VOA慢速英语:American History: The Space Race

短语讲解：

1. He experimented with small rockets to see how high and how far they could travel.

experiment with以…做试验
例句：They experimented with a new material.
他们用新材料来做试验。

2. The next major space victory belonged to the Soviets.

belong to属于
例句：Victory belongs to the most persevering.
胜利属于最有毅力的人。

3. The plan called for a Gemini spacecraft carrying two astronauts to get close to an unmanned satellite.

call for需要
例句：Your plan will call for a lot of money.
你的计划需要许多钱。

4. The attempt failed. The target satellite exploded as it separated from its main rocket.

separate from分开; 区别
例句：Can you separate butterflies from moths?
你能区别蝴蝶和飞蛾吗?

5. Time was running out.

run out用完, 耗尽
例句：Our food soon ran out.
我们的粮食很快就吃完了。

6. They got closer and closer to the Gemini ahead of them.

ahead of在…之前
例句：She left one day ahead of him.
她是在他离开的前一天离开的。

7. It could orbit the moon, but could not land on it.

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。

8. On July sixteenth, nineteen sixty-nine, three American astronauts lifted off in Apollo 11.

lift off (飞机、火箭等)起飞, 发射升空
例句：The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.
火箭定于星期五中午发射。

9. Or it could fall over after it landed.

fall over意外地从…上跌落, 掉下来
例句：The car fell over a cliff and the driver was drowned.
汽车从悬崖上翻下来, 司机溺水而亡。

10. They waited for Armstrong's message.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：He is waiting for something good to turn up.
他正期待着情况好转。