gravitational
a. of or having to do with gravitation 重力的；地心引力的

grip
n. tight grasp; firm hold 掌握；控制

planet
n. 行星

utterly
ad. completely; totally; absolutely 完全地；徹底地；絕對地

maintenance
n. the act of maintaining or the state of being maintained 維持；保持；維修，保養

human
n. a person; man 人；人類

worship
vt. show great admiration for and respect to 崇拜；尊敬

historic
a. of or having to do with history; famous or important in history 歷史的；歷史上著名的

prehistoric
a. 史前的

era
n. a historic period 時代

appropriate
a. right for the occasion; suitable 適當的；合適的

visible
a. capable of being seen; apparent 看得見的；明顯的

worshipper
n. 崇拜者

unlikely
a. not likely; not probable 不大可能的

extreme
a. in or to the greatest degree; very great 極端的；極度的
n. an extreme degree 極端

billion
n. 十億

easily
ad. 容易地

sunset
n. the going down of the sun; the time when the sun goes down 日落；日落時分

dawn
n. the beginning of day; the first morning light in the east 黎明；拂曉

reappear
vi. come into sight again 再出現

warm
v. （使…）變暖

hell
n. 地獄；陰間

absolute
a. complete; perfect; not allowing any doubt 絕對的；完全的；確定無疑的

gas
n. 氣體；煤氣；汽油

atmosphere
n. the air that surrounds the earth 大氣；空氣

nitrogen
n. 氮氣

oxygen
n. 氧氣

onto
prep.to a position or point on (sth.) 在…之上

powder
n. 粉，粉末

liquid
n. 液體

* refute
vt. prove (a person) to be in error; show (a claim, opinion, or argument) to be false or incorrect 駁斥；反駁

sage
n. a very wise and widely respected person 圣人；哲人

daytime
n. 白天；日間

Phrases and Expressions

of course
naturally; certainly 自然，當然

rain down (on)
fall in showers or like rain 如雨一般降下；傾瀉

off the mark
missing the desired object or end; off the subject 不準確；不相關，不切題

keep on (doing sth.)
continue; go on 繼續（做某事）

in the extreme
extremely 非常，極度

good for
able to last or be used for 能持續…，能保持…有效

go down
disappear below a surface or from sight; become low in price, value, etc. （日、月等）落下；（價格、價值等）下降

warm up
make or become warm or warmer （使）暖和起來

turn into
（使）成為

and so on
and other things of that kind 等等

Proper Names

Hugh Downs
休·唐斯

Pacific, the
太平洋

Fahrenheit
華氏溫度計（的）