听写训练 Test 20 Movement of the Earth

 Movement of the Earth

 

If you are traveling forwards in a train，the things around you outside seem to be moving backwards¹. / The sun seems to rise in the east, / move across the sky，/ and set in the west. / In other words? the sun seems to travel round the earth. / However, this is not really true. / It is the earth that is turning on its own axis². / The earth also travels round the sun on an unchanging path，/ known as an orbit. / There are seven other planets of different sizes，/ which all turn round on their own axes / and which all travel round the sun. / These are known as the solar system. / The planet nearest the sun is Mercury, and the planet farthest from the sun is Neptune³. / The orbits of the earth and the other planets are not perfect circles. They are ovals. /

1 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

2 axis   

n.轴，轴线，中心线；坐标轴，基准线

参考例句：

• The earth's axis is the line between the North and South Poles.地轴是南北极之间的线。
• The axis of a circle is its diameter.圆的轴线是其直径。

3 Neptune   

n.海王星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun.海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Neptune turned out to be a dynamic,stormy world.海王星原来是个有生气、多风暴的世界。