观察月相

A

你看今晚的月亮，又圆又亮！

Nǐ kàn jīn wǎn de yuèliàng, yòu yuán yòu liàng!

Look at the moon tonight, so round and bright!

B

是啊，今晚是十五，月亮最圆了。你了解月相吗？

Shì a, jīn wǎn shì shíwǔ, yuèliàng zuì yuán le. Nǐ liǎojiě yuè xiàng ma?

Yes, tonight is the fifteenth, the fullest moon. Do you know about moon phases?

C

我略知一二，我知道月亮的形状会变化，跟阴晴圆缺有关。

Wǒ lüè zhī yī èr, wǒ zhīdào yuèliàng de xíngzhuàng huì biànhuà, gēn yīn qíng yuán quē yǒuguān.

I know a little about it. I know that the shape of the moon changes, it's related to the waxing and waning of the moon.

A

对，月亮每个月都会经历不同的月相变化，从新月到满月，再到残月，周而复始。

Duì, yuèliàng měi gè yuè dōu huì jīnglì bùtóng de yuè xiàng biànhuà, cóng xīn yuè dào mǎn yuè, zài dào cán yuè, zhōu ér fú shǐ.

Right, the moon goes through different moon phases every month, from new moon to full moon, and back to waning moon, over and over again.

B

那这些变化和天气有什么关系呢？

Nà zhèxiē biànhuà hé tiānqì yǒu shénme guānxi ne?

So, do these changes have anything to do with the weather?

C

古人认为月相变化会影响天气，比如，农历十五的月亮又大又圆，民间认为这天会比较晴朗。

Gǔ rén rènwéi yuè xiàng biànhuà huì yǐngxiǎng tiānqì, bǐrú, nónglì shíwǔ de yuèliàng yòu dà yòu yuán, mínjiān rènwéi zhè tiān huì bǐjiào qínglǎng.

Ancient people believed that moon phases affect the weather, for example, the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, the moon is big and round, and people believe that it will be sunny that day.

A

看来月相和传统农业生产也密切相关啊。

Kàn lái yuè xiàng hé chuántǒng nóngyè shēngchǎn yě mìmì xiāngguān a.

It seems that the moon phases are closely related to traditional agricultural production.