How Comet Got His Tail

彗星尾巴是怎么来的

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A solitary rock roamed through the cold gloom of outer space. It slowly drifted through the debris of broken asteroids with a feeling of sadness. In the vast and beautiful galaxy, it was only a tiny rock. It felt like an insignificant atom.

一块孤独的岩石在寒冷幽暗的外太空中漫游。它带着一种悲伤的心情，慢慢地漂过破碎的小行星残骸。在浩瀚而美丽的星系中，它只是一块小小的岩石。它就像一个微不足道的原子。

In its journeys it encountered many amazing objects. It flew by beautiful crescent moons that were covered with craters and moon dust.

在旅途中，它遇到了许多令人惊奇的东西。它飞过美丽的新月，新月上布满了陨石坑和月尘。

Why can't I be as beautiful as them? it thought.

“为什么我不能像他们一样漂亮呢?”它想。

The rock passed a gigantic planet. The sphere had a circumference hundreds of times larger than the breadth of the small rock.

岩石经过一颗巨大的行星。这个球体的体积是它的数百倍。

Why can't I be as large as that? it wondered.

“为什么我不能有那么大?”它想。

The rock was Riled with despair. It was surrounded by beauty and greatness, yet it was just a small and ugly fragment of rock.

岩石绝望地飘荡着。它周边都是美丽而伟大的东西，但它只是一块又小又丑的岩石碎片。

One day, it approached the area of an astronomical star.

有一天，它接近了一颗天文恒星的区域。

What's wrong? the star asked.

“怎么了?”星星问道。

Oh, I wish I had a higher status in the galaxy. All the other objects are so beautiful and large, the rock replied. "But I'm just an ugly rock."

“哦，我希望我在银河系有更高的地位。所有其他的东西都是那么美丽和巨大。”岩石回答说。“但我只是一块丑陋的石头。”

The star considered the problem. At last it said, "You don't have to worry anymore. I think I can help." The star radiated its light brighter and hotter than it had ever done before. "Come a little closer," the star said to the rock.

星星考虑了一下，最后说道:“你不用再担心了。我想我能帮上忙。”这颗恒星发出的光比以往任何时候都更亮、更热。“再靠近一点。”星星对岩石说。

The rock drifted closer to the star. Suddenly, the ice that was embedded in the rock's tiny cracks melted and became steam. Then the steam extended behind the comet to form a brilliant tail. The tail shined with all the colors of the spectrum.

岩石离恒星越来越近。突然间，嵌在岩石细小裂缝中的冰融化成了蒸汽。然后蒸汽延伸到彗星后面，形成了一条明亮的尾巴。尾巴闪烁着光谱中所有的颜色。

The little rock had become a beautiful comet. It looked so amazing. It realized that the star helped it change its appearance. "Thank you," the comet said and then flew away with its new beautiful tail following behind it like a galactic cape.

小岩石变成了一颗美丽的彗星，看起来很棒。它意识到星星帮助它改变了外表。“谢谢你。”彗星说完就飞走了，它那美丽的新尾巴像银河的斗篷一样跟在后面。

核心单词表

astronomical adj. 极大的

atom n. 原子

breadth n. 宽度

circumference n. 圆周

comet n. 彗星

crater n. 弹坑

crescent n. 新月

debris n. 残骸

despair n. 绝望

embed v. 栽种

fragment n. 碎片

galaxy n. 星系

gigantic adj. 巨大的

gloom n. 昏暗

radiate v. 辐射

roam v. 漫游

solitary adj. 孤独的

spectrum n. 光谱

sphere n. 球体

status n. 地位

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