【英语时差8,16】月亮的嫉妒
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（单词翻译）
Don: On today's program, the wonders of the moon.
Yael: We're here on this
chilly1 winter night gazing up at a
luminous2 full moon. Beautiful, Don, don't you agree?
D: Yeah, I guess so.
Y: That's not your line. You're supposed to say, "Yes, Yael. It's like a pale, unblinking eye
inviting3 us to ponder the
majesty4 of the universe."D: I'm sorry, I'm just not feeling very inspired.
Y: What's the problem?
D: How come we've only got one moon, while other planets have a bunch? Jupiter alone has nearly forty moons! Even Mars has two. It's not fair.
Y: Maybe not, but what can you do?
Astronomers5 think that our moon was created billions of years ago when something really large collided with Earth, knocking rocks and
debris6 into orbit. The orbiting stuff eventually came together to form the moon. When it comes to larger planets like Jupiter, it's possible that when the planet was still young its atmosphere stretched out far into surrounding space. The gas could have trapped passing objects and
drawn7 them into Jupiter's orbit, creating small, irregular moons.
D: That's interesting, but I'm still
envious8.
Y: Well, we might only have one moon, but it's a pretty good one, as moons go. First, it's a very large moon relative to the size of our planet. And it's close enough to have a significant effect on ocean tides and climate. Plus, our moon makes for some pretty spectacular nighttime sky gazing.
D: That's true. I guess our moon isn't that bad.
Y: Learn to love it, Don. It's the only one we've got.
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