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[J-48] The Unsteady Reason 不稳的理由
Mr. Lee, the geography teacher, explained: “The earth is like a rotating ball. It spins round and round of itself from east to west. And it revolved around the sun, that is, it travels in an orbit or circle around the sun. So, the earth is constantly moving and turning all the time. That's why we have the change of seasons and the change of diurnal and nocturnal hours, that is, daytime and nighttime.”
This explanation caused Nell to understand more than what the teacher had said. For she observed, “Now, I know why my little brother staggers or totters. He staggers because the earth spins and he totters because the earth turns round and round.”
[译注] 李先生，那地理老师，说明道：「地球像个转动的球。它自行由东向西一圈一圈地旋转。而且它绕太阳运转，那就是，绕着太阳沿着一个轨道或圈圈行进。所以，地球是永远在移动而始终在转动。那就是为何我们会有季节变化和昼夜时辰变化 (也就是白天与晚间) 的理由。」
这个说明使内尔暸解不只老师说的话。因为她评论说：「现在我知道为何我弟弟会蹒跚或颠摇不稳。他蹒跚因为地球旋转，他颠摇因为地球转了又转。」 注：
unsteady (不稳定的、不可靠的)， rotate (旋转)， spin (打转)， of itself (自行，自动地)， revolve (绕行)， orbit (轨道)， diurnal (日间的)， nocturnal (夜间的)， stagger (蹒跚欲坠)， totter (颠颠摇摆)。 [复习填充] Mr. Lee, the geography teacher, explained: “The earth is like a r ball. It spins round and round itself from east to west. And it re around the sun, that is, it travels in an or or circle around the sun. So, the earth is constantly moving and turning all the time. That's why we have the change of seasons and the change of di and noc hours, that is, daytime and nighttime.” This explanation caused Nell to understand more than what the teacher had said. For she observed, “Now, I know why my little brother s or t . He staggers because the earth s and he totters because the earth t round and round.”
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