star [ sta:] n.星；恒星；明星
star [sta:] n. 星, 恒星, 明星, 名角
star-crossed [ ] adj．时运不济的
star [sta:] n.星形，星号
新秀 "up-and-coming star, rising star"
星球大战计划 Star Wars Program
《西行漫记》 Red Star over China
追星族 star fan; groupie
you look great today.（你今天看上去很棒。）【每天都可以用！】
you did a good job. （你干得非常好。）【国际最通用的表扬！】
we're so proud of you.（我们十分为你骄傲。）【最高级的表扬！】
i'm very pleased with your work.（我对你的工作非常满意。）【正式、真诚的赞扬！】
this is really a nice place.（这真是个好地方！）【随口就说、但效果很好的表扬！】
you're looking sharp!（你看上去真精神/真棒/真漂亮。）【与众不同的表扬！】
you always know the right thing to say. = you're very eloquent.（你总是说话得体。）【高层次的表扬！】
nice going! = you did a good job.（干得好！）【极其地道的表扬！】
the food is delicious.（好吃！）【最普通、但非常重要的表扬！】
everything tastes great.（每样东西都很美味！）
your son/daughter is so cute.（你的孩子很可爱。）【外国人绝对喜欢听的表扬！】
what an adorable baby!（多么可爱的孩子。）【只管大胆用！】
i admire your work. = i respect your work.（我对你的工作表示敬意。）【世界通用！】
you've got a great personality.（你的个性很好。）【一个非常安全的表扬！】
you have a good sense of humor.（你真幽默。）【美国人极其喜欢的表扬！】
your chinese is really surprising.（你的中文令人惊讶。）【绝对和其他人不一样的表扬！】
your english is incredible.（我真不敢相信你的英语。）【用了六星级形容词！】
you have a very successful business.（你的事业很成功。）【现代人非常喜欢听！】
you're very professional.（你非常专业。）【专业化的表扬！】
your company is very impressive.（你的公司给我留下深刻印象。）
you're so smart.（你非常聪明。）
i envy you very much.（我非常羡慕你。）
your wife is very charming.（你的妻子很有魅力！）
you two make a lovely couple.（你们真是天生的一对！）
you're really talented.（你很有天赋。）
you look nice in that color.（你穿那种颜色很好看。）
you have a good taste.（你很有品位。）
you look like a million dollars. = you look outstanding.=you look like a movie star.（你看上去帅呆了。）
果 汁
甘蔗汁 Sugar cane juice
酸梅汁 Plum juice
杨桃汁 Star fruit juice
青草茶 Herb juice
film star, movie star 电影明星
star, lead 主角
film star 电影明星
star anise 八角
新秀 up-and-coming star, rising star
stars 明星类
BBS [Bronze Bauhinia Star]
铜紫荆星章
Bronze Bauhinia Star [BBS]
铜紫荆星章
Bronze Bauhinia Star [BBS] 铜紫荆星章
Gold Bauhinia Star [GBS] 金紫荆星章
Silver Bauhinia Star [SBS] 银紫荆星章
Star Chamber 高层资源会议
The film star was surrounded by news writers.
这位电影明星被新闻记者围住了。
All the travellers lodged in a three-star hotel.
所有的旅客都住在一家三星级饭店里。
The football star declined to answer the news writer's question.
那位足球明星拒绝回答新闻记者的提问。
They hailed him as a bright football star.
他们称赞他是一颗耀眼的足球明星。
She's being hailed as one of the best promising young dancing stars today.
她被赞誉为当今最有前途的青年舞蹈明星。
Pop stars often achieve fame at a young age.
流行音乐歌手往往在年轻时就赢得盛名。
Her bedroom is hung with posters of the pop stars.
她的卧室里挂着一些明星的画像。
The popularity of the film stars waxed and waned.
电影明星们的名望盛衰无常。
The stars are too far away． 星星太遥远了。
There are many stars in the sky． 天上有很多星星。
Since different people like to do so many different things in their spare time, we could make a long list of hobbies, taking in everything from collecting matchboxes and raising rare fish, to learning about the stars and making model ships.
既然不同的人们在他们的业余时间做不同的事情，我们可以列出一长串爱好列表，包括从收集火柴盒到养珍稀鱼类以及学习星学和制造航模等各种消遣。
Supporters of the Star Wars defense system hope that this would not only protect a nation against an actual nuclear attack, but would be enough of a threat to keep a nuclear war from ever happening.
星球大战防御系统的支持者们希望它不仅能保护一个遭受核攻击的国家，也希望它能成为使核攻击永不发生的足够威胁。
Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general.
美国人对于多元化和个人个性感到骄傲，因此他们更加喜欢和看重的不是制服，不管是一个电梯操作员的制服还是五星上将的制服。
The sun, moon and stars are heavenly bodies.
太阳、月亮和星星都是天体。
You can see stars by night, but not by day.
你在夜晚可以看到星星，白天却看不到。
In his last film he starred as a cowboy.
他在最近的一部影片中主演一位牛仔。
We can see the stars at night.
夜晚我们可以看见星群。
Good deeds will shine as the stars of heaven.
善行如日月经天。
Ideals are like the stars -- we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them.
理想好像星星，不能摘到，但我们犹如水手，可借它指引航向。
A Star Corporation Marketing Department. Good morning.
A 斯达公司市场部。早晨好！
B Good morning. Can I speak to Mr Li, please?
B 早晨好！李先生在吗？
A I'm sorry, Mr Li is away from his desk at present.
A 对不起，李先生现在不在他办公桌那里。
B Can I leave a message for Mr Li, please?
B 我能给他留个口信吗？
A Certainly. Can I have your name, please?
A 当然。能告诉我您的名字吗？
B Yes, this is Liz Frost from London. Please ask him to call me.
B 可以，我是从伦敦打来的李兹·福罗斯特。请让他给我打电话。
Ideals are like the stars----we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them.
Carl Schurz, American statesman
理想犹如天上的星星，我们犹如水手，虽不能到达天上，但是我们的航程可凭它指引。
美国政治家舒尔茨，c.
Two men look out through the same bars:one sees the mud, and one the stars.
Frederick Langbridge, British writer
两个人从同一栅栏望出去，一个人看见了泥泞，另一个人看见了星星。
英国作家兰布里奇.F.
You will never enjoy the world aright, till he sea itself floweth in your vein, till you are clothed with the heavens, and crowned with the stars.
Thomas Ttaherne, British poet
直到以苍穹作衣，以星辰作冠，血脉里流淌着海水，人们才能真正享受世界的美。
英国诗人特拉赫恩.T.
A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing a violin.
E.de Goncourt, French writer
诗人是这样的人，他架起通向星星的梯子——一边爬梯子一边拉提琴。
法国作家龚古尔E
"Everyboday thought this young actor would have a brilliant future after he starred in two pictures that made a lot of money. Then he appeared in three films that nobody want to see, and his career took a nose dive -- no producer wants him any more."
“大家都以为那个年轻演员，在演了两部盈利非常高的电影后，一定会前途无穷的。可是后来，他又演了三部谁都不要看的电影。这样，哪个制片人都不要他了，他的影台生涯从此就一落千丈。”
- have a crush on someone 迷恋某人
Some teenager girls got a crush on the film star
- thank one's lucky stars 感到万幸
I should thank your lucky stars that you missed the plane which crashed into the sea.
变成演员 star
星罗棋布 star-studded
矮星 [ǎi xīng] /dwarf (star)/
八角 [bā jiǎo] /anise/star anise/aniseed/octagonal/
伴星 [bàn xīng] /companion (star)/
变星 [biàn xīng] /variable star/
杓 [biāo] /(star)/
薄命 [bó mìng] /(usu. of women) born under an unlucky star/born unlucky/
躔 [chán] /course of stars/follow precedent/
罡 [gāng] /(stars)/
歌星 [gē xīng] /(n) singing star; famous singer/
恒星 [héng xīng] /(fixed) star/
红超巨星 [hóng chāo jù xīng] /red super-giant (star)/
红巨星 [hóng jù xīng] /red giant (star)/
金星 [jīn xīng] /Venus (planet)/gold star/flashes of light that one seems to see (from blow on the head, etc.)/
巨星 [jù xīng] /giant star/
娄 [lóu] /(star)/(surname)/
明星 [míng xīng] /star/celebrity/
双子 [shuāng zǐ] /Gemini (star sign)/
王菲 [wáng fēi] /Faye Wong, Hong Kong pop star and actress/
星 [xīng] /star/satellite/small amount/
星辰 [xīng chén] /stars/
星团 [xīng tuán] /star cluster/
星星 [xīng xing ] /(n) star in the sky/
姚明 [yáo míng] /Yao Ming, Chinese NBA star player/
陨星 [yǔn xīng] /meteorite/falling star/
中子星 [zhōng zǐ xīng] /neutron star/
What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar.
现在的情况是人们不能像以前那样轻易地、公开地坦陈自己的梦想，惟恐别人认为自己爱出风头、贪婪、庸俗不堪。
Instead, we are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles, which now more than ever seem in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home; the publisher of radical books who takes his meals in three-star restaurants; the journalist advocating participatory democracy in all phases of life, whose own children are enrolled in private schools. For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional, the proper formulation is, "Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious."
