英语听力：自然百科 穿越银河系的旅行(2)

“Of course, I can't show you a picture of the galaxy¹ on our screen. We can't fly above the galaxy and take a picture of it, and show you. We're stuck in the disc of the galaxy, but we can still image it from the ground, in fact, this image is a picture of our galaxy, the Milky² Way, taken from Earth.”

“当然,我不能在我们的屏幕上向你展示一幅巨大的星系。我们不能飞往整个银河系并拍下它展现给你。我们被困在银河之中,但是我们仍然可以从地面拍摄照片,事实上,这张照片是我们的星系,银河系,这是从地球上拍摄的照片。”

This is one of the most detailed³ images of our galaxy ever created. It's made from 800 million pixels contained in over 1,000 individual photographs taken from the darkest places on earth.

这是一张非常详细的我们的星系曾经创造的照片。它是用8亿像素包含超过1000张来自地球最黑暗的地方的独立照片。

The photos have been painstakingly⁴ stitched together to create this breathtaking vista⁵. But as impressive as it is, it's only part of the picture.

这些照片被精心制作在一起来展现这惊人的景象。但令人印象深刻的是,这只是照片的一部分而已。

“It's something like a pizza and if you were in the pizza, if you were pepperoni, your view would not be a very clear one of what the whole story was. In the same way, we don't see the whole reach of the Milky Way.”

“这有点像一张比萨饼,若你身处于比萨饼中,如果你是辣味香肠、你就不能窥探到全貌。如出一辙的是,我们并没有看到整个银河系。

What astronomers⁶ really need is a bird's eye view.

天文学家们真正需要的是鸟瞰风景的慧眼。

1 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

2 milky   

adj.牛奶的，多奶的；乳白色的

参考例句：

• Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。
• I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。

3 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

4 painstakingly   

adv. 费力地 苦心地

参考例句：

• Every aspect of the original has been closely studied and painstakingly reconstructed. 原作的每一细节都经过了仔细研究，费尽苦心才得以重现。
• The cause they contrived so painstakingly also ended in failure. 他们惨淡经营的事业也以失败而告终。

5 vista   

n.远景，深景，展望，回想

参考例句：

• From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops.我从卧室窗口望去，远处尽是连绵的山峦和屋顶。
• These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope.发生这些暴动是因为人们被逼上了绝路，未来看不到一点儿希望。

6 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》