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VOA慢速英语:Alan Shepard, 1923-1998: The First American to Fly in Space
词汇讲解:
1. astronaut n. 宇航员, 太空人
例句:There're three astronauts in the spacecraft.
在这艘宇宙飞船里有三名宇航员。
2. spacecraft n. 航天器; 宇宙飞船
例句:The spacecraft is orbiting the moon.
宇宙飞船正绕月球飞行。
3. launch vt. 发动; 发出; 发射
例句:They have launched a spaceship.
他们发射了一艘宇宙飞船。
4. exploration n. 考察, 探索
例句:These new discoveries have broken new ground in the exploration of the cosmos.
这些新的发现在宇宙探索方面开辟了新道路。
5. delay vt. 推迟,使延迟,使延期,延缓
例句:The driver delayed the drive until the weather cleared.
驾驶员延迟到天气转晴后才出车。
6. halt v. (使)停下来
例句:They halted financial support.
他们停止了经济援助。
7. capsule n. 航天舱, 密封舱
例句:The astronauts work and live in the space capsule.
宇航员在航天舱里工作生活。
8. crew n. 工作人员
例句:The plane crashed, killing all its passengers and crew.
飞机失事了, 所有乘客和机组人员都遇难了。
9. complete adj. 彻底的, 完满的, 圆满的
例句:I wish the twenty ninth Olympic Games a complete success.
祝29届奥运会园满成功!
10. retire v. 退职; 退役; (使)退休
例句:Some of the older workers were retired early.
有些老工人提前退休了。
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