1. Star 星星;恒星
starfish 海星
stardom 名演员的身分;明星界
The idea that every waitress in Los Angeles is also an actress who wants to reach stardom one day is a biased concept about women, beauty, and social status.
「在洛杉矶的每一位女性餐厅服务员都是有一天想要变成明星的演员」这种想法是对于女性、美貌、和社会地位充满偏见的概念。
starlet 年轻女演员;小星星
superstar 巨星
star fruit 杨桃
international star 国际巨星
2. Sun 太阳;阳光;恒星
Sunday 星期天
sundress 太阳裙,背心裙
sunlight 阳光
sunbathing 日光浴
The human body produces Vitamin D under sunlight. During the cold and rainy season when sunbathing is impossible, it’s important to remember to take vitamins, and eat balanced meals.
人体在阳光下会产生维他命D,而在天气湿冷的季节,不可能做日光浴,那就记得要摄取维他命并均衡饮食。
sunflower 向日葵
sunscreen 防晒油
sundial 晷
sunburn 晒伤;晒红,晒黑
sunspot 太阳黑子
3. Moon 月球;月亮;卫星
moonlight 月光
moonshine 月光;蠢话;走私酒(威士忌)
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早期走私生意都是在三更半夜,靠着月光认路的状况下进行的。
moon cycle 月亮周期
Moon Festival (Mid-autumn Festival) 中秋节
moon cake 月饼
Taiwan is famous for manufacturing delicious moon cakes, pineapple cakes, and all kinds of snacks for different occasions and holidays.
台湾因为制造美味的月饼、凤梨酥、以及各种在不同场合与假日出现的点心而闻名。
honeymoon 蜜月
4. Earth 地球(常大写);陆地
earthy 土质的;土气的
earthling 世人;俗人
earthquake 地震
earthbound 局限于土地的;为世俗利益所束缚的
earthworm 蚯蚓
Earthworms are constantly decomposing dead organic matter in the soil, and they are known as hardworking “ecosystem engineers”.
蚯蚓不断分解土壤中没有生命的有机物质,也被称为勤劳的「生态系统工程师」。
earth element 土元素
earth shattering 天崩地裂
orbit of the earth 地球轨道
5. Sky 天;天空;太空
skyrocket 流星烟火;冲天火箭;猛涨;突然高升
skyscraper 摩天楼;超高层大楼
skyward 向着天空的;向上的
skywriting 空中文字
The man who is madly in love hired a skywriter to write his marriage proposal with the smoke of a small aircraft in the sky.
热恋的男人雇用了空中文字的写手,用一架小型飞机的烟雾在空中写出他的求婚讯息。
skydiving 特技跳伞
skylight 天窗;天窗采光
skylark 云雀;嬉戏
endless sky 无尽的天空
sky is the limit 天空才是极限(意指没有极限)
6. Cloud 云;云状物;阴影
cloudiness 阴沉;朦胧
cloudless 无云的,晴朗的
cloudburst 豪雨
cloudscape 云的形状
Looking at the cloudscapes, and learning about different kinds of clouds such as cirrus, cumulus, and stratus is a lesson everyone remembers from elementary school.
学习不同形状的云,如卷云,积云,层云,是大家都有印象的小学课程。
overclouded 密云满布的;阴暗的
unclouded 无云的;清晰的
cloud drive 云端储存
high cloud 高云
mid cloud 中云
low cloud 低云
Day 一天(24小时);日;白昼
daycare 托儿所
daylight 日光
daytime 昼间;白天
daydream 白日梦
In the movie The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, Ben Stiller plays a character who daydreams all the time, but his seemingly ordinary life is filled with adventures and people who care about him.
在电影《白日梦冒险王》中,班·史提勒扮演一个常常做白日梦的角色,但他看似平凡的生活中充满了冒险与关心他的人。
birthday 生日
everyday 每一天
someday 有一天
weekday 周日
workday 工作日
holiday 假日
payday 发薪日
doomsday 末日
The prophecies about doomsdays have been recorded throughout history by different ethnic groups, cultures, and religions, nevertheless, the predictions never really happened.
关于世界末日的预言在历史上不同的民族、文化与宗教都有纪录,但是预测从来没有真正发生。
Night 夜;晚上;夜间的;黑暗
nightlife 夜生活
nightclub 夜总会;夜店
Amid the frenzy of smartphone apps, many restaurants and nightclubs’ information is at everyone’s fingertips.
在智慧型手机应用程式的风靡下,许多餐厅与夜店的资讯只要指尖轻滑就可获得。
nightshirt 睡衣
nightgown 睡衣;睡袍
If the winter gets any colder, the business of selling cozy and warm nightgowns will continue to do well.
如果冬天变得更冷,舒适又温暖的睡衣的销量将持续看好。
nightly 每夜
nightmare 恶梦
nightstand 床头柜
nightingale 夜莺
weeknight 周日的夜间
tonight 今晚