[surface n, 表面] [inch n, 寸 inch over v, 緩慢靠近]

shape [v, 形塑] four corners of the globe [世界各地 三秋: three suns].

astronomical [adj, 天文的 astronomy天文學 astronaut太空人]

party [team 團隊] alleged [據稱 據說] desolate [adj, 荒涼的]

schoolmistresses [女教師] drawn [attract v, 吸引]

outperformed [表現勝過 outsmart v, 比較聰明 outnumber v, 數量上

勝過 outshine v, 贏過 勝過] extraordinary polymath [博學者]

[put … down to = attribute, boil down to 歸因於 歸功給]

innermost [adj, 最內部的] Sun’s disc [太陽盤 = surface of the Sun]

latitudes [n, 緯度] parallax angle [視差] fall into place [水到渠成].

fundamental [adj, 根本] governed [v, 統治, determine v, 決定]

orbital [adj,運轉的 orbit n,軌道 v, 繞著…旋轉] Undaunted [不灰心]

astronomical body [天體 星體 = celestial bodies = planet]

As [Since 因為] occurring in pairs [成對出現 會出現兩次]

roughly eight years apart [中間間隔八年] clouded out [v, 被雲遮蔽]

besieging [v, 包圍 siege n, 圍城] thwarted [discouraged v, 打擊]

pin down [確認 pin n, 大頭針 v, 釘住] a halo [光暈] of light

dogged [v, obstruct, impede 阻礙] diffraction [散射 繞射]

smeared [v, 塗黑 誹謗] circular [adj, 環狀的] extended [v, 延伸]

spectacle [n, 奇景 奇觀] paved the way for [鋪路]

physical states 物理現象 物理狀態

dispiriting[discouraging 灰心 打擊的] a thick layer of gases [n, 氣體]

rolling [搖搖晃晃] ruled out [= exclude v, 排除] rod [釣竿 標竿]

14. F D G E / DABC / F F T NG T
a fair degree of [有一定程度]

atmosphere [n, 大氣層] distorted [v, 紐曲]