VOA慢速英语:‘The Martian’ Mixes Science, Science Fiction

audience – n. people who gather together to see a performance

character – n. a person who appears in a story, book, play, movie or television show

funding – n. an amount of money that is available for something

accurate – adj. free of mistakes or errors

falsehood – n. an untrue statement

daunting – adj. tending to make someone afraid or less confident; very difficult to do or deal with

rational – adj. based on facts or reason and not on emotions or feelings