In today's news, with Nancy and Hope:

A blood moon, a long train, and Totoro on stage.

All that and more, coming up next.

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月全食「掩天王星」11/8 登場

Blood Moon in the Sky Next Week

A blood moon is coming next week.

That sounds kind of scary, and it's not Halloween anymore right?

A blood moon is actually a full lunar eclipse (月全食).

That's when the moon moves into Earth's shadow.

That means the Earth is almost exactly between the Sun and the Moon.

When that happens, sunlight doesn't reach the moon.

The moon is only lit by light refracted (折射) from Earth.

So it looks a little different from the regular white moon.

During a full lunar eclipse, the moon looks reddish!

That's why some people call it a "blood moon".

And on Tuesday next week, you'll see what that looks like!

The Central Weather Bureau (中央氣象局) says starting at 4:01pm that day, the Earth's shadow will start to move over the moon.

The full eclipse will come at around 6:16pm.

And for 86 minutes, the moon will look a reddish color.

And something else amazing is happening around that time too.

It's a lunar occultation of Uranus.

That's when the moon moves in front of Uranus.

If we look through a telescope (望遠鏡), we would see Uranus disappear behind the moon, and then reappear again.

So, on Tuesday night, both a full lunar eclipse and a lunar occultation of Uranus will happen!

11月8日將可看到「月全食」奇景，在全食階段恰好又發生「月掩天王星」

Experts say the next time the two will happen on the same night, will be in the year 4344!

The Central Weather Bureau says you can watch through a telescope.

Or, you can watch the livestream on the bureau's website.

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瑞士開通世界最長的火車

Switzerland Drives World's Longest Passenger Train

Switzerland is famous for its beautiful mountains.

The country also makes delicious chocolate.

And now, Switzerland also has the world's longest passenger train (旅客列車).

Railway companies put together the train, which has 100 cars (車廂).

The train has 7 drivers.

It also needs over 20 technicians (技術人員) to help it move safely.

Altogether, the electric train stretches almost 2 kilometers long!

And this super long train went on a journey.

The train traveled 25 kilometers through the Alps.

The Alps are a group of mountains in Europe.

And the long train ran along the Albula Line.

It's a railroad line that is very famous.

The track is full of big curves.

There are also lots of steep sections.

這段鐵道路線有許多大彎道和上升或下降急劇的階段。

The line also has 55 bridges, and 39 tunnels.

Before this line was built, the trip would take 14 hours.

People had to ride a horse-drawn carriage (馬車) or sledges (雪橇).

The trip was very dangerous.

But now the long train took just an hour to travel the Albula Line.

The trip was to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Switzerland's first railway.

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"龍貓"舞台劇全球首演在倫敦！

"My Neighbor Totoro" Stage Show Opens in UK

Are you a fan of Totoro?

He is a character from the film "My Neighbor Totoro".

The animated film is directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

吉卜力"龍貓"是日本動畫大師宮崎駿的經典作品之一。

Totoro is a spirit of the forest.

He becomes friends with two girls living close by.

They go on some amazing adventures.

And now the film has been made into a stage show (舞台劇).

The show opened in London.

Many magical characters in the story are played by puppets (傀儡).

There's even a flying cat bus, which takes on passengers.

Many people are very excited about the show, and most of the shows have been sold out (賣完了).

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Now, let's quickly review today's stories:

A full lunar eclipse is coming on November 8th.

During that time, the moon will look a reddish color.

That's why some people call it a "blood moon".

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Switzerland drove the world's longest passenger train.

Railway companies put together the train, which has 100 cars.

The train traveled 25 kilometers through the Alps.

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And,

"My Neighbor Totoro" has been made into a stage show.

The show opened in London.

Most of the shows have been sold out.

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And that's all for today's episode of News Bites!