英语新闻听写 足不出户即可探索宇宙 是望远镜也是时光机

Microsoft has just released a new app which allows people to access the world's most powerful telescopes from the convenience of their own PC. The Microsoft Worldwide Telescope, enables users to explore the entire universe without even having to get on a bus, let alone train to be an astronaut.

微软发布了一款软件，能让人们通过电脑接触到世界上最强大的望远镜。微软全球望远镜让用户足不出户便能探索宇宙，更不用受训成为宇航员了。

Users can either look around the universe solo, or take a guided tour with narration¹ from astronomers² and educators pointing out the most interesting things in space. The Worldwide Telescope also acts as a time-machine, allowing users to travel 2,000 years backwards³ in time or project 2,000 years forwards into the future.

用户可以自行遨游宇宙，也可以携带有宇航员和教育家叙述的导游游览，方便用户知道太空中最有趣的事物。全球望远镜还能充当时间机器，让用户回到2000年以前的过去，或者描绘2000年以后的未来。

1 narration   

n.讲述，叙述；故事；记叙体

参考例句：

• The richness of his novel comes from his narration of it.他小说的丰富多采得益于他的叙述。
• Narration should become a basic approach to preschool education.叙事应是幼儿教育的基本途径。

2 astronomers   

n.天文学者，天文学家( astronomer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。