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Unit 4 Space Exploration
Period Ⅵ 话题晨背
★话题单词
1.astronomy n. 天文学
astronomer n. 天文学家
2.explore v. 探索;勘探
exploration n. 探索;探究;探测
3.conclude v. 断定;推断出;得出结论
conclusion n. 结论;结局;推论
4.gravity n. 引力;重力
5.observe v. 观察;注意到
6.explode v. 爆炸;勃然(大怒)
explosion n. 爆炸;猛增
7.crash n. 碰撞;坠毁
8.atmosphere n. 大气,大气层;气氛
9.experiment vi. 试验;进行实验n.实验,
试验;尝试
10.planet n. 行星
11.precise adj. 精确的;准确的
12.observatory n. 天文台;气象台
13.globe n. 地球(仪);世界
global adj. 全球的;世界的
14.universe n. 宇宙;天地万物
15.systematic adj. 有系统的;有条理的
16.theory n. 理论;原理;学说
theoretical adj. 理论上的;假设的
17.launch v. 发射(导弹、火箭等);
发起
18.project n. 工程;计划v.计划;规划
19.measure v. 测量;估量;权衡 n.测量;
措施
20.pioneer n. 先锋;拓荒者
★话题短语
1.carry out scientific experiments开展科学实验
2.explore space 探索太空
3.launch a satellite 发射卫星
4.put forward/come up with a theory 提出一个理论
5.be related/linked to 与……有关联
6.catch up with the advanced world levels赶上世界先进水平
7.enable sb to do sth使某人能做某事
8.figure/make out 弄清楚,弄明白
9.space exploration 太空探索
10.promote technological improvements促进技术进步
11.provide for a rapidly increasing population为快速增长的人口提供生活所需
12.seek better solutions to people's shortterm and longterm problems
为人们的短期和长期问题寻求更好的解决方案
★话题句型
1.With Armstrong's famous words “That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind”, what once considered impossible has now been achieved.
伴随着阿姆斯特朗说出那句名言“对一个人来说,这是一小步;对人类来说,这是一大步”,曾被认为是不可能的事情如今已经实现了。
2.Following the Moon landings, space travel rapidly became unexceptional to the public, as innovations succeeded each other.
登月后,随着新事物接连出现,太空旅行迅速成为公众眼中的寻常之事。
3.The sacrifice of the Challenger reminds us that we must continue to reach for the stars, no matter how distant they might seem.
“挑战者”号航天飞机的牺牲提醒着我们,不管星空看起来多么遥不可及,我们都要持之以恒地去探索。
4.Space exploration is one of the biggest achievements of humans as a whole, and it has paved the way for gathering scientific knowledge and many technological advancements over the years.
太空探索是全人类最伟大的成就之一,多年来,它为收集科学知识和许多技术进步铺平了道路。
5.Almost 400 years after the first groundbased telescope was invented, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit, giving astronomers—indeed all of us—the first breathtakingly beautiful images of our universe taken from beyond Earth.
第一个地基望远镜问世将近400年之后,哈勃太空望远镜发射入轨,让天文学家——事实上我们所有人——看见了来自地球之外的令人叹为观止的宇宙美景。
6.Nothing in history has allowed us to see so much over such great distances, from enormous clouds of gas where stars are being born, to huge black holes, and even to new planets where we might conceivably find life.
它让我们史无前例地看到了如此遥远的很多景观,从星体诞生的巨大气体云团,到巨型黑洞,甚至到可能会发现生命迹象的新行星。
7.It has also helped us to work out the age and nature of the universe, and discover the incredible fact that the universe is expanding at an everincreasing speed.
它还帮助我们计算出宇宙的年龄和性质,并且发现了宇宙正在以不断增长的速度膨胀这一令人难以置信的事实。
8.So much of the universe remains unexplored that we are still close to the start of this incredible journey of discovery.
宇宙中还有如此多的东西没有被探索过,所以我们对宇宙的发现之旅才仅仅是个开端。
★话题语篇
假定你是李华,你校摄影俱乐部正在征集以“中国航天”为主题的短视频。你打算邀请你校的交换生Thomas一起制作,请用英语给他写一封邮件,内容包括:
1.作品要求;
2.你对作品的设想。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
【参考范文】
Dear Thomas,
To celebrate the inspiring progress Chinese space industry has made, our school's Photography Club is collecting short videos on the relevant topic. Therefore, I'm writing to invite you to make one with me.
The video is supposed to be limited to 10 minutes and show the advances in our space industry. To impress the viewers, I'm considering
including the history of our space exploration and some outstanding astronauts in the video.I know you are keen on space exploration and it will be a precious opportunity for you to deepen your understanding.
I'm looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
温馨说明:课后请完成单元素养检测卷(四)
感谢聆听,再见!
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