1.   One classic collaboration was between the singing duo Simon & Garfunkel and the filmmaker Mike Nichols.

S&G二重唱和导演麦克·尼古斯的合作堪称经典。

collaboration

(between A and B) collaborating

 合作; 协作:

* She wrote the book in collaboration with her sister, ie They wrote it together. 她和姐姐合作写成此书. 

2.   In the 1967 film The Graduate, music made performances by Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman and Katharne Ross even more memorable.

1967年音乐由安·班克拉特、达斯汀·霍夫曼和凯瑟琳·罗斯合力完成的电影‘毕业生'更让人难忘。

memorable

adj deserving to be remembered; easily remembered 值得纪念的; 容易记住的:

* a memorable experience, concert, trip 难忘的经历、 音乐会、 旅行

3.   The computer-animated movie features Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone and Anthony Hopkins, and it needed some epic music.

电脑制作的动画片以安吉丽娜朱莉，瑞温斯顿和安东尼霍普金斯出演,它需要一些恢宏的音乐。

epic

adj.（形容词）

(a) Of, constituting, having to do with, or suggestive of a literary epic:

史诗的：史诗的，构成史诗的和史诗有关的或体现了史诗的：

an epic poem.

一首叙事史诗

(a) Surpassing the usual or ordinary, particularly in scope or size:

宏大的：超凡脱俗，不同一般的，尤其在范围或规模方面：

4.   These songwriters say their music adds an important dimension to films, allowing the composer to help with the narrative, and giving them an audience that might not otherwise hear their music.

这些作曲人称他们的音乐为电影增加了重要的元素，让作曲家有助于解说，而且还给了他们额外的听众，如果不是这样，这些人不会听到他们的歌。

dimension

(a)  dimensions [pl] size; extent 大小; 体积; 程度; 范围:

* a creature of huge dimensions 体形庞大的动物

 (fig 比喻) I did not realized the dimensions of the problem. 我未曾意识到问题的严重程度. 

(b) (fig 比喻) aspect 方面; 侧面:

* There is a dimension to the problem that we have not discussed. 这问题还有一方面我们没讨论过. 

5.   According to Geoff Marcy of the University of California, one of the authors of a new paper announcing the discovery, astronomers already knew the star had four planets.

ＧＦ是宣布新发现的论文作者之一，根据这位来自加州大学学者称天文学家已经知道该恒星有四个行星。

astronomer

One that specializes in astronomy.

天文学家：专门从事天文学研究的人

6.   This planet, we think, is likely to have a fairly substantial atmosphere.

我们认为该行星很可能有相当丰富大气层。

atmosphere

(a) the atmosphere [sing] the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth 大气, 大气层（包围地球的气体）.

(b) mixture of gases that surrounds any planet or star 包围任何星球的气体:

* an atmosphere that supports life 可以维持生命的气体. 

(c) feeling in the mind that is created by a group of people or a place; mood 气氛; 情绪:

* An atmosphere of tension filled the room. 屋子里笼罩着紧张的气氛.

7.   Planets in the habitable zone have a range of temperatures that might support life, if not on the planet itself, then possibly on a moon, if the planet has any moons.

在可居住地带的行星拥有可能支持生命的温度范围，如果不在其行星本身，那么就很可能在行星的卫星上，假若该行星有卫星的话。

habitable

adj suitable for living in 适於居住的:

* This house is no longer habitable. 这所房子已经不能住人了

8.   Debra Fischer and her colleagues will publish their findings in an upcoming edition of Astrophysical Journal.

ＤＧ和她的同事将会在马上要出版的天体物理杂志上发表他们的研究成果。

colleague

 person with whom one works, esp in a profession or business 同事; 同僚:

* the Prime Minister's Cabinet colleagues 首相的内阁同僚