Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit12:Dictation Item(11)

 　　Item Eleven.

　　Vocabulary. constellation¹, planetarium².

　　People around the world have been invited to take part in an unusual experiment this month.

　　People of all ages are being asked to look at the night sky from October 1st to the 15th.

　　They are looking for one of two groups of stars called constellations³.

　　The event is called the Great World Wide Star Count.

　　It is part of an effort to make a map of stars seen around the world.

　　It is also educating those taking part about the stars.

　　The Great World Wide Star Count is free to anyone who wants to be involve.

　　Planetariums⁴ and scientific groups around the world are also taking part.

1 constellation   

n.星座n.灿烂的一群

参考例句：

• A constellation is a pattern of stars as seen from the earth. 一个星座只是从地球上看到的某些恒星的一种样子。
• The Big Dipper is not by itself a constellation. 北斗七星本身不是一个星座。

2 planetarium   

n.天文馆；天象仪

参考例句：

• The planetarium staff also prepared talks for radio broadcast.天文馆的工作人员还要准备讲稿给电台广播。
• It landed in a shallow basin fifty yards from the planetarium.它降落在离天文馆五十码处的一个浅盆地中。

3 constellations   

n.星座( constellation的名词复数 )；一群杰出人物；一系列（相关的想法、事物）；一群（相关的人）

参考例句：

• The map of the heavens showed all the northern constellations. 这份天体图标明了北半部所有的星座。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His time was coming, he would move in the constellations of power. 他时来运转，要进入权力中心了。 来自教父部分

4 planetariums   

n.天文馆( planetarium的名词复数 )；天象仪

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