At first, the ancient people looked up at the sun and could tell it was the middle of the day, when the sun was directly overhead in the sky.

起初，古人抬头看太阳，看到太阳正挂在头顶上的时候就知道是正午。

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The hot sun is shining right overhead.

烈日当头照。

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As the sun passed overhead then sank into the west it burned a bright path across the middle of the sky in this long-exposure image.

在这张长曝光片中，太阳划过头顶，渐渐西下，划出明亮的光带。

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The waves broke behind them on the black sand, the equatorial sun burned overhead, and for a moment the two looked at each other.

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The sun was high overhead on a Wednesday in late August.

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