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New Yorkers were wowed on Wednesday by a sunset that was perfectly framed by skyscrapers, thanks to an urban astronomical phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge. 美国纽约当地周三晚，出现“曼哈顿悬日”这一城市天文现象：落日完美地镶嵌在摩天大厦之间，引来纽约人惊叹不已。 The same planetary tilt that determines the seasons also dictates exactly where the sun will go down each evening — and because of the way that Manhattan's dominant street grid is laid out, killer sunsets are potentially visible from some of the borough's best-known east-west streets in late May and mid-July. 地球自转轴倾斜，造成季节更替，也决定了每晚太阳下落的位置。由于曼哈顿主街区的网格分布，每年五月下旬和七月中旬，人们可以去往该地区最著名的东西走向的街道，观看令人叹为观止的日落美景。 Tuesday's ceremony was rained out, but the skies were clear enough on Wednesday to make for some beautiful postings on photo-sharing sites such as Instagram and Twitter, Flickr and Facebook. 由于周二下雨，悬日美景并未出现。但周三天气晴朗，足以让人们拍摄大量美照，发布在诸如推特、脸书、Instagram和Flickr等照片共享网站上。 Doing a search for the hashtag #Manhattanhenge on Twitter will bring up a nice selection — including Edgar Gonzalez's view from 34th Street, which you see above. | 
