British Vision Issue 78, "嫦娥一号"探月行动

To much patriotic fanfare, china launched its first ever moon-shot today, the Chang'e 1 orbiter named after Chinese goddess credited with flying to the moon will spend more than a year surveying the lunar surface. It's all part of the China's long t

1)NASA Pays Close Attention to Columbia 'Heat Tiles'

Broadcast: Feb 2, 2003 Officials of the U.S. space agency, NASA, probing the loss of the space shuttle Columbia are paying close attention to the orbiter's heat-resistant outer tiles, some of which ma

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - High Hopes Travel with Newest Flight t

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - High Hopes Travel with Newest Flight to Explore Mars By Jerilyn Watson, Caty Weaver and Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE

2006年VOA标准英语-New US Mars Mission to Get Better Look at

By David McAlary Washington 06 March 2006 The newest American mission to Mars is hurtling toward the red planet, due Friday to examine it in the sharpest detail yet. It will be the largest spacecraft

2006年VOA标准英语-Biggest, Most Sensitive US Mars Spacecraft

By David McAlary Washington 10 March 2006 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Another U.S. spacecraft has begun orbiting Mars to study the red planet in unprecedented detail. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter w

中国测试新型月球轨道飞行器

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- China is preparing for the launch of an experimental recoverable moon orbiter, said the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence on Sunday. The orbiter arrived in Xichang via air in so

新年英语作文-The Lunar New Year

The Lunar New Year The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people. It lasts about the first four days of the year, during which people do not work except for the workers on duty. Students do not go to school, and shops are dosed. Severa

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EXPLORATIONS - Getting a Good Look: Learning About Mars From the Ground UpBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Mars Spirit Rover And I'm Barba

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EXPLORATIONS - Venus Express Spacecraft Explores Earth's Mysterious Sister PlanetBy Mario Ritter and Daniel Kirch Broadcast: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And

PolyU scientists make great strides in lunar mapping

HONG KONG, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) announced Friday that its surveying experts had successfully developed methodologies for precise mapping of the Moon, after intensive analysis of the data captured by the Chi

VOA常速英语2007年-Shuttle Lands After Mission to Space Station

By Brian Wagner Miami 07 November 2007 The crew of the space shuttle Discovery has returned to Earth after completing a more than two-week mission to the International Space Station. VOA's Brian Wagner reports that the astronauts performed crucial co

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan Launches Much-Delayed Lunar Orbiter

By Liz Noh Tokyo 14 September 2007 Almost 40 years after the U.S. moon missions, Japan's Space Agency has launched its much-delayed lunar orbiter. Liz Noh reports from Tokyo. A domestically-developed H2-A rocket, carrying a lunar orbiter, lifts off f

NASA's twin probes reach lunar orbit

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Twin U.S. spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core put themselves into the lunar orbit on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the country's space agency said. The second Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory, o

嫦娥五号研制取得新突破 计划今年11月底发射升空

China plans to launch the Chang'e-5 lunar probe at the end of November this year, from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan, aboard the heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-5. 我国计划于今年11月底在海南文昌航天发射场用重型运

探月工程词汇中英对照

探月工程词汇中英对照 嫦娥1号：Chang'e-1 lunar probe; Chang'e-1 lunar satellite 月球探测卫星：lunar probe; lunar exploration satellite; lunar orbiter 长征三号甲运载火箭：Long March 3A launch vehicle; LM-3A launch vehicle

英语笑话听力+文本：Arrange the lunar eclipse安排月蚀

[00:41.52]A listener called the disc jockey on the air at our radio station [00:44.83]to ask about the upcoming lunar eclipse. [00:47.66]The eclipse can be seen at 1:30 in the morning, the DJ told her. [00:51.28]That late? the listener snapped. [00:5

China reschedules launch of unmanned space module

BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have decided to reschedule the launch of the Tiangong-1, an unmanned space module, due to the failed launch of an experimental orbiter, a spokesperson with the project said Thursday. The decision to del

恋爱相关的实用口语

中文里很多与相亲、恋爱相关的流行词汇你肯定不陌生，但如果问你它们的英文说法，你可能不一定有把握。下面的几个词，仅供探讨~ 恋爱相关的实用口语 1. dry spell: 空窗期 spell这里是一段时

夏说英语新闻晨读 第73期:火星探险更进一步

本期内容： The European Space Agency and Russia launched a joint mission to Mars, with the lift-off of a Proton rocket in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft, comprising an orbiter, which will analyse methane and other gases in the Martian atmosphere, an

英语听力精选进阶版 6473

There are times when saying sorry is not enough to spare you from embarrassment. A few weeks ago I baked a cake and sent it to my friend's mother. My friend told me it was a nice gesture but I might have added salt to the recipe rather than sugar...