After all, the Sun has many more atoms of any element, say iron, than does a meteorite specimen, but the ratios of iron to silicon in the two kinds of matter might be comparable.

毕竟任何元素的原子，比如铁，在太阳中都比在陨石标本中的要多得多，但这两种物质中铁与硅的比例可能是相近的。