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Sunlight Turns Rocket Exhaust into a Glowing Jellyfish Cloud

陽光使火箭廢氣變成發光的「水母雲」

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A bright cloud that looked like a jellyfish appeared in the sky over Florida after a rocket launch. The striking shape formed when sunlight lit up the trail left behind by the vehicle.

left behind= 意為「在離開後留下的」,在此作為後置修飾,說明飛行器通過後所殘留的尾跡(trail)。

The event happened on 13 October during a launch by the space company SpaceX. According to Nasa, the sun illuminated the rocket's exhaust plume, which is the cloud of gas pushed out by the rocket's engines.

According to= 意為「根據……」,常用於引述消息來源或官方說法(在此指 NASA)。

When the sunlight hit this rising gas high in the sky, the exhaust began to glow brightly. This combination of sunlight and rocket exhaust created the unusual jellyfish shape above the state.

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文法整理

句型意思
left behind意為「在離開後留下的」,在此作為後置修飾,說明飛行器通過後所殘留的尾跡(trail)。
According to意為「根據……」,常用於引述消息來源或官方說法(在此指 NASA)。

詞彙整理

單字意思
striking外表特別醒目、引人注目,容易給人深刻印象的。
trail人、動物或物體經過後留下的痕跡或路線。
illuminated有人工光源照明的;有燈光的。
combination由不同的人、事物或方法組成的整體;組合。

延伸學習

  • •這種現象通常被稱為「太空水母」(space jellyfish),多發生在清晨或黃昏的火箭發射中,此時地面已處於陰暗中,但高空的排氣羽流仍能被陽光直射。
  • •「plume」(羽流)一詞源自指羽毛的詞彙,在此指氣體或煙塵像羽毛般向外擴散、升騰的柱狀雲團。

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  1. This   of sunlight and rocket exhaust created the unusual jellyfish shape above the state.

  2. What caused the rocket exhaust to glow in the sky?

Source: The Guardian