n. 星号【计】 星号, 星号通配符

astronaut/astronomy/astronomer/disaster/catastrophe/asterisk/cosmonaut/taikonaut
记忆：
1. 词根astr 表示“星”，naut 表示“航行”，astronaut [5AstrEnC:t] n. 太空人, 宇航员 Human astronauts have ever been to the moon. 人类宇航员已经去过月球。
2. astronomy [E5strRnEmI] n. 天文学 There is a college studying astronomy. 有一所研究天文的大学院。
3. astronomer [E5strRnEmE(r)] n. 天文学家 Galileo was one of the first astronomers in Europe. 伽利略是欧洲最早的天文学家之一。
4. disaster [ di5zB:stE] dis-, 否定前缀；disaster, 星相不好An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress n. 灾难, 天灾, 灾祸 A nuclear disaster, spread by winds and waters and fear, could well engulf the great and the small, the rich and the poor, the committed and the uncommitted alike. 核灾难，由风、水和恐惧而传播出去，可完全吞噬大国、小国、富国、穷国，以及结盟的和不结盟的国家
5. catastrophe [ kE5tAstrEfi ] cat-astro-phe cat 猫在英语中有恶毒之意；astro,星相；phe, 音“匪”，catastrophe, 恶毒星相如同恶匪， A great, often sudden calamity n. 大灾难, 大祸 The eruption of the volcano turned out a catastrophe to people and animals alike. 火山的爆发对人和动物都是一场灾难。
6. astrology [E5strRlEdVI] astr-ology n. 占星术, 占星学 Many young people in the developed world still have a trust in astrology. 很多在发达国家的人仍然相信占星学。
7. asterisk [ 5AstErisk] aster-isk n. 星号 The asterisk shows that the question must be thought over. 这星号表明该问题要仔细考虑。
8. cosmonaut [ 5kCzmEunC:t ] cosmo-naut n. 宇航员, 航天员（俄罗斯） Russian astronaut is called cosmonaut. 俄罗斯宇航员叫作“cosmonaut”。
9. Taikonaut [ tB:dV ] Taiko-naut Taiko, 即taikong 太空 n. 宇航员, 航天员（中国）Chinese astronaut is known as Taikonaut. 中国宇航员叫作“Taikonaut”。
另类阅读：
The astronomer studies astronomy. His work helps astronauts or cosmonauts or taikonauts into space. He can’t predict disasters, but they can help prevent catastrophes in space projects.