托福詞匯：聽力中常出現(xiàn)的天文學(xué)詞匯

　　Theme One: Astronomy

　　astronomer astronomical astronaut

　　astrology observatory telescope

　　solar system cosmic rays cosmos

　　interstellar intergalactic galaxy

　　The Milky Way The Big Bang comet

　　asteroid satellite meteor

　　meteorite revolution rotation

　　radiation constellation cluster

　　lunar eclipse velocity

　　corona terrestrial planetary

　　exploration hypothesis assume

　　collision supernova nova

　　light year gravitation nebula

　　1 astronomern. 天文學(xué)家

　　During his own tenure as astronomer royal, from 1720 to 1742, Halley studiously tracked the moon.

　　2 astronomicala. 天文學(xué)的, 天文數(shù)字的, 龐大的

　　A man-made clock would certainly prove a useful accessory to astronomical reckoning but could never stand in its stead.

　　3 astronaut n. 太空人, 宇航員, 太空旅行者

　　In their most visible work, astronauts will let loose a retrievable satellite carrying a coffin-sized inflatable antenna.

　　4 astrologyn. 占星學(xué), 占星術(shù)

　　Racing expert John Randall phoned a friend on the ￡1million astrology question on Monday.

　　5 observatoryn. 天文臺, 氣象臺

　　The accuracy of global field models depends on the worldwide network of magnetic observatories.

　　6 telescopen. 望遠(yuǎn)鏡

　　Details on the moon’s surface can be seen through a telescope.

　　7 solar systemn. 太陽系

　　A less-contrived example involves the relation between Kepler’s theory of the solar system and Newton’s.

　　8 cosmic raysn. 宇宙射線

　　A stray cosmic ray might do the same thing.

　　9 cosmosn. (被視作和諧體系的)宇宙

　　Among the factors that stand out in the Orphic construal of a cosmos is the nature of time.

　　10 interstellara. 星際的