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Eight new planets 新行星中的“外星球”
天文學(xué)家說在遙遠(yuǎn)的太陽系外最新發(fā)現(xiàn)的八顆新行星中的一顆是“最類似地球的外星球”。這八顆類地行星是由美國(guó)國(guó)家航空航天局（NASA）的開普勒太空望遠(yuǎn)鏡所探測(cè)出的。此探測(cè)結(jié)果是在美國(guó)天文學(xué)會(huì)的一次會(huì)議上公布的。以下是 BBC 記者 Jonathan Webb 的報(bào)道：
Spotting ‘Alien Earths’ is the reason the Kepler spacecraft was launched six years ago. It looks deep into space for tell-tale dips in the brightness of faraway stars.
Eight new so-called exoplanets were revealed here, taking Kepler’s overall tally1 to more than 1,000. But only very few planets from that total are thought to be Earth-like and habitable, sitting in a temperate2 Goldilocks zone around their various suns.
One of the new arrivals, called Kepler 438b, is the most like our home that astronomers3 have ever seen: just 12% bigger than Earth and 40% warmer.
They say if we could stand on its surface, nearly 500 light years away, the sky would be red because of the dwarf4 star it has for a sun.
Glossary 詞匯表
tell-tale
泄露內(nèi)情的
faraway
遙遠(yuǎn)的
exoplanet
外星球
tally
累計(jì)數(shù)字，總數(shù)
habitable
可居住的
Goldilocks zone
適居帶
light years
光年
dwarf star
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1 tally Gg1yq n.計(jì)數(shù)器，記分，一致，測(cè)量；vt.計(jì)算，記錄，使一致；vi.計(jì)算，記分，一致 參考例句： Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.別忘了仔細(xì)記下你的開支賬目。 The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.報(bào)告中所提到的事實(shí)都絲毫不差。 2 temperate tIhzd adj.溫和的，溫帶的，自我克制的，不過分的 參考例句： Asia extends across the frigid,temperate and tropical zones.亞洲地跨寒、溫、熱三帶。 Great Britain has a temperate climate.英國(guó)氣候溫和。 3 astronomers 569155f16962e086bd7de77deceefcbd n.天文學(xué)者，天文學(xué)家( astronomer的名詞復(fù)數(shù) ) 參考例句： Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文學(xué)家能精確地預(yù)告未來日食月食的日期、時(shí)刻和時(shí)長(zhǎng)。 來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》 Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文學(xué)家們過去一直感到奇怪，為什么只有土星有光環(huán)。 來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》 4 dwarf EkjzH n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的動(dòng)植物；vt.使…矮小 參考例句： The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的長(zhǎng)臂與他的身高不成比例。 The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子聳聳肩膀，搖搖頭。
Eight new planets 新行星中的“外星球”
天文學(xué)家說在遙遠(yuǎn)的太陽系外最新發(fā)現(xiàn)的八顆新行星中的一顆是“最類似地球的外星球”。這八顆類地行星是由美國(guó)國(guó)家航空航天局（NASA）的開普勒太空望遠(yuǎn)鏡所探測(cè)出的。此探測(cè)結(jié)果是在美國(guó)天文學(xué)會(huì)的一次會(huì)議上公布的。以下是 BBC 記者 Jonathan Webb 的報(bào)道：
Spotting ‘Alien Earths’ is the reason the Kepler spacecraft was launched six years ago. It looks deep into space for tell-tale dips in the brightness of faraway stars.
Eight new so-called exoplanets were revealed here, taking Kepler’s overall tally1 to more than 1,000. But only very few planets from that total are thought to be Earth-like and habitable, sitting in a temperate2 Goldilocks zone around their various suns.
One of the new arrivals, called Kepler 438b, is the most like our home that astronomers3 have ever seen: just 12% bigger than Earth and 40% warmer.
They say if we could stand on its surface, nearly 500 light years away, the sky would be red because of the dwarf4 star it has for a sun.
Glossary 詞匯表
tell-tale
泄露內(nèi)情的
faraway
遙遠(yuǎn)的
exoplanet
外星球
tally
累計(jì)數(shù)字，總數(shù)
habitable
可居住的
Goldilocks zone
適居帶
light years
光年
dwarf star
點(diǎn)擊收聽單詞發(fā)音收聽單詞發(fā)音
1 tally Gg1yq n.計(jì)數(shù)器，記分，一致，測(cè)量；vt.計(jì)算，記錄，使一致；vi.計(jì)算，記分，一致 參考例句： Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.別忘了仔細(xì)記下你的開支賬目。 The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.報(bào)告中所提到的事實(shí)都絲毫不差。 2 temperate tIhzd adj.溫和的，溫帶的，自我克制的，不過分的 參考例句： Asia extends across the frigid,temperate and tropical zones.亞洲地跨寒、溫、熱三帶。 Great Britain has a temperate climate.英國(guó)氣候溫和。 3 astronomers 569155f16962e086bd7de77deceefcbd n.天文學(xué)者，天文學(xué)家( astronomer的名詞復(fù)數(shù) ) 參考例句： Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文學(xué)家能精確地預(yù)告未來日食月食的日期、時(shí)刻和時(shí)長(zhǎng)。 來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》 Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文學(xué)家們過去一直感到奇怪，為什么只有土星有光環(huán)。 來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》 4 dwarf EkjzH n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的動(dòng)植物；vt.使…矮小 參考例句： The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的長(zhǎng)臂與他的身高不成比例。 The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子聳聳肩膀，搖搖頭。