theory

n. 学说，理论，原理，推测；

例句
...a theory that is steadily gaining acceptance...
逐步得到承认的理论

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

variable

adj. 变化的，可变的，[数]变量的，[生]变异的；n. 可变因素，变量，易变的东西；

例句
It is conventional to place the independent variable on the right-hand side of an equation.
普遍做法是把自变量放在等式的右边。

stars

abbr. specialized training and reassignment students 经过专门训练后再分配的学生，stationary automotive road stimulator (Toyota) 汽车公路固定刺激物（丰田汽车）；n. 星( star的名词复数 )，明星，（尤指旅馆或餐馆的）星级，星象（根据人出生时天体的位置而描述的命运）；

例句
Ptolemy charted more than 1000 stars in 48 constella-tions...
托勒密绘制了48个星座1,000多颗恒星的星位图。

...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飞机减速的螺旋形气流涡旋

You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我随后就来。

He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him chastens him early.
24不忍用杖打儿子的,是恨恶他;疼爱儿子的, 趁早管教.

For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
详情请致电414 3925,转分机2253。

He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那儿，听我陈述解雇他的理由。

Baroness Thatcher's claims seem credible to many.
撒切尔女男爵的主张在很多人看来是可信的。

Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
一份耕耘，一份收获。

This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。

The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
追索权当有支付义务的第一方不能支付时，可以向商业票据的背书人要求支付的权力。