以色列第一架探索月球的飞船

短语讲解：

1. Israeli President Shimon Peres said at an unveiling ceremony in Jerusalem that compared with the scale of the US space effort, the Israeli effort will be focused on a small scale nature, expressing skill and invention.

compare with (把…)与…相比
例句：Compared with him, I am a bungler.
与他相比,我只能算是一个笨拙的人。
focus on集中于; 致力于
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

2. Our mission in Space IL is building the first Israeli spaceship, landing it on the moon and we do that through a competition which is called 'Google Lunar X Prize.

land on落到…上; (使)在…上登陆
例句：We never imagined that men would land on the moon.
我们从未想到过人类能登上月球。

3. Israel is one of the few countries in the world to have successfully put a satellite into orbit.

put into使处于某种状态
例句：The plan began to be put into operation.
这计划已经开始实施。

4. However, Israel does not plan on sending a man into space; not yet at least.

plan on打算
例句：Do you plan on staying here another year?
你打算在这里再待上一年吗?