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Words and phrases
Ô (¤Ä¤) moon
µØÇò (¤Á¤¤å¤¦) Earth
Ó° (¤«¤²) shadow
¤¹¤Ã¤Ý¤ê completely
ëL¤ì¤ë (¤«¤¯¤ì¤ë) to disappear
½Ô¼ÈÔÂʳ (¤«¤¤¤¤²¤Ã¤·¤ç¤¯) total lunar eclipse
1ÔÂ31ÈÕÒ¹ (¤¤¤Á¤¬¤Ä¤µ¤ó¤¸¤å¤¦¤¤¤Á¤Ë¤Á¤ä) the night of Jan. 31
ÈÕ±¾¸÷µØ (¤Ë¤Û¤ó¤«¤¯¤Á) all over Japan
Æð¤¤ë (¤ª¤¤ë) to get up, to rise, to happen
Ò¹ÖÐ (¤è¤Ê¤«) middle of the night
±ÈÝ^µÄ (¤Ò¤«¤¯¤Æ¤) relatively
Ô礤 (¤Ï¤ä¤¤) quick
•régŽ¡ (¤¸¤«¤ó¤¿¤¤) period of time
1•régÒÔÉÏ (¤¤¤Á¤¸¤«¤ó¤¤¤¸¤ç¤¦) over an hour
×´‘B (¤¸¤ç¤¦¤¿¤¤) state
¾A¤¯ (¤Ä¤º¤¯) remain
ÌìšÝ (¤Æ¤ó¤) weather
Á¼¤±¤ì¤Ð (¤è¤±¤ì¤Ð) if it is good
³àü\¤¤ (¤¢¤«¤°¤í¤¤) dark red
³àã~É« (¤·¤ã¤¯¤É¤¦¤¤¤í) brown
Ⱦ¤Þ¤Ã¤¿ (¤½¤Þ¤Ã¤¿) stained
Ñý¤·¤¤ (¤¢¤ä¤·¤¤) mysterious
×Ë (¤¹¤¬¤¿) figure, form, shape
ÓQ²ì¤¹¤ë (¤«¤ó¤µ¤Ä) to observe
2015Äê4Ô (¤Ë¤»¤ó¤¸¤å¤¦¤´¤Í¤ó¤·¤¬¤Ä) April 2015
ÒÔÀ´ (¤¤¤é¤¤) since, henceforth
ég (¤¢¤¤¤À) period
Ì«ê– (¤¿¤¤¤è¤¦) sun
¹â (¤Ò¤«¤ê) light
´óšÝ (¤¿¤¤¤) atmosphere
É¢ÂÒ (¤µ¤ó¤é¤ó) diffusion
ÇüÕÛ (¤¯¤Ã¤»¤Ä) refraction
¤«¤¹¤«¤Ë dimly
Õդ餹 (¤Æ¤é¤¹) to illuminate
¤Á¤ê dust
Ó°í‘ (¤¨¤¤¤¤ç¤¦) affect
°µ¤¤³à (¤¯¤é¤¤¤¢¤«) dark red
ß`¤¤ (¤Á¤¬¤¤) difference
ÄÏ–|¼Ä¤ê (¤Ê¤ó¤È¤¦¤è¤ê) southeastern
µØÓò (¤Á¤¤¤) area
ÉÙ¤· (¤¹¤³¤·) slightly
¤º¤ì¤ë to be slightly off, deviate, shift
Îçáá9•rǰ (¤´¤´¤¯¤¸¤Þ¤¨) before 9 p.m.
œºÔ (¤Þ¤ó¤²¤Ä) full moon
¶Ë (¤Ï¤¿) during
ʼ¤á (¤Ï¤¸¤á) begin
ÍêÈ« (¤«¤ó¤¼¤ó) perfectly
Quick questions
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Translation
On the night of Jan. 31 the moon will disappear completely into the Earth¡¯s shadow in a total lunar eclipse that will be visible all over Japan. In the middle of the night, over a relatively quick period of time, the moon will align with the Earth, and will remain in this state for more than an hour. If the weather is good, people should be able to observe the moon stained a mysterious dark red-brown.
This has not occurred in Japan since April of 2015. During the period when the moon is hidden behind the Earth, the light from the sun will still diffuse and refract through the atmosphere and the moon will be dimly illuminated. Dust in the atmosphere affects the color of the moon, making it appear different shades of dark reds and oranges.
It will appear in the southeastern sky, but depending on the area, the position may be slightly off. The eclipse will begin during the full moon on Jan. 31 before 9 p.m., and before 10 p.m. the Earth and moon will be perfectly aligned.
Answers
1) What will occur on Jan. 31?
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A lunar eclipse.
2) When did this last occur in Japan?
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April 2015.
3) Why does the moon appear in different shades of dark reds and oranges?
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Dust in the atmosphere affects the color of the moon.
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