The penumbra eclipse is when the moon passes through, you guessed it, just the penumbra.

猜对了，半影月食就是指月亮经过地球外部阴影即半影时发生的那种月食。

So, I have control of what we call the penumbra.

我能控制这个我们称之为半影的东西。

When the Moon first enters the Earth's penumbra, the dimming is so slight you hardly notice it.

当月亮刚进入地球的半影时，亮度只有轻微的减弱，以至于你很难注意到。

The penumbral eclipse is when the moon passes through -- you guessed it -- just the penumbra.

半影月食是指月亮通过地球--你猜对了--半影时的景象。

Sometimes, the moon passes along the edge of the Earth's shadow, a dim area called the penumbra.

有时，月球沿着地球阴影的边缘经过，这片昏暗的区域被称为半影。

The earth's darker inner shadow is known as the umbra, and the lighter outer one is called the penumbra.

地球内部较暗的阴影被称为本影，较浅的外部阴影被称为半影。

But as the Moon moves deeper into the penumbra, it starts to darken.

不过随着月亮更加深入半影区域，它就越来越暗。

In the outer part of that shadow, the penumbra, part of the Sun, is blocked.

而影子外面部分的半影, 被太阳的一部分挡住。

Here's the penumbra, a partially shaded outer region surrounding the umbra, a fully shaded inner part that's darkened.

这是半影区，一个包围了本影区的外部区域，本影区是一个完全黑暗的内部区域。

The wider outer shadow, where the Earth is only partially blocking the sun’s light, is called the penumbra.

范围较广的外部阴影内，地球只能遮挡住部分阳光，这一部分称之为半影。

This region is called the “penumbra” ; “pen” in this case for Latin meaning “almost, ” or “nearly.”

这个区域被称为半影（penumbra）；这里英文中的“pen”的拉丁文意思是“大致”或“几乎”。

After a few moments of scanning the penumbra of the inner mind, we are liable to pick up a few intimations of something.

扫描内心的半影片刻后，我们很容易获得一些暗示。

If you're standing within the swath traced by the penumbra, as it moves along the Earth's surface, then you'll see only a partial eclipse.

如果你站在半影的区域里，当它沿着地球表面移动时，你就只能看到日偏食。

The two sections of the shadow, the dark umbra and the partially shaded penumbra, their placement determines which type of eclipse we can see from Earth.

阴影的两个部分， 黑暗的本影和部分阴影的半影，它们的位置决定了我们可以从地球上看到哪种类型的日食。

A partial eclipse occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth are not perfectly aligned so that the penumbra, or lighter outer portion of the moon's shadow, falls on the earth.

当太阳、月亮和地球三者没有完美地形成直线时，月亮的半影也就是亮的那部分照射在地球上。

His glance explored the melancholy penumbra of the long narrow room, resting on the blotched walls, the discoloured rows of books, and the stern rosewood desk surmounted by the portrait of the young Honorius.

他的目光扫过狭长房间的忧郁半影，靠在斑驳的墙壁上， 一排排褪色的书，以及严肃的红木书桌上面是年轻的 Honorius 的肖像。

First, the edge of the Moon slips in front of the Sun, and we see a little dip in the Sun's limb, its edge as seen from Earth (that's the start of the penumbra sweeping over you).

首先，随着月球的边缘进入太阳正面，我们会看到太阳缺了一点点（这表示半影开始扫过你）。

Each time it was a beautiful and touching physiognomy, and these transformations were produced suddenly in the penumbra; and for five minutes it was the same face, that could not be compared to that of five minutes before.

每一次都是美丽动人的相貌， 这些变化都是在半影中突然产生的； 整整五分钟都是同一张脸， 与五分钟前的脸完全不同。