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原文
Thousands of light years away, there's a "space butterfly" colored with brilliant blues and clouds of purple and red.
It's an image we've never seen in this much detail before.
So named for its resemblance to the winged insect, the "butterfly" is actually a planetary nebula -- a giant cloud of gas that forms around an ancient star that hasn't yet exploded.
语言点
light year: 光年(距离单位)
color vt. 给……上色(又作colour)
① 给图画上色
· He drew a monster and colored it blue.
他画了一个怪物,把它涂成了蓝色。
② 染发
color one's hair=dye one's hair 给头发染色
· Once you start coloring your hair, you won’t stop.
一旦你开始染发,就停不下来了。
in detail: 详细地,详尽地
· We haven't discussed the matter in detail yet.
我们还没有详细讨论过这件事。
· I will discuss this in detail later in this article.
稍后我将在这篇文章中详细讨论这一点。
resemblance n. 相似,形似
① bear a resemblance to: 有相似之处
· Both children bear a very close resemblance to their father.
两个孩子都跟他们的父亲长得很像。
② bear no resemblance to: 毫无相似之处
· These prices bear no resemblance to the ones I saw on the website.
这些价格和我在网站上看到的大相径庭。
nebula n. 星云
· planetary nebula: 行星状星云
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