Germans started asking the groundhog about spring as an excuse to drink, eat and be merry

德意志人开始询问土拨鼠关于将春天作为吃喝玩乐的时节。

The first celebrants of Groundhog Day were Pennsylvania Dutch who used the holiday as an excuse to get together and party.

第一批参加土拨鼠日庆典的人就是宾夕法尼亚荷兰人，他们利用这个节日聚会，举行派对。

6 things most people don’t know about Groundhog Day

关于土拨鼠日不为人知的6件事

Another cross-quarter day is Groundhog ’s Day.

另一个跨季日是土拨鼠节。

So why does cartoonist Mike Luckovich portray groundhog Phil confessing before reporters that he accepted money from the White House?

那么，漫画家麦克·卢科维奇为什么在画中描绘土拨鼠菲尔在记者面前承认自己收受了白宫的钱呢？

Are you ready to amaze your friends with some Groundhog Day trivia?

你准备好了吗？用一些土拨鼠日的琐事来让你的朋友惊讶一下！

A groundhog would hog all the ground he could hog, if a groundhog could hog ground.

如果土拨鼠能拱地，它将拱完它能拱的所有土地。

So Groundhog Day makes a good yearly spur to ask: “What would my perfect day be? ” It might be easier than you think to arrange it.

所以，土拨鼠日就能很好地年年来促动人们问自己：“我的完美一天是什么样子？”安排这样的一天这也许比你认为地要容易。

Groundhog Day comes around every year on Feb. 2 and marks a pivotal day in the transition from winter to spring.

土拨鼠日大约是每年2月2日，它是从冬天向春天过度的关键标志。

Eating Your Shadow, In Honor of Groundhog Day

为庆祝土拨鼠日，吞下你的隐性自我

Here are six things most people don’t know about Groundhog Day.

以下是大多数人不知道的关于土拨鼠日的6件事。

This may sound like Groundhog Day meets Afterschool Special, but it’s actually a subtle, layered and ultimately ethical book.

这可能听起来像是“偷天情缘”和校园电影的结合，但它其实是一个很微妙的，有层次的终极伦理书。