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必修三
Unit 4 SpaceExploration
Reading for Writing
第叁部分
Is Exploring Space A Waste of Time and Money
探索太空是否浪费时间和金钱 ?
Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions, whether to Mars or other planets much further away. Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space.
无论是去火星还是其他更遥远的星球,世界各国都在花费数十亿美元和大量时间在各种太空使命上。
有人认为我们应该停止浪费时间和金钱来探索太空。
在…花费金钱或时间
V-ing 作表语
whether..or ..无论...还是...
stop doing 停止在做的事
V-ing 作后置定语
that引导宾语从句
Instead, we should feed the world’s poor and find immediate solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases. However, others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realize how exploring space helps us.
相反,我们应该为世界上的穷人提供食物,并立即解决其他问题,例如污染和致命疾病。
然而,其他人则认为这是一个肤浅的观点,没有意识到探索太空对我们的帮助。
solutions to ... ...的解决方法
that引导宾语,that省略
which引导定语从句,修饰view
how引导宾语从句
V-ing 作主语,谓语动词用单数
fail to do 未能做...
Firstly, exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger. It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth.
首先,探索空间在在消除世界饥饿的斗争中发挥了作用。
现在绕地球飞行的许多卫星都是直接基于这一原因被送上了太空。
V-ing 作主语,谓语动词用单数
对抗...的战斗
对..有影响/起作用
导致
that引导定语从句,修饰satellites
A number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns. Then the data is transmitted to scientists on Earth. After careful analysis, the scientists can provide useful recommendations and advice for farmers.
许多卫星记录着陆地和天气模式的数据。
然后,这些数据被传送到地球上的科学家。
经过仔细分析,科学家们可以为农民提供有用的建议。
大量的
n.推荐,建议;介绍信
不可数名词
As a result, Space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth’s increasing population.
因此,太空技术帮助农业努力种植足够的食物来养活地球上不断增长的人口。
因此
to do 作目的状语
“越来越多的”,V-ing 作定语
Secondly, space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all. High-end products around the world are made to a higher standard now because of advanced technology which was first created to meet the requirements for space exploration.
其次,太空探索促进了造福于我们所有人的技术进步。