science fiction科幻故事 What’s the distance from….to….從…到…的距離是多少?

make a sketch of…畫草圖 expect to do sth 期待做某事

develop one’s love for sth.對某事產生了愛好或興趣 make/earn a living 謀生

take sth one step further把….推進一步. lay foundation of ….奠定了….的基礎

long before 很久以前 before long 不久以后

set out to do sth. = set about doing sth.出發做某事 in one’s efforts to survive 在某人努力求生時

make an/ every effort to do sth.盡全力做某事 spare no efforts to do sth. 不遺余力做某事

without efforts 毫不費力 turn out (to be)結果是//prove

take sb on board 帶某人上船/機 from that day on 從那天開始

take sb on a voyage across the ocean帶某人去越洋旅行 give a view of …給人提供一個…的景觀

dress sb in….給某人穿…衣服 sb be dressed in某人穿著…衣服

diving suit 潛水服 by the lamps of 在燈光下

ever since自從…起 keep sb as a prisoner// keep sb prisoner囚禁某人

cry about 為…而哭泣 go on an adventure 去冒險

contrary to ….與….正好相反 // on the contrary 相反 sink to the bottom of the sea沉入海底

become a permanent pain in one’s heart成為某人心中永久的痛

be driven by a desire to learn被學習的渴望所推動 look for/ search for/ hunt for 搜尋,尋找

look for a road without having a map自己摸索 dream of doing sth 夢想做某事

throw/ cast light on/ upon 闡明, 給….以說明 pioneer a new way 開創一條新路

unfold sth to sb把某事揭示給某人 the principle of life 生命的原理

the cause of life生命起源 nothing but= only 只有，僅僅

slow down 減速,減慢 eight feet in height/length/width 8尺高/長/寬

result in結果:導致 light the flame of life燃起生命的火花 a lighted candle

burn sth out 燃盡 come into one’s mind想到

make a choice of選擇 turn sth upside down起大變化，顛倒, 混亂

have a strong belief in sth對…有堅定的信仰 wash sth up on the shore沖上岸

look down on// upon看不起… be about to do … when

cut off切斷 be free from the pull of gravity擺脫地心引力

be proud of sth// to do sth為。。。感到驕傲