VOA慢速英语:All About Fireflies and Possible Liquid Water on Mars

短语讲解：

1. And we celebrate summertime with a report about creatures known to light up the night sky.

light up照亮, 亮起来
例句：The candles on the Christmas tree lit up the room.
圣诞树上的蜡烛照亮了房间。

2. The professor says the water on Mars may differ from that found on Earth. He says the Mars water might be more like a thick fluid.

differ from与…不同
例句：She differs from her brother in character.
她与她哥哥性格不同。

3. She says the discovery will help scientists plan future travels to look for life signs on present-day Mars.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

4. The little moon exploded into rock and dust, and much of it landed on the dark side of the larger moon.

land on落到…上; (使)在…上登陆
例句：A drop of rain landed on my head.
一滴雨滴落在我头上。

5. The Earth and the moon turn in a way that keeps the dark side of the moon away from us. From earth, we see only one side.

keep away from (使)不接近
例句：Children should be kept away from the river.
不要让孩子们靠近这条河。

6. Those pictures show that the side of the moon we see is a lot different from its other side.

different from异于…
例句：My idea is different from yours.
我的想法跟你的不同。

7. Researchers think this is because the little moon crashed, fell apart, and landed on the other side.

fall apart散开, 崩溃, 破碎
例句：This cup just fell apart in my hands.
不知怎的, 我手里的这只杯子破碎了。

8. The other side of the moon sticks out into space more.

stick out伸出来, 突出; 竖起
例句：Someone stuck a leg out and tripped me up.
有人伸出一条腿, 把我绊倒了。

9. Scientists think it also resulted from a crash.

result from产生于…, 由…引起
例句：His failure resulted from not working hard enough.
他的失败是工作不够努力造成的。

10. Their children are outside the house, playing and waiting for a special time.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
我等车已等了半个小时了。

11. And yes, glow worms … larvae … do, indeed, glow. Scientists say these little bugs only come out in warm weather, and only at night.

come out出来
例句：Come out and get some fresh air.
出来吸点新鲜空气。