Any school kid can tell you that comets are made of ice.

Scientists want to learn how comets come into being.

科学家们想了解彗星是怎么形成的.

Perhaps, extinctions are caused by something outside, like comets and asteroids.

也许, 灭绝是由外来物体引起的, 比如彗星和小行星.

In addition, there are thousands of small bodies as asteroids and comets.

此外, 被发现的还有成千上万的小型天体像是小行星和彗星.

There are about 800 comets whose orbits are known.

人类已经知道有运行轨道的彗星大约有800颗.

They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

我知道是这些星辰和闪烁的慧星遍布在我飞行恒星之间的航程中.

The night sky is occasionally host to the transient visitors known as comets and meteors.

夜空有时还接待如彗星和流星那样的过路来访者.

We can see comets only when they come close to the earth.

只有当彗星接近地球时,我们才能看得见它们.

Most stars probably have their quota of planets, meteorids, comets, and asteroids.

多数恒星也许还拥有若干行星 、 流星 、 彗星和小行星.

As comets go, it is a whopper.

就彗星而言，它可是个庞然大物。

The central character is a bad man who shoots people and gets his comeuppance.

主要人物是一个持枪杀人的坏蛋，最终恶贯满盈。

Well done old bean , another blighter gets his comeuppance , well done.

干的漂亮, 又一个家伙得到了报应, 实在是漂亮.

He got his comeuppance when the bully thrashed him.

他被混混修理是罪有应得.

The tyrant President got his comeuppance when his country was invaded and conquered.

当他的国家被攻克时,那位暴虐的总统得到了他应得的惩罚.

COMEX gold for June delivery fell $ 9.60 to settle at $ 921.70 an ounce.

纽约商品交易所6月期货金价下跌9.60美元,现每盎司921.70美元.

COMEX gold for April delivery rose dollar 21.10 to settle at dollar 927.80 an ounce.

纽约商品交易所黄金四月的交货上涨21.10美元收于美元927.80一盎司.

Comex futures edged higher on the devalued dollar as did corn, while copper retreated midday.

纽约商业交易所期货在美元贬值仍保持较高位置, 而铜在中午就退缩了.

COMEX gold for April delivery fell 10 cents to $ 942.50 an ounce.

纽交所四月交割期金下跌10美分至942.50每盎司.

Another trader said COMEX copper quiet trading, the shock zone.

另一位交易员称COMEX期铜交投淡静, 区间震荡.

A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in prison.

闲散的豆子总比监禁的糖果要强.

The next thing for them to do is to eat the comfit.

他们下面要做的事情是吃蜜饯.