A telescope would have to be as far away as the planet Jupiter to look for life in outer space, because the dust becomes thinner the further we travel towards the outer edges of our own solar system.
望遠鏡要放置在木星那樣遙遠的行星上才有可能在外層空間搜尋生命。因為我們越是接近太陽系的邊緣，塵埃就越稀薄。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 55 From the earth Greetings
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 望遠鏡;
vt.& vi. （使某物）變短（疊縮在一起）;（使某物）疊縮，嵌入;
vt. 壓縮某物使其少占空間或時間;
?? tele遠，傳送+scope看→看遠方→望遠鏡
"to look at the stars through a telescope"
用望遠鏡觀察星星
近義：abridge, abstract, shorten, summarize, vignette, brief
adv. 離開，遠離;在遠處;消失;
adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方；離去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. [天]行星;[占星]（左右人命運的）星相;
?? plano-, plan-, -plany, -plania 表”被動的漂流,閑逛”
"the planet Earth"
地球這顆行星
近義：planetary
conj. 因為;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關系而被捕。
近義：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
adj. 更遠的，較遠的;更進一步的，深一層的;更多的;
adv. 進一步地;更遠地;而且;
vt. 促進，推動;增進;
?? furth=forth向前，向前方+er比較級 → 更前面的→ 更遠的
"Not wishing to antagonize her further, he said no more."
他不愿惹她更生氣，便不再說話。
近義：patronize, promote, prompt, propitiate, subserve, urge