Vocabulary and key phrases
�[�[ the universe
y�
zh�u The universe, which is vast, is made up of
�[�[/fŁ]'Y"v�1u~vNĄ�"vR`f�~b0 millions of stars.
y�
zh�u sh� jł dą de �yóu b�
i wąn j�
de h�ng x%2łng z�
ch�ng 0
Y*Yzz the outer space
wąi tąi kM
ng Outer space is made up of empty regions of the
Y*Yzz1u�[�["vzz:S�W�~b0 universe.
wąi tąi kM
ng yóu y�
zh�u de k�ng qk

ył z�
ch�ng 0
f�| the galaxy
x%2łng x� There are billions of galaxies, which contain
�[�[-N gpeASżN*Nf�|��k*Nf�|ż� g billions of stars, in the universe.
peASżN"vR`f0
y�
zh�u zhM
ng y�
u shł sh� y� gŁ x%2łng
x� �m%1łi gŁ x%2łng x� dM
u y�
u shł sh� y�
de h�ng x%2łng 0
�"łl the Milky Way
y�n h� Our galaxy, which is called the Milky Way, is
b�N"vf�|�SZP�"łl�NvQ�N"vf�|łv quite small compared to others.
�k^8^\0
w�
men de x%2łng x� jiąo zu� y�n h�
�y�
q� t

de x%2łng x� xiąng b�
f
i ch�ng
xi�
o 0
*Y3
�| the solar system
tąi y�ng x� The solar system, which is made up of all the
*Y3
�|1u�~*Y3
�ŹL�"v@b gL�f�~b� planets that orbit our sun also contains many
_NS�bąN��YvQ�N"vN�0 other things.
tąi y�ng x� yóu rąo tąi y�ng yłn x�ng
de su�
y�
u h�ng x%2łng z�
ch�ng �y%1ł
b

o ku� le x�
duM
q� t

de dM
ng x%2ł 0
L�f the planet
x�ng x%2łng The biggest planet we know of is called TrES-4.
b�N@b�w"vg'YL�f���y:NTRES - 4
0
w�
men su�
zh%2ł de zu� dą x�ng x%2łng
bŁi chŁn w�i TRES - 4 0
0Wt Earth
d� qiś Earth is the only planet known to have life on it.
0Wt/f�vMR�]�w"v/UN gu}T"vL�f0
d� qiś sh� mł qi�n y�
zh%2ł de w�i y%2ł y�
u
sh
ng m�ng de x�ng x%2łng 0
kpf Mars
hu�
x%2łng Mars has two moons.
kpf g$NŚkSf0
hu�
x%2łng y�
u li�
ng k
wŁi x%2łng 0
gt the moon
yuŁ qiś The moon has many holes on it called craters.
gt N g�_Ym�ŁŹ�Nm�SZPŻsb_q\0
yuŁ qiś shąng y�
u h%1łn duM
d�ng
�zhŁ xi
d�ng jiąo zu� hu�n x�ng
sh

n 0
*Y3
the sun
tąi y�ng The sun is 150 million km from the Earth.
*Y3
Żćy0Wt1.5żNlQ�ę�Ź0
tąi y�ng jł l� d� qiś 1.5y� gM
ng l�
yu�
n
0
www.busuu.com - All rights reserved 1/5
\L�f the asteroid
xi�
o x�ng x%2łng Asteroids are sometimes called minor planets.
\L�f g�e_N���SZP\"vL�f0
xi�
o x�ng x%2łng y�
u sh� y%1ł bŁi jiąo zu�
xi�
o de x�ng x%2łng 0
W_f the comet
hu� x%2łng The most famous comet, which is Halley's
g g T"vW_f/f�T�
W_f��k76t^Ąc comet, passes close to the Earth every 76
ŃŹ0WtN!k0 years.
zu� y�
u m�ng de hu� x%2łng sh� h

l�i hu�
x%2łng �m%1łi 76 ni�n ji
j�n d� qiś y%2ł c� 0
Amf the meteorite
liś x%2łng A meteorite, which is a mass of stone or metal,
Amf/f'Y�ęów4YbŃę^\�N*Yzz`WeQ0Wt falls to the Earth from space.
0
liś x%2łng sh� dą liąng sh� tóu hu� j%2łn sh�

