The total lunar eclipse coincided with the date of the December Solstice.

这次月全食恰好发生在冬至日。

Remarkably, the total lunar eclipse coincided with the date of the December Solstice.

值得注意的是，这次月全食恰好发生在冬至日。

Of course, the December solstice marks the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the south.

当然，这意味着北半球冬季和南半球夏季的开始。

Solstice is the name of the new baby giraffe at the St. Louis Zoo. It was born in December, on winter solstice.

索斯提斯（Solstice 中文意思为至日）是圣路易斯动物园（St. Louis Zoo）新生小长颈鹿的名字，它生于12月的冬至那天，因此得名。

So, how often does the December full moon coincide with the solstice?

那么，12月的满月与至日重合有多频繁呢？

The rare lunar eclipse has fallen on the winter solstice at the Greenwich meridian of December 21, 2010, making the day the "darkest" ever in 372 years.

2010年12月21日正午时分(格林尼治时间)，月全食和冬至时间偶遇，于是372年来最“黑暗”的日子就此诞生。

The season of the year between summer and winter lasting from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice and from september to december in the northern hemisphere; fall.

秋季指一年中介于夏季和冬季之间的一个季节，自秋分起到冬至止，在北半球是九月至十二月；秋天。

Scientists don't expect anything out of the ordinary to happen in the year 2012, or specifically on the date December 21, other than the solstice, which happens every year.

科学家们根本不指望2012年会有什么非同寻常的事情发生。即使是2012年的12月21号，除了每年都会到来的冬至，不会有什么特别。

The season of the year between summer and winter, lasting from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice and from September to December in the Northern Hemisphere; fall.

秋季：指一年中介于夏季和冬季之间的一个季节，自秋分起到冬至止，在北半球是九月至十二月；秋天。

There is another very interesting phenomenon that occurs around December 25th or the winter solstice.

还有另一个非常有趣的现象，发生在十二月二十五日或者是冬至前后。

It was this winter solstice, December 25th, that was a time of celebration and exchange of gifts as the hardness of winter began to wane and the days grew longer.

同时也是在冬至(12月25日)这个时候，人们会举行庆祝活动并且互相交换礼物，因为寒冬的艰辛已经开始减弱、白昼变得越来越长。