11 Beyond the Sky

Beyond the Sky by ANNA PROKOS With the Editors of TIME FOR KIDS

安娜·普罗科斯与《儿童时代》编辑合作的《超越天空》

Chapter 1 Look at the Sky! Look at the sky. What do you see? In the day, you see the sun. At night, you see the moon and stars. Our solar system has the Sun, the Moon, and stars. It also has eight planets. Earth is the only planet with plants and animals. Living things need the right mix of gases and water. Earth has the right mix.

第一章仰望天空!看看天空。 你看到了什么?在白天，你看到太阳。 晚上，你看到月亮和星星。 我们的太阳系有太阳、月亮和星星。 它也有八颗行星。 地球是唯一有植物和动物的星球。 生物需要适当的气体和水的混合。 地球上有正确的组合。

Chapter 2 Earth Goes Around the Sun The center of the solar system is the Sun. Earth goes around the Sun in a circle. This is called an orbit. Earth spins at the same time it goes around the Sun. Does Earth spin? How do you know? Look at the sky. Does the Sun move? The Sun, Moon, and stars look like they move across the sky. But Earth is what really moves!

第二章地球绕太阳转太阳系的中心是太阳。 地球绕太阳转一圈。 这叫做轨道。地球在绕太阳转的同时自转。 地球自转吗?你怎么知道? 看看天空。太阳会运动吗? 太阳、月亮和星星看起来就像在天空中移动一样。 但真正移动的是地球!

Chapter 3 Where is the Sun? Where is the Sun? In the morning, we see the Sun down low in the sky. At midday, it is high in the sky. In the evening, it is low again. At night, we cannot see the Sun. When Earth spins, sometimes your place on Earth is near the Sun. It is day. Sometimes your place on Earth is far from the Sun. It is night. Earth does not stop spinning. Soon you are near the Sun again. It is day again!

第三章太阳在哪里? 太阳在哪里?早晨，我们看到太阳在天空中低垂。 正午时分，它在高高的天空中。 到了晚上，气温又低了。 在晚上，我们看不到太阳。 当地球自转时，有时你在地球上的位置靠近太阳。 现在是白天。有时候你在地球上的位置离太阳很远。 现在是晚上。地球没有停止自转。 很快你又靠近太阳了。 又是白天了!

Chapter 4 Look at the Stars! There are millions of stars in space. We can only see a thousand stars. The other stars are too far away. We need a telescope to see them. A star is a big ball of burning gas. When the gas burns, the star makes heat and light. The Sun is a star. The Sun is close to Earth. We can live on Earth, because the Sun makes heat and light for us.

第四章看星星!太空中有数百万颗恒星。 我们只能看到一千颗星星。 其他恒星离我们太远了。 我们需要望远镜才能看到它们。 恒星是一个燃烧气体的大球。 当气体燃烧时，恒星产生热和光。 太阳是一颗恒星。太阳离地球很近。 我们可以生活在地球上，因为太阳为我们制造热和光。