（穿梭机）碎片debris

　　（台风）于下午三时在船湾淡水湖登陆。

　　It made landfall at Plover Cove reservoir at 3pm.

　　一股潮湿偏东气流a moist easterly airstream

　　一般来说，每年会有两个台风登陆日本。

　　In an average year， two typhoons will make landfall in Japan.

　　入冬以来最低（温度）

　　the lowest since winter arrived

　　十号飓风讯号No 10 hurricane signal

　　三峡堤坝工程The Three Gorges Dam project

　　小行星asteroid

　　中国的太空计划China's space programme

　　中国首位航天员杨利伟Yang Liwei， China's first man in space

　　中国首批航天员是在俄罗斯受训的。

　　The first batch of Chinese astronauts was trained in Russia.

　　化石fossil

　　天文台只是发出黄色暴雨警告及雷暴警告。

　　The Observatory issued only an amber rainstorm signal and a thunderstorm warning.

　　天文台在上午八时四十五分发出黄色暴雨警告，并于下午二时三十五分改挂红色暴雨警告。天文台在下午十时除下所有暴雨警告讯号。

　　The amber rainstorm warning was issued at 8.45am and was upgraded to red at 2.35pm. The warnings were dropped at 10pm.

　　天文台在雨势最大的乡郊地区录得超过二百毫米雨量纪录。

　　The Hong Kong Observatory recorded rainfall of more than 200mm in the worst-hit rural areas.

　　天文台于周五下午早段除下八号风球。

　　The No 8 signal came down early on Friday afternoon.

　　天文台表示在上午一时至三时间共录得4，593次闪电。

　　The Observatory said there were 4，593 lightning strikes between 1am and 3am.

　　天文台悬挂十号风球十一小时后，才在下午五时四十五分改挂八号风球。

　　By the time the No.10 signal was replaced by a No.8 at 5.45pm， it had been in force for 11 hours.

　　天文物理学家astrophysicist

　　天文学家stargazer/astronomer

　　天外来客/从外层空间来的客人a visitor from outer space

　　天气专家weather scientist

　　天气报告weather reports

　　天体celestial sphere

　　太空垃圾space trash

　　太空科学家space scientists

　　太空穿梭机spacecraft/shuttle

　　太空站space station

　　太空漫步space walks

　　太空舱space capsule

　　太空竞赛space race

　　太阳系的第十个星球the 10th planet of the solar system

　　太阳系边缘farthest reached of the solar system

　　屯门录得三十毫米雨量纪录。

　　Tuen Mun recorded 30mm of rainfall.

　　日本太空发展厅National Space Development Agency of Japan

　　日全蚀total eclipse of the sun

　　水浸报告reports of flooding

　　世上人口最多的国家the world's most populous country

　　以经改良的长征火箭（将宇宙飞船送上太空）

　　was launched with a new model of the Long March rocket

　　冬季季候风the winter monsoon over southern China

　　北极光aurora borealis/Northern Lights

　　占星学astrology

　　本港十六年来威力最大的台风约克，昨日袭港造成一死一失踪和大量破坏。

　　Typhoon York， the most powerful storm to hit Hong Kong for 16 years， killed one man， left another missing and caused a trail of destruction yesterday.

　　甘肃酒泉卫星发射中心Jiuquan satellite launch centre

　　生命宇宙论biocosm

　　亦会在科学馆展出will also be put on display at the Science Museum

　　光谱仪spectrometer

　　全球定位系统global positioning system （GPS）

　　地理位置geographical location

　　在内蒙着陆touched down in Inter Mongolia

　　在太阳系中心at the center of the solar system

　　在雨季during the rainy season

　　在很多地方，厚厚的云层遮盖了（日全蚀的）奇景，令数以千计聚集的人失望而回。

　　Heavy cloud obscured much of the spectacle and disappointed thousands of sky-watchers who had gathered.

　　在银河系中心at the center of the galaxy

　　多重宇宙multiverse/multiple universes

　　有利位置vantage point

　　自然现象natural phenomena

　　返回舱re-entry capsule

　　雨云rain clouds

　　前滩foreshore

　　宣布停课announced the suspension of classes

　　星象图chart of the night sky

　　昨午暴雨，下午校停课，学童提早放学。

　　Schoolchildren were yesterday sent home early when afternoon lessons were cancelled due to heavy rain.

　　昨日香港广泛地区下大雨，新界西北多处出现水浸。

　　Large area of the northwest New Territories were under water yesterday as torrential rain swept across the SAR.

　　流星shooting stars

　　流星雨meteor shower

　　为期五天的太空任务five-day space mission

　　约克抵达大陆，风力开始减弱，天文台遂于下午十时十分除下八号风球，改挂三号风球，并于下午十二时四十五分除下所有风球。

　　The No.8 was replaced with a No.3 at 10.10pm as York began to disintegrate over the mainland. All signals were lowered at 12.45pm.

　　美国太空总署NASA （National Aeronautics and Space Administration）

　　轨道、轨迹orbit

　　风眼the eye of the storm

　　首次载人上太空launched its first manned flight

　　香港今个月共发出三次寒冷警告。

　　Hong Kong has issued three cold warnings this month.

　　香港昨晨在两小时内闪电超过4，500次。

　　Hong Kong was hit by more than 4，500 lightning strikes in two hours early yesterday .

　　峡谷ravine

　　气象学家meteorologist

　　海床seabed

　　海港能见度visibility in the harbour

　　神舟五号the spacecraft Shenzhou V

　　神舟六号于上午四时三十三分着陆。

　　The Shenzhou VI touched down at 4.33am.