They counted four phases in a cycle: new moon, half moon, full moon and half moon.

他们用四个阶段来计算一个周期：新月，半月，满月和半月。

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The problem with the new cycle triggered by Thursday's Aquarius eclipsed Full Moon is that, initially, you're likely to mistake it - and the events it ushers in - as nothing but a disruptive nuisance.

周四水瓶座满月所引发的新周期的问题，最初你可能会误会它没什么，不过是破坏性的滋扰而已。

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More recently, scientists found that beach pollution is worse during the full moon. That discovery, however, is linked to real variations in tides related to the lunar cycle.

最近，科学家们发现，在满月期间，海滩的污染情况比其他时间更严重。可是，这一发现是与同月轮周期有关的变化相联系的。

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The problem is so rampant in central Kenya, where breeders have made in-roads into breeding rhinos in captivity on private reserves, that during the monthly full moon cycle, when poachers are not reliant on torches or headlamps for light, the rhinos need to be protected 24 hours a day.

BBC: The rhino wars of central Kenya