cóng tąi kM
ng zhu� rł d� qiś 0
Ńśm the black hole
h
i d�ng Black holes have an extremely strong
ŃśmQ gN*N^8^:_'Y"v_�R:W0 gravitational field.
h
i d�ng nŁi y�
u y%2ł gŁ f
i ch�ng qi�ng
dą de y�
n l� ch�
ng 0
�e/g�Ś the eclipse
r� /yuŁ sh� Eclipses happen when the moon, the Earth and
S_g�N
00WtŚT*Y3
b_bNagż~"v�eP the sun form a line.
��e/g�Ś1\OŃSu0
d

ng yuŁ liąng
0d� qiś h� tąi y�ng
x�ng ch�ng y%2ł ti�o xiąn de sh� h�u �r�
/yuŁ sh� jił hu� f

sh
ng 0
kSf the satellite
wŁi x%2łng Thousands of satellites orbit the Earth.
NCSŚkSf�~@w0WtlŹ0
shąng qi

n k
wŁi x%2łng rąo zhe d� qiś
zhu�
n 0
�ę�R the gravity
zh�ng l� Gravity is an invisible force that keeps our feet
�ę�R/fN�yąeb_"v�R�ę�Ob�N"v�ŻO on the ground.

c(W0Wb N0
zh�ng l� sh� y%2ł zh�
ng wś x�ng de l�
liąng �sh�
w�
men de ji�
o b�
o ch� ząi
d� miąn shąng 0
�
�ę�R the zero gravity
l�ng zh�ng l� Zero gravity, which is when astronauts float
S_�[*�XT(W*�)Y�Ś:ghT�Vonm"v�eP1\ around the space shuttle, happens because
/f�
�ę�R�ŁŹ/fąV:N�N�Ny0Wt"v_�R they are far from the Earth's gravity.
*Y�ŹąN0
d

ng y�
h�ng yu�n ząi h�ng ti

n f
i j%2ł
zhM
u w�i pi

o fś de sh� h�u jił sh� l�ng
zz��Łz the space station
zh�ng l� �zhŁ sh� y%2łn w�i t

men l� d�
kM
ng ji

n zhąn The international space station is about as long
qiś de y�
n l� tąi yu�
n le 0
żVE
zz��Łz g$N*Nłćt:WŁ�HN'Y0 as two football fields.
guó j� kM
ng ji

n zhąn y�
u li�
ng gŁ zś
qiś ch�
ng ną me dą 0
*�)Y�Ś:g the space shuttle
h�ng ti

n f
i j%2ł NASA's first space shuttle, which was called
�żV�[*�@\"v*�)Y�Ś:g �NN�S �NegĄl Enterprise, never flew in space.
g(W*Yzz�ŚL��Ź0
m%1łi guó y�
h�ng jś de h�ng ti

n f
i j%2ł
 sh� yŁ hąo  cóng l�i m�i y�
u ząi tąi
kM
ng f
i h�ng gu� 0
*Yzz��[ the space expedition
tąi kM
ng k�
o ch� The space expedition, which took 117 days,
Ł�*N*Yzz��[ąS�e117)Y�(W NhTŚN�[ landed safely last Tuesday.
hQ@wF
0
ną gŁ tąi kM
ng k�
o ch� l� sh� 117ti

n
�ząi shąng zhM
u Łr

n qu�n zhuó lł
0
www.busuu.com - All rights reserved 2/5
{vg the landing on the moon
d
ng yuŁ The first moon landing, which took place in

�!k{vgŃSu(W1969t^�ŁŹ/fhQ�N{| 1969, was an historic moment for mankind.
"vN*NąS�S'`�e;R0
sh�
u c� d
ng yuŁ f

sh
ng ząi
1969ni�n �zhŁ sh� qu�n r�n lŁi de y%2ł
gŁ l� sh�
x�ng sh� kŁ 0
�[*�XT the astronaut
y�
h�ng yu�n The space suits, which astronauts wear, consist
�[*�XTz@w"v�[*� g gmQB\0 of six layers.
y�
h�ng yu�n chu

n zhuó de y�
h�ng
fś y�
u lił c�ng 0
)Y�ef[ the astronomy
ti

n w�n xu� Astronomy, which is the scientific study of the
)Y�ef[/fxvz�[�["vŃyf[�ŁŹ*NN*N�N universe, is a fascinating subject.
�N�_p�^y�_"vf[Ńy0
ti

