【英语3级听力】夜晚的天空-Night Sky

He looked up. He saw the night sky. There were many stars in the sky. He looked for a while. The stars were beautiful. They were shining brightly. They looked like diamonds. He remembered a song. He looked at the moon. The moon was in the night sky. It gave the moonlight. The moon looked white. It looked like cheese. He wondered about it. A man had walked on the moon. He imagined walking on the moon. He imagined the moon being cold. He looked at the constellations¹. There were many of them. Constellations are what groups of stars look like. They have different names. He saw the Big Dipper. He saw the Little Dipper. He also could see Orion's Belt. It was an amazing sight. He looked up every night. He believed in aliens². He hoped to see one. The night sky is full of wonders.

1 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

2 aliens   

n.外国人( alien的名词复数 )；外侨；局外人；外星人

参考例句：

• We deport aliens who slip across our borders. 我们把偷渡入境的外国人驱逐出境。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Both women had hired illegal aliens for child care. 两个女人都曾雇过非法入境者照看孩子。 来自辞典例句