Lesson 55 From桂花奶茶 the earth: Greetings
astronomy [ə'strɒnəmi]
n. 天文学
“astr” / “aster” = star
astronomy astronomical
astrology astronautics
astronaut disaster
asterisk asteroid
“stell” = star
stellar stellar light stellar system
interstellar interstellar travel
麻辣手撕鸡constellation a constellation of famous scientists and artists
solar ['səʊlə(r)]
adj. 太阳的
solar energy solar system
solar radiation solar calendar
a partial / total solar eclip
lunar
lunar calendar
a partial / total lunar eclip
Venus ['vi:nəs]
n. 金星
Mercury（水星，商贸之神墨丘利）
Venus（金星，美神维纳斯）
Mars（火星，战神马尔斯）
Jupiter（木星，众神之王朱庇特）
Saturn（土星，农神萨图恩）
Uranus（天王星，天空之神乌拉诺斯）
Neptune（海王星，海神尼普顿） Pluto（冥王星，冥王普路托）
bacteria [bæk'tɪəriə]
n. 细菌
bacterium → bacteria
datum → data
medium → media
stratum → strata
curriculum → curricula
realm [relm]
n. 王国；范围，领域
the realm of literature / science
the political / military realm
the realm of necessity
the realm of freedom
The history of mankind is one of continuous development from the realm of necessity to the
realm of freedom.
domain
the political domain
the domain of natural science
field / area / world / sphere
the field of politics
the world of art
the area of education
the diplomatic sphere
the ideological sphere
Recent developments in astronomy have made it possible to detect planets in our own Milky Way
and in other galaxies.
detect v. to discover or notice sth, especially sth that is not easy to e, hear, etc. 发现，觉察 The tests are designed to detect the dia early.
an instrument that can detect small amounts of radiation
the Milky Way = the Galaxy 银河
in relative terms: compared with other, similar things 相对来说
Students have less money in relative terms, but spend more on books.
prove (to be) + adj. / n. 被证明是……
The arch proved difficult, for the puma was often obrved at one place in the morning and at
another place 20 miles away in the evening.
infinitely战国帛书 adv. very much ― ud esp. when comparing things （尤其与比较级连用）……得多 Your English is infinitely better than my German.
Travel is infinitely more comfortable now than it ud to be.
far 放屁特别臭什么原因/ much / even / still / yet + 比较级
support v. 孙悟空的特点to provide the right conditions, such as enough food and water, for life （提供合适的
治愈电影条件以）维持生命，使活下去
The land is so poor here that it cannot support any crops.
Becau of pollution, this lake is now too acid to请示范文模板 support fish.
Only the Earth provides ideal conditions, and even here it has taken more than 4 billion years for
plant and animal life to evolve.
it takes … (for …) to do sth.
It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dark.一寨两国
It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bas before a
descent can be made into a very deep cave.
Whether a planet can support life depends on the size and brightness of its star, that is its 'sun'.
that is (to say): or more exactly 也就是说，确切地说
The fare is reduced for children, that is anyone under 15 years old.
One solution would be to change the shape of the screen, that is, to make it wider.
Languages are taught by the direct method, that is to say, without using the student's own
language.
I loved him ― that is, I thought I did.
I'll meet you in the city, that is, I will if the trains are running.
One authority on spiders made a census of the spiders in a grass field in the south of England,
