VOA慢速英语:Solar-Powered Plane to Fly Around the World

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autopilot – n. a device that steers a ship, aircraft or spacecraft in place of a person                                                          

circumnavigate – v. to travel all the way around something in a ship or airplane                                                                              

equator – n. an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth that is the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole

endurance – n. the ability to do something difficult for a long time

intercontinental – adj. traveling or occurring between continents

simulator – n. a machine that is used to show what something looks or feels like; a machine that is used to study something or to train people

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