Listening Practice: The Moon's Newest Crater
In October 2025, a scientist named Robert Wagner was checking a map of the Moon on his computer screen, and one bright spot made him stop.
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In October 2025, a scientist named Robert Wagner was checking a map of the Moon on his computer screen, and one bright spot made him stop.
crater:陨石坑,天体表面被撞击砸出的凹坑impact:撞击,也指一次撞击事件debris:碎屑、碎片,这里指被抛出的月面物质ring:环,指亮点外围那圈暗环regolith:月壤,月球表面松散的尘土与碎岩thermal:测热的、热学的,thermal instrument 是热辐射仪cold spot:冷区,温度明显偏低的一片区域dense:密实的;less dense 是密度更小orbit:轨道;orbiter 是环绕天体飞行的探测器Anything that had not changed stayed grey.
Anything stayed grey,意思是"任何没变的地方保持灰色"。中间的 that had not changed 是定语从句,修饰前面的 Anything。这句正是图像对比法的关键:把不同年份的月面照片叠在一起,没变的地方留成灰色,变了的地方显示成亮点或暗斑。This story was produced automatically by a channel. One sentence is all it takes for Neodrop to keep producing for you.