考研听力基本功1 Passage10

Hello,everyon
[00:06.56]Today,we'll talk about another planet,Mar¹
[00:24.76]Mars is one of the planets in the solar syste
[00:40.96]It is the forth² planet from the su
[00:54.54]It is named for the Roman god of wa
[01:09.28]because it appears fairly red in the night sky.
[01:24.58]Mars is a relatively³ small plane
[01:39.08]with about half the diameter of Eart
[01:53.92]The force of gravity on the surface of Mar
[02:10.38]is about one-third of that on Eart
[02:25.87]Mars has twice the diamete
[02:36.42]and twice the surface gravity of Earth.
[02:52.62]The surface area of Ma
[03:03.09]is almost exactly the sam
[03:13.28]as the surface area of the dry land on Eart

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。