CCTV9英语新闻11月：中国在12月发射月球探测器嫦娥3

China has held its first press conference on the Chang’e-3 moon rover mission, which will be called "Yutu". The State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense¹ says the lunar rover, will be launched in early December.

Its spokesman Wu Zhijian says the rover has been transferred to southwest China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Wu says the the probe will practice soft-landing on the moon, explore the moon’s surface, and create a space engineering system for lunar patrolling. The rover will also send back 3D images, infrared² spectrums and lunar soil analysis.

 

China is scheduled to launch Chang'e-3 lunar probe in early December, a spokesman with State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) said Tuesday.

 

The Chang’e-3 mission is the second phase of China’s lunar program. It includes orbiting, landing, and returning to Earth.

China launched Chang’e-1 in 2007 and Chang’e-2 in 2010. The first probe collected a large body of data and a completed a map of the moon. The second mission greatly enhanced the resolution of the previous map and generated a high-definition image of Sinus Iridium, a plain of basaltic lava³.

"The Chang’e-3 moon rover mission will face many technological⁴ difficulties. It also needs to take great risks to perform the task. Space exploration has always been a pursuit for humankind. And the Chinese government has made developing the space industry a crucial part of national overall development strategy. China will stick to the peaceful exploration and utilization⁵ of outer space." Wu said.
 

 

China is scheduled to launch Chang'e-3 lunar probe in early December, a spokesman with State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) said Tuesday.

 

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 infrared   

adj./n.红外线(的)

参考例句：

• Infrared is widely used in industry and medical science.红外线广泛应用于工业和医学科学。
• Infrared radiation has wavelengths longer than those of visible light.红外辐射的波长比可见光的波长长。

3 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

4 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

5 utilization   

n.利用，效用

参考例句：

• Computer has found an increasingly wide utilization in all fields.电子计算机已越来越广泛地在各个领域得到应用。
• Modern forms of agricultural utilization,have completely refuted this assumption.现代农业利用形式，完全驳倒了这种想象。