Section_ⅣLearning_about_Language_&_Using_Language

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　　COPERNICUS' REVOLUTIONARY① THEORY

　　Nicolaus Copernicus② was frightened and his mind was confused③. Although he had tried to ignore them, all his mathematical calculations led to④ the same conclusion that the earth was not the centre of the solar system⑤. Only if you put the sun there did⑥ the movements⑦ of the other planets in the sky make sense⑧. Yet he could not tell anyone about his theory as the powerful Christian Church⑨ would have punished him for even suggesting such an idea. They believed God had made the world and for that reason⑩ the earth was special and must be the centre of the solar system.

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　　①revolutionary [ˌrevə'luːʃənərI] adj.革命的；重大变革的

　　②Nicolaus Copernicus ['nIkələs kəʊ'pɜːnIkəs] 尼古拉·哥白尼(波兰天文学家)

　　③confused adj.困惑的；烦恼的

　　④lead to通向；导致

　　⑤the solar system太阳系

　　⑥only后接if引导的状语从句，主句使用部分倒装。

　　⑦movement ['muːvmənt] n．移动；运动；动作

　　⑧make sense讲得通；有意义

　　⑨Christian Church基督教教会

⑩reason n. [C，U] 原因；情理