VOA慢速英语:SpaceX Is Doing Business in Space

短语讲解：

1. NASA official Bill Gerstenmaier spoke to reporters after thelaunch.

speak to 提及
例句：We haven't much time, please speak to the subject.
我们时间不多,请不要离开话题。

2. Mister Gerstenmaier said the United States no longer paysRussia to carry out such operations.

carry out 实现
例句：She had finally carried out her promise to quit smoking.
她最终实现了戒烟的诺言。

3. At that time, businesses were just starting to think about howto sell goods and services on the World Wide Web.

think about 考虑
例句：He never think what others think about him. 
他从来考虑别人对他的看法。 

4. But after the launch, Elon Musk tried to keep his attention onthe job at hand.

try to 努力做某事
例句：I try to ward off fatigue by resting as much as possible. 
为了防止疲劳，我尽可能多休息。
at hand 在手边
例句：I haven't my book at hand.
我的书不在手边。

5. Well, I think right now our focus is very much on serving theInternational Space Station with cargo and then transitioning tocrew and then advancing the state of our rocket technology…

very much 很，非常
例句：I was very much pleased by your analysis of the situation. 
我非常满意你对形势的分析。 

6. The Dragon capsule is designed to be able to carry bothastronauts and cargo.

be able to 能够
例句：He is able to lift a very heavy weight. 
他能举很重的份量。

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