Young Women in an Indian Village Guide Tourists to Watch the Stars

In a cold mountain village called Hanle in India, four young women help tourists look at the night sky. By day, the women work at their family homestays. At night, they set up telescopes and show visitors distant stars and planets.

By day... At night...= 用來對比白天與夜晚發生的不同活動或狀況。

Hanle is high in the mountains and has very clear, dark skies. In 2022, local leaders and science experts trained 24 young people, including these women, to study astronomy. Astronomy is the scientific study of stars, planets, and space.

including these women= 用來說明這些女性屬於24位青年這個較大群體的一部分。

Now, thousands of tourists visit the village every year. The women teach visitors how to find constellations and take photos of the Milky Way galaxy. At 11 p.m. every night, people in the village turn off their lights to keep the sky dark.

how to find= 結合「how to」與動詞，表示尋找或辨認某物的方法。

This new job gives the women more financial independence. They earn money from stargazing sessions and can save for things they want. However, local experts worry that too many tourists and new lights could slowly harm the dark skies.

However= 放在句首，用來引出與前文相反的折轉或擔憂。

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文法整理

句型	意思
By day... At night...	用來對比白天與夜晚發生的不同活動或狀況。
including these women	用來說明這些女性屬於24位青年這個較大群體的一部分。
how to find	結合「how to」與動詞，表示尋找或辨認某物的方法。
However	放在句首，用來引出與前文相反的折轉或擔憂。

詞彙整理

單字	意思
astronomy	研究宇宙中各種天體及其運動、性質與演變的科學。
financial independence	不必依賴他人提供生活費或經濟援助，能靠自己的收入和資產維持生活的狀態。
stargazing	觀察星星，尤指為了欣賞或研究星空而進行的活動。

延伸學習

•韓勒（Hanle）位於印度拉達克地區，海拔約 4,500 公尺，是全球海拔最高的天文觀測地點之一，也是極佳的星空觀測據點。
•2022 年韓勒被指定為印度第一個暗空保護區（Dark Sky Reserve），旨在控制光害並推動永續的星空旅遊發展。