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The International Year of Astronomy

IYA2009 is a yearlong celebration of astronomy. It's goal is to spread awareness of astronomy's contributions to society and culture and to inspire more interest in astronomy and science, especially among young people. The theme of the celebration is "The Universe, Yours to Discovery."

One interesting objective of the IYA is to encourage more diversity in the fields of astronomy ansd physics. IYA organizer hope that the yearlong celebration of astronomy will inspire more females and underresprestend minorities to pursue careers in science. An event that will help further that goal is next month's 100 Hours of Astronomy (100HA).

This event aims to have as many people as possible look through a telescope. From April 2nd to 5th, millions of people worldwide will peer through telescopes to catch their first glimpse of the universe, just as Galileo did 400 years ago. Sidewalk astronomy events will give city-dwellers an excellent opportunity to see the moon, the planet Saturn, and other objects in position for early evening observations.

Organizers hope that the activities of IYA will "promote a greater appreciation of the inspirational aspects of astronomy." So join the fun. Look though a telescope this year!



objective n. -> a goal 目標。　adj. 客觀的
eg: I don't think we're going to meet our sales objective this month. No one is buying our products.
eg: Bob's main objective in life is to make money.
eg: Becoming an international corporation is the company's next objective.
eg: I trust you will give an objective opinion.

underrepresented adj. -> 代表名額不足的/代表低於適當比例的
eg: Outnumbered two to one, the underreprested girls lost the election to the boys.
eg: The police will protect the rights of minority groups underreprested in society.

pear v. to look, somethimes the looking is diffucult 凝視/仔細看
eg: The cab driver peered through the fog, trying to see the road.
eg: She peered through the key-hole trying to see the person who rang the bell.
eg: We peered into the mist hoping to find our way out.

city-dweller n. 都會人
eg: The countryside sure is quiet. I'm definitely a city-dweller!

dweller n. 居民/居住者


Saturn n. 土星 have the ring around


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as ... as possible 盡量/儘可能
= as ... as one can

eg: Please come as early as possible.
= Please come as early as you can.