VOA慢速英语:NASA: Newly Discovered Planets Could Hold Life Forms(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. He said the discovery could play an important role in finding new environments that could support life forms.

play an important role in 在…中起重要作用
例句：Sugar and pollen play an important role in the development and reproduction of bumble bees.
糖和花粉对熊蜂的生长发育和繁殖起重要作用。

2. She said the new exoplanet discoveries gives her great hope for future research about other worlds.

hope for 希望，希望得到
例句：Now that he has become President, many people once again have hope for genuine changes in the system
既然他已当上了总统，很多人又再次看到了进行真正的体制改革的希望。

3. It is scheduled to launch in October 2018.

be scheduled to 预定，预期，计划做
例句：In both cases, the procedure can be scheduled to run at the desired frequency.
在这两种情况下，可以对过程进行计划，以按所需的频率运行。