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astronomy [?s?tr?n?mi] n.天文学 Mathematics is connected with astronomy. 数学与天文学有联系。 astronomer [?str?n?m?] n.天文学者；天文学家 A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer. 新发现的一颗星引起了那位天文学家的注意。 Astronomers can calculate when there will be eclipses of the sun and moon. 天文学家可以算出何时发生日食和月食。 solar [s?ul?] adj.太阳的, 日光的 This is a solar calendar. 这是阳历。 system [sist?m] n.系统; 体系 He created a new system of teaching foreign languages. 他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。 制度, 体制 The new system has had a disastrous effect on productivity. 新制度对生产率产生了灾难性的影响。 solar system n.太阳系 Our solar system has eight planets. 我们太阳系有8个恒星。 origin of the solar system 太阳系起源 religion [rilid??n] n.宗教, 宗教信仰 There are many religions in the world. 在世界上有许多种宗教。 He married outside his religion. 他和不同宗教信仰的人结了婚。 theory [θi?ri] n.学说 There are many theories about the origin of life. 关于生命起源的学说有很多。 理论, 原理 Your plan sounds fine in theory. 你的计划在理论上听起来不错。 意见, 看法 She has a theory that drinking milk prevents colds. 她有一种说法, 认为喝牛奶能防止感冒。 What is the Big Bang theory? “大爆炸”理论是什么? atom [?t?m] n.原子 Water is made up of atoms of hydrogen and oxygen. 水由氢和氧的原子构成。 原子能 The power of the atom will become still better as time goes by. 随着时间的推移, 原子动力的利用还会变得更好。 billion [bilj?n] n.十亿 The bank has assets of more than ￡1 billion. 该银行有10亿多英镑的资产。 Thanks a billion for the letter. 谢谢你给我这封信。 globe [ɡl?ub] n.地球, 世界 There is plenty of water on the surface of the globe. 地球表面有大量的水。 Were planning to travel round the globe. 我们正计划做一次环球旅行。 球体; 球状物 The sun is an immense globe. 太阳是一个巨大的球体。 地球仪 We use a globe in our geography class. 我们在地理课上使用地球仪。 global [ɡl?ub?l] adj.全球的, 全世界的 A global environmental meeting is going to be held here. 一个全球环境会议将在这里举行。 The crisis here caught the global attention. 这里的危机引起了全世界的注意。 整体的, 总括的, 全面的 The chart showed us the global output of a factory. 这张图表展示了一个工厂的总产量。 violent [vai?l?nt] adj.暴力引起的, 粗暴的 They laid violent hands on him. 他们对他施以暴力。 剧烈的, 强烈的 The violent winds buried the village in sand. 狂风把村子掩埋在沙中。 The madman was violent and had to be locked