A groundhog from the small town of Punxsutawney in the state of Pennsylvania again predicted that North America would have six more weeks of winter .
賓州小鎮旁蘇托尼的一隻土撥鼠再次預測，北美的冬天還會持續六週。
On Thursday , thousands of people gathered around a hill called Gobbler's Knob to watch the yearly event .
週四，數千人聚集在一座名叫「火雞丘」的小山周圍觀看這項年度活動。
A group of men in black coats and top hats woke up the groundhog from his long winter sleep .
一群身穿黑色外套、頭戴高禮帽的男子把土撥鼠從漫長的冬眠中喚醒。
It was as if the groundhog , named Punxsutawney Phil , told them , “I see a shadow…It's six more weeks of winter weather .”
彷彿這隻名叫「旁蘇托尼·菲爾」的土撥鼠告訴他們：「我看到了影子……冬天還會持續六週。」
Since 1887 , tradition says that if Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow on Groundhog Day , February 2 , spring will come early .
自1887年以來，傳統認為，如果旁蘇托尼·菲爾在2月2日土撥鼠日沒有看到自己的影子，春天就會提早到來。
Groundhog Day is believed to have come from the ancient European tradition of Candlemas Day .
人們認為土撥鼠日源自歐洲古老的聖燭節傳統。
On that day clergy would bless and give out candles to Christians for the long winter .
在那一天，神職人員會祝福蠟燭，並分發給基督徒，以度過漫長的冬天。
As Germans migrated to what is now the state of Pennsylvania , they chose another animal , and Groundhog Day was born .
德國人移居到如今的賓州時，選擇了另一種動物，土撥鼠日由此誕生。
The tradition is celebrated in many places around the United States and Canada .
美國和加拿大的許多地方都會慶祝這項傳統。
Countdown to Groundhog Day keeps a list showing 157 such celebrations in North America .
「土撥鼠日倒數」網站列出了北美157個此類慶祝活動。
But the animals do not always agree — and not all of them are groundhogs .
但這些動物的意見並不總是一致——而且牠們也不全是土撥鼠。
Staten Island Chuck , a groundhog once known for biting the finger of then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg , predicted it would be an early spring .
曾因咬了時任紐約市長麥可·彭博的手指而出名的土撥鼠「史坦頓島查克」預測春天會提早到來。
In the state of Connecticut , Beardsley Bart , a prairie dog in Bridgeport , also predicted it would be an early spring this year .
在康乃狄克州，布里奇波特的一隻草原犬鼠「比爾茲利·巴特」也預測今年春天會提早到來。
But Scramble the Duck , Jr . said it would be a long winter in nearby Eastford .
但附近伊斯特福德的鴨子「小斯克蘭布爾」卻說冬天會很漫長。
In the state of Ohio , Benny the Bass , a fish , ate a minnow - or a small fish - soon after its release .
在俄亥俄州，一條名叫「班尼」的鱸魚被放回後不久就吃掉了一條米諾魚，也就是一條小魚。
The Buckeye Lake Region Chamber of Commerce Winterfest said it means there will be an early spring .
巴克艾湖地區商會冬季節表示，這意味著春天會提早到來。
Tad and Lil , two frogs from Snohomish in the state of Washington , agreed that spring would come early on their own “Groundfrog Day ” celebration .
來自華盛頓州斯諾霍米什的兩隻青蛙塔德和莉爾在牠們自己的「青蛙日」慶祝活動中一致認為春天會提早到來。
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration compared Punxsutawney Phil's forecast in the past 10 years to the actual weather .
美國國家海洋暨大氣總署將旁蘇托尼·菲爾過去10年的預測與實際天氣進行了比較。
The agency found that “on average , Phil has gotten it right 40 percent of the time .”
該機構發現，「平均而言，菲爾的預測準確率為40%」。
Still , Phil remains the most famous weather predictor thanks to the movie Groundhog Day .
儘管如此，多虧了電影《今天暫時停止》（Groundhog Day），菲爾仍是最著名的天氣預言家。
In 1993 , actor Bill Murray played a weather reporter in the film .
1993年，演員比爾·莫瑞在片中飾演一名氣象播報員。
The reporter finds himself stuck in time and wakes up on the same day , over and over again , while visiting Punxsutawney .
這名播報員在造訪旁蘇托尼時被困在時間裡，一次又一次地在同一天醒來。
The movie popularized the usage of “Groundhog Day ” to mean something is happening again and again .
這部電影讓「Groundhog Day」一詞流行開來，用來指某件事一再重複發生。