When winter solstice comes, it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights.
当冬至到来的时候，随之而来的是一年中最短的白昼和最长的黑夜。
They are beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice, lesser cold and greater cold.
它们是：立冬、小雪、大雪、冬至、小寒和大寒。
So, how often does the December full moon coincide with the solstice?
那么，12月的满月与至日重合有多频繁呢？
The solstice comes and goes, but the Sami reindeer herders are too busy to pay much attention.
夏至来了又走了，但萨米族人忙得注意不到这些。
The winter solstice, theoretically should be the dead of a year, but it is usually not that.
理论上讲，冬至应是全年最冷的时刻，但通常并不是这样。
For example, if you live in Honolulu, this December's full moon does not fall on the date of the solstice.
例如，如果你生活在檀香山，12月的满月不会出现在至日这一天。
Then when was the last time that we had a total lunar eclipse occur on the same date as the winter solstice?
那么上一次人类在冬至时节看到月全食是什么时候呢？
Solstice is the name of the new baby giraffe at the St. Louis Zoo. It was born in December, on winter solstice.
索斯提斯（Solstice 中文意思为至日）是圣路易斯动物园（St. Louis Zoo）新生小长颈鹿的名字，它生于12月的冬至那天，因此得名。
At that time of year the winter solstice was coming, and the Sun was moving into a lower declination in the sky.
这是逐渐临近冬至的一段时间，太阳的赤纬也是不断地缩小。
The summer solstice is the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year. Getty Images / Mario Tama
夏至是夏天正式开始的第一天，也是一年之中时间最长的一天。
Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and marks the official beginning of winter.
冬至在北半球是一年里最短的一天，同时也标志着冬天正式开始。
Of course, the December solstice marks the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the south.
当然，这意味着北半球冬季和南半球夏季的开始。
So in the north, the solstice day has the shortest length of time between sunrise and sunset and fewest hours of daylight.
所以在北半球，冬至日的白天是最短的，只有几个小时而已。
This year, it was given another life extension until 2017 to keep exploring until Saturn’s northern hemisphere summer solstice.
今年，卡西尼号的服役时间又被进一步延长至2017年，它将一直保持探索状态直至土星北半球的夏至开始。
For the Americas, this eclipse actually occurred during the evening of Dec. 20, while the solstice occurred on the following day.
对美国人来说，这次月全食实际上发生在12月20日夜间，而至日则在随后的一天来到。
On June 21, thousands of people took part in a group yoga session at the heart of New York Square to welcome the summer solstice.
6月21日，数千瑜伽爱好者在纽约时代广场中心用集体瑜伽的方式迎接夏至的到来。
Alaska, too, will have the full moon and the solstice occur on these respective dates, but in a time zone one hour later than Hawaii.
还有阿拉斯加，满月和至日也出现在各自不同的时间，只不过时区上比夏威夷晚了一个小时。
The sun is rising behind the Stonehenge monument in England, during the summer solstice shortly after 04:52 am, Monday, June 21, 2010.
2010年6月21日周一的夏至凌晨4：52分，太阳从英格兰的巨石阵后面冉冉升起。
Which brings up a common question: If the summer solstice is the longest day of the year, why are the dog days of August typically hotter?
这里要提一个共同的问题：如果夏至是一年之中白天最长的一天，为什么8月份的三伏天通常会更热一些？
Thelast total lunar eclipse visible from the U.S. occurred on Dec. 21, 2010, which coincided with winter solstice and was widely observed.
最近一次在美国可见的月全食发生在2010年12月21日，那天恰巧是冬至，所以月食能够被大多数地区观察到。
Bernice Acosta and other enthusiasts perform yoga in Times Square during an event marking the summer solstice on June 21, in New York City.
博尼斯 阿克斯塔和其他的瑜伽发烧友一同在纽约市的时代广场上表演瑜伽，迎接夏至的到来。
France marks the summer solstice with the fete DE la Musique, in which musicians play for nothing in the open air, and the Paris air Show begins.
法国夏至音乐节，音乐家户外无偿演奏，同时巴黎航展开幕。
Hawaii time runs 10 hours behind GMT and the full moon occurs on Dec. 20 at 10:13 p.m. local time, while the solstice comes the following day at 1:38 p.m.
夏威夷时间晚于格林尼治标准时间10个小时，满月出现在当地时间12月20日的晚上10点13分，而至日在第二天早上1点38分到来。
The Cassini mission around Saturn has now been extended to 2017 to better study the complex planetary system as its season changes from equinox to solstice.
卡西尼环绕土星的任务目前已延长至2017年，以在其春秋分到冬夏至的季节变化时更好地研究这个复杂的行星系统。
Finally, this raises the question — prior to 2010, when was the last time that we had a total lunar eclipse occur on the same calendar date as the winter solstice?
最后，这又产生了一个问题——2010年以前，最后一次出现和冬至相同的日期发生月全食是什么时候呢？
Finally, this raises the question — prior to 2010, when was the last time that we had a total lunar eclipse occur on the same calendar date as the winter solstice?
最后，这又产生了一个问题——2010年以前，最后一次出现和冬至相同的日期发生月全食是什么时候呢？
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