VOA慢速英语:Does ‘Star Trek’ Really Influence Science and Technology?

短语讲解：

1. The imaginary spacecraft led to the name of the American space agency’s first space shuttle, says museum official Margaret Weitekamp.

lead to 通向；导致
例句：This may even lead to death.
这甚至可能导致死亡。

2. “Well, the very first space shuttle was actually named Enterprise as a result of a write-in campaign organized by Star Trek fans of the 1970s.”

as a result of 由于…的结果
例句：I was late as a result of the snow.
由于下雪，我来晚了。

3. Star Trek has been a part of popular culture for almost 50 years. And with yet another movie being planned, the series will continue to inspire people to think about space, the final frontier.

think about 考虑
例句：This is a question to think about.
这是我们应该考虑的问题。

4. Volunteer Carol Henning says it now looks like a river again, at least in some places.

at least 至少
例句：Can we at least try?
我们至少试试看吧？

5. He says the waterway is no longer considered the city’s ugly back yard.

no longer 不再
例句：That appears to no longer be the case.
这似乎已经不再成立了。

6.  We figure at this point we have cleaned up and taken out about a million pounds (450 kilograms) of trash out of the LA River.”

clean up 打扫
例句：The pupils took turns to clean up their classroom.
学生们轮流打扫教室。