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The Astronomer

时间:2010-05-31 02:03:37

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    An astronomer1 used to walk out every night to gaze upon the stars.It happened one night that,as he was wandering in the outskirts2 of the city,with his whole thoughts rapt up in the skies,he fell into a well.On his holloaing and calling out,one who heard his cries ran up to him,and when he had heard his story,said,“My good man,while you are trying to pry3 into the mysteries of heaven,you overlook the common objects that are under your feet.”
    Exercises:
    判断对(T)、错(F):
    ① An astronomer used to walk out every night to gaze upon the sky.② When he was watching the skies one night,he fell into a well.③ He was holloaing and calling out,but no one came to save him.④ While the astronomer was trying to pry into the mysteries ofheaven,he overlooked the common objects that were under his feet.回答下列问题:
    ① What did the astronomer use to do every night?
    ② What did the man say to the astronomer when he fell into the well?


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1 astronomer DOEyh     
n.天文学家
参考例句:
  • A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer.新发现的一颗星引起了那位天文学家的注意。
  • He is reputed to have been a good astronomer.他以一个优秀的天文学者闻名于世。
2 outskirts gmDz7W     
n.郊外,郊区
参考例句:
  • Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
  • They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
3 pry yBqyX     
vi.窥(刺)探,打听;vt.撬动(开,起)
参考例句:
  • He's always ready to pry into other people's business.他总爱探听别人的事。
  • We use an iron bar to pry open the box.我们用铁棍撬开箱子。