外籍实习生眼中的日全食

 　　This morning I had a once in a lifetime experience. That is something I say everyday, although this phrase pops up more frequently since I have been in China.

　　At 9:00 AM, here was a full solar eclipse in Wuhan, maybe the last of the century. The day began normally-me begrudgingly¹ dragging myself out of bed to reach a teachers were clustered outside, anxiously awaiting this natural phenomenon. The air was thick with Wuhan neat and anticipation². Students chatted excitedly with each other clutching their solar lenses and pointing at the sky. Once the eclipse began, the crowd went silent, interrupted only by the occasional “waahhh”. The sky gradually darkened, shallows disappeared, and the sun shrank into a delicate silver. Then, as if someone suddenly flipped³ a switch, everything went black. All that was visible in the sky was a thin gray ring.

　　A collective “waahhh” rippled⁴ across the crowd. The image remained for a full five minutes, leaving everyone awestruck. Then, as suddenly as it had disappeared, a drop of sunlight reemerged and lit up the sky. Although the experience was brief, lasting⁵ only one hour, watching the solar eclipse in China was unforgettable. I’m definitely glad that I dragged myself only of bed to get to work this morning!

1 begrudgingly   

小气地，吝啬地

参考例句：

• Then, begrudgingly, I clean up – which doesn't really take that much time. 于是，为了省钱，我打扫干净－－那也不需要花很多时间。
• His terrible directness made me feel peeved, and begrudgingly I conceded that he was right. 他的坦率让我恼火。我承认他是对的，但十分不甘心。

2 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

3 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

4 rippled   

使泛起涟漪（ripple的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The lake rippled gently. 湖面轻轻地泛起涟漪。
• The wind rippled the surface of the cornfield. 微风吹过麦田，泛起一片麦浪。

5 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。