When you look up at the sky on a dark night, you may see a shooting star . Actually , shooting stars consist of pieces of rock, metal and ice in outer space. Most pieces are as small as a grain of sand. The piece moves very fast into the atmosphere around the earth and begins to burn. So we can see it flashing across the sky because it is on fire . We call that burning piece a“meteor”. Usually, the meteor burns up before it hits the ground or water on the earth. If it hits the earth, it is called a“meteorite ”.
-actually ［'æktʃuəli ］ adv. 事实上
-metal ［'metl ］ n. 金属
-flash ［flæʃ ］ vi. 闪光，闪现
-meteor ［'mi:tiə(r) ］ n. 流星
-meteorite ［'mi:tiəraɪt ］ n. 陨星，陨石
look up at something 抬头看某物
shooting star 流星
consist of something 由某物组成
outer space 外太空
on fire 着火，燃烧
1. Most pieces are as small as a grain of sand. 大多数碎片小如沙粒。
The little tiger is as small as a cat. 这只小老虎小得如同一只猫。
Tom is as tall as Sam. 汤姆和萨姆一样高。
2. We call that burning piece a“meteor”.
我们把那块燃烧发光的东西称为“流星”。
We call that strong man“Iron Ox”. 我们把那个壮实的男人称为“铁牛”。
We call that strong woman“Iron Lady”. 我们称那位坚强的女士为“铁娘子”。
流星
当你在黑夜仰望天空的时候，你可能会看到一颗流星。其实，流星由太空里的岩石块、金属块和冰块所组成。大多数碎片小如沙粒。碎片快速移动，进入包围地球的大气层，而后开始燃烧。因为在燃烧，所以我们能看见它闪耀着穿过天空。我们把那块燃烧发光的东西称为“流星”。通常，流星在撞击到地球的地面或水面之前就燃烧殆尽了。如果它撞落在地上，我们就管它叫“陨石”。