英语听力：自然百科 穿越银河系的旅行(1)

We live amongst 200 billion stars, in the Milky¹ Way galaxy², a vast cosmic city. The earth is located in a quiet neighborhood, in a safe neck of the woods. But what if we could take our planets on a journey through the galaxy? What wonders would be see? What displays of power? What unimaginable forces? What exquisite³ beauty? What if we could travel through time and space to understand how our galaxy came to be and how it would end? What if we could travel on the ultimate cosmic trip and journey through the Milky Way?

我们生活在银河系2000亿颗恒星其中一个广阔的宇宙的城市。地球坐落在这一地区安静的街区。但是如果我们的行星来一次穿越银河系的旅行如何?将会看到什么奇迹吗?会有什么不可思议的事情发生?有不可思议的力量吗?如果我们能穿越时间和空间来了解我们的星系的诞生和结束会怎样呢?如果我们可以穿越银河系来次最终宇宙旅行如何?

Many of us live in large cities, cities which dazzle with millions of lights. But at night, those bright lights conceal⁴ something truly amazing. Turn them all off and we are greeted with the spectacular sight---a city in the sky.

我们许多人都住在大城市,城市有数以百万计的眩光的灯。但是在晚上,那些明亮的灯光掩饰着令人叹为观止的景象。把灯全部关掉后,我们看到了——一个壮观的天空之城。

“What is this? Well, it's the Milky Way. This is our galaxy. Well, if you like, you could think of the galaxy is a, a city of stars.”

“这是什么?嗯,其实是银河。这是我们的星系。好吧,如果你愿意的话,你可以认为星系是一个,一个星星城市。”

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains 200 billion stars, of which our sun is just one. It's a vast cosmic city waiting for us to explore.

我们的星系,银河系,包含2000亿颗恒星,我们的太阳仅是其中一个。这是等着我们去探索的一个广阔的宇宙城市。

1 milky   

adj.牛奶的，多奶的；乳白色的

参考例句：

• Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。
• I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。

2 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

3 exquisite   

adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的

参考例句：

• I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
• I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。

4 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。