1. Whether a planet can support life depends on the size and brightness of its star, that is its ´sun´.
    一颗行星是否能够维持生命取决于它的恒星--即它的"太阳"--的大小和亮度。

2. Want to get rich? Become famous? You don't have to be a film star or a basketball player or a musician. You can do it by becoming an inventor.
    想富起来吗？想出名吗？你并不一定要成为影星、篮球运动员或音乐家。你可以通过当发明家来实现自己的梦想。

3. When a non-star encountered a technical problem, Kelley observed, "he called various technical experts and then waited, wasting time while his calls went unreturned.
    凯利评论说，一个成就平平的人碰到技术问题时，"他向各位技术专家求助，然后就等待着。求助无果，他的时间就这么浪费了。

4. The cap has a red star on it.
    帽子上有一颗红星。

5. The star is visible.
    那星星可以用肉眼看见.

6. A film star filed a lawsuit against our firm.
    一位电影明星对我们公司提起诉讼。

7. Alternatively, if the star were small, the life-supporting planet would have to have a close orbit round it and also provide the perfect conditions for life forms to develop.
    反之，如果恒星很小，维持生命的行星就要在离恒星很近的轨道上运行，而且要有极好的条件才能使生命得以发展，

8. A cloned pop star might sing terribly.
    克隆出的流行歌星也许唱得很糟糕。

9. Star performers rarely faced such situations because they built reliable networks before they needed them.
    而那些杰出人物很少碰到这样的局面，因为他们早已有了可靠的人际交往关系。

10. Probably then it gave off light and heat and sparkled from far off, like a star.
    当时地球很可能既发光、又放热，从远处望去就像一颗耀眼的星星，