英语新闻听写 维珍银河发布新版太空船

Virgin¹ Galactic presented a new and improved space plane, sixteen months after the fatal accident that killed one pilot and severely² injured another.

六个月前，“维珍”太空船发生事故，导致飞行员遇难，一人重伤，维珍银河如今又推新版太空船。

At the company's hangar in the Mojave Desert, the new SpaceShipTwo, named Unity³, was revealed.

全新“Unity太空船2号”亮相莫哈维沙漠。

Press and VIP ticket holders⁴ were present for the unveiling.

贵宾和新闻