My uncle Sam is an astronomer. （我的叔叔山姆是一个宇航员。）He gets to look at the planets and the stars. （他看行星和星星。）Uncle Sam gave me a big telescope for my birthday.（我过生日的时候山姆叔叔给了我一个特别大的望远镜。）On a clear night last week, we looked through the telescope together.（上周一个特别晴朗的晚上，我们一起用望远镜看天空。）I saw a very bright spot in the sky. My uncle told me it was the planet Venus.（我看到一个非常亮的点在天空中。我的叔叔告诉我那是金星。）

Uncle Sam showed me groups of stars that look like pictures. （山姆叔叔带着我看了几组看上去像画一样的星星。）He showed me "The Big Dipper". It looks like a big pot with a long handle.（他还给我看了北斗七星。看上去有点像有一个长把的大锅。）He showed me one called "the Broken W". It looks like a "w", but it is a little bit lopsided. （他还给我看了猎户座。它看上去像一个W的形状，但有点倾斜。）

I love looking at the starry night sky. Maybe I will be an astronomer, too!（我喜欢看满是星星的夜空。可能我将来也会成为一个宇航员吧。）

Word list: （词汇列表）

astronomer: a person who studies stars, planets, and space （宇航员）

telescope: an instrument that makes things appear nearer and larger（望远镜）

Venus: the second planet from the Sum （金星）

lopsided: not straight （倾斜）