Thanks to space satellites, the world itself is becoming a much smaller place and people from different countries now understand each other better.
由于有了宇宙卫星，世界在变得小多了，来自不同国家的人现在彼此更了解了。
初三英语课文
Unit 19 Mainly revision
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 不同的;各式各样的;个别的;不平常;
💡 differ相异+ent...的 →不同的
"a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes"
一大批形状大小不一的瓶子
近义：heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
反义：identical, indistinct, kindred, like, resembling, same
vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通晓；认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反义：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
n. 空间，太空;空白，间隔;空隙;片刻;
vt. 把…分隔开，留间隔于…之间;
vi. 以一定间隔排列;
💡 谐音“四百四”，空间广大，超过四百四十光年。
"Sign your name in the blank space below."
把名字签在下面的空白处。
近义：interspace, area, room, expanse, ambit, capacity
反义：approximate, abut
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句（l）话（word）讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe