Words & phrases
望远镜
wàng yuǎn jìng
telescope
远处
yuǎn chù
in the distance
Model sentences
望远镜能帮助我们观察远处的物体。
wàng yuǎn jìng néng bāng zhù wǒ men guān chá yuǎn chù de wù tǐ。
A telescope helps us observe distant objects.
光线通过镜片以后改变了方向。
guāng xiàn tōng guò jìng piàn yǐ hòu gǎi biàn le fāng xiàng。
Light changes direction after passing through the lens.
远处的钟楼在镜中显得更近。
yuǎn chù de zhōng lóu zài jìng zhōng xiǎn de gèng jìn。
The distant clock tower appears closer through the instrument.
望远镜能把远处景物的影像放大。
wàng yuǎn jìng néng bǎ yuǎn chù jǐng wù de yǐng xiàng fàng dà。
A telescope can magnify the image of a distant scene.
我们按照老师的步骤完成光线实验。
wǒ men àn zhào lǎo shī de bù zhòu wán chéng guāng xiàn shí yàn。
We follow the teacher's steps to complete the light experiment.
记录实验结果以后，我们再改进装置。
jì lù shí yàn jié guǒ yǐ hòu， wǒ men zài gǎi jìn zhuāng zhì。
After recording the experimental results, we improve the apparatus.
望远镜
人们发现镜片组合可以改变远处景物看起来的大小，后来又不断试验和改进，制成更好用的望远镜。
rén men fā xiàn jìng piàn zǔ hé kě yǐ gǎi biàn yuǎn chù jǐng wù kàn qǐ lái de dà xiǎo， hòu lái yòu bù duàn shì yàn hé gǎi jìn， zhì chéng gèng hǎo yòng de wàng yuǎn jìng。
People discover that combinations of lenses alter the apparent size of distant objects and keep testing and improving telescopes.
小安跟爸爸来到观鸟的地方，一只鸟停在远处树枝上。她眯着眼看，只分得清一个小小的轮廓。
xiǎo ān gēn bà ba lái dào guān niǎo de dì fang， yì zhī niǎo tíng zài yuǎn chù shù zhī shàng。 tā mī zhe yǎn kàn， zhǐ fēn de qīng yí ge xiǎo xiǎo de lún kuò。
Xiao An and her father went birdwatching. A bird sat far away, and she could make out only a small outline.
爸爸把望远镜递给她，帮她调整好。她从镜筒里看过去，惊喜地发现鸟的翅膀和尾巴都清楚了。
bà ba bǎ wàng yuǎn jìng dì gěi tā， bāng tā tiáo zhěng hǎo。 tā cóng jìng tǒng lǐ kàn guò qù， jīng xǐ de fā xiàn niǎo de chì bǎng hé wěi ba dōu qīng chu le。
Her father helped adjust the binoculars. Looking through them, she was delighted to see the bird's wings and tail clearly.
旁边的树枝重叠着，她原先以为是一棵树，换了位置再看，才发现后面还有一棵。
páng biān de shù zhī chóng dié zhe， tā yuán xiān yǐ wéi shì yì kē shù， huàn le wèi zhì zài kàn， cái fā xiàn hòu miàn hái yǒu yì kē。
Branches overlapped. Moving to a different position, she realised that what she had thought was one tree was actually two.
鸟飞起来，停到另一根枝上。她先放下望远镜，找到它的新位置，再举起来看，这才又找到那条长长的尾巴。
niǎo fēi qǐ lai， tíng dào lìng yì gēn zhī shàng。 tā xiān fàng xià wàng yuǎn jìng， zhǎo dào tā de xīn wèi zhì， zài jǔ qǐ lai kàn， zhè cái yòu zhǎo dào nà tiáo cháng cháng de wěi ba。
When the bird moved to another branch, she lowered the binoculars to find it, then raised them again and spotted its long tail.
她问：“晚上也能看星星吗？”爸爸说：“天文观察有相应的望远镜，有的能收集更多的光，让我们看见很远的天体。”
tā wèn：“wǎn shàng yě néng kàn xīng xing ma？” bà ba shuō：“tiān wén guān chá yǒu xiāng yìng de wàng yuǎn jìng， yǒu de néng shōu jí gèng duō de guāng， ràng wǒ men kàn jiàn hěn yuǎn de tiān tǐ。”
“Can we look at stars at night?” she asked. Her father explained that astronomical telescopes can gather more light to reveal distant objects.
回到家，她把看到的鸟画下来，加上翅膀上的颜色，还在树枝旁边画出另一棵被遮住的树。
huí dào jiā， tā bǎ kàn dào de niǎo huà xià lai， jiā shàng chì bǎng shàng de yán sè， hái zài shù zhī páng biān huà chū lìng yì kē bèi zhē zhù de shù。
At home, she drew the bird, added the colours on its wings and included the second tree that had been hidden.
老师还提醒大家，望远镜不能指向太阳，使用观察工具要遵守专业指导。
lǎo shī hái tí xǐng dà jiā， wàng yuǎn jìng bù néng zhǐ xiàng tài yáng， shǐ yòng guān chá gōng jù yào zūn shǒu zhuān yè zhǐ dǎo。
The teacher also reminds pupils not to point a telescope at the sun and to follow expert guidance when using observation tools.
第二次观鸟，她很快找到熟悉的树。可是枝上停着另一只鸟，她又举起望远镜，开始新的观察。
dì èr cì guān niǎo， tā hěn kuài zhǎo dào shú xī de shù。 kě shì zhī shàng tíng zhe lìng yì zhī niǎo， tā yòu jǔ qǐ wàng yuǎn jìng， kāi shǐ xīn de guān chá。
On their next visit, she found the familiar tree quickly, but a different bird was sitting there. She raised the binoculars for a new look.
Conversation
A 局部照片比整体照片多告诉你什么？
jú bù zhào piān bǐ zhěng tǐ zhào piān duō gào su nǐ shén me？
What extra information does the detailed photo give?
B 让我看出几棵树重叠在一起。
ràng wǒ kàn chū jǐ kē shù chóng dié zài yì qǐ。
It shows me several overlapping trees.
A 你原来的想法是什么？
nǐ yuán lái de xiǎng fǎ shì shén me？
What was your original idea?
B 以为那里只有一棵树。
yǐ wéi nà lǐ zhǐ yǒu yì kē shù。
I thought there was only one tree.
A 放大以后就一定理解正确吗？
fàng dà yǐ hòu jiù yí dìng lǐ jiě zhèng què ma？
Does magnification always mean correct understanding?
B 不一定，还需要比较和解释。
bù yí dìng， hái xū yào bǐ jiào hé jiě shì。
Not necessarily. We still need comparison and interpretation.
