1. S 月亮，月球　 the body which moves round the Earth once every 28 days and can be seen shining in the sky at night
2. C 卫星　 a body that moves round a planet other than the Earth
3. C 一个月　 a month

　admire the full ～　观赏圆月
　bark at the ～　瞎嚷嚷，无事自扰
　conquer the ～　征服月球
　cover the ～　覆盖月亮
　cry for the ～　异想天开
　fly to the ～　飞向月球
　hide the ～　盖住月亮，把月亮藏起来
　jump over the ～　快活极了
　land on the ～　在月球上着陆
　promise sb the ～　许空愿
　shoot the ～　夜逃，夜奔
　view the ～　观察月亮，赏月
　watch the ～　赏月
　blue ～　不可能的事
　bright ～　明月
　charming ～　迷人的月亮
　crescent ～　新月
　dim ～　朦胧的月色
　full ～　满月
　glorious ～　明月
　half ～　半月
　little ～　没有什么月光
　new ～　新月
　pale ～　苍白的月亮
　waning ～　亏月
　waxing ～　渐盈的月亮
　harvest ～　收获季节的满月
　Mid-Autumn ～　中秋月
　quarter ～　四分月
　silver ～　银月
　～ landing　登月
　beneath the ～　在月光下
　man in the ～　月中人，想象中的人
　once in a blue ～　罕有的
　on the ～　在月球上
　under the ～　在月光下
　～ at the first quarter　上弦月
　～ at the third quarter　下弦月

　Some astronauts have landed on the moon.　有几个宇宙飞行员登上了月球。
　It is not possible for us to admit there is life of any sort on the Moon.　我们不可能承认月球上有任何生命。
　The far side of the moon is difficult for us to observe.　我们难以观察到月亮的另一面。
　The moon is distant from the earth.　月球离地球甚远。
　Soon it will be commonplace for men to travel to the moon.　人们去月球旅行很快就会成为常事。
　The moon is closer to the earth than any other body in the sky.　月亮比天上其他天体离地球近。
　The moon revolves around the earth.　月球绕地球运动。
　We have landed men on the moon.　我们已把人送上月球。
　The moon yields less light than the sun.　月亮的光线比太阳弱。
　The moon is down.　月已西沉。
　The full moon is circular.　满月呈圆形。
　Above me was a cloudless sky illuminated by a glorious moon.　我头上是一片无云的天空，一轮明月照耀着。
　A full and bright moon hangs over the garden.　一轮明月高悬在花园的上空。
　It was a cold winter night. A pale moon hung low in the sky.　这是寒冷的冬夜，苍白的月亮挂在天边。
　Here, under her few square yards of thatch, she watched winds, snows, rains, gorgeous sunsets and successive moons at their full.　在这里，她整天呆在这几平方米大的茅草棚中，守着风风雨雨，望着雪花飘飘，目送灿烂的晚霞，数着一次又一次月圆。
　Summer is but three moons long.　夏季只有三个月。
　He took a walk with her under the moon.　他和她在月光下散步。
　The planet Jupiter has nine moons.　木星有九颗卫星。
　Mars has two small moons.　火星有两个小卫星。
　John asked his mother for a hundred dollars today. He was always asking for the moon.　约翰今天向他母亲要100元，他总是异想天开。

 ♣ admire the moon
　赏月　enjoy a beautiful full moon
　We like to admire the moon.　我们喜欢赏月。
 ♣ cry for the moon
　想入非非　desire strongly sth that cannot be gained
　We need not hope for lower taxes in the future that would be crying for the moon.　我们不希望将来会减税，那是异想天开。
 ♣ over the moon
　非常快乐，狂喜　absolutely delighted
　The whole team were over the moon at winning the competition.　全队都为赢得这场比赛而欣喜若狂。
　She's over the moon about her new baby.　她生了一个小宝宝，乐极了。
 ♣ promise the moon
　空口许诺　promise to give sb/sth that is beyond one's means or power to give
　I can't promise you the moon, but I'll do my best.　我不能对你胡乱许愿，不过我一定尽力而为。

　一轮明月从山后冉冉升起。
　［误］ The bright moon was coming up over the hill.
　［正］ A bright moon was coming up over the hill.
　［析］ moon前有形容词修饰，表示某种状态下的月亮时，通常用不定冠词。

　moon　前可加the，也可加a，在大部分场合冠词用the，含有“我们总是怀着亲密感情眺望的那月亮”的情感；a moon只是客观地看月亮，表达“所谓月亮”的意义，加上形容词，指某种月亮，也加a. 例如：
　An enormous moon hangs over the garden.　一轮明月挂在花园的上空。
　The moon is setting.　月亮正在下落。

　［同义词］ crescent, demilune, lune
　［词源］　古英语mona<高地德语mano （月亮） <拉丁语mensis （月） <希腊语men, meme （月球）