The Equator is a great circle midway between the North and South Poles.

赤道圈是一个位于南北极当中的大圆周。

WIRE (voice-over): Ten-second trivia: The equator runs directly through which of these countries?

赤道直接穿过下列哪个国家？

Where's the equator, what are the vacations, a-and the holidays?

赤道在哪里？假期和节日分别有哪些？

The weather is very hot near the equator.

赤道附近的天气非常热。

So the sun hits the equator, it's hotter at the equator, much colder at the poles.

所以太阳照射赤道，赤道更热，两极更冷。

The United States is north of the equator.

美国在赤道的北边。

Here on the equator, there are virtually no seasons.

在赤道附近，几乎没有季节变换。

Which of these countries is located closest to the equator?

下面这些国家，哪一个距离赤道最近？

By the equator running through me where this line appeared.

被赤道穿过，也就是这条线出现的地方。

Which of these world capitals is located closest to the equator?

这些世界首都中，哪一个最靠近赤道？

The Central African nation of Kenya, it sits on the equator.

位于赤道的中非国家肯尼亚。

As the cycle progresses, it follows the spots towards the equator.

随着活动周期的进展，高速气流随着太阳黑子向太阳的赤道方向移动。

Earth is actually ever-so-slightly squished and fatter near the equator.

地球其实被微微地压扁，而赤道部分比较凸出。

The individual chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell.

单个染色体排列在细胞的中央线上。

If you guessed the equator, you're close.

如果你猜赤道，答案十分接近。

Venture to the equator, where our particles are packed lush and thick.

到赤道去冒险吧，那里的粒子茂密而稠密。

These systems form over tropical waters on either side of the equator.

这些系统形成于赤道两侧的热带水域。

The Galapagos penguin is the only one found north of the equator.

加拉帕戈斯企鹅是唯一在赤道以北发现的企鹅。

Tropical forests are found near the equator in warmer, more humid climates.

热带森林分布在赤道附近，那里气候更温暖潮湿。

To maximize centrifugal acceleration, this anchor point should be close to the Equator.

为了使离心加速度最大化，这个锚点应该要和赤道很接近。