要得不到的东西，想入非非，异想天开</p><p class="ql-block">➤ Please don't ask for the moon. We're working on a tight budget. Please be reasonable!</p><p class="ql-block">别想入非非了，我们预算很紧。理智点吧！</p><p class="ql-block">➤ Oh, you want a later curfew? Well, you're crying for the moon—11 o'clock is late enough!</p><p class="ql-block">什么？想推迟宵禁时间？别异想天开了——11点已经很晚了！</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="color:rgb(237, 35, 8);">curfew ['kɜːfjuː] n. 宵禁；宵禁令</b></p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;">❷</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b><u>once in a blue moon</u></b></p><p class="ql-block">very rarely</p><p class="ql-block">很少发生的事；千载难逢</p><p class="ql-block">➤ I visit my friend once in a blue moon even though we live nearby.</p><p class="ql-block">我和我朋友住得很近，但很少见面。</p><p class="ql-block">➤ She eats meat once in a blue moon because she does not really like it.</p><p class="ql-block">她很少吃肉，因为她不是很喜欢。</p><p class="ql-block">这个短语还和天文学有关哦~原来blue moon指的是在一个月里第二次出现的全月。这个现象很少出现，每隔32个月才遇到一次。所以once in a blue moon 就用来指很少发生的事啦。</p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;">❸</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b><u>promise (somebody) the moon</u></b></p><p class="ql-block">To promise one something that cannot be done</p><p class="ql-block">向（某人）做无法兑现的承诺</p><p class="ql-block">➤ He promised her the moon when they got married. He said he will get her an expensive car and a big house but none of that happened.</p><p class="ql-block">结婚时他向她许诺，会给她买好车豪宅，但最后都没实现。</p><p class="ql-block">➤ Your clients will come to distrust you if you keep promising them the moon.</p><p class="ql-block">如果你总是兑现不了承诺，客户会对你失去信任。</p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;">❹</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b><u>bark at the moon</u></b></p><p class="ql-block">to make appeals in vain</p><p class="ql-block">做一些很徒劳的事情</p><p class="ql-block">➤ Good luck talking to the professor, but I think you'll just be barking at the moon—I doubt you'll get a better grade.</p><p class="ql-block">要和教授谈谈？那祝你好运，不过我觉得这样做没用——你可能还是得不了高分。</p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;">❺</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b><u>many moons ago</u></b></p><p class="ql-block">a long time ago</p><p class="ql-block">很久以前</p><p class="ql-block">➤ I used to be quiet and shy, many moons ago.</p><p class="ql-block">我以前很内向很害羞。</p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;">❻</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b><u>moon around</u></b></p><p class="ql-block">to move around or spend time without any clear purpose, especially because you are slightly sad or in love</p><p class="ql-block">闲逛</p><p class="ql-block">➤ She was mooning around the house all weekend.</p><p class="ql-block"> 她整个周末都在房子附近闲逛。</p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;">❼</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b><u>moonlighting</u></b></p><p class="ql-block">secretly doing a second job</p><p class="ql-block">暗中兼职；赚外快</p><p class="ql-block">➤ You'll lose your job if the boss finds out you've been moonlighting.</p><p class="ql-block">如果被老板发现偷偷兼职，你会被开除的。</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>孩子们学会了吗？还等什么，赶紧用起来吧！</b></p>