VOA慢速英语:Project Mercury: The American Space Program Begins

短语讲解：

1. The United States entered the Space Age in nineteen forty- five, at the end of World War Two.

at the end of 在...末端(到...尽头)
例句：At the end of the wood, the path diverges to the left. 
在树林的尽头,小路向左拐去。

2. In nineteen fifty-six, the United States launched a Jupiter military rocket that flew more than five thousand kilometers.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。 

3. LARRY WEST: Soviet scientists also were working on rockets and satellites.

work on 从事于
例句：From now on you can work on your own. 
你从现在起可以独立工作了. 

4. The dog survived the launch. But there was no way to return it to Earth. So it died in space.

in space 在太空
例句：Man is weightless in space. 
人在太空失重。

5. TONY RIGGS: The Soviet successes with its Sputnik satellites caused the United States to change its space plans. Officials decided to launch the Vanguard as soon as possible.

as soon as possible 尽可能……
例句：Please write back as soon as possible. 
请尽快回信。 

6. A worldwide radio system was needed to communicate with orbiting astronauts. And astronauts had to be chosen and trained.

communicate with 联络
例句：I can communicate with foreigners easily. 
我能轻松地和外国人沟通。 

7. And it began to look for men who would be astronauts.

look for 寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

8. But Ham survived the launch and the landing in the ocean. However, he never wanted to get close to a space capsule again.

get close to 接近
例句：Don't get to close to Stinky 
不要靠近斯丁克 。