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 今日主題：Night skies 夜空
 凱妃老師&派老師共同推薦：雅思聽力最好的課外教材：BBC
 康康精選雅思會考的主題，堅持每天精聽一定會進步的哦!!
 建議方法：
1. 先聽兩三遍 (不看文稿)
2. 再一句一句聽寫 (每句都要聽寫數遍，直到寫出85%以上的字)
3. 最後check文稿，看哪聽不出來，單字沒背過，還是發音不熟。
4. 堅持天天聽，就能每天進步哦。
 MP3音檔 (按右鍵可下載聽)：喜歡的同學，幫忙推或按讚哦~~
http://static.iyuba.com/sounds/minutes/18.mp3
 只有音檔怎夠，聽不懂地方，不用怕，康康幫你準備好中英文稿了：
 中英文稿：
Hello, I’m Neil.
大家好，我是尼爾。
And I’m Callum.
我是卡勒姆。
And this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. Today we’re talking about night skies. Now Callum what kind of a view of the stars do you get from your house?
這裡是6分鐘英語BBC英語學習欄目。今天我們談談夜空。卡勒姆，在你房間裡觀看星星怎麼樣？
Well, it’s actually not too bad on a clear night. How about you?
嗯，在一個晴朗的夜晚這並不糟糕。你呢？
Well, I don’t often see the stars where I live, but perhaps this is because I live closer to the centre of London than you. So there’s probably less light pollution where you live.
我不經常在我住的地方看星星，這也許是因為我比你住的離倫敦市中心更近一些。所以可能你居住的地方光污染更輕微一些。
Well it is true that the best places to see stars are the darkest places on the planet, like deserts and mountain tops and that’s where you see those pictures of powerful telescopes.
事實是觀看星星最好的地方是地球上最黑暗的地方，比如沙漠、山頂，這也正是你看到照片上高倍望遠鏡所在的地方。
Yes, in certain locations around the world you can get a really clear view of thousands of twinkling stars, some planets and sometimes the odd satellite moving across the sky.
在世界上某些地方，你可以清楚的看到成千上萬顆閃爍的星星，還有些行星，有時還能看到零星的衛星劃過天空。
Twinkling describes light which flashes off and on very quickly, just as stars do.And you may be familiar with the very famous song, ’Twinkle twinkle little star’.
twinkling（閃爍）用以形容光斷斷續續閃爍的非常頻繁，正如星星一樣。有首著名歌曲你可能很熟悉，《一閃一閃亮晶晶》。
Yes and a satellite is an object which moves around a larger object in space.Usually when we talk about satellites, we mean man-made objects, such as communication satellites, although it also means natural objects like moons. Well, before we continue our discussion about night skies I have a quiz for you, Callum. I want to know how many moons the biggest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, has. Is it: a) 1 b) 12 c) 64
衛星是一個繞著更大的物體在空間旋轉的物體。通常當我們所談論的satellite（衛星）指的是人造衛星，例如通信衛星，儘管它也代表著像月亮這樣的自然物體。好，在我們繼續討論之前，我有個關於夜空的小問題要考你，卡勒姆。我想知道太陽系最大的行星木星有多少顆衛星。是：a）1 b）12 c）64
I have absolutely no idea, so this is just a guess. I’m going to go for b) 12.
我完全不知道，我猜一下吧。我選擇b)12。
Well, we’ll check on that at the end of the programme. We’ve been talking about night skies and good places to see the stars. Callum, would it surprise you to hear that the night sky above a part of the UK has been awarded special protection status?
我們將在節目的最後查看是否正確。我們一直在談論夜空和觀看星星的好地方。卡萊姆，聽到部分英國上空被授予特殊保護地位這一說法令你吃驚嗎？
That does surprise me because there aren’t that many remote parts of the UK compared to other countries.
這確實令我吃驚，因為比起其它國家，英國沒有那麼多的偏遠地區。
Well, it’s in Exmoor National Park, which is in the south-west of England. Let’s hear what’s been happening from the BBC’s reporter, Andrew Plant.
這是位於英格蘭西南部的埃克斯莫爾國家公園。讓我們聽聽來自BBC記者安德魯的報導。
Now, those staff at Exmoor National Park are aiming to put the darkness back into night-time.Using these light monitors they proved that Exmoor was officially one of the UK’s darkest spots, and now its first Dark Sky Reserve, somewhere the stars really do come out at night.
現在，埃克斯莫爾國家公園的員工正致力於讓黑暗回到夜間。他們使用這些光顯示器證明了埃克斯莫爾正式成為英國最黑的地方之一以及第一黑暗天空保護區，夜晚確實會有明星出現。
They used light monitors to prove that a National Park in England is one of the darkest places in the UK.
他們使用光顯示器證明英國的一個國家公園是英國最黑暗的地方。
So what does this mean?
那麼這意味著什麼？
It means that it’s now Europe’s first Dark Sky Reserve. A reserve is an area – usually of land – kept in its natural state.
這意味著現在它是歐洲第一黑暗天空保護區。reserve（自然保護區）是指一個保持在其自然狀態的區域，通常指土地。
So does this mean it’ll be illegal to turn lights on?
那麼開燈是否是非法的呢？
I think it does, yes! There will be strict controls on things like street lights to reduce light pollution and keep the night truly dark. Have a guess at how many more stars you can see in a Dark Sky Reserve than in a city.
我想是的！在路燈這些方面將會有嚴格的管制以減少光污染並保持夜晚真正黑暗。猜一下你在黑暗天空保護區可以比在城市裡多看到多少星星。
That’s not fair, is this another quiz?! I’ve already been tested once!
這不公平，這是另一個測試嗎？我已經做過一個測試了！
Oh come on.
嗨，說吧。
Oh, well, I think it’s probably in order of several thousand. So maybe when the street lights are on you can see 50-100; but when there are no street lights, 4-5-7- 10,000?
哦，好吧，我想大概有幾千顆。所以也許路燈亮的時候你可以看到50到100顆，如果路燈不量大概有10000顆？
Well let’s find out. Listen to this clip, again from the BBC’s Andrew Plant. He’s speaking to someone who’s excited by the park’s new status.
讓我們看看答案。再聽一段BBC的安德魯帶來的視頻。他正與一位因公園的現狀而興奮的人交談。
Exmoor is already attracting seasoned star gazers and telescope tourists alike.
埃克斯莫爾吸引了眾多經驗豐富的觀星者和望遠鏡旅遊者。
When it’s dark you can see as many as 2,500 stars whereas in a city you might be lucky to see 200.
黑暗的時候你可以看到多達2500顆星星，而在一個城市時幸運的話你可能會看到200顆星星。
Did you catch what he said there?
你聽懂他說的了嗎？
Yes, apparently when it’s dark you can see almost 2,500 stars compared to just 200 in a city. That’s quite a big difference.
很顯然，在黑暗的時候你幾乎可以看到2500顆星星，而在一個城市你只能看到200顆。這大有不同。
The reporter used the expression ’star gazer’ to describe someone who likes looking at stars. To gaze is to look at something for a long time, especially something you like. Are you a star gazer?
記者使用短語star gazer來描述喜歡看星星的人們。gaze（凝視）是指長時間的注視某個東西，特別是你喜歡的東西。你是一位觀星者嗎？
Not so much, although my son is fascinated by the moon when it’s not hiding behind the clouds.
並不確切是，儘管我兒子在月亮不躲在雲層後面的時候著迷於它。
Do you think you’d be tempted to go and visit a Dark Sky Reserve?
你認為你會想去參觀一下黑暗天空保護區嗎？
I did visit an observatory when I was on holiday in Hawaii once, and that was fascinating, but I’m not a telescope tourist, no.
有一次我在夏威夷度假的時候我確實去過一個觀測站，那十分迷人，但我不是一個望遠鏡旅遊者。
Right, OK. Well, here’s Allan Trow from an organisation called Dark Sky Wales. He wants the same status to be given to an area of Wales in the UK. He thinks it will attract people to the region.
好吧。阿蘭?特羅來自於一個稱為“威爾士黑暗天空”的組織。他希望英國威爾地區能獲得同樣的地位。他認為這會吸引人們去那裡。
It opens up a whole realm of opportunities for amateur astronomers, because they will travel anywhere in the UK and abroad, a lot of them, to find dark skies. And if something is literally on their doorstep, then they’ll take advantage of it.
它開啟了整個業餘天文學家機會的領域，因為他們會在英國外國到處旅行去尋找黑暗天空。如果有些正在他們家門口，他們就會利用起來。
He says it opens up a whole realm of opportunities for amateur astronomers.What does he mean by that?
他說這為業餘天文學家開啟了整個機會領域。這意味著什麼呢？
A realm is an area of interest; so there will be lots of chances for amateur astronomers – people whose hobby it is to study the stars.
realm（領域）是指一片有權益的地區，所以興趣是研究星星的業餘天文學家在此擁有大量機遇。
Well Callum, I think it’s time to go back to the question I asked you at the start of the programme. I wanted to know how many moons the biggest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, has. Is it:a) 1b) 12c) 64
卡勒姆，我想是時候回到節目開始我提問你的問題了。我想知道太陽系最大的行星木星有多少顆衛星。是：a)1 b）12 c）64
I said b) 12.
我選擇了b)12。
And you were wrong, I’m afraid. It’s 64 which is incredible – it came as a complete surprise to me! Yes, 64, amazing! Thank you for listening and goodbye!
恐怕你是錯誤的。難以置信，答案是64，它讓我也大吃一驚！是的，64，太不可思議了！感謝大家的收聽，再見！
Bye!
再見！