Re: M~O~O~N

Posted by futari on 2011/9/13 0:52:48
"dark of the moon"
= 1) The time period of approximately a week at the time of a new moon, when the light of the moon is absent at night. (一個月中看不見月亮的期間)
= 2) Any period in which the light of the moon is obscured. (月黑時)
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"old moon / waning moon" (殘月/漸小月/虧月)
= 1) a phase of the moon lying between last quarter and new moon, when it appears as a waning crescent
= 2) the moon when it appears as a waning crescent
= 3) the time at which this occurs

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"The moon is a moon still, whether it shines or not."
= 不管顯露不顯露, 月亮總是月亮。
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"The moon is not seen where the sun shines."
= 太陽一出, 月亮失色。 (小巫見大巫)
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