Take Away English-Return to the Moon 返回月球
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：Take Away English
An astronaut stands on the surface of the Moon
Scientists in the UK have expressed their enthusiasm for China’s plans to explore the Moon with robotic spacecraft, and are keen to take part in the adventure.
British scientists are seeking to collaborate 1 with their Chinese counterparts on the Cheng’e programme. This four-phase programme could see the return of astronauts to the moon’s surface for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
Ties between the Chinese and UK space community have been strengthened since a visit to China made by a team of British academics, agency officials, and space scientists earlier this year. At that time discussions took place regarding the UK building scientific instruments for the second phase of China’s lunar missions.
One British academic who participated in the discussions, Professor John Zarnecki of the Open University said, "I think they are looking for significant collaboration 2. They have got good technology themselves but they will admit that they are fairly new in space science; so they don't have all of the instrument capabilities 3 and so on."
China has already established itself as the third space superpower, having successfully launched two manned spaceflights – last year two Chinese astronauts spent five days in orbit before safely returning to Earth. But China’s space ambitions don’t stop there. As well as a lunar landing, plans are being made to set up a permanent space station.
The UK, on the other hand, has had a more modest space programme. Only a handful of Britons have broken free of the Earth’s atmosphere. Most recently, UK-born astronaut, Piers 4 Sellers, spent thirteen days on board the American space shuttle Discovery.
However, British space exploration has not always gone according to plan. The Beagle 2 probe to Mars disappeared without a trace on Christmas Day 2003.
GLOSSARY 词汇表
robotic spacecraft
机器人宇宙飞船
seeking
寻找
counterparts
相对应的人, 同仁
ties
关系, 联系
scientific instruments
科学仪器
participated
参加, 参与
manned spaceflights
载人航天
lunar landing
登陆月球
broken free
挣脱, 脱离
probe
探测
take part
参与, 参加
collaborate
合作
astronauts
宇航员
academics
学习，学术
lunar missions
月球探测使命
launched
发射
in orbit
进入轨道
space station
空间站
atmosphere
大气
disappeared without a trace
消失得无影无踪
- The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
- I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。
- The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
- He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。
- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
- Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