What do we call a meteor that crashes into the earth： a meteorite or a satellite?

译句：我们将坠入地球的流星称作陨石还是卫星？（答案附在文末）

meteor /'mitɪɚ/  n. 流星

[惯用语]:

meteor shower 流星雨

[例句]:

• Some people thought it was a meteor shower.

有人以为是一场流星雨。

• Like a flash of lightning, the meteor shot across the sky.

流星像一道闪光划过天空。

crash /kræʃ/  n. 碰撞, 崩溃, 坠落；vt. 破碎, 坠落；vi. 碰撞, 坠毁, 突然倒台

[例句]:

• Three people were injured in the crash.

撞车事故中有三人受伤。

• How many vehicles were involved in the crash?

这次撞车事故涉及多少辆汽车？

meteorite  /'mitɪə'raɪt/  n. 陨石

[例句]:

• He discovered an unusual meteorite.

他发现了一块奇异的陨石。

• It's a meteorite, containing lots of metal components.

而是一块陨石，金属含量非常高。

satellite/'sætəlaɪt/  n. 卫星, 人造卫星, 卫星国, 卫星都市

[惯用语]:

satellite communication 卫星通信

satellite imagery 卫星图，卫星影像

satellite town 卫星城；卫星镇

artificial satellite 人造卫星

weather satellite 气象卫星

navigation satellite 导航卫星

satellite phone 卫星电话

[例句]:

• The news was beamed to the whole globe by satellite.

这条新闻由卫星向全世界传送。

• There's also satellite TV in the apartments.

公寓里还有卫星电视。

答案：  a meteorite