「星際效應」不胡扯
Nowadays, astronomy is no longer a mystery: children study this field as early as elementary school.
現今，天文學已不再是謎團：孩童早從小學就開始學習這個領域的知識。
no longer 不再mystery (n.)謎solve (unravel) a mystery 解開謎團
As a result, most people understand basic astronomy.
因此，大部分的人對天文學都有基礎的認識。
as a result=therefore=as a consequence=hence因此
Academics are often recruited by film producers to help make their films scientifically sound.
電影製作團隊經常聘僱學者來確保電影裡的科學相關內容是正確的。
academic(adj.)學術的(n.)大學老師,學者sound (adj.)合理的,健全的
Astrophysicist Kip Thorne worked on 2014 Interstellar. The film accurately depicts the concept of the wormhole that comes from Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
天文物理學家基普．索恩參與2014年電影「星際效應」的製作，該電影精準地描述來自愛因斯坦廣義相對論的蟲洞概念。
astrophysicist (n.)天文物理學家depict (v.)描述=describetheory(n.)理論
Futurama, an American cartoon series by the creator of The Simpsons, was written by a team that included three PhDs, seven master’s degrees, and more than fifty years of Harvard education.
「飛出個未來」是由「辛普森家庭」創作者所製作的美國卡通影集，它的編劇團隊包含3個博士、7個碩士、和超過50年的哈佛教育。
animated sitcom動畫情境喜劇
Although the writers toyed with astronomy, the equations in the background were always spot on.
雖然那些編劇對天文學有天馬行空的發想，背景的方程式可總是正確無誤的。
equation(n.)方程式spot on精確的,確切的
The general public sees astronomy as the pinnacle of natural science and physics.
普羅大眾視天文學為自然科學和物理的最高峰。
see A as B 將A視為Bpinnacle (n.)山頂;頂點;巔峰
This is why popular media often pays this field so much attention: either to wow their audience, or to make fun of socially awkward geniuses like Raj in The Big Bang Theory.
這也是為何大眾媒體如此關注這個領域：目的是為了讓觀眾留下深刻的印象，或是取笑不擅社交的天才，像是「宅男行不行」裡的拉吉。
either A or B 不是A就是Bmake fun of sb.(sth.) 取笑某人或某事=make a joke about sb.(sth.)
Thankfully, Neil deGrasse Tyson, an American astrophysicist, often appears in films and on TV to debunk stereotypes and explain advanced astronomy in a simple way.
幸好，美國天文物理學家奈爾．德葛拉司．泰森經常在電影和電視上破除這類刻板印象，並用簡單的方式解釋高等天文學。
debunk (v.)破除,拆穿debunk a myth破除迷思stereotype(n.)(錯誤的)刻板印象;成見