英语听力：探索发现 科学新发现：我们的大气层-5

 英语听力,探索发现,科学新发The mission had been a stunning¹ success: Kittinger skydiving record stands to this day. He takes his first deep breath of air with a new found appreciation² for our atmosphere. It was relief to be back on the planet Earth that we love so much, a planet that has an atmosphere that we can live daily. Kittinger forged a dizzying path through the atmosphere. 

 

Our journey begins just a few feet off the ground with the air we breathe. We take for granted Earth’s blend of gases, the perfect mix for heat and energy. 

 

And astronomer³ David Grinspoon believes we’d hard pressed to find its equal anywhere. The more we learn about planets, we more we learn that they’re, they’re all individuals, they are like people in that sense. 

 

So as far as what we know now, Earth’s atmosphere is completely unique. In the past century, telescope and space probes have uncovered the extreme atmospheres of our neighbouring planets. A journey across our solar system reveals exactly how unusual Earth is. Clouds of near frozen gas flow over the icy surfaces of Uranus⁴ and Neptune⁵, while the sun has blasted away the atmospheres of Mars and Mercury. To me it seems as though Mercury doesn’t have an atmosphere at all. In fact that if you were on the surface of Mercury, it would look to you as if you were out in outer space. 现,我们的大气层

1 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

2 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

3 astronomer   

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。

4 Uranus   

n.天王星

参考例句：

• Uranus is unusual because it is tilted.天王星非常特殊，因为它是倾斜的。
• Uranus represents sudden change and rebellion.天王星代表突然性的改变和反叛。

5 Neptune   

n.海王星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun.海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Neptune turned out to be a dynamic,stormy world.海王星原来是个有生气、多风暴的世界。