Shadows at the fall and springequinoxes are said to look like a snake crawling down the steps, similar to the carved serpent at the top.
据说,在秋分与春分日,太阳阴影会像蛇一样从台阶上爬行而下,与顶端雕刻的巨蛇相似。
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Summer hours were long, winter ones short; only at the spring and autumn equinoxes were the hours of daylight and darkness equal.
夏天的时间长,冬天的时间短;只有在春秋分点,白天和黑夜的时间才相等。
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Unlike on earth, with its cycle of nights and days and where there can be clouds, sunshine in space is practically constant - aside from a few days around the spring and autumn equinoxes.