I Saw a Solar Eclipse for the First Time.
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There was a solar eclipse this morning in Japan.
I saw it for the first time in my life.
Besides that, it was an annular solar eclipse!
When I saw the sky through the east window at 6:30 a.m., it was cloudy.
But gradually the clouds were cleaning and I could see the perfect annular eclipse!
I took a few photos of it through the special glasses for solar eclipse as a memory.
I couldn't took them well but I am very pleased with this photo above.
By the way, while the solar eclipse was occurring, the sky turned darker and I felt a little bit cooler than before it had stated.
I was so surprised at the natural phenomena.
As always, thank you for reading!
I'd be happy if you'd leave corrections and comments.
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今朝、日本で日食がありました。
私は、生まれて初めて日食を見ました。
しかも、金環日食です！
朝の６時半に東の窓から空を見たときは曇っていました。
でも、次第に雲が晴れて、完璧な金環日食を見ることができました。
記念に日食用の専用メガネを通して写真を何枚か撮りました。
上手に撮れなかったけれど、私は上の写真に満足しています。
ところで、日食が起きている間、日食が始まる前よりも空が暗くなってちょっと涼しくなりました。
その自然現象にはびっくりしました。
いつも読んでくださってありがとうございます！
添削やコメントを残してくださると嬉しいです。
I saw it for the first time in my life.
Besides that, it was an annular solar eclipse!
When I saw the sky through the east window at 6:30 a.m., it was cloudy.
But gradually the clouds were cleaning and I could see the perfect annular eclipse!
I took a few photos of it through the special glasses for solar eclipse as a memory.
I couldn't took them well but I am very pleased with this photo above.
By the way, while the solar eclipse was occurring, the sky turned darker and I felt a little bit cooler than before it had stated.
I was so surprised at the natural phenomena.
As always, thank you for reading!
I'd be happy if you'd leave corrections and comments.
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今朝、日本で日食がありました。
私は、生まれて初めて日食を見ました。
しかも、金環日食です！
朝の６時半に東の窓から空を見たときは曇っていました。
でも、次第に雲が晴れて、完璧な金環日食を見ることができました。
記念に日食用の専用メガネを通して写真を何枚か撮りました。
上手に撮れなかったけれど、私は上の写真に満足しています。
ところで、日食が起きている間、日食が始まる前よりも空が暗くなってちょっと涼しくなりました。
その自然現象にはびっくりしました。
いつも読んでくださってありがとうございます！
添削やコメントを残してくださると嬉しいです。
I Saw a Solar Eclipse for the First Time. (no period should be used in a title)
Moreover, it was an annular solar eclipse!
But gradually the clouds cleared and I could see the perfect annular eclipse!
I took a few photos of it through the special glasses for solar eclipses as a memory.
I couldn't take them very well but I am very pleased with the photo above.
By the way, while the solar eclipse was occurring, the sky turned darker and I felt a little bit cooler than before it started.
I'm glad you experienced it! It is important to experience as a human being, I think.
As always, thank you for correcting my journal entry!
Your corrections were very helpful!
Wow! Have you seen a total eclipse? I'm jealous of you!
I'd like to experience the sky like at night.
I agree with you! I was lucky enough to experience the Solar eclipse!
次は、６月６日の金星の太陽面通過ですね！
When I looked at the sky through the east window at 6:30 a.m., it was cloudy.
Alternative. I think it sounds a bit better here.
I took a few photos of it through the special solar eclipse glasses as a souvenir.
"Souvenir" usually means gift from trips etc., but I think it's ok here.
"Solar eclipse" is used as adjective for "glasses" here.
By the way, while the solar eclipse was occurring, the sky turned darker and it felt a little bit cooler than before it had started.
I feltでも全然間違いじゃありませんが、I felt coolerというと、「私は自分のことがクールだと（＝格好良く）感じた。」と解釈される時もあります。それは文脈によりますね。
I was so amazed at the natural phenomenon.
Surpriseは「思っていなかったことが起きた」というニュアンスなので、ここでは「感激した」といってる感じのamazeがあってると思います。
Since the event in question is the solar eclipse (=singular), I think phenomenon (=singular, plural=phenomena) is better.
