夏说英语新闻晨读 第148期:另一个地球
时间:2019-03-02 作者:英语课 分类:夏说英语新闻晨读
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本期内容:
A multinational 1 team of astronomers 2 working at the European Southern Observatory 3 in Chile discovered an Earth-sized planet in orbit around a star four light-years away. Proxima Centauri b is a bit bigger than Earth and orbits within its parent’s habitable zone. That will make it the focus of scientific efforts to search for life elsewhere.
词汇讲解:
Multinational: 多国的
Astronomer:天文学家
Observatory:天文台
Proxima Centauri:比邻星(半人马座)
adj.多国的,多种国籍的;n.多国籍公司,跨国公司
- The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
- He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。
n.天文学者,天文学家( astronomer的名词复数 )
- Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪,为什么只有土星有光环。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.天文台,气象台,瞭望台,观测台
- Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
- Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。
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