听一分钟英文：Sun-太阳

Without the Sun we wouldn’t be here. It is the source of our heat, light and energy. It is enormous¹, bigger than we could imagine; yet it’s very small compared to other suns in the universe. It’s unbelievable to think how much the sun burns. It’s just a giant ball of exploding gas. One day it will die out because all the gas will be gone. But for today and perhaps the next 15 billion years, there’s enough gas to light and heat our part of the solar system. Scientists have been studying the sun for decades but know little about it. The problem is that few space probes² can get too close to it. The sun fries anything and everything to a cinder³, in an instant. The Sun is important to us, but it’s important we don’t spend too long in it.

1 enormous   

adj.巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• An enormous sum of money is injected each year into teaching.每年都有大量资金投入到教学中。
• They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。

2 probes   

n.探针( probe的名词复数 )；探索；探头；探测仪v.探索，用探针（或探测器等）探查，探测( probe的第三人称单数 )；盘问；（用试探性袭击等）侦察（敌情）；用尖物刺穿（物件）

参考例句：

• Several different types of sampling probes are shown in Fig. 1-图1-1示出几种取样管。 来自辞典例句
• An array of wave probes can be used as a directional antenna. 排成阵列的测波仪，可作为波浪传播方向的感触器。 来自辞典例句

3 cinder   

n.余烬，矿渣

参考例句：

• The new technology for the preparation of superfine ferric oxide from pyrite cinder is studied.研究了用硫铁矿烧渣为原料，制取超细氧化铁红的新工艺。
• The cinder contains useful iron,down from producing sulphuric acid by contact process.接触法制硫酸的矿渣中含有铁矿。