初三英語課文
Unit 19 Mainly revision
1 . Our knowledge of the universe is growing all the time.我們對宇宙的認識一真在增長。
2 . Well, I don't think any of them is interesting.我認為哪個都沒意思。
3 . It is our satellite. It is quite near us in space.它是我們的衛星。它離我們相當近，僅38萬公里遠。
4 . Most countries use these satellites to send and receive messages.大多數國家利用這些衛星發送和接收消息。
5 . THE UNIVERSE AND MAN-MADE SATELLITES宇宙與人造衛星
6 . Which TV programme shall we watch? I can't decide.我們看哪個電視節目呢？我拿不定主意。
7 . It is only 380,000 kilometres away, and it has been visited by man already.已經有人到過月球旅行了。
8 . Our knowledge grows and the universe develops.我們的認識在增長，宇宙也在發展。
9 . We can also use satellites to help us make telephone calls to foreign countries.我們也能利用衛星幫助我們打國際電話。
10 . When we talk about the universe, we mean the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars, and the space between them.人們談論宇宙時，是指地球、太陽、月亮、星星以及它們存在的空間。
11 . Which do you think is more interesting?你認為哪個節目更有趣呢？
12 . Foreign countries can send their programmes to the other side of the world.外國一些國家能把它們的節目傳送到中國。
13 . So far, no man has travelled farther than the moon, but spaceships without people have reach other parts of the universe.到目前為止，尚未有人到過比月球更遠的地方，但無人駕駛的宇宙飛船已到達過宇宙的其它地方。
14 . Good idea! That is much better than watching a bad TV programme!好主意！這比看破電視節目要好多了。
15 . The moon travels round the earth.月球繞著地球運行。
16 . For example, with their help China can send its TV and radio programmes to the other side of the world.例如，在衛星的幫助下，中國能把自己的電視及廣播節目傳送到地球的另一邊。
17 . I think I shall read a book instead.我想我還是讀本書吧。
18 . Thanks to space satellites, the world itself is becoming a much smaller place and people from different countries now understand each other better.由於有了宇宙衛星，世界在變得小多了，來自不同國家的人現在彼此更瞭解了。
19 . Man-made satellites have been sent up into space by many countries.許多國家都成功地把人造衛星送入了太空。
20 . Many of the stars cannot be seen because they are too far away.許多星星我們之所以看不見，是因為它們離我們太遠。
21 . These satellites go round the earth and help us to learn more about the earth, the weather and other things.這些衛星繞著地球轉，幫助我們更好地瞭解地球、天氣和其他情況。