【读新闻学英语】南岛现惊艳极光，奥克兰也有绚烂灯光！

By 新西兰先驱报中文网· 2018年08月28日 03:20

New Zealanders are being offered unusual light shows - natural and unnatural.

Stargazers are celebrating the most spectacular natural aurora seen in years over the South Island and Wellington on Sunday night, just as Auckland's Eden Park lights up with a multi-coloured light display.

新西兰人正欣赏着不寻常的灯光秀——自然的和非自然的。

周日晚上，南岛和惠灵顿的夜空出现了多年来最壮观的自然极光，观星爱好者们可谓享用了一场饕餮盛宴。而奥克兰Eden Park 五彩缤纷的灯光，也给城市带来了绚烂的色彩。

Stargazer：观星者

Spectacular：壮观的；壮丽的；令人惊叹的

Aurora：极光

Otago Museum director Dr Ian Griffin tweeted: "I am officially saying this night was the best night ever as an aurora chaser in Dunedin. It gets no better."

奥克兰博物馆负责人Dr Ian Griffin在推特上写道，“今晚的但尼丁，对追逐极光的人来说，是最好的一个夜晚。没有比这更美妙的了。”

Officially：正式地；官方地；公开地

推特截图

Christchurch stargazer Graham Fisher said: "We don't normally see the aurora with a full moon, as the sky is so bright. Tonight's was stunning, appearing while the sun was still setting, and with overhead beams at times. What a night!"

基督城的观星爱好者Graham Fisher说：“我们通常不会看到有满月的极光，但天空如此明亮（我们有幸看到这样壮观的极光）。今晚的天空太美了，当太阳落山时，不时还有数道光束点缀着天空。多美的一个晚上啊！”

Stunning：极有魅力的；绝妙的；给人以深刻印象的；令人惊奇万分的

Beam：横梁；光束

At times：有时

Meanwhile, Eden Park has unveiled coloured lighting of its main stadium, supplied by Philips Lighting, that will change to support various charities and events such as Daffodil Day and the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage.

与此同时，Eden Park也展示了由飞利浦照明公司（Philips Lighting）提供的彩色灯光秀。这些灯将形成不同的颜色，以支持各种慈善事件以及其他活动，例如水仙花日（Daffodil Day）和庆祝妇女投票权125周年等。

Unveil：推出；为…揭幕；揭开…上的覆盖物；拉开…的帷幔

Various：各种各样的

Griffin, who migrated to Dunedin from Britain five years ago, said he had seen the Northern Lights in Britain but had never seen any aurora as dramatic as the one he saw from Hoopers Inlet on Otago Peninsula at 7.20pm on Sunday.

"We were very, very privileged to see it," he said.

Griffin五年前从英国移民到但尼丁。他说，曾经在英国看到北极光，但从没有看过像周天晚上如此惊艳的极光现象。星期天晚上7点20分，他在Otago Peninsula的Hoopers Inlet看到了这种极致的美。 “我们非常非常荣幸地看到了。”他说。

Dramatic：戏剧的；引人注目的；激动人心的

Privileged：荣幸；幸运；有特权的；受特别优待的