相反我们目睹了比以前任何时候都多的虚伪景观：美国物欲主义批评家在南安普顿拥有一幢避暑别墅；激进的出版商到三星级宾馆就餐；倡导终生参与民主制的新闻记者却把自己的子女送进私立学校。对于这样的人，还有那些也许不太出色的人而言，“不惜一切代价获得成功，但避免让他人看出雄心勃勃”是对他们最好的诠释。
{adj: aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly} having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
"bugle beads all aglitter"
"glinting eyes"
"glinting water"
"his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"
"shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"
"glittery costume jewelry"
"scintillant mica"
"the scintillating stars"
"a dress with sparkly sequins"
"`glistering' is an archaic term"
{adj: aglow, lambent, lucent, luminous} softly bright or radiant
"a house aglow with lights"
"glowing embers"
"lambent tongues of flame"
"the lucent moon"
"a sky luminous with stars"
{adj: alpha} first in order of importance
"the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"
"the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"
{adj: asterisked, starred} marked with an asterisk
"the starred items"
{adj: asteroid, star-shaped} shaped like a star
{adj: astrocytic} of or relating to or containing large star-shaped cells in the neuroglia
{adj: bankable} guaranteed to bring a profit
"without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest"
{adj: benefic} exerting a favorable or beneficent influence
"a benefic star"
"a benefic force"
{adj: binary} consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms) or based on two
"a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other"
"a binary compound"
"the binary number system has two as its base"
{adj: blase, bored} uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
"his blase indifference"
"a petulant blase air"
"the bored gaze of the successful film star"
{adj: bright} splendid
"the bright stars of stage and screen"
"a bright moment in history"
"the bright pageantry of court"
{adj: brilliant} full of light; shining intensely
"a brilliant star"
"brilliant chandeliers"
{adj: canicular} relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star)
"canicular days"
{adj: circumpolar} (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel
"a circumpolar star"
{adj: concealed, hidden, out of sight} not accessible to view
"concealed (or hidden) damage"
"in stormy weather the stars are out of sight"
{adj: constant} steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection
"a man constant in adherence to his ideals"
"a constant lover"
"constant as the northern star"
<-> inconstant
{adj: countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable} too numerous to be counted
"incalculable riches"
"countless hours"
"an infinite number of reasons"
"innumerable difficulties"
"the multitudinous seas"
"myriad stars"
"untold thousands"
{adj: crowning} forming or providing a crown or summit
"the crowning star on a Christmas tree"
"her hair was her crowning glory"
{adj: distant, remote} apart in space
"distant lands"
"remote stars"
{adj: doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky} marked by or promising bad fortune
"their business venture was doomed from the start"
"an ill-fated business venture"
"an ill-starred romance"
"the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
{adj: double, dual, duple} consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
"an egg with a double yolk"
"a double (binary) star"
"double doors"
"dual controls for pilot and copilot"
"duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
{adj: dwarfish} atypically small
"dwarf tree"
"dwarf star"
{adj: full} containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
"a full glass"
"a sky full of stars"
"a full life"
"the auditorium was full to overflowing"
<-> empty
{adj: glamorous, glamourous} having an air of allure, romance and excitement
"glamorous movie stars"
{adj: golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous} favoring or bringing good luck
"a favorable time to ask for a raise"
"lucky stars"
"a prosperous moment to make a decision"
{adj: heliacal, heliac} pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun
"the heliacal rising of the Dog Star"
"the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)"
{adj: interstellar} between or among stars
"the density of hydrogen in interplanetary and interstellar space"
{adj: leading, prima, star, starring, stellar} indicating the most important performer or role
"the leading man"
"prima ballerina"
"prima donna"
"a star figure skater"
"the starring role"
"a stellar role"
"a stellar performance"
{adj: lightless} giving no light
"lightless stars `visible' only to radio antennae"
{adj: malefic, malevolent, malign, evil} having or exerting a malignant influence
"malevolent stars"
"a malefic force"
{adj: pale, pallid, wan, sick} (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
"the pale light of a half moon"
"a pale sun"
"the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"
"a pallid sky"
"the pale (or wan) stars"
"the wan light of dawn"
{adj: pulchritudinous} used of persons only; having great physical beauty
"pulchritudinous movie stars"
{adj: septrional} of northern regions; from the seven stars (or seven plowing oxen) of Ursa Major
{adj: sidereal} (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars
"sidereal time"
<-> civil
{adj: sidereal} of or relating to the stars or constellations
"sidereal bodies"
"the sidereal system"
{adj: sparkling} shining with brilliant points of light like stars
"sparkling snow"
"sparkling eyes"
{adj: starless} not starry; having no stars or starlike objects
"dark starless nights"
<-> starry
{adj: starlike} resembling a star
"they saw a starlike object in the sky"
{adj: starlit} lighted only by stars
"the starlit darkness"
{adj: starry} abounding with or resembling stars
"a starry night"
"starry eyes"
<-> starless
{adj: stellar, astral} being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
"an astral body"
"stellar light"
{adj: studded} dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination
"star-studded heavens"
"diamond-studded belt"
{adj: telescopic} visible only with a telescope
"a bright star with a telescopic companion"
{adj: twinkling} shining intermittently with a sparkling light
"twinkling stars"
{adj: unapproachable, unreachable, unreached, out of reach} inaccessibly located or situated
"an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"
"an unreachable canyon"
"the unreachable stars"
{adj: undiscovered} not discovered
"with earth-based telescopes many stars remain undiscovered"
{adj: visible, seeable} capable of being seen; or open to easy view
"a visible object"
"visible stars"
"mountains visible in the distance"
"a visible change of expression"
"visible files"
<-> invisible
{adv: brilliantly, brightly, bright} with brightness
"the stars shone brilliantly"
"the windows glowed jewel bright"
{adv: faintly} to a faint degree or weakly perceived
"between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly"
"stars shining faintly through the overcast"
"could hear his distant shouts only faintly"
"the rumors weren't even faintly true"
{adv: pluckily} in a plucky manner
"he was Brentford's defensive star in pluckily holding out the determined Reading raids for long periods"
{adv: quietly, quiet} with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
"her hands rested quietly in her lap"
"the rock star was quietly led out the back door"
"sit here as quiet as you can"
<-> unquietly
{n: Aldebaran} the brightest star in Taurus
{n: Algol} second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing binary
{n: Alpha Centauri, Rigil Kent, Rigil} brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
{n: Alpha Crucis} the brightest star in the Southern Cross
{n: Altair} double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
{n: American flag, Stars and Stripes, Star-Spangled Banner, Old Glory} the national flag of the United States of America
{n: American star grass, Hypoxis hirsuta} perennial star grass of North America
{n: Antares} the brightest star in Scorpius
{n: Antedonidae, family Antedonidae} feather stars
{n: Aquila} a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair
{n: Arcturus} the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth
{n: Asteroidea, class Asteroidea} sea stars
{n: Astrophyton muricatum} a variety of basket star
{n: Astrophyton, genus Astrophyton} includes many of the basket stars
{n: Ball, Lucille Ball} United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
{n: Barnaby's thistle, yellow star-thistle, Centaurea solstitialis} European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States
{n: Bermuda grass, devil grass, Bahama grass, kweek, doob, scutch grass, star grass, Cynodon dactylon} trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
{n: Beta Centauri} the second brightest star in Centaurus
{n: Beta Crucis} the second brightest star in the Southern Cross
{n: Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis} the second brightest star in Orion
{n: Big Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's Wain, Wain, Wagon} a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
{n: Bronze Star Medal, Bronze Star} a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight)
{n: Burton, Richard Burton} Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
{n: Canopus} supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky
{n: Capella} the brightest star in Auriga
{n: Castor, Alpha Geminorum} a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux
{n: Centaurea, genus Centaurea} knapweed; star thistle
{n: Cepheus} a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star
{n: Chinese anise, star anise, star aniseed} anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Oriental cooking and medicine
{n: Chinese checkers, Chinese chequers} a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point
{n: Coca, Imogene Coca} United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
{n: Condylura, genus Condylura} star-nosed moles
{n: Denebola} a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth
{n: Deneb} the brightest star in Cygnus
{n: Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich, Maria Magdalene von Losch} United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)
{n: Epsilon Aurigae} the largest known star
{n: Euryale, genus Euryale} basket stars
{n: Euryalida, subclass Euryalida} basket stars
{n: Galileo, Galileo Galilei} Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
{n: Gasteromycetes, class Gasteromycetes, Gastromycetes, class Gastromycetes} fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi
{n: Gorgonocephalus, genus Gorgonocephalus} basket stars
{n: Great Bear, Ursa Major} a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
{n: Harrison, George Harrison} English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)
{n: Herschel, John Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Sir John Frederick William Herschel} English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
{n: Herschel, William Herschel, Sir William Herschel, Sir Frederick William Herschel} English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
{n: Hipparchus} Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes and made the first known star chart and is said to have invented trigonometry (second century BC)
{n: Holly, Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley} United States rock star (1936-1959)
{n: Hoyle, Fred Hoyle, Sir Fred Hoyle} an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)
{n: Hyades} (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward
{n: Hypoxis, genus Hypoxis} small plants that resemble amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass
{n: Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joe Jackson} United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
{n: Jagger, Mick Jagger, Michael Philip Jagger} English rock star (born in 1943)
{n: Key, Francis Scott Key} United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)
{n: Lee, Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam} United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
{n: Lennon, John Lennon} English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
{n: Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis} United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
{n: Lindheimera, genus Lindheimera} one species: Texas star
{n: Little Bear, Ursa Minor} a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
{n: Little Dipper, Dipper} a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
{n: Lyra} a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
{n: McCartney, Paul McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney} English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942)
{n: Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System} the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky
{n: Minnesota, Gopher State, North Star State, MN} a midwestern state
{n: Northern Cross} a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus
{n: Oort cloud} (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun
{n: Ophiurida, subclass Ophiurida} brittle stars
{n: Ophiuroidea, class Ophiuroidea} brittle stars and basket stars
{n: Pickford, Mary Pickford, Gladys Smith} United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
{n: Pleiades} (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion
{n: Pleiades} a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
{n: Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar} the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
{n: Pollux} the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor
{n: Procyon} the brightest star in Canis Minor
{n: Proxima, Proxima Centauri} the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years
{n: Redford, Robert Redford, Charles Robert Redford} United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936)
{n: Regulus} the brightest star in Leo
{n: Rigel, Beta Orionis} the brightest star in Orion
{n: Scleroderma flavidium, star earthball} an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel
{n: Silver Star Medal, Silver Star} a United States military decoration for gallantry in action
{n: Sirius, Dog Star, Canicula, Sothis} the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
{n: Spica} the brightest star in Virgo
{n: Star Chamber} a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments
{n: Star of David, Shield of David, Magen David, Mogen David, Solomon's seal} a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
{n: Starr, Ringo Starr, Starkey, Richard Starkey} rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
{n: Stars and Bars, Confederate flag} the first flag of the Confederate States of America
{n: Sterope, Asterope} one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades
{n: Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor} United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)
{n: Texas star, Lindheimera texana} Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads
{n: Texas, Lone-Star State, TX} the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
{n: The Star-Spangled Banner} a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 was set to music and adopted by Congress in 1931 as the national anthem of the United States
{n: Trapezium} a multiple star in the constellation of Orion
{n: Vega} the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
{n: Venus} the second nearest planet to the sun; visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
"before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"
{n: Wise Men, Magi} (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
{n: absolute magnitude} (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth
{n: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz} someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
{n: angular distance} the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer
"he recorded angular distances between the stars"
{n: apex, solar apex, apex of the sun's way} the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
<-> antapex
{n: armillary sphere, armilla} a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars
{n: ascension} (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
{n: asterisk, star} a star-shaped character * used in printing
{n: asterism} (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
{n: asterism} (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
{n: aster} star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
{n: astrolatry, worship of heavenly bodies} the worship of planets or stars
{n: astrology, star divination} a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
{n: basket star, basket fish} any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
{n: bath asparagus, Prussian asparagus, Ornithogalum pyrenaicum} Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
{n: binary star, binary, double star} a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
{n: black hole} a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field
{n: blazing star, Mentzelia livicaulis, Mentzelia laevicaulis} biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning
{n: blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, gay-feather, snakeroot} any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
{n: blue star, Amsonia tabernaemontana} subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes
{n: bog star, Parnassia palustris} plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green
{n: brittle star, brittle-star, serpent star} an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
{n: cape marigold, sun marigold, star of the veldt} any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage
{n: capture} a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
{n: carambola, star fruit} deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert
{n: carbon cycle} a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
{n: celestial navigation, astronavigation} navigating according to the positions of the stars
{n: co-star} one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film
{n: colicroot, colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root} any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
{n: common camas, Camassia quamash} plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America
{n: constellation} a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
{n: creeping St John's wort, Hypericum calycinum} creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover
{n: cypress vine, star-glory, Indian pink, Ipomoea quamoclit, Quamoclit pennata} tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere
{n: dense blazing star, Liatris pycnostachya} perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers
{n: diffuse nebula, gaseous nebula} a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust
{n: double, stunt man, stunt woman} a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
"his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
{n: earthstar} any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star
{n: edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum} alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
{n: endorsement, indorsement} the act of endorsing
"a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements"
{n: evening star, Hesperus, Vesper} a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
{n: feather star, comatulid} free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms
{n: fibrous astrocyte} star-shaped cells with long processes; found in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord
{n: film star, movie star} a star who plays leading roles in the cinema
{n: five spice powder} Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon
{n: fixed star} any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion
{n: flare star} a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes
{n: fleet admiral, five-star admiral} an admiral of the highest rank
{n: galaxy, extragalactic nebula} (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
"`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"
{n: giant star grass, Cynodon plectostachyum} perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay
{n: giant star, giant} a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)
{n: golden star, golden stars, Bloomeria crocea} California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers
{n: gravitational collapse} the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object
{n: great St John's wort, Hypericum ascyron, Hypericum pyramidatum} perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes
{n: headliner, star} a performer who receives prominent billing
{n: heliometer} an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope
{n: heliopause} the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind and the wind from other stars meet
{n: holdout} a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
"their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
{n: interstellar medium} interstellar space including streams of protons moving from the stars
{n: interstellar space} the space between stars
{n: lodestar, loadstar} guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation of astronomy
{n: logical topology} the way the network works
"a network that looks like a star can have the logical topology of a bus"
{n: longevity, length of service} duration of service
"her longevity as a star"
"had unusual longevity in the company"
{n: mean distance} the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primary
{n: meteor, shooting star} a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
{n: morning star, daystar, Phosphorus, Lucifer} a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
{n: multiple star} a system of three or more stars associated by gravity
{n: neutron star} a star that has collapsed under its own gravity; it is composed of neutrons
{n: nova} a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
{n: opera star, operatic star} singer of lead role in an opera
{n: paper white, Narcissus papyraceus} a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter
{n: pass} a complementary (free) ticket
"the star got passes for his family"
{n: pentacle, pentagram, pentangle} a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
{n: photosphere} the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)
{n: physical topology} the appearance of the network
"the physical topologies of local area networks include the bus, the ring and the star"
{n: planetary nebula} a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star
{n: planet} any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star
{n: plasma} (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons
"particles in space exist in the form of a plasma"
{n: poinsettia, Christmas star, Christmas flower, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf, Euphorbia pulcherrima} tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
{n: prairia Sabbatia, Texas star, Sabbatia campestris} prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers
{n: prairie star, Lithophragma parviflorum} plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta
{n: prima donna, diva} a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
{n: pulsar} a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation
{n: pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse} (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
"the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
{n: pyxie, pixie, pixy, Pyxidanthera barbulata} creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
{n: red dwarf, red dwarf star} a small cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter
{n: red giant, red giant star} a large cool star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun
{n: red morning-glory, star ipomoea, Ipomoea coccinea} annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United States
{n: replacement, replacing} the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
"replacing the star will not be easy"
{n: reseau} a network of fine lines used by astronomers as a reference for measurements on star photographs
{n: rock star} a famous singer of rock music
{n: sand myrtle, Leiophyllum buxifolium} low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage
{n: satellite} any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
{n: scintillation} the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
{n: sidereal day, day} the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
{n: sidereal month} period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322 days
{n: sidereal time} measured by the diurnal motion of stars
{n: sidereal year} the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
{n: sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house} (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
{n: spallation} (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles
"some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star"
{n: spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker} a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
"the spectators applauded the performance"
"television viewers"
"sky watchers discovered a new star"
{n: spiral galaxy, spiral nebula} a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center
{n: stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in} someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
"the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"
"we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
{n: stapelia, carrion flower, starfish flower} any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers
{n: star anise, Chinese anise, Illicium verum} small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
{n: star anise, Illicium anisatum} small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant
{n: star apple, caimito, Chrysophyllum cainito} evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides
{n: star begonia, star-leaf begonia, Begonia heracleifolia} rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
{n: star chart} a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky
{n: star drill} a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry; it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows
{n: star grass} any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America
{n: star jasmine, confederate jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides} evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers
{n: star magnolia, Magnolia stellata} deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States
{n: star sapphire} a sapphire that when cut shows a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure
{n: star saxifrage, starry saxifrage, Saxifraga stellaris} small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe
{n: star shell} an artillery shell containing an illuminant
{n: star topology, star} the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
{n: star tulip, elegant cat's ears, Calochortus elegans} small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana
{n: star, principal, lead} an actor who plays a principal role
{n: star-duckweed, Lemna trisulca} cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America
{n: star-of-Bethlehem} any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers
{n: star-thistle, caltrop, Centauria calcitrapa} Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America
{n: stardom} the status of being acknowledged as a star
"stardom meant nothing to her"
{n: starfish, sea star} echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
{n: starflower, sleepy dick, summer snowflake, Ornithogalum umbellatum} common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States
{n: stargazing} observation of the stars
{n: starlet} a small star
{n: starlet} a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star
{n: starlight} the light of the stars
{n: starnose mole, star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata} amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose
{n: star} (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
{n: star} a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
{n: star} any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
{n: stellar parallax} the heliocentric parallax of a star
{n: stellate venule} a star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex
{n: stitchwort, greater stitchwort, starwort, Stellaria holostea} low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
{n: sun} a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
"the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system"
{n: sun} any star around which a planetary system evolves
{n: supergiant} an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density
{n: supernova} a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process
{n: television star, TV star} a star in a television show
{n: television, telecasting, TV, video} broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
"she is a star of screen and video"
"Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs
{n: top billing} the advertisement of a star's name at the top of a theatrical poster
{n: track star} a star runner
{n: variable star, variable} a star that varies noticeably in brightness
{n: von Sternberg, Josef von Sternberg} United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969)
{n: water star grass, mud plantain, Heteranthera dubia} grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms
{n: water starwort} any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia
{n: wax plant, Hoya carnosa} succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers
{n: white dwarf, white dwarf star} a faint star of enormous density
{n: windmill grass, creeping windmill grass, star grass, Chloris truncata} perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
{n: woodland star, Lithophragma affine, Lithophragma affinis, Tellima affinis} California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima
{v: absorb, take in} suck or take up or in
"A black star absorbs all matter"
<-> emit
{v: appear} come into sight or view
"He suddenly appeared at the wedding"
"A new star appeared on the horizon"
<-> disappear
{v: authorize, authorise, pass, clear} grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication"
"The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
{v: bang out} play loudly
"They banged out `The star-spangled banner'"
{v: besiege} harass, as with questions or requests
"The press photographers besieged the movie star"
{v: cackle} talk or utter in a cackling manner
"The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"
{v: capture} bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
"This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"
"The star captured a comet"
{v: co-star} be the co-star in a performance
{v: co-star} feature as the co-star in a performance
{v: converge} move or draw together at a certain location
"The crowd converged on the movie star"
<-> diverge
{v: drive in} arrive by motorcar
"The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country"
{v: eclipse, occult} cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
"The Sun eclipses the moon today"
"Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"
{v: flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up} burn brightly
"Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
{v: flash} emit a brief burst of light
"A shooting star flashed and was gone"
{v: giggle, titter} laugh nervously
"The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom"
{v: give the eye, give the once over} look at with a critical eye
"When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over"
{v: gleam, glimmer} shine brightly, like a star or a light
{v: gravitate} move due to the pull of gravitation
"The stars gravitate towards each other"
{v: judge, adjudicate, try} put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
"The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"
"The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
{v: leech onto} admire boundlessly and follow around
"the groupies leeched onto the rock star"
{v: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist} make less visible or unclear
"The stars are obscured by the clouds"
{v: ornament} be an ornament to
"stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
{v: outshine} shine brighter than
"What star outshines the sun?"
