VOA慢速英语:Space Junk Threatens Earth’s Orbital Environment

短语讲解：

1. Since people first launched rockets into space in the nineteen-fifties, we have been leaving behind all sorts of things

leave behind忘带, 留下; 丢弃
例句：He left behind a pair of glasses and some books.
他的一副眼镜和一些书籍忘记带上了。

2. But much of the space junk is made up of little pieces of things that were once bigger objects, until they struck each other and broke apart.

be made up of由…组成
例句：The medical team was made up of twelve doctors.
医疗队由十二名医生组成。

3. But space junk falling on housetops is not the biggest worry. Scientists are concerned about the “Kessler” syndrome.

fall on落到, 轮到
例句：His eyes fell on a curious object.
他的目光落在一个奇怪的物体上。
be concerned about关心,挂念
例句：We are concerned about his welfare.
我们关心他的健康。

4. So what can be done to clean up the space around our planet?

clean up打扫; 清理
例句：This room needs cleaning up.
这间房间需要打扫一下。

5. Looking through the atmosphere is somewhat like looking through a piece of old, stained glass.

look through穿过…看
例句：I looked through a telescope.
我用望远镜看东西。

6. The space agency is building a new space telescope to look even deeper into the beginnings of the universe.

look into调查；研究；观察；检查
例句：The police are looking into the pearl robbery.
警方正在调查这起珠宝抢劫案。

7. They are nothing more than long thin strips of sand that are separated from the mainland.

separate from分开
例句：After twelve years, he decided to separate from the firm.
12年后他决定离开这个公司。

8. The main road near Cape Hatteras was washed away in at least two places, leaving many people unable to travel.

wash away 冲走
例句：A ship got stranded along the shore, but last night sea waves washed it away again.
有条船在岸边搁浅了, 可昨天晚上海浪又把它冲走了。

9. But this long, thin chain of sand also helps to take a lot of destructive energy out of the storms.

take out把…带出去
例句：Please take the children out, their noise is making my head ache.
请把孩子们领出去, 他们吵得我头痛。

10. Some hurricanes run out of warm water and fall apart at sea.

run out用完, 耗尽
例句：Our food soon ran out.
我们的粮食很快就吃完了。
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。