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Lesson 25 · A Sky with Fewer Stars

文体：观察日记 · 朗读音轨 25

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听听主人公为什么既希望街道安全明亮，也想看见星星。

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During a trip to my cousin's village, we walked outside after dinner. I looked up and stopped. There were more stars than I had ever seen above my apartment in the city. My cousin said the sky had not suddenly gained new stars; the surroundings were darker there.

Back home, I began noticing the lights around our building. Some helped people see the steps and street signs. Others shone straight upward or into windows. I had never asked what each light was meant to illuminate.

For a school project, I photographed the same part of the city sky on several clear nights. My pictures could not measure the entire problem, but they made me pay attention to direction: where the light was needed and where it went instead.

I still like a bright, safe street at night. I also want to see the stars. The question is not simply whether to have light, but how to use it well.

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During a trip to my cousin's village, we walked outside after dinner.
I looked up and stopped.
There were more stars than I had ever seen above my apartment in the city.
My cousin said the sky had not suddenly gained new stars; the surroundings were darker there.
Back home, I began noticing the lights around our building.
Some helped people see the steps and street signs.
Others shone straight upward or into windows.
I had never asked what each light was meant to illuminate.
For a school project, I photographed the same part of the city sky on several clear nights.
My pictures could not measure the entire problem, but they made me pay attention to direction: where the light was needed and where it went instead.
I still like a bright, safe street at night.
I also want to see the stars.
The question is not simply whether to have light, but how to use it well.

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去表亲住的村庄旅行时，我们晚饭后走到屋外。我抬头一看，顿时停住了：天上的星星比我在城市公寓上方见过的多得多。表亲说，天空并没有突然多出星星，只是这里的周围环境更暗。

回家后，我开始留意楼房附近的灯光。有些灯帮人看清台阶和路牌，有些却直射天空或照进窗户。我以前从没想过每盏灯究竟要照亮什么。

为了学校的项目，我在几个晴朗的夜晚拍摄了城市天空的同一片区域。照片不能衡量整个问题，却让我注意到光照的方向：光该照在哪里，实际又照到了哪里。

夜晚，我仍喜欢明亮而安全的街道，也希望看见星星。问题不只是要不要照明，还在于怎样合理地使用灯光。

本课重点词语

以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解；英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。

surroundings: 周围环境；村庄夜晚比城市更暗。
gain: 增加；天空没有突然多出星星。
notice: 留意；回家后开始观察灯光。
shine upward: 向上照射；有些灯光直射天空。
be meant to: 本来用于；每盏灯应有明确用途。
illuminate: 照亮；帮助人看清台阶和路牌。
several: 几个；在多个晴夜拍摄。
direction: 方向；关注灯光照向哪里。
instead: 却、反而；有些光照到无须照明处。
use ... well: 合理使用；兼顾安全与观星。

背景知识

夜间照明有安全作用，但向上或射入窗户的光未必照在需要的地方。故事通过乡村与城市夜空的比较，引出对灯光方向和用途的思考。

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