1·More than half the world's population lives in cities, the most light-polluted of which prevent even the Big Dipper from being seen.
超过半数的地球人口生活在城市，那些光污染最为严重的城市甚至连北斗七星也看不到。
2·Brighter stars peering through the auroral glow at the left form the recognizable northern asterism, the Big Dipper. A more compact Pleiades star cluster shines at the far right.
在左面穿透北极光依然闪亮的是著名的北方星座——北斗七星，在右面较远地方闪耀的是更紧凑的昴宿星团。
3·Ms. GRAY: Oh, I like being able to look at the stars, and okay, there's the Big Dipper, and there's Venus, and it's cool to be able to point those things out that I know.
凯瑟琳：我喜欢能够观察星星，北斗七星，金星，能指出那些我认识的星星感觉很酷。
4·Most noticeable are the stars of Ursa Major and the asterism known as the Big Dipper, almost resting upright along the cliff edge near picture center.
其中最有名的要数大熊座和北斗七星，几乎紧贴在图片中央附近悬崖边缘的右上方。
5·The Giant Dipper roller coaster is the star of the show at California's Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
太平洋海岸图片。巨北斗七星过山车是明星的表演加州的圣克鲁斯海滩木板路。