添削をありがとうございます！説明もありがとうございます。
すごく分かりやすいです！
TMNさんも、子供のときに見たことがあるんですね。
私は初めてだったので、すごく感動しました！
大人になって見ると、新たに感動すると思います。
また、見る機会があるといいですね。
Thank you for teaching me that!
as a memory ⇒ as a souvenir
「写真は物なので、souvenir （記念品）の方が良い。」
・・と、このように解釈しました。
I understood that a photo is a thing, so it is better to use "souvenir" in this sentence.
Am I correct?
>it started
この２つが、いつも悩みの種です(>_<)
どっちもOKですか？Both are OK?
Actually, "phenomena" meant "the sky turned darker and it felt a little bit cooler" in this sentence.
紛らわしい文章を書いて、すいません。
このphenomena は「空が暗くなったこと」と「ちょっと寒くなったこと」を言いたかったんです。言葉が足りない気はしていましたが、何て書いたらいいか分かりませんでした。
When I noticed the (or these) changes of the natural phenomena (?), I was so surprised.
Does this sentence make sense?
日食を見たのは多分１５年くらい前でした。ガキの頃だったからよくは覚えてませんけど。次の時は楽しみです。おそらく天文学者たちは、次のときはいつ、どこで見られる（見れる？(笑））か知っているでしょうね。こういうのって、予測しやすいそうです。
ご質問のお返事頑張ります！
> When I looked at the sky through the east window at 6:30 a.m., it was cloudy.
Look atは「空の方に目を向けた」といってる感じで、seeは、もっと具体的になにかを「見た、見つけた」という感じです。たとえば、「When I saw the sky, I looked at an airplane」と言うと、変な文章なります。^^; 「When I looked at the sky, I saw an airplane.」は完璧です。
> I took a few photos of it through the special solar eclipse glasses as a souvenir.
確かにsouvenirは形のあるものにしか使いませんね。memoryとsouvenirの対照というより、as a memoryというフレーズにちょっと違和感がありました。なにかの思い出のものはsouvenirの方がいいと思います。ちなみにsouvenirはフランス語で「覚える」という意味です。 :D
> By the way, while the solar eclipse was occurring, the sky turned darker and it felt a little bit cooler than before it had started.
had turnedは「過去のある時点からみて、その時点のもっと先に変わっていた」という意味です。文法用語ではpast perfect、もしくはpluperfectですね（日本語でなんと呼ぶかはよく分かりません^^;）
この場合は、時間の流れをみると、日食が始まったー＞涼しく感じたー＞現在 なので、「涼しく感じた時点からみると、日食はもう始まっていた」というには、past perfectを使うのが正しいです。でも普通に話す時は I felt a bit cooler than before it started のように、past simpleを使う事も多いです。
> I was so amazed at the natural phenomenon.
なるほど。そういう意味だったんですか。でもこの場合、「空が暗くなる」現象と「ちょっと寒くなった」現象は、分断された現象ではなく、原因と結果なので、二つを丸めた一つのphenomenonというのも正しいと思います。それは二つのphenomenaにしちゃうと、「ちょっと寒くなる」事がそれ自体としてsurprised/amazedされたということになって、「この私がちょっと寒くなるなんて、ありえない」というようになるかも。 ^^;
さすがにそれはちょっと誇張ですけど、自分なりの考えでは、この場合phenomenon/phenomena どっちも使えると思います。 :)
If any of that didn't make any sense (maybe I couldn't explain well enough in Japanese), please let me know!
とても詳しい説明をありがとうございます！
すっごく頑張らせてしまって、すいません！
>When I looked at the sky, I saw an airplane.
look at＝目を向ける
see＝見える、目に入ってくる、見つけた
なるほど～！なんとなく今まですっきりしなかった２つの言葉の違いが、以前より分かったような気がします。
>as a souvenir
なにかの思い出のものはsouvenirの方がいいと思います。
>ちなみにsouvenirはフランス語で「覚える」という意味です。
なるほど！勉強になります！
>past perfect / pluperfect ＝過去完了(had＋過去分詞)と言います。
I felt a bit cooler than before it had started.
I felt a bit cooler than before it started.
時間の経過を説明してくださってありがとうございます！良く分かりました。
I got it!
>phenomenon/phenomena の説明もありがとうございました。
でも、やっぱり私の文章ではphenomenon が「日食のこと」か、「空が暗くなったこと」かはっきりしないと思うので、何に驚いたのか説明する言葉が必要だったと思います。
>If any of that didn't make any sense (maybe I couldn't explain well enough in Japanese), please let me know!
No, not at all! Your explanations were easily understandable!
Thank you so much!
添付の金環日食の写真はご自身で撮られたものなのですね。フィルター越しに良く撮られていますよ！こちら広島では部分日食でしたが結構、欠けていたのでその自然現象に感動しました。今度は６月の金星による天体ショーが楽しみです。
いつも優しいコメントをありがとうございます。
カメラのフィルターは持ってないので、普通のデジカのレンズ部分に、
上の写真の日食用のメガネを当てて、私は太陽を見ないように、デジカメのモニターを確認しながら撮った写真です。ですから、手振れで、リングがダブってしまいました。何枚か撮ったうちで、これが一番ましでした^_^;
広島は部分日食だったんですね。でも見られて良かったです！
金星のことは、上のメガネの説明書の下の方に書いてあるのに、
全く知りませんでした（説明を全然読んでいませんでした）。
６月も晴れてくれるといいですね！
Is everything allright?
I've been very busy recently with exams and so on, and now that everything is almost over, I don't know what to do with the spare time. XD
Both Lang-8 and FB seem to be flooded with images of the eclipse. I think your image is very nice! ^^
Did you know that there will be more of these?
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0521/OSK201205210077.html
Recantly, I have written only one or two journal entries a month.
最近、月に１～２回しか書いてないね。
でも、添削で英語を読んだり、英語でコメントしたり、毎日英語は使うようにしてます。
Everythig is almost allright.
To be honest, I didn't feel well last week, but I'm getting well this week. Thank you for your concern.
>I don't know what to do with the spare time. XD
Have you finished packing (preparing) for your trip to Japan?
早く作文を仕上げて、旅行の準備をしてね！
Then, please enjoy your spare time! ^^
Thank you for your compliment on my image.
Again, thank you for telling me about the transit of Venus across the sun. Recently, I learned about it. I'm looking forward to observing it.
I'm sorry to hear you were ill, but I'm glad that you feel better!
Hope Venus makes a spectacular sight!!!!
haha ^_^ 頑張って！
>Hope Venus makes a spectacular sight!!!!
Thanks! I hope so!!!
I'm glad many people in Japan and Southeast Asia were able to see the eclipse :)
Thank you for showing( putting? pushing?) me some nod points.
They were very helpful!
Again, thank you for your compliment on my photo.
My hand shook a little when I pressed the shutter, so the photo was out of focus (>_<) But I'm glad to hear you liked it. Thanks!
The day before yesterday, we didn't have very good weather, so
I was lucky to be able to see the eclipse.(^_^)
I've never seen it yet.... We didn't have such opportunity.
I'm glad that you can get such experience^^
Thank you for you comment!
I have seen the lunar eclipse twice, but this is the first time for me to see the solar eclipse. I was lucky to have such a wonderful experience.
I hope you will see it in the near future! Good luck to you, too!
I couldn't take many decent pictures but I am very pleased with this photo above.
"I couldn't take them well" makes sense, but as you took such a superb photo, I think it proves you could take at least one very photo well!
This photo is really amazing, I've never seen anything like it, you are a gifted photographer!
It's good the clouds cleared isn't it, and did the whole sky really become noticeably darker?! Wow! What a great experience!
As always, thank you for your correction and nod points.
Again, thank you for your compliment! Your kind words made my day!
I don't have a filter (for camera) for taking a photo of solar eclipses, so I covered the lens with (I put the lens over?) the solar eclipse glasses with my left hand and I pressed the shutter with my right hand, so I couldn't have the camera steady. That's why the photo was out of focus.
You know what I'm saying? My explanation was not so good. Sorry! (>_<) Anyway, I'm glad to hear you like my photo!
>Did the whole sky really become noticeably darker?!
Yeah!
The whole sky became darker like the early-evening skies.
夕方みたいに薄暗くなって、びっくりしたよ(@_@)
I want to see a total eclipse someday!
I hope you will see it in the near future!
I understand! Well it was a good technique, you ended up with a great photo!
I would very much like to see one too sometime!
I hope you are well, I always enjoy reading your journal!
I'm glad I could manage to explain it.^_^
どうにか説明できてよかったです。
I always enjoy reading your journal, too!
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I couldn't take many decent pictures but I am very pleased with this photo above.
->I am very pleased with one photo above very well.(?_?)
Sorry! "one photo very well" の付け方が、よく分からないです。
->"I couldn't take them well" makes sense, but as you took such a superb photo, I think it proves you could take at least one photo very well!
"I couldn't take many decent pictures but I am very pleased with this photo above."
(This is OK I think.)
NOT "I am very pleased with one photo above very well."
sorry if I confused you >_<
No worries!
I got it!
Thank you for explaining me that.
(^-^ )♪ありがとう♪
I hope you enjoyed it!
I'm sorry for the slow response.
The eclipse was visible in California, wasn't it?
At first, I didn't have no interest in the eclipse, but my husband bought the solar eclipse glasses for whole family in advance (He bought 4 glasses.), so I could see the eclipse by myself.
（みんなそれぞればらばらの時間帯だったので、メガネは４つ必要でした。）
Have you seen a total eclipse before? I want to see it someday!
真っ暗になったら、すごいと思います！皆既日食は絶対いつか体験してみたいです。
I'm not sure where I'll be living in the future, so I don't know if I'll get to see a total solar eclipse.
2035 is still a long way, so I'm not sure if I'll get to see a total splar eclipse. でも、できればぜひ体験してみたいです。
そのころ、Aldousさんは、どこに住まれているんでしょうね？
もしかして、日本に住んでたりして^_^
I saw one for the first time in my life.
"It" is better for something that is always there, like a building or a place.
It was an annular solar eclipse!
I think you can get away with just saying it here.
But gradually the clouds were clearing and I could see the perfect annular eclipse!
I couldn't take them well, but I am very pleased with this photo above.
By the way, while the solar eclipse was occurring, the sky turned darker and I felt a little bit cooler than before it had started.
I think some of the other corrections you got for this were nitpicky, though they were correct too.
>I felt a little bit cooler
>I felt a little bit colder
"Colder" is better when talking about yourself, while you can use "colder" or "cooler" to talk about weather. However, it is no big mistake ^^
>>before it had started.
>>before it started.
"Before it started" is simply less wordy, but you can say either one with no problems!
僕は見たいでした、でも東海岸に見られなかった。
A solar eclipse, so cool!
I wanted to see it, but I couldn't from the east coast.
いつか、日食を見るの機運がほしいです。
Someday, I hope to have the opportunity.
その写真はクールですね！
Your pictures are cool!
As always, Thank you for your corrections and explanations. They were very helpful.
超すごい＝so cool! haha^_^ よく知ってるね！
僕は見たいでした。ー＞僕は（or も）見たかった＋です。ー＞見たかったです
でも東海岸に見られなかった。ー＞nearly! 東海岸では
日食を見るの機運がほしいですー＞見る機会（きかい）がほしいです
＝＞いつか僕も日食を見てみたいです。（more natural)
クリスは日本語が上達したね！頑張って^_^
I hope you will have the opportunity to see the Solar Eclipse in the near future!
写真をほめてくれてありがとう！
クリスの写真も、超かっこいいよ！
超かっこいい＝so cool!
なるほど～！Thank you for teaching me that.
I always waver between using past tense and past perfect tense.
難しいね～(>_<)
>you can say either one with no problems!
I got it. Thanks!
Thank you for commenting, and for helping my Japanese!
I think the English past tense can be needlessly complicated. I'm not sure why it's that way, when similar languages like German are simpler!
英語の過去形は難し過ぎるだと思います。そのほうの理由が知りませんので、ドイツ語なんてのほうが易しい！
よくしているね！
You are doing well, though!
僕は手伝えてうれしいです！
Glad I can help! ^_^
クリスはドイツ語も日本語も勉強していて、すごいと思います。
>You are doing well, though!
どうもありがとう！^^