单词groundhog
n.: 〔工〕挖土机
网络: 土拨鼠；土拔鼠；美洲旱獭
〔工〕挖土机
复数：groundhogs
Nancy: The story goes if the Groundhog comes out of his hole and sees his shadow, he"ll go back in, and we"ll have six more weeks of winter.
今天是美国的“土拨鼠节”。土拨鼠出洞后看到自己影子，会再回洞里，冬天就还要持续六周多。
So Groundhog Day makes a good yearly spur to ask: "What would my perfect day be? " It might be easier than you think to arrange it.
所以，土拨鼠日就能很好地年年来促动人们问自己：“我的完美一天是什么样子？”安排这样的一天这也许比你认为地要容易。
Letting the sun warm up its fur, the little groundhog sat at the entrance to its home for a few minutes.
小土拨鼠让阳光温暖牠的毛皮，在家门前坐了一会儿。
At the biggest gathering in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a groundhog named Phil emerges from his burrow and checks for his shadow.
在宾夕法尼亚州普克苏托尼小镇这个最大的集会地，一只名叫菲尔的土拨鼠会从牠的洞穴钻出来并瞧瞧牠的影子。
Draw a groundhog "s face on the plate -draw two big eyes and a mouth.
涂色后，在纸盘上画土拨鼠的脸：画两个大眼睛和一张嘴。然后挖空眼睛和嘴巴。
Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog that comes out of his burrow on Gobbler"s Knob, Pennsylvania, each February 2 to predict the weather.
在宾州的菲尔是一只每年2月2日都会从洞穴爬出来预测天气的土拨鼠。
And when they haven"t been made into a horror movie, they"ve already been made into something else (like Independence Day or Groundhog Day).
当这些节日或特殊事件被用来拍摄成恐怖片，它们就被赋予其他意义（像是美国独立日或是土拨鼠日）。
Phil then whispers his prediction in Groundhogese to the man in coat and tails, the president of the Groundhog Club"s Inner Circle.
菲尔随后会悄悄地用「土拨鼠语」将牠的预言告诉身穿燕尾服的男士，也就是土拨鼠俱乐部理事会的主席。
Wednesday was like Groundhog Day, with the Dow falling more than 3 percent before closing with a gain.
周三就像土拨鼠日，道琼斯指数下跌超过3%，然后在收盘时有所回升。
So why does cartoonist Mike Luckovich portray groundhog Phil confessing before reporters that he accepted money from the White House?
那么，漫画家麦克·卢科维奇为什么在画中描绘土拨鼠菲尔在记者面前承认自己收受了白宫的钱呢？