Many people have been fascinated about Venus for centuries because of its thick cloud cover—a so-called planet of mystery and all of that.

数世纪以来，许多人都对金星着迷，因为它有厚厚的云层覆盖——一颗所谓的神秘星球。

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The mountains rose above a swathe of thick cloud.

群峰耸立在云海之上。

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The thick cloud over the city predicts the coming of a big stom.

笼罩在城市上空的乌云预示着一场暴风雨的来临。

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A tornado is a violently turning tube of air suspended from a thick cloud.

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The uppermost parts of its thick cloud layer mysteriously absorb half of the ultraviolet light received by the planet.

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The closer they got to Poway, the thick cloud of smoke turned the sky as dark as pitch black night.

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And if conditions on Wednesday are at all similar to Tuesday, which featured thick cloud throughout to help provide lavish sideways movement, Australia's seam bowlers will be expected to hit back hard.

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