新概念第三册_Lesson55.pptVIP

Imagine a star up to twenty times larger, brighter and hotter than our own sun. A planet would have to be a very long way from it to be capable of supporting life. Alternatively, if the star were small, the life-supporting planet would have to have a close orbit round it and also provide the perfect conditions for life forms to develop. provide sb. with sth. provide sth. for sb. But how would we find such a planet? At present, there is no telescope in existence that is capable of detecting the presence of life. at present现在,目前 in existence 存在 come into existence 开始存在 believe in the existence of ... 相信..的存在 他过去不相信上帝的存在，但是现在他相信了。 He didnt believe in the existence of God, but now he does. 这是现存最古老的希伯来语（Hebrew）手稿。 This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence. 巴基斯坦（Pakistan）在战后开始作为一个独立的国家存在。 Pakistan came into existence as an independent country after the war. It is impossible to look for life on another planet using earth-based telescopes. -based 以...为重要部分（或特征）；以...为主 e.g - lead-based paints - 铅基涂料 e.g - 以阶级为特征的社会 - a class-based society Our own warm atmosphere and the heat generated by the telescope would make it impossible to detect objects as small as planets. generate heat/electricity/power/income/profit ~ new ideas ~ interest e.g - 严重的失业会引发一系列社会问题。 - Serious unemployment will generate a series of social problems. Even a telescope in orbit round the earth, like the very successful Hubble telescope, would not be suitable because of the dust particles in our solar system. particle 颗粒；微粒 e.g - There is not a particle of truth of what he said. - 他的话没有一点是真的。 e.g - 没有丝毫支持这个论点的证据。 - There was not a particle of truth of evidence to support the case. (physics) 粒子 ~ accelerator 粒子加速器 Once we detected a planet, we would have to find a way of blotting out the light from its star, so that we would be able to see the planet properly and analyze its atmosphere. so that目的状语从句 so that“以便，为了” 引导一个表示目的的状语从句，此时可与 in order that 换用；从句谓语中常用情态动词 may/m