{v: overdose, o.d.} dose too heavily
"The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"
{v: perturb} cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
"The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
{v: shoot} measure the altitude of by using a sextant
"shoot a star"
{v: spangle, bespangle} decorate with spangles
"the star-spangled banner"
{v: star, asterisk} mark with an asterisk
"Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
{v: stargaze} observe the stars
{v: star} be the star in a performance
{v: star} feature as the star
"The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
{v: theorize} construct a theory about
"Galileo theorized the motion of the stars"
{v: top} be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
"A star tops the Christmas Tree"
{v: twinkle, winkle, scintillate} emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
" Roseless Rosie " should wise up and stop whining, then count her lucky stars. "没有玫瑰的罗茜 "应该更通达些，别再牢骚满腹了，而应庆幸自己拥有幸福的婚姻。
This is why I don't believe science fiction like Star Trek where people are essentially the sane four hundred years in the future.
这就是我为什么不相信（星球之旅）这样的科幻作品的原因，在其描绘的图景里， 400年后的人在本质上和现在是一样的。
We had been at Universal Studios barely five minutes when a persuasive shop assistant enticed us into a store where mere crowd-blenders like myself could be transformed into the guise of film stars.
到环球影片公司还不足五分钟，就有一位巧舌如簧的店员引诱我们进了一家纪念品商店。在那儿，像我这样混在人群中的平庸之辈可能被改装打扮成某种样子的电影明星。
Throughout our tour of Universal Studios I was Indiana Jones, or if that could not be swallowed, I was a star waiting to be discovered.
在参观环球影片公司的整个过程中，我就是印第安纳·琼斯，如果这么说无法令人接受的话，那么我就是一个等待被发现的明星。
People gathered behind the ropes to look as we privileged few casually strolled towards the theatre entrance, practising our Hollywood-star waves( a slightly raised right arm with a subtle flick of the wrist was the technique I used, and it seemed to work well).
人们聚集在绳栏外观看，而我们少数几个被特许进入的人漫不经心地走向影院门口，像好莱坞明星般挥了挥手（轻轻地抬起右臂并伴随着手腕精巧地轻弹是我使用的技巧，看来还很奏效）。
Once inside, it was time for some serious mingling and star chat.
进入剧场之后，就是真正与陌生人或明星交谈的时间了。
With stars severely in my eyes, I suspect the talent scout is probably still wondering what happened to me.
我盲目乐观地猜测，那个星探大概还在纳闷我到底是怎么回事儿。
She was the incarnation of confidence, this chunky, smiling girl, no star athlete, but a typical child who, years ago, might have been left behind in the old win-lose version of PE.
她是自信的化身。这位矮胖的、笑嘻嘻的姑娘并非体育明星，而是位典型的孩子－要在早几年，她也许早已被体育课老一套的胜负思想冷落在一边了。
Actor Kevin Spacy, star of the highly-acclaimed 1999 Broadway production of The Iceman Cometh, told ABC NEWS.com: 1999年百老汇上演的非常受欢迎的戏剧《卖冰人来了》中的明星演员凯文·斯帕西这样告诉美国广播公司新闻网站：
An airport worker in London has become an unlikely television star.
伦敦的一位机场工作人员成了意想不到的电视明星。
Thus, Jeremy Spake became a television star.
杰里米·斯佩克因此成了电视明星。
There's been a mix-up in the scheduling of this interview with Spake, star of British television reality series Airport.
对英国电视纪录系列片《机场》的主角斯佩克的这次采访安排得有点混乱。
Aware that space weather forecasting is in its infancy, NASA will propose a $ 500 million Living with a Star program.
鉴于目前太空气象预报技术还处于发展初期， NASA 提出了一项耗资五亿美元的 "与星球共生 "的太空计划。
Still others would stand as sentinels in high earth orbit to spot dangerous intruders from our star.
还有一些将作为地球高轨上的哨兵来确定危险入侵者距离我们这个星球的准确位置。
Secured atop the tallest branch, reaching heavenward, is a simple, precious star, reminding all that Christmas in our home is illuminated with the light of Christ, represented by the new star.
在那根最高的笔直向上的树枝顶端，紧紧地系着一颗简易而宝贵的星，这颗星代表耶稣基督，提醒人们我们家的圣诞节沐浴着耶稣基督的光辉。
She placed the white box in the larger box, with mom enough only for the star that soon would be nestled next to it.
她把这个小白盒放入那个较大的纸箱里，并留好足够的空间，以便把那颗星放进去，靠在小白盒旁边。
There it was: the answer to my curiosity, the reason for the care, the reserved spot next to the star and, more than anything else, the purpose for Christmas.
就在那儿，我的好奇有了答案，明白了妈妈悉心珍藏和在这颗星旁保留位置的原由；更重要的是，我理解了过圣诞节的意义。
My younger brother, Erick, never lived to see his sixth Christmas or his ornament on the tree,
我的弟弟埃里克没能活到他的第六个圣诞节，没能看到他亲手制作的饰物挂在圣诞树上。
but Mom has saved a spot for it each year, next to the star.
但妈妈每年都为他的饰物保留了位置，让那条纸链缠绕在圣诞星的边上。
It stars Dawn Upshaw and Jerry Hadley and the musical style is said to be a mix of the twilight romanticism of Czechoslovak-American film and classical composer Erich Korngold( 1897-1957) and the jazzy audacity of Austrian-horn composer Ernst Krenek( 1900- 1991) whose theatre influences were both German and American( he eventually settled in Palm Springs the United States).
它使唐恩·亚肖和杰里·哈德雷成为明星，而音乐的风格被认为是一个混合体，兼有美籍捷克斯洛伐克裔电影和古典作曲家埃里克·科恩戈尔德（ 18971957）的全盛时期前后的浪漫主义和生于奥地利的作曲家恩斯特·克热纳克（ 19001991）的爵士乐的活泼大胆，后者的戏剧影响波及德国和美国（他最终在美国的棕榈泉定居）。
These three opera stars seemed like old friends from the beginning.
从一开始，这三位歌剧巨星看起来就一见如故。
" Men never say, 'I 'm a 156cm man who looks like Danny DeVito( the successful, but short American film and television star), ' " he said.
"男人绝不会说： ' 会说：我身高 1.56米，看上去像丹尼·德维托（事业成功但身材矮小的美国影视明星）， '但身材矮小的美国影视明星） "敦巴教授说。
I asked another television star Oliver Driver, who stands at a lofty 198cm, what he thought of this research.
我问另一位电视明星身高 1.98米的奥利弗·德莱沃对这项研究有何看法。
Actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand who at 180cm towers over her husband, Hercules star Michael Hurst( who is 168cm tall), said pushy men with " short-man syndrome " could be unattractive but she added that her hushand's height never bothered her.
1.80米的女演员詹妮弗·沃特-利兰德比她的丈夫饰演大力神海格立斯的影星迈克尔·赫斯特（身高只有 1.68米）高出一头，她说，患有 "矮男人综合症 "的莽汉很可能缺乏魅力，但又补充说她丈夫的身高从未令她烦恼过。
But Tom Cruise, star of top-grossing movies such as Top Gun, Born on the Fourth of July, and The Color of Money, was voted No 3 in the Empire magazine list of 100 top movie stars of all time.
然而，在《帝国》杂志评出的历史上最伟人的 100位电影明星中，曾主演《壮志凌云》、《生逢七月四日》和《金钱本色》这样票房佳作的汤姆·克鲁斯名列第三。
Mel Gibson is the star of the top box-office Mad Max and Lethal Weapon series of adventure movies.
梅尔·吉布森是最卖座影片《疯狂的麦克斯》和系到惊险片《致命武器》的主演。
Benigni has long been Italy's most revered comedian, directing and starring in comedies in Italy and in Hollywood-produced films. He is known as Italy's Charlie Chaplin.
贝尼尼长久以来一直是意大利最受尊敬的喜剧演员，他执导和主演了多部意大利的喜剧和好莱坞的电影，被誉为意大利的查理·卓别林。
The 46-year-old film star is known for his spontaneity.
这位 46岁的影星以表演自然而着称。
Before starring in his own film, he worked with American director Jim Jarmusch in Down by Law and compatriot Federico Fellini in La voce della luna( The Voice of the Moon).
在主演自己的影片之前，他曾在 DownbyLaw 一片中与美国导演吉姆·贾穆什合作，在《月亮的声音》一片中与同胞费德里科·费里尼合作。
Three earlier films, Il Piccolo Diavolo( The Little Devil), Johnny Stecchino and Il Mostro( The Monster) were all European successes for Benigni, who starred in each.
他还在《小恶魔》、 Johnny Stecchinor 和《魔鬼》这三部在欧洲获得成功的早期影片中担任了主演。
Star Wars Returns to the Screens
星球大成重返银幕
One of the biggest blockbuster movie series, the Star Wars cycle created by George Lucas, has returned to the screen, with the " prequel " titled Star Wars: Episode 1--The Phantom Menace.
由乔治·卢卡斯创造的、耗巨资拍摄的最宏大的电影系列之一《星球大战》故事又回到了银幕上。这部 "前传 "名叫《星球大战：第一集－幽灵的威胁》。
Once, when a movie was successful there used to be a " sequel ", a follow-up film destined to build on the popularity of its predecessor and extend the life of the story at the box office.
一旦一部影片成功了，往往就会有一部 "续集 "出现，这部紧随其后的电影注定是建立在前一部影片的名气之上并在票房收入方面延续该故事生命的。
Now there is the " prequel ".
现在则有了 "前传 "。
After the success of the great Star Wars trilogy--Star Wars( 1977), The Empire Strikes Back( 1980) and Return of the Jedi( 1983) --producer George Lucas has come up with the movie which preceded the famous story of good and evil forces battling it out across the galaxy.
在了不起的《星球大战》三部曲－《星球大战》（ 1977），《帝国反击战》（ 1980）和《杰迪的归来》（又译：《武士的归来》（ 1983）－成功之后，制作人乔治·卢卡斯又推出了一部新片，讲述的是银河系善恶力量决一胜负的这个著名故事之前的故事。
This preceding movie, or prequel, Star Wars: Episode 1----The_ Menace( 1999) sets the scene for the Star Wars trilogy, with the introduction of characters such as the all-seeing old man of wisdom, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the evil Darth Vader.
这个之前的故事，或称前传，《星球大战：第一集－幽灵的威胁》（ 1999）以介绍诸如洞悉一切的智慧老人、奥比温·肯诺比和恶魔达思·威德等人物为《星球大战》三部曲作了铺垫与衔接。
When Star Wars was introduced in 1977, it set new standards.
当《星球大战》在 1977年初次面世的时候，它树立了一些新标准。
Writes film critic Colin Hogg: " 'A long, long time ago in a galaxy far away, ' begins 'Star Wars ', the 'Gone With the Wind' of science fiction movies, the epic that made the stars in the sky the stars of the movie screen and did more than any other film to bring that 'other world' out there in the darkness into the hearts and minds of a generation.
电影评论家科林·霍格写道： " '科林·霍格写道：很久很久以前，在遥远的银河系上开始的 '星球大战 '上开始的 '，是科幻电影中的 ''飘 '中的 ''，是使太空中的群星成为银幕上明星的史诗，没有任何一部电影像它这样将那个在黑暗中的 '。另一个世界 '像它这样将那个在黑暗中的 '。带进一代人的心里和意识中。 "
The extensive special effects, especially of the space vehicles and the amazing fight scenes with laser swords, the range of strange characters from the hairyfaced Chewbacca to the robots R2D2 and CP3O, and above the all the gripping story of the fight between opposing forces, gave the first Star Wars films a compelling look and a huge following among audiences worldwide.
大范围的特技效果，特别是太空飞行器和激光利剑惊人的战斗场面，从毛脸的楚巴卡到机器人 R2D2和 CP30等各种各样神奇的人物，见其是正反力量之间扣人弦的战半故事，使最初的《星球大战》系列电影引人注目并在全世界拥有众多追随者。
In the US alone, the first three films of the trilogy are in Top Ten box office earners of all time, Star Wars with $ 461 million at No 2, Return of the Jedi at No 8 with $ 309 million and The Empire Strikes Back at No 10 with 290 million.
仅在美同，三部曲的前三部电影的票房收入一直名列前 10名，《星球大战》以四亿六千一百万美元的收入位居第2，《杰迪的归来》以三亿九百万美元名列第8，《帝国反击战》位于第10，票房二亿九千万美元。
In total box office earnings worldwide, while unable to top the first billion-dollar earning film Titanic at No 1, the George Lucas science fiction films come in at a respectable No 4( Star Wars, $ 780 million), No 12( The Empire Strikes Back, $533 million) and No 2t( Return of the Jedi, $470 million).
虽然在全世界的票房收人抵不过位居榜首的影片《泰坦尼克号》率先突破 10亿美元的收入，乔治·卢卡斯的科幻电影也令人称道地名列第4（《星球大战》， 7亿 8千万美元），第12（《帝国反击战》， 5亿 3千 3百万美元）和第21《杰迪的归来》， 4亿 7千万美元）。
When the opening weekend of the prequel movie Star Wars: Episode 1--The Phantom Menace was planned in the US, crazy fans queued up to buy tickets simply to see the preview trailer.
当前传影片《星球大战：第一集幽灵的威胁》在美国首映的那个周末被列入计划时，疯狂的影迷排起长队买票就是为了看一眼电影的宣传预告片。
The Jedi Knight, Qui-Gon( Liam Neeson cast as a Samurai) and his apprentice, Obi-Wan( new wave star Ewan McGregor with a vocal hint of Alec Guinness), are sent in to sort out the mess.
杰迪武士奎刚（莱昂·尼森扮演的一个武士）和他的徒弟奥比温（新浪潮运动影里伊万·麦克戈里格饰演，他的声音让人想起艾力克·吉尼斯）被派往 "奈布 "星球解决这个麻烦。
There are enough battles, races, high-speed chases, noise( John Williams is the composer along for the ride with the music, as he was for the Star Wars trilogy) to please the hardiest fan of space drama.
影片中有足够的战斗、竞赛、高速追逐和噪音（约翰·威廉姆斯加盟进来为影片谱曲，《星球大战》三部曲的音乐也是他写的）采取悦最苛刻的太空故事迷。
Yet, despite all the computer trickery, that old " Star Wars " magic centres on the trilogy's familiar struggle between the forces of good and evil.
当然，除了所有的电脑技巧之外，更不用说还有围绕着三部曲中人们熟悉的善恶势力斗争展开的古老的 "星球大战 "魔法。
But mostly George Lucas intends his movie Star Wars: Episode 1---- Phantom Menace to appeal, as Star Wars did, to a " generation growing up without fairytales ".
但是，乔治·卢卡斯的主要意图是希望他的《星球大战；第一集幽灵的威胁》像《星球大战》一样吸引 "缺少神话故事而成长起来的一代 "。
When confronted by a difficult problem you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question " how would adventure star Indiana Jones handle this? "
碰到难题时，把它简化成这样一个问题－ "惊险片明星印第安那·琼斯会怎样处理？ "你就能比较容易地解决它了。
The well-known movie star Calvin Lockhard came by one day.
有一天，著名的黑人影星卡尔文·洛克哈特光顾我们那儿。
Titanic Star Leonardo DiCaprio Takes on a Demanding Double Role
泰坦尼克明是莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥饰演高难度的双重角色
Fresh from his role in James Cameron's budget-busting and record-busting movie Titanic, 23-year-old Leonardo Di-Caprio has a double starring role in The Man in the Iron Mask.
刚刚完成了在詹姆斯·卡梅隆的创预算和票房新高的影片《泰坦尼克号》中的角色， 23岁的莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥就一人分饰两角，主演了电影《铁面人》。
The Man in the Iron Mask boasts an impressive star lineup. Not only is there the young DiCaprio, a major draw, but experienced actors Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu and Gabriel Byrne form a superb supporting cast as the musketeers.
《铁面人》拥有强大的演员阵容，不仅有年轻的莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥担任主演，还有经验丰富的演员杰里米·艾恩斯、约翰·马尔科维奇、杰拉德·德帕迪约和加布里埃尔·拜尔尼所组成的一流的配角阵容扮演火枪手。
As a teenager he played for pennies in the parks of Honolulu, often teaming with Sol Hoopii, who was later Bennie's chief rival as a steel guitar star.
年轻时为了生计，他曾在火奴鲁鲁的公园中卖艺。常与他一起卖艺的索尔·胡平成了他日后的主要竞争对手。
He could be the star( on the briskly wailing Ticklin' the Strings, the joyful May Day Is Lei Day in Hawaii) or the sideman, accompanying New Orleans stride pianist Fats Pichon( Wiggle Yo Toes) and hillbilly Slim Smith( Otto Wood, the Bandit, with Bennie playing mandolin, harmonica and two guitars).
他可以是明星（如活泼而又伤感的逗琴弦，欢乐的夏威夷的五月是花的季节），也可以伴奏──与新奥尔良钢琴家法斯·皮切霍合作（扭动你的脚趾），与乡村音乐歌手斯利姆·史密斯合作（玫瑰油树，强盗，──他在其中使用了曼陀林、口琴和两架吉他）。
After years of preparation, killer whale Keiko, the star of Free Willy may at last return to the wild - if he can only learn to shrug off humans.
经过几年的准备之后，电影《威鲸闯天关》主角杀人鲸凯科可能最终返回自然，前提是它能摆脱人类的影响。
The 6.7-m, 4,500-kg orca with the droopy dorsal fin is Keiko, the star of the popular 1993 movie Free Willy.
这头逆戟鲸名叫凯科，体长 6.7米，重 4, 500公斤，背鳍有些下垂。它是 1993年那部广受欢迎的电影《威鲸闯天关》中的主角。
The cigarette-pack-size camera and accompanying software make it easy to create a miniature television show starring you.
利用这个烟盒大小的网上摄影机及所附软件，很容易就能制作一个小型电视节目──主角当然是你本人。
The idea was to compare the expansion rate today with the rate billions of years ago by gauging the speeds of exploding stars called supernovas.
研究人员们通过测量一种叫做超新星的爆炸恒星，将宇宙现在的膨胀速度与数十亿年以前的膨胀速度相比较。
The movie also boasts an accent that is defiantly English Yorkshire, to be exact with a dash of Yank bravado from visiting star Mel Gibson.
这部电影另一个显著特色是其对纯正英语叛逆不道的口音，切地说，是约克夏郡口音，还参杂了特邀明星梅尔·吉布森那虚张声势的美国口音。
The trio A Grand Day Out( 1989), The Wrong Trousers( 1993) and A Close Shave( 1995) were mini-epics starring Wallace, a staid, daft suburban bachelor inventor, and his brilliant, long-suffering dog Gromit all beautifully suited to the realistic fantasy of stop-motion.
三部曲《庄严的出巡》（ 1989），《错误的裤子》（ 1993）和《削一下》（ 1995）均是迷你史诗剧，由安详、愚笨的乡村发明家、单身汉沃莱斯，以及他那伶俐、受尽磨难的狗哥罗米特主演，所有这些都非常合定格摄影技术注重现实而又充满浪漫幻想这一风格。
But one of Legend's most ambitious tie-ups is with Pacific Century Cyberworks, the much ballyhooed Internet company run by Hong Kong's Richard Li, founder of Star TV.
不过，联想最具魄力的合作项目是盈科数码动力达成的。这家备受媒关注的互联网公司由卫星电视有限公司创始人李泽楷所经营。
Inktomi is no fluffy " content play ": it's certainly no home to moonlighting rock stars.
Inktomi 上演的绝不是一场空洞的内容剧。在这里，你看不到兼职的摇滚乐歌星。
For more than 60 years, the Hayden had been bringing the stars to sky-deprived city dwellers. 60多年来，海登天文馆为那些被剥夺了天空的城市居民带来了颗颗星辰。
The stars inside actually twinkle, thanks to the Hayden's one-of-a-kind Zeiss Mark IX projector, which reveals constellations with 3-D reality.
那里的行星真的在闪烁，这是因为海登天文馆采用了一蔡司 MarkIX 型放映，利用三维立技术向参观者展示各个星系。
While requiring so little skill and coordination that even a three-year-old can become adept, scooting urban professionals and devotees, like pop star Robbie Williams, have bridged the demographic divide.
由于几乎不需要任何技巧及协调动作，甚至三岁幼童都可以成为行家里手，踏板车职业运动员普通爱好者（流行歌星罗比·威廉斯就是一位踏板车爱好者）成功地消除了年龄方面的限制。
All I wanted was a cozy log cabin in the state of Maine, somewhere deep in the woods, to hang out under the stars.
我想要的只不过是缅因州一间温馨惬意的木屋，在树林深处，星光底下。
It is in good company with brands such as Juicy Couture, Michael Stars, James Perse and Jet, all based in and around Los Angeles where people like to show off their bodies in the warm weather.
该公司 JuicyCouture 、 MichaelStars 、 JamesPerse 和 Jet 等设在洛杉矶及其周边地区的品牌公司的关系非常融洽。在洛杉矶，人们喜欢在温暖的天里展示自己的肌肉。
If you 're staying at one of Bangkok's many five-star establishments, expect to tip the porter 20 to 50 baht, depending on how many bags you have.
如果你住在曼谷的某家五星级饭店，就请准备付给搬运工 20到 50铢，具体的数目得依你的行李多少而定。
At five-star hotels, one or two ringgit will suffice a porter.
但在当地的饭馆里，却没有必要附加小费。
Those who would rather float than fly, should head to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Star City, near Moscow.
那些喜欢漂流的旅客应该前往莫斯科附近斯塔城的加加林宇航员培训中心。
It's a simple machine, to be sure. This isn't a thoughtful robotic character like those found in a Star Wars movie, or like Japan's own popular creation Astro Boy.
当然，这机器人不很复杂，不像《星球大战》或日本电影《铁臂阿童木》中的那些机器人一样可以思考。
In 1996 O'Neal left the Magic for the Lakers, a $120 million seven-year contract and an opportunity to be close to Hollywood, where he starred in several forgettable films. 1996赛季，他开魔术队，湖人队签定了七年总计达 1.2亿美元的合同。他也借洛杉矶的地利之便，在好莱坞拍摄了几部影片。不过，这些影片并没给人留下深刻的印象。
Yet basketball stars, no matter how great, need teammates to step up if they want to become champions.
然而要想获得利，再伟大的篮球球员都不开其他队员的帮助。
The star adapts his talent for the good of the team; the other players learn from his example.
球星利用天赋创造奇迹，其他队员则在学习中帮助完成奇迹。
NBA stars, of course, tend to be tall, but there's usually a sense of elongation, of a body, like gum stretched long and thin.
虽然 NBA 球星个个身材高大，但是一般情况下，身高和形总有一定的反比关系，就像口香糖，越长就越细。
As a co-founder and star of the American Basketball League, Edwards found herself out of work in 1999 when the league was buried by the rival WNBA which is backed by the NBA.
爱德华斯是美国篮球联盟（ ABL ）的创始人之一兼著名球员，但是在 1999年篮球联盟被美国职业篮球联赛（ NBA ）支持的女子职业篮球联赛（ WNBA ）取代后，她失业了。
The WNBA clearly coveted Edwards star power, but it refused to pay her more than the $65,000-a-season rookie payrate about half Edwards ABL pay and far less than the $200,000 she earned in Japan from 1989 to 1993.
尽管 WNBA 清楚知道爱德华斯的高超球技，但却只同意支付相当于一个新手的薪水──每个赛季 65, 000美元，这只相当于爱德华斯在 ABL 的薪水的一半，而她 1989至 1993年在日本打球时的报酬 20万美元相比更是相去甚远。
Not to worry. Leonardo DiCaprio, whose movie-star status has helped him become wildly rich and fabulously hedonistic, announced he is giving back to the industry by inaugurating the First Annual Leonardo DiCaprio International Online Short Film Festival( official nickname: LeoFest).
别担心，曾凭借其明星地位获得暴富和无尽享乐的利昂纳多·迪卡普里奥宣布他将作出回报，其计划是创办第一届利昂纳多·迪卡普里奥国际网上短片节（一般称为里奥节）。
The directors say they were usually out of sight and hearing from their stars.
两位导演说，他们通常藏在演员们看不到的地方，偷听那几位影星的对话。
June 11 Third trailer appears before Star Wars; to stoke curiosity, it is only 40 seconds long.
6月 11日在《星球大战》之前播放第三部预告片；为吸引人们的好奇心，片长仅为 40秒。
Films with no stars usually make money with charm and sentiment; Blair Witch has neither.
没有影星演出的电影一般要借助魅力与伤感来赚取利润。《厄夜丛林》并不具备这两个因素。
This tip could have saved newly married singer Posh Spice, whose real name is Victoria Adams, and soccer star Dave Beckham thousands of dollars.
如果当初有人给一对新婚夫妇提出这条建议，他们会节省几千美元的开支。
rumor has it that television star Jennifer Aniston owes her new skinny frame to it.
据说，电视明星詹尼弗·安尼斯顿的苗条身材就得益于该饮食疗法。
online music Opera Star Placido Domingo will release new music over the Net for the Global Music Network( www.GMN.com), a Web portal specializing in classical music, opera and jazz.
网上音乐著名的歌剧表演艺术家普拉西多·多明戈将有新的音乐作品由全球音乐网（ www.GMN.com ）在网上发行，全球音乐网是一个专门提供古典音乐、歌剧和爵士乐的门户网站。
In London the South African diamond company, De Beers, put on show the Millennium Star, a flawless 203-carat pear-cut sparkler, together with a collection of 11 rare blue diamonds with a total weight of 116 carats, that will be on display for a year in London's Millennium Dome.
南非 DeBeers 钻石公司在伦敦展出千禧之星。这颗梨型钻石重 203克拉，完美无暇。与它一同展出的还有总重 116克拉的 11颗罕见的蓝钻石。所有这些钻石都将在伦敦的千禧堂展出一年。
The two biggest were incorporated into the regalia of the British monarchy, with the 530-carat Star of Africa topping the royal scepter and the 317-carat Cullinan II prominent in the Imperial State Crown that Queen Elizabeth wears each year for the State Opening of Parliament.
两颗最大的钻石用在英王室的宝器上。 530克拉的非洲之星嵌在权杖顶端， 317克拉的卡利南二号镶于王冠之上。每年议会开幕式上，伊丽莎白女王都要佩带这顶王冠。
Certainly the Millennium Star will never be confused with the manmade gems called Moissanite, whose appearance and structure are so close to the genuine article that some jewelers have been duped into paying diamond prices for gems worth only a tenth of their price.
当然，千禧之星绝对不会与人造宝石--碳硅石--混为一谈。碳硅石与天然钻石的外形结构非常相似，以至于有些宝石商受到愚骗，以天然钻石的价钱买了只值其十分之一的人造宝石。
Then came three more films: Soren Kragh-Jacobsen's Mifune, about a young businessman who goes home to settle his late father's estate; Kristian Levring's The King Is Alive, set in Namibia and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh; and, released, the first American Dogme film, julien donkey-boy, by genius nasty boy Harmony Korine.
随后又出现了三部这样的影片，它们是索伦 ( FW) 克拉格贾科布森的《假面人生》（讲述一个年轻商人回家料理先父遗产的故事）、克里斯蒂安 ( FW) 利维宁的《国王还活》（故事发生在纳米比亚，由詹尼弗·贾森·雷戈主演）以及刚刚发行的《笨小子朱利安》。后者是美国第一部依照上述规则拍摄的影片，由天才童星哈莫尼·考莱因主演。
Rock stars( Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath), actors( George Clooney) and athletes( nearly the entire Anaheim Angels baseball team) are tipping their hair blond or going completely platinum. Tipping bleaches just the tops of their short spiky strands, leaving their roots long and exposed.
摇滚歌星休格·雷乐队的马克·麦格拉思，演员乔治·克卢尼和运动员（几乎所有的 AnaheimAngels 棒球队队员）都把他们的头发梢染成金黄色或银灰色，漂白他们的像钉子一样的头发梢，而把根部保留原来的颜色。
Upwards of a billion stars in our galaxy have burnt up their internal energy sources, and so can no longer produce the heat a star needs to oppose the inward force of gravity.
在我们的星系内，超过1亿多颗的星球已经耗竭了其内部的能源，因此产生不了一颗星球所必需的热量用于抗衡重力的内向力作用（the inward force of gravity）。
These stars, of more than a few solar masses, evolve, in general, much more rapidly than does a star like the Sun.
这些星球具有好几个太阳的质量，一般来说，其演变的速度要快于象太阳这样一颗星星。
Moreover, it is just these more massive stars whose collapse does not halt at intermediate stages (that is, as white dwarfs or neutron stars).
此外，正是这些质量更为庞大的星星，其坍缩过程（collapse）不会停滞在中间阶段（亦即作为白矮星或中子星，white dwarfs or neutron stars）。
The dark regions in the starry night sky are not pockets in the universe that are devoid of stars as had long been thought.
在繁星满天的夜空，那些暗黑无光的区域并不是像人们长期以来所想象的那样，是宇宙中不存在星际的孤立小块区域。
Rather, they are dark because of interstellar dust that hides the stars behind it.
事实上，它们之所以暗黑无光，是因为星际尘埃（interstellar dust）将它们遮掩在尘埃之后。
Although its visual effect is so pronounced, dust is only a minor constituent of the material, extremely low in density, that lies between the stars. Dust accounts for about one percent of the total mass of interstellar matter.
尽管尘埃的视觉效果是如此彰著，但它仅构成了存在于星星之间密度极低的物质的一个微不足道的组成部分。
尘埃在星际物质的总质量中只占约百分之一的比例。
We find examples of structures and processes of this first rung of the quantum ladder on Earth, on planets, and on the surfaces of stars.
在地球上，在行星上，以及在星球的表面，我们可发现量子阶梯这第一个梯极上的结构和过程的实例。
In the universe, energies at this level are available in the centers of stars and in star explosions.
宇宙中，该层次上的能量可在星球中央或星星爆炸中获得。
Indeed, the energy radiated by the stars is produced by nuclear reactions.
实质上，星星辐射出来的能量就是核反应产生的。
For example, they can use the position of the Sun or stars, along with the time of day, to find north.
例如，它们可利用太阳或星辰的位置，连同白昼的时辰，来寻找到北方这一方位。
Perhaps, some scientists thought, migrants determine their geographic position on Earth by celestial navigation, almost as human navigators use stars and planets, but this would demand of the animals a fantastic map sense.
某些科学家认为，或许，迁移动物是通过天体导航（celestial navigation）来确定其在地球上的地理位置，几乎如同人类航海家利用星辰和行星那样；但这将要求动物具有一种难于令人置信的地图感（mapsense）。
If a supernova (the explosion of a massive star) triggered star formation from dense clouds of gas and dust, and if the most massive star to be formed from the cloud evolved into a supernova and triggered a new round of star formation, and so on, then a chain of star-forming regions would result.
倘若一颗超新星（supernova，即一颗质量庞大的星星的爆炸）触发星星从稠密的气体和尘埃云中形成，且倘若从云层中形成的质量最庞大的星星演变成一颗超新星并触发新的一轮星星形成过程，如此循环下去的话，那么，一系列能形成星星的区域便告产生。
If many such chains were created in a differentially rotating galaxy, the distribution of stars would resemble the observed distribution in a spiral galaxy.
倘若许多这样的系列在一个以不同的方式旋转着的星系中得以形成的话，那以，星星的分布将类似于所观察到的螺旋形星系（spiral galaxy）内的星星分布。
That theory maintains that a density wave of spiral form sweeps through the central plane of a galaxy, compressing clouds of gas and dust, which collapse into stars that form a spiral pattern.
那种理论坚持认为，螺旋形状的密度波贯穿星系的中央层面，将气体和尘埃的云层压缩，这些云层则坍缩为一颗颗星星，形成一螺旋状结构。
Until recently astronomers have been puzzled by the fate of red giant and supergiant stars.
直到最近，天文学家们对红巨星（red giant）和超巨星（supergiant）这类星星的命运甚感困惑。
When the core of a giant star whose mass surpasses 1.4 times the present mass of our Sun (M⊙) exhausts its nuclear fuel, it is unable to support its own weight and collapses into a tiny neutron star.
当一颗质量超过我们的太阳目前质量（M☉）1.4倍的巨星的内核耗竭其核燃料时，它便无法支撑自身的重量，并收缩成为一颗小型中子星（neutronstar）。
The gravitational energy released during this implosion of the core blows off the remainder of the star in a gigantic explosion, or a supernova.
在星球内核的这种向心聚爆过程中所释放出来的重力能（gravitational energy）将该星球的剩余部分在一次巨烈的爆炸或超新星（supernova）中炸掉。
Since around 50 percent of all stars are believed to begin their lives with masses greater than 1.4M⊙, we might expect that one out of every two stars would die as a supernova.
由于所有星球中约50%的星球据信都是以大于1.4M☉的质量开始其生命的,我们则期望,每两颗星球中便有一颗会作为超新星死亡。
But in fact, only one star in thirty dies such a violent death.
但事实上,只是在三十个星球中才仅有一个星球会以这种暴亡终结其寿命。
Apparently most massive stars manage to lose sufficient material that their masses drop below the critical value of 1.4 M⊙before they exhaust their nuclear fuel.
显然，大多数质量庞大的星球得以设法弃置足够的物质，这样，在它偿耗竭自身的核燃料之前，其质量可降至1.4.M☉这个关键值以下。
Evidence supporting this view comes from observations of IRC+10216, a pulsating giant star located 700 light- years away from Earth.
支持这一观点的证据来自对IRC+10216的观察。
所谓IRC+10216，是指位于距地球700光年处的一颗颤动不停的巨星。
Recent microwave observations of carbon monoxide (CO) molecules indicate a similar rate of mass loss and demonstrate that the escaping material extends outward from the star for a distance of at least one light-year.
最近对一氧化碳（CO）分子的微波（microwave）观察显示出一种近似的质量损耗率，并证明逃逸物质会从该星球往外延伸到至少一光年的距离。
This implies that some stars can shed huge amounts of matter very quickly and thus may never expire as supernovas.
