It was a moment of awe shared by millions across Europe: an eclipse that blocked out the sun, plunging parts of the continent into a daytime darkness in which temperatures dropped and birds suddenly went quiet.(这是数百万欧洲人共同经历的一个令人敬畏的时刻：一场日食遮住了太阳，使欧洲部分地区陷入白昼般的黑暗，气温下降，鸟儿突然安静下来。)
这是数百万欧洲人共同经历的一个令人敬畏的时刻：一场日食遮住了太阳，使欧洲部分地区陷入白昼般的黑暗，气温下降，鸟儿突然安静下来。
Wednesday’s eclipse began in Russia’s remote Arctic north, going on to trace(描绘，勾勒) an arc over much of western Europe. From the UK to northern Italy, tens of millions of people turned to the sky as the light of the setting sun was almost completely blocked out.(从英国到意大利北部，数千万人仰望天空，因为落日的余晖几乎完全被遮挡。)
周三的日食始于俄罗斯遥远的北极北部，随后划过西欧大部分地区。从英国到意大利北部，数千万人仰望天空，因为落日的余晖几乎完全被遮挡。
The most sought-after(广受欢迎的，吃香的) experiences were in Greenland, Iceland and Spain along with a small strip of Portugal. It was in parts of these countries that totality – referring to when the moon completely covers the sun’s light – was on offer, drawing millions of local people and thousands of tourists from across the globe into the path of the eclipse.(正是在这些国家的部分地区，日全食——即月球完全遮住太阳光——出现，吸引了数百万当地人和来自全球各地的数千名游客进入日食路径。)
最受欢迎的观测体验在格陵兰、冰岛和西班牙，以及葡萄牙的一小片地区。正是在这些国家的部分地区，日全食——即月球完全遮住太阳光——出现，吸引了数百万当地人和来自全球各地的数千名游客进入日食路径。