- Do you like to watch the sky?
- What is the sky like at night in your hometown?
- Do you like to watch stars?
- Have you ever taken a course about stars?
- Is it important to study stars?
- What’s your favourite star?
Yes, I am really into watching the sky especially at night to count the millions of stars above. When I was a kid. I remember I sometimes laid down on the grass for hours to watch the shining stars during the summer because I was fond of imaging my favourite folk stories about the stars.
是的,我真的很喜欢看天空,尤其是在晚上,数一数天上的几百万颗星星。当我还是个孩子的时候。我记得我有时会在夏天躺在草地上看星星,因为我喜欢想象我最喜欢的关于星星的民间故事。
Well, as my hometown is a popular tourist destination and there is not so much industrial pollution, the sky is always clean and clear, and I can see the stunning night sky with the countless and glittering stars and sometimes even the galaxy. But unfortunately in a metropolis like Nanjing light pollution makes the night sky invisible.
嗯,因为我的家乡是一个很受欢迎的旅游目的地,没有那么多的工业污染,天空总是干净和清澈的,我可以看到惊人的夜空与无数的闪闪发光的星星,有时甚至星系。但不幸的是,在像南京这样的大都市,光污染让夜空变得看不见。
No, I have never been on any sort of courses about stars because actually there were no such courses in the schools or university. But fortunately my grandmother once sent me an encyclopaedia about nature in which there were loads of stories about stars, I got most of my knowledge about the stars from it.
不,我从来没有上过任何关于明星的课程,因为实际上在学校或大学里没有这样的课程。但幸运的是,我祖母曾经寄给我一本关于自然的百科全书,里面有很多关于星星的故事。
Yes, I believe that astronomy has always had a significant impact on our world view as it can help us open our eyes, give context to our place in the co*os and that can definitely reshape how we see the world.
是的,我相信天文学一直对我们的世界观有很大的影响,因为它可以帮助我们开阔眼界,为我们在宇宙中的位置提供背景,这肯定可以重塑我们看待世界的方式。
My favourite star constellation is Orion. It’s very easy to spot on winter nights. Firstly, it has a huge red giant star, which may explode any time soon. Besides, it has a massive blue star which is very young. On top of that it also has a big nebula where new stars are being born – so it has everything!
我最喜欢的星座是猎户座。在冬天的晚上很容易发现。首先,它有一颗巨大的红巨星,随时可能爆炸。此外,它还有一颗非常年轻的巨大的蓝星。除此之外,它还有一个巨大的星云,那里有新的恒星诞生——所以它拥有一切!