An almanac is a book that comes out once a year and is packed with facts for that year: dates, sunrise and moon times, weather notes, sports scores, names of winners, and other useful lists.

An almanac年鑑，is a book是一種書，that comes out once a year一年出版一次，and is packed with facts for that year裡面塞滿當年的資料：dates日期、sunrise and moon times日出日落與月出月落的時間、weather notes天氣紀錄、sports scores體育比分、names of winners得獎者的名字、and other useful lists還有其他實用的清單。

Farmers once kept one so they knew when to plant; sailors used one for tides and the sky. A sports almanac is still a common thing — a fat yearly book of records.

Farmers農夫 once kept one以前會留一本 so they knew when to plant這樣才知道何時該種植；sailors水手 used one則用一本 for tides and the sky來看潮汐和天象。A sports almanac體育年鑑 is still至今仍是 a common thing常見的東西——a fat yearly book of records一本厚厚的年度紀錄大全。

People also stretch the word a little: any yearly handbook of facts may be called an almanac, even if it now lives on a phone.

People大家 also stretch the word a little也會把這個字用得寬鬆一點：any yearly handbook of facts任何一本年度資料手冊 may be called an almanac都可能被稱作 almanac，even if it now lives on a phone就算它現在其實是裝在手機裡的。

The word itself feels a bit old and bookish, though actually the books have not gone away. It is more serious than a calendar, and much fatter than a diary.

The word itself這個字本身 feels a bit old and bookish給人一種有點老派、書卷氣的感覺，though actually不過其實 the books have not gone away這種書並沒有消失。It它 is more serious than a calendar比日曆更正式，and而且 much fatter than a diary比日記本厚得多。