3分鐘學英語 [266]:英文"占星術"和"星座運勢"怎么說?這些天文詞匯你知道嗎?

情景對話：

Does he really live up there? I took basic astronomy and there was no mention of life, or children, on any other planets. Unless it's true that he came from a star, but that seems improbable.

知識點講解：

There was no mention of…
沒提到過…

 

 

【例句一】
What are you talking about? There was no mention of a due date during the meeting.
你在說什么呀?會議上沒提到過截止日期呀。

【例句二】
Why did everyone bring a gift? There was no mention of it. Now what am I supposed to do?
為什么每個人都帶了禮物?從來沒有人跟我說過呀?，F(xiàn)在我該怎么辦啊?

小女孩說“不可能”用了這個詞：
Improbable
不太可能

相比小女孩說的這句話：
But that seems improbable.
但是那不太可能吧。

我們口語中更常說：
But that's unlikely.
但是那不太可能吧。

【例句一】
Willy said he'll be here in 10 minutes, but that's unlikely. He's never on time.
Willy說他10分鐘就到，但是不太可能。他從來不準時。

【例句二】
The worst they'll do is suspend you, but that's unlikely since they're shorthanded.
最壞的情況是他們會讓你停職，但是不太可能，因為他們正缺人手。

繼續(xù)劇情：
Not a star. An asteroid. Asteroid B-612.
不是恒星，是一顆小行星。小行星B-612。

【天文詞匯】小科普：

Asteroid [?æst??r??d] 小行星
Planet 行星
Star 恒星
Meteor 流星
Comet 彗星

Galaxy 星系
Universe 宇宙
The cosmos 宇宙

Star sign [stɑr sa?n] 星座(常用)
Zodiac [?zo?diæk] 星座
Horoscope [?h?:r?sko?p] 星座運勢
Astrology [??strɑ:l?d?i] 占星術

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