这即意味着某些星球可非常快速地摆脱大量的物质，故可以永远不作为超新星消亡。
Theoretical models as well as statistics on supernovas and planetary nebulas suggest that stars that begin their lives with masses around 6 M⊙ shed sufficient material to drop below the critical value of 1.4M⊙.
无论是理论模型，还是有关超新星和行星星云的数据均表明，那些以约6M☉的质量开始其生命的星球，能摆脱足够数量的物质，从而降至1.4M☉这个关键值以下。
IRC+10216, for example, should do this in a mere 50,000 years from its birth, only an instant in the life of a star.
例如，IRC+10216就应该在自己诞生之日起短短的50,000年中做到这一点，而50,000年仅是一颗星球总寿命的短暂一瞬。
But what place does IRC+10216 have in stellar evolution? Astronomers suggest that stars like IRC+10216 are actually "protoplanetary nebulas" –old giant stars whose dense cores have almost but not quite rid them.
但是，IRC+10216在星球演化中占据着什么样的位置呢？天文学家表示，象IRC+10216这样的星球实际上都是所谓的“原行星星云（protoplanetary nebula）”——即那些古老古老的巨星，其稠密的内核几乎已经，但仍没有彻底地，摆脱掉它们周围的那些轻软的气体包层。
Once the star has lost the entire envelope, its exposed core becomes the central star of the planetary nebula and heats and ionizes the last vestiges of the envelope as it flows away into space.
一旦星球失去整个包层，该星球曝露在外的内核变作行星星云的中心星球，并随同包层流失进入太空，将包层最后的残留部分加热并离子化。
Astrophysicist David Palmer of the U.S. government's Los Alamos National Laboratory says the amount of energy equaled 100,000 years worth of sunlight. "In other words, this was as much energy during that tenth of a second as all the other stars in the galaxy at that time, times over 1,000," he said.
大卫·帕尔默是美国洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室的天体物理学家，他表示这次爆炸总的能量相当于10万年的太阳光的能量。他说：“换言之，这次在十分之一秒里释放出的巨大能量，一千倍于整个银河系所有星星能量的总合。”
The scientists who observed the flash say it came from an isolated neutron star in the constellation Sagittarius about 50,000 light years away, the distance it takes light to travel in 50,000 years. Astronomer Andrew Fruchter of the institute that operates the Hubble Space Telescope describes a neutron star as the spinning remnant of a massive star that has collapsed into a diameter of only 20 kilometers.
观测到这次爆炸亮光的科学家说，亮光来自于人马星座的一个孤立的中子星。有大约5万光年之远，这段距离光也要走上5万年。来自操控哈伯太空望远镜机构的天文学家安德鲁·福克尔说，中子星是巨星解体后塌陷到只有20公里直径大小的旋转残骸。
"Massive stars live fast, die young, and leave spinning corpses. What we've seen is that their afterlives are even more interesting than we had thought," he said.
他说：“巨星活的快，死的早，留下的是旋转残骸。我们所看到的是它们死后的样子。比我们的想像要更有意思。”
The neutron star that caused the giant cosmic blast is an exotic type called a magnetar. It is so named because it has an extremely powerful magnetic field, 1,000 times stronger than an ordinary neutron star and a 1,000-trillion times that of Earth's. It is capable of erasing the magnetic information on a credit card at a distance halfway to the Moon. Only about a dozen magnetars are known among the billions of stars in the Milky Way.
导致发生宇宙大爆炸的中子星是一种的奇特类型叫做磁星，之所以这样命名是因为它有极强的磁场，比一个普通中子星的一千倍还强或者是地球的一千万亿倍。它的磁性可以在离月球一半的距离之外，把信用卡上的磁性扫光。在银河系数十亿颗恒星中只有十多个磁星被人们发现。
Astronomers believe the star's magnetic field caused the outburst, but do not understand how. One possibility is that the blast was like an ultra-powerful solar flare. This is where a magnetic field changes shape and bumps into itself. Since magnetic fields cause electrical currents, such a collision could have caused a monumental short circuit visible from Earth.
天文学家认为，这种星球的磁场导致了爆炸的发生，但是，他们不明白是如何发生的。一种可能的原因是这种爆炸很像有超级能量的太阳耀斑。这就是磁星的磁场改变了形状然后向本身内部撞击。因此磁场产生了电流，这样的碰撞可以导致强烈的短路并且可在地球上看到。
Or a quake on the star's surface might have caused the massive eruption of energy.
一种理论是星球表面的地震导致了能源的突然释放。
The tremendous power of the event suggests a novel solution to a long-standing astronomical mystery. Scientists want to know the origins of the strange phenomenon of brief gamma ray bursts observed hundreds of times over recent decades. They say these short-duration flashes emit gamma rays in the same way the neutron star did in December and that such stars could explain a large number of the occurrences.
这次事件的巨大能量甚至可以认为是长期存在的天文学之迷的一种离奇解释。科学家们想知道伽马射线短暂爆发这种奇特现象的起源，在最近的几十年里他们观测到了几百次这种现象。他们表示这些短暂的闪亮和12月的中子星释放伽玛射线的道理是一样的。 这些恒星可以解释以前发生的一些现象。
美国本世纪百部名片片名
1. Citizen Kane 1941 大国民；公民凯恩
2. Casablanca 1943 北非谍影；喀桑布兰卡
3. The Godfather 1972 教父第一集
4. Gone with the Wind 1939 乱世佳人；飘
5. Lawrence of Arabia 1962 阿拉伯的劳伦斯；沙漠枭雄
6. The wizard of Oz 1939 绿野仙踪
7. The Graduate 1967 毕业生
8. On the waterfront 1954 岸上风云；码头风云
9. Schindler's List 1993 辛德勒的名单；辛德勒名单
10. Singing in the Rain 1952 万花嬉春；雨中曲
11. It's a wonderful life 1946 风云人物
12. Sunset Bouevard 1950 日落大道
13. The Bridge on the river Kwai 1957 桂河大桥；桂河桥
14. Some Like It Hot 1959 热情如火
15. Star Wars 1977 星际大战；星球大战
16. All About Eve 1950 彗星美人
17. The African Queen 1951 非洲皇后
18. Psycho 1960 惊魂记
19. Chinatown 1974 唐人街; 中国城
20. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975 飞跃杜鹃窝；飞越疯人院
21. The Grapes of Wrath 1940 怒火之花
22. 2001: A Space Odyssay 1968 2001太空漫游
23. The Maltese Falcon 1941 枭巢喋血战
24. Raging Bull 1980 蛮牛
25. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1982 外星人
26. Dr. Strangelove 1964 奇爱博士；密码114
27. Bonne and Clyde 1967 我俩没有明天；雌雄大盗
28. Apocalypse Now 1979 现代启示录
29. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 史密斯先生上美京
30. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948 碧血金沙
31. Annie Hall 1977 安尼 霍尔；安尼荷尔
32. The Godfather Part II 1974 教父第二集
33. High Noon 1952 日正当中；龙城歼霸战
34. To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 梅岗城故事
35. It happened One Night 1934 一夜风流
36. Midnight Cowboy 1969 午夜牛郎
37. The Best Years of Our Lives 1946 黄金时代
38. Double Indemnity 1944 双重保险
39. Doctor Zhivago 1965 日瓦格医生
40. North by Northwest 1959 北西北
41. West Side Story 1961 西城故事；西区故事；梦断城西
42. Rear Window 1954 后窗
43. King Kong 1933 大金刚
44. the Birth of a Nation 1915 国家的诞生
45. A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 欲望街车；欲望号街车
46. A Clockwork Orange 1971 发条橘子
47. Taxi Driver 1976 出租车司机；的士司机
48. Jaws 1975 大白鲨
49. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 白雪公主
50. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 虎豹小霸王；神枪手与智多星
51. The Philadelphia Story 1940 费城故事
52. From Here to Eternity 1953 红粉忠魂未了情
53. Amadeus 1984 阿玛迪斯; 莫扎特
54. All Quiet on the Westernfront 1930 西线无战事
55. The Sound of Music 1965 真善美; 音乐之声; 仙乐飘飘处处闻
56. M*A*S*H 1970 外科医生；风流医生（军医？）俏护士
57. The Third Man 1949 黑狱亡魂；第三者
58. Fantasia 1940 幻想曲
59. Rebel Without a Cause 1955 善子不教谁之过；阿飞正传
60. Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 法柜奇兵
61. Vertigo 1958 迷魂记
62. Tootsie 1982 窈窕淑男(宝贝)
63. Stagecoach 1939 驿马车
64. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 第三类接触
65. The Silence of the Lambs 1991 沉默的羔羊
66. Network 1976 荧光屏后
67. The Manchurian Candidate 1962 谍网迷魂
68. An American in Paris 1951 花都舞影(一个美国人在巴黎)
69. Shane 1953 原野奇侠
70. The French Connection 1971 霹雳神探(法国贩毒网)
71. Forrest Gump 1994 阿甘正传
72. Ben-Hur 1959 宾汉(宾虚)
73. Wuthering Heights 1939 咆哮山庄；呼啸山庄
74. the gold rush 1925 淘金记
75. Dances with wolves 1990 与狼共舞
76. City Lights 1931 城市之光
77. American Graffiti 1973 美国风情画(美国往事)
78. Rocky 1976 洛基第一集
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