Stars and Constellations

Stars and Constellations

星星和星座

Chapter 1 What Is a Star? Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. This book will tell you all about stars!

第一章 什么是星星? 闪烁，闪烁，小星星。我多么想知道你是什么。这本书将告诉你关于星星的一切!

Stars may look tiny, but that is just because they are very far away.

星星可能看起来很小，但那只是因为它们非常遥远。

Which star is closest to the Earth? The sun! Other stars are a lot like the sun. They are humongous balls of hot glowing gases.

哪颗恒星离地球最近?太阳! 其他恒星和太阳很像。它们是巨大的炽热发光气体球。

It is hard to see stars in a city. City lights make the sky too bright. But if you are in the country, you can see lots and lots of stars.

在城市里很难看到星星。城市的灯光把天空照得太亮了。但是如果你在乡下，你可以看到很多很多的星星。

Chapter 2 Constellations People have always looked at the stars. Long ago, they imagined lines drawn from star to star. The lines made pictures called constellations. What do you see here?

第二章 星座 人们总是仰望星空。 很久以前，他们设想了从一颗星到另一颗星的线条。这些线构成了星座。你在这里看到了什么?