VOA慢速英语:Chinese Astronauts Begin Month-Long Stay in Space(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. We had in-cabin video, we saw the solar panels deploy on the spacecraft, so far it looks like a completely nominal mission.

look like 看起来与（某人或某物）相像[相似]
例句：You look like a nice upstanding young man.
你看起来像是一个正直的好青年。

2. Jones said that China will send up a module of the space station, and it will connect with another part already in space.

send up 发射; 使向上升
例句：I'll send up your breakfast in a while.
我一会儿派人把你的早饭送来。

3. But it is similar to the way Russia built an early space station.

be similar to 与…相似; 类乎
例句： The scrapie agent in sheep may be similar to viroids.
绵羊的搔痒病因子可能也是类病毒。

4. It is expected to operate for at least 10 years.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：I shall be expected to shell out the money for the party.
我将要支付这个集会的费用。

5. The Chinese space station will be different from the International Space Station (ISS).

be different from 不同于; 与…不同
例句：May your destiny be different from her.
希望你的命运和她不同。