Half-baked Plan - Earth M51: Dr. Spitzer! Dr. Spitzer! Dr. Spitzer: Hello, M51. M51: Dr. Spitzer, yesterday was my birthday! It was so much fun! We had cake and we played games and I got a bunch of presents! Dr. Spitzer: I’m glad you had a good time, M51. M51: Now I have to wait a year for my nest birthday. That’s so much away. Dr. Spitzer: Well, how long is a year on the planet you come from? M51: What do you mean? Dr. Spitzer: A year is the amount of time it takes a planet like the Earth to go all the way around the Sun. Different planets take different of time. M51: Really? Dr. Spitzer: Sure. The closer the planet is to the sun, the shorter its year is. M51: So what you’re saying is…if the Earth were really close to the Sun, my birthday would come around a lot sooner?(請參見文法提示) Dr. Spitzer: Yes…but -- M51: Great, thanks Dr. Spitzer! See you later! Dr. Spitzer: Wait! M51! Dr. Spitzer: Something tells me I’m not going to like this… M51: OK, Gizmo! I want it to be my birthday again soon. So we need to move the Earth closer to the Sun! Gizmo: Moving Earth closer to the Sun. M51: It’s working! It’s working! M51: Hi, Dr. Spitzer! What’s new? Dr. Spitzer: M51, you’ve got to put the Earth back where it belongs. M51: But it’s going to be my birthday soon! Why is it so windy? Dr. Spitzer: The Sun’s solar wind is blasting our atmosphere off into space! M51: Really? Dr. Spitzer: Very soon, we won’t have enough oxygen to breathe. M51: No problem! Gizmo, make more oxygen! Gizmo: More oxygen, pronto. Dr. Spitzer: Plus, we need water. On planets too close to the Sun, water boils off and escapes into space! M51: Wow. I didn’t know moving the Earth was such a big deal. Dr. Spitzer: Yes, M51. You need to move us away from the Sun. But not too far away, or the Earth’s water will freeze. M51: It sounds like the Earth needs to be in just the right spot. Dr. Spitzer: Yes, we call that the “habitable zone”, not too far, not too close…just the right distance to support life. M51: What if we all wear space suits? Dr. Spitzer: M51! M51: Ok, Ok, I’ll put the Earth back. Gizmo, undo! Gizmo: Undoing! Dr. Spitzer: Well, I hope you learned something from all of this, M51. M51: Don’t worry, Dr. Spitzer, this one’s going RIGHT on the list! Gizmo? Gizmo: Accessing list. M51: The printing’s too small. Gizmo, can you blow up the screen a little? Gizmo: Blowing up screen. Dr. Spitzer: Wait--! Dr. Spitzer: I really need to take that thing away from him. |
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文法提示: if the Earth were really close to the Sun, my birthday would come around a lot sooner? 這個句子是假設語氣。 語氣可分為陳述語氣、祈使語氣和假設語氣; 陳述語氣和假設語氣最重要的不同是什麼? 陳述語氣:主詞Earth是第三人稱單數,現在式be動詞要用is 假設語氣:不管什麼人稱、單數或複數be動詞都是要用were 這也就是為什麼英文將這個文法稱作 mood (語氣)、也稱作 mode (模式);也就是指它們的動詞用的mode(模式)不同。(詳請參見文法書 p103-124)
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