3分鐘學(xué)英語(yǔ) [266]:英文"占星術(shù)"和"星座運(yùn)勢(shì)"怎么說(shuō)?這些天文詞匯你知道嗎?

情景對(duì)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(shí)點(diǎn)講解：

There was no mention of…
沒(méi)提到過(guò)…

 

 

【例句一】
What are you talking about? There was no mention of a due date during the meeting.
你在說(shuō)什么呀?會(huì)議上沒(méi)提到過(guò)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(gè)人都帶了禮物?從來(lái)沒(méi)有人跟我說(shuō)過(guò)呀?，F(xiàn)在我該怎么辦啊?

小女孩說(shuō)“不可能”用了這個(gè)詞：
Improbable
不太可能

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

我們口語(yǔ)中更常說(shuō)：
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(shuō)他10分鐘就到，但是不太可能。他從來(lái)不準(zhǔn)時(shí)。

【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(huì)讓你停職，但是不太可能，因?yàn)樗麄冋比耸帧?br />
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(yùn)勢(shì)
Astrology [??strɑ:l?d?i] 占星術(shù)

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