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Unit 4 SpaceExploration
Reading and Thinking
第贰部分
SPACE:THE FINAL FRONTIER
太空:最后的边境
“Are we alone? What's out there? " , people have always looked up at the stars and wondered about space
“我们是孤独的吗?那里是什么?” 人们总是仰望星空,一直想更多地了解太空。
adj. 一个人,独自地, 只做表语
look up at 抬头看,向上看
Today, scientists design vehicles to carry astronauts into space to make important discoveries. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discovery other planets that are suitable enough to support life
今天,科学家们设计运载工具将宇航员送入太空进行重大发现。
太空探索已经取得了长足的进步,我们现在希望能发现其他适合生命生存的行星。
to do做后置定语
to do做目的状语
that 引导定语从句
be suitable to do 适合做某事
Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was only a dream that could never come true. However, some scientists were determined to realise that dream.
在20世纪中期以后,绝大多数人认为太空旅行是一个不可能实现的梦。
然而,一些科学家决意实现 (探索太空的 )梦想。
that引导定语从句
be determined to do 决心做
实现某人的梦想
宾语从句,省略that, v-ing 作主语
After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth.
经过多次实验之后,他们成功造出了 能够逃脱地球引力的 火箭。
在1957年10月4日,苏联成功发射了 Sputnik1号卫星,且成功地实现了让卫星绕地球运转。
succeed in doing sth. 成功做某事
that 引导定语从句
地球引力
v.绕轨道而行 ; n.轨道
v . & n. 发射; 使(船)下水;
上市,发布新产品 ;发起
Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to enter space.
后来苏联专注于研究送人类进入太空(这个问题),并且在1961年4月12日,尤里·加加林成为世界上进入太空的第一人。
专注于
v-ing 作宾语
the+序数词+n.+to do (不定式作定语) 第几个做某的…
名词或代词前面有only, first, last, next或序数词或adj adv最高级修饰时用to do不定式作后置定语
Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, famously saying, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”
八年之后,也就是在1969年7月20日,美国宇航员尼尔•阿姆斯特朗登上月球,说了一句著名的话,“对一个人来说,这是一小步;对人类来说,这是一大步。”
doing做伴随状语
踏上
巨大的飞跃
Following this, there are many more important space achievements. For example, on 5 September