Natural phenomena: HSK 7-9 自然现象：HSK 七至九级

沙漠里昼夜温差很大。

Shāmò lǐ zhòuyè wēnchà hěn dà.

In the desert, the temperature difference between day and night is huge.

这段时间昼夜温差很大。

Zhè duàn shíjiān zhòuyè wēnchà hěn dà.

There is a large temperature difference between day and night during this period of time.

她今天穿得真潮啊！

Tā jīntiān chuān de zhēn cháo a!

She's dressed so trendy today!

潮来得很快，我们快走吧。

Cháo láide hěn kuài, wǒmen kuài zǒu ba.

The tide is coming in fast, so let's go.

明天下午能看到日食吗？

Míngtiān xiàwǔ néng kàndào rìshí ma?

Can we see the solar eclipse tomorrow afternoon?

看日食不能直接盯着太阳。

Kàn rìshí bùnéng zhíjiē dīngzhe tàiyang.

When watching a solar eclipse, you must not stare straight at the sun.

月食的时候，月亮会变红。

Yuèshí de shíhou, yuèliang huì biànhóng.

During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns red.

爸爸拿着相机，等着拍月食。

Bàba názhe xiàngjī, děng zhe pāi yuèshí.

Dad is holding his camera, waiting to photograph the eclipse of the moon.

地球对月亮也有引力吗？

Dìqiú duì yuèliang yě yǒu yǐnlì ma?

Does the Earth also exert a gravitational pull on the moon?

黑洞的引力为什么那么大？

Hēidòng de yǐnlì wèishénme nàme dà?

Why is the gravitational pull of a black hole so strong?

飞机起飞要克服重力。

Fēijī qǐfēi yào kèfú zhònglì.

An airplane has to overcome gravity to take off.

月球上的重力比地球小。

Yuèqiú shàng de zhònglì bǐ dìqiú xiǎo.

Gravity on the moon is weaker than on Earth.

金星自转得非常慢。

Jīnxīng zìzhuàn de fēicháng màn.

Venus rotates on its axis very slowly.

地球自转一周要一天。

Dìqiú zìzhuàn yìzhōu yào yì tiān.

It takes the Earth one day to rotate once on its axis.

当水被加热时，水汽蒸发。

Dāng shuǐ bèi jiārè shí, shuǐqì zhēngfā.

Water evaporates when it is heated.

洒在地上的水一会儿就蒸发了。

Sǎ zài dìshang de shuǐ yíhuìr jiù zhēngfāle.

The water spilled on the ground evaporated in no time.

水泥要一天才能凝固。

Shuǐní yào yì tiān cáinéng nínggù.

Cement takes a day to solidify.

水泥会在数个小时内凝固。

Shuǐní huì zài shù gè xiǎoshí nèi nínggù.

The cement will set in a couple of hours.

今天早上下厚霜了。

Jīntiān zǎoshang xià hòu shuāng le.

We had a heavy frost this morning.

菜被霜打了，叶子都黄了。

Cài bèi shuāng dǎle, yèzi dōu huángle.

The vegetables were hit by frost, and the leaves have all turned yellow.

夜空中划过一颗流星。

Yèkōng zhōng huáguò yì kē liúxīng.

A shooting star streaked across the night sky.

流星进入大气层就会燃烧。

Liúxīng jìnrù dàqìcéng jiù huì ránshāo.

A meteor burns up once it enters the atmosphere.

这是自然界的基本法则。

Zhè shì zìránjiè de jīběn fǎzé.

This is a basic law of nature.

自然界中优胜劣汰很常见。

Zìránjiè zhōng yōushèngliètài hěn chángjiàn.

Survival of the fittest is very common in nature.

你什么星座啊？

Nǐ shénme xīngzuò a?

What's your sign?

夜空中能看到很多星座。

Yèkōng zhōng néng kàndào hěn duō xīngzuò.

You can see many constellations in the night sky.

我是凭惯性走到旧家的。

Wǒ shì píng guànxìng zǒu dào jiù jiā de.

Out of sheer habit, I walked to my old home.

急刹车时，惯性让人向前冲。

Jíshāchē shí, guànxìng ràng rén xiàngqián chōng.

When the brakes are slammed on, inertia throws people forward.

夏天的季风带来了大雨。

Xiàtiān de jìfēng dàiláile dàyǔ.

The summer monsoon brought heavy rain.

今年的季风来得比往年晚。

Jīnnián de jìfēng láide bǐ wǎngnián wǎn.

This year the monsoon came later than usual.

美丽的夕阳，不是吗？

Měilì de xīyáng, bú shì ma?

A beautiful sunset, isn't it?

夕阳慢慢落到了山后面。

Xīyáng mànmàn luò dàole shān hòumian.

The setting sun slowly sank behind the mountains.

水加热后会产生对流。

Shuǐ jiārè hòu huì chǎnshēng duìliú.

When water is heated, convection occurs.

空气对流让房间凉快了。

Kōngqì duìliú ràng fángjiān liángkuaile.

The air convection made the room cooler.

洋流会影响各地的气候。

Yángliú huì yǐngxiǎng gèdì de qìhòu.

Ocean currents affect the climate of different places.

船长要先看洋流的方向。

Chuánzhǎng yào xiān kàn yángliú de fāngxiàng.

The captain has to check the direction of the ocean current first.

地球绕着地轴转动。

Dìqiú ràozhe dìzhóu zhuǎndòng.

The Earth turns around its axis.

地轴其实是看不见的。

Dìzhóu qíshí shì kànbújiàn de.

The Earth's axis is actually invisible.