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 .
宾夕法尼亚州小镇蓬克瑟托尼的一只土拨鼠再次预测，北美的冬天还会持续六周。
On Thursday , thousands of people gathered around a hill called Gobbler's Knob to watch the yearly event .
周四，数千人聚集在一座名叫“火鸡丘”的小山周围观看这一年度活动。
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、头戴高礼帽的男子把土拨鼠从漫长的冬眠中唤醒。
It was as if the groundhog , named Punxsutawney Phil , told them , “I see a shadow…It's six more weeks of winter weather .”
仿佛这只名叫“蓬克瑟托尼·菲尔”的土拨鼠告诉他们：“我看到了影子……冬天还会持续六周。”
Since 1887 , tradition says that if Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow on Groundhog Day , February 2 , spring will come early .
自1887年以来，传统认为，如果蓬克瑟托尼·菲尔在2月2日土拨鼠日没有看到自己的影子，春天就会提早到来。
Groundhog Day is believed to have come from the ancient European tradition of Candlemas Day .
人们认为土拨鼠日源自欧洲古老的圣烛节传统。
On that day clergy would bless and give out candles to Christians for the long winter .
在那一天，神职人员会祝福蜡烛，并分发给基督徒，以度过漫长的冬天。
As Germans migrated to what is now the state of Pennsylvania , they chose another animal , and Groundhog Day was born .
德国人移居到如今的宾夕法尼亚州时，选择了另一种动物，土拨鼠日由此诞生。
The tradition is celebrated in many places around the United States and Canada .
美国和加拿大的许多地方都会庆祝这一传统。
Countdown to Groundhog Day keeps a list showing 157 such celebrations in North America .
“土拨鼠日倒计时”网站列出了北美157个此类庆祝活动。
But the animals do not always agree — and not all of them are groundhogs .
但这些动物的意见并不总是一致——而且它们也不全是土拨鼠。
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 .
曾因咬了时任纽约市长迈克尔·布隆伯格的手指而出名的土拨鼠“史坦顿岛查克”预测春天会提早到来。
In the state of Connecticut , Beardsley Bart , a prairie dog in Bridgeport , also predicted it would be an early spring this year .
在康涅狄格州，布里奇波特的一只草原犬鼠“比尔兹利·巴特”也预测今年春天会提早到来。
But Scramble the Duck , Jr . said it would be a long winter in nearby Eastford .
但附近伊斯特福德的鸭子“小斯克兰布尔”却说冬天会很漫长。
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，一条名叫“本尼”的鲈鱼被放归后不久就吃掉了一条米诺鱼，也就是一条小鱼。
The Buckeye Lake Region Chamber of Commerce Winterfest said it means there will be an early spring .
巴克艾湖地区商会冬季节表示，这意味着春天会提早到来。
Tad and Lil , two frogs from Snohomish in the state of Washington , agreed that spring would come early on their own “Groundfrog Day ” celebration .
来自华盛顿州斯诺霍米什的两只青蛙塔德和莉尔在它们自己的“青蛙日”庆祝活动中一致认为春天会提早到来。
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration compared Punxsutawney Phil's forecast in the past 10 years to the actual weather .
美国国家海洋和大气管理局将蓬克瑟托尼·菲尔过去10年的预测与实际天气进行了比较。
The agency found that “on average , Phil has gotten it right 40 percent of the time .”
该机构发现，“平均而言，菲尔的预测准确率为40%”。
Still , Phil remains the most famous weather predictor thanks to the movie Groundhog Day .
尽管如此，多亏了电影《土拨鼠之日》，菲尔仍是最著名的天气预言家。
In 1993 , actor Bill Murray played a weather reporter in the film .
1993年，演员比尔·默里在片中饰演一名天气播报员。
The reporter finds himself stuck in time and wakes up on the same day , over and over again , while visiting Punxsutawney .
这名播报员在造访蓬克瑟托尼时被困在时间里，一次又一次地在同一天醒来。
The movie popularized the usage of “Groundhog Day ” to mean something is happening again and again .
这部电影让“Groundhog Day”一词流行开来，用来指某件事一再重复发生。