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North America's first total eclipse in seven years started off in Mexico on Monday.
北美七年来的首次日全食，于本周一在墨西哥率先上演。
Thousands gathered in the beachside resort town of Mazatlan -- the first major viewing spot along this year's "path of totality",
数千人聚集在海滨度假小镇马萨特兰，这是今年“日全食之路”的第一个主要观景点，
a 115-mile-wide stretch from Mexico's Pacific coast through Texas and across 14 other states into eastern Canada.
这条115英里宽的河流从墨西哥太平洋海岸穿越德克萨斯州，流经其他14个州，最终进入加拿大东部。
U.S. President Joe Biden reminded social media followers about eye safety as millions of skywatchers gathered all over the U.S. for the celestial display.
数百万天文观测者聚集在美国各地观看这一天文奇观，美国总统乔·拜登特意提醒他的社交媒体粉丝们要注意保护眼睛。
About 32 million people in the United States live within the path of totality and many more were able to observe a partial solar eclipse.
在美国，大约有3200万人生活在“日全食之路”上，更多的人则能够观看到日偏食。
Crowds in Arlington, Texas, cheered as the moon crept slowly but surely in front of the sun, briefly blocking out all but a brilliant halo of light, or corona.
当月亮缓慢但最终爬到太阳前面、短暂地遮住了一切只留下一圈明亮的光晕（或称日冕）时，得克萨斯州阿灵顿的人群欢呼起来。
Onlookers in Millerton, Oklahoma, banged drums as the sky went dark.
在俄克拉何马州的米勒顿，当天空变暗时，观看的人群甚至敲起了鼓点。
In Indianapolis, many gathered in the bleachers of the storied Indy 500 racetrack to take it in.
在印第安纳波利斯，许多人选择聚集在著名的印第500赛车场的露天看台上观看这一幕。
And eclipse enthusiasts in Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada -- broke a Guinness World Record for most people dressed like the sun.
而在加拿大安大略省的尼亚加拉瀑布，日食爱好者们打破了一项吉尼斯世界纪录--最多人穿着同一套太阳装的纪录。
The period of totality lasted up to 4.5 minutes depending on the observer's location, surpassing the one in 2017 which lasted upwards of 2 minutes and 42 seconds.
根据观测者所处的位置，此次日全食的持续时间可达4.5分钟--超过了2017年那次，当时的持续时间是2分42秒。
According to NASA, solar eclipse totalities can range from 10 seconds to about 7-1/2 minutes.
美国国家航空航天局表示，以往日全食的持续总时长从10秒到7分半钟不等。