n w�n xu� sh� y�n jik
y�
zh�u de k

xu� �zhŁ gŁ y%2ł gŁ l�ng r�n x%2łn ch�
sh�n w�
ng de xu� k
0
)Y�e�S the observatory
ti

n w�n t�i An observatory is equipped with powerful
N*N)Y�e�SMęYąN:_'Y"vęNhV0 instruments.
y%2ł gŁ ti

n w�n t�i pŁi bŁi le qi�ng dą
de y� q� 0
g�Ź\� the telescope
wąng yu�
n j�ng A telescope, which is used to see the stars, is a
g�Ź\�(ueg‰KmR`f�ŁŹ/fNŁ�^8^:_ very powerful instrument.
'Y"vęNhV0
wąng yu�
n j�ng y�ng l�i gu

n cŁ h�ng
x%2łng �zhŁ sh� y%2ł bł f
i ch�ng qi�ng
dą de y� q� 0
www.busuu.com - All rights reserved 3/5
Dialogue
�[ZŚTŻOWck(WĆQYNżNsQ�N �[�[ "v��XU\:y0 Anna and Paul are preparing a school project on  The


n ną h� b�
o luó zhŁng ząi zh�
n bŁi y%2ł fŁn gu

n yś  y�
Universe .
zh�u  de kŁ t�ng zh�
n sh� 0
Anna: Did you know that Venus has no moons orbiting
�[Z: `O�wS�ŃęfĄl gkSfT� it?
n�
zh%2ł dąo j%2łn x%2łng m�i y�
u wŁi x%2łng ma � Paul: No. Really?
ŻOW: N�wS�0w"vT� Anna: Yes but Mars has two moons&
bł zh%2ł dąo 0zh
n de ma � Paul: Wow. And how many suns?
�[Z: /f"v�FO/fkpf g$NŚ�"�" Anna: What do you mean, how many suns? One of
sh� de �dąn sh� hu�
x%2łng y�
u li�
ng k
�"�" course.
ŻOW: �T0Ł� gąQŚ*Y3
� Paul: Well, I thought that maybe as it has two moons,
wa 0ną y�
u j�
k
tąi y�ng � it also might have two suns&
�[Z: `O�ĄNHN� gąQŚ*Y3
�S_6qęS gN*NąN0 Anna: But in our solar system there is only one sun
n�
shuM
sh�n me �y�
u j�
k
tąi y�ng �d

ng r�n zh�
y�
u and many moons!
y%2ł gŁ le 0 Paul: Oh. Maybe I need to do some more study.
ŻOW:
}Y'T�bó`_N���[ g$N*NkSf�_N�Sż� g$N*N*Y3
�"�"
h�
o ba �w�
xi�
ng y%1ł x�
t

y�
u li�
ng gŁ wŁi x%2łng �y%1ł k%1ł
n�ng y�
u li�
ng gŁ tąi y�ng �"�"
�[Z: FO/f(Wb�N*Y3
�|ęS gN*N*Y3
ŚT��Y"vkSf
�
dąn sh� ząi w�
men tąi y�ng x� zh�
y�
u y%2ł gŁ tąi y�ng h� x�

duM
de wŁi x%2łng
�
ŻOW: ćT0_N��b"^�YZPN�Nxvz0
� 0y%1ł x�
w�
y%2łng g

i duM
zu� y%2ł xi
y�n jik
0
www.busuu.com - All rights reserved 4/5
Please choose the correct answer
1. Ńęf gąQŚkSf�
j%2łn x%2łng y�
u j�
k
wŁi x%2łng �
a. $NŚ0
li�
ng k
0
b. NŚ0
y%2ł k
0
c. NŚ_NĄl g0
y%2ł k
y%1ł m�i y�
u 0
2. kpf gąQŚkSf�
hu�
x%2łng y�
u j�
k
wŁi x%2łng �
a. NŚ0
s

n k
0
b. "NŚ0
w�
k
0
c. $NŚ0
li�
ng k
0
3. b�N*Y3
�| gąQ*N*Y3
�
w�
men tąi y�ng x� y�
u j�
gŁ tąi y�ng �
a. N*N_NĄl g0
y%2ł gŁ y%1ł m�i y�
u 0
b. N*N0
y%2ł gŁ 0
c. $N*N0
li�
ng gŁ 0
www.busuu.com - All rights reserved 5/5
Answers: 1(c): 2(c): 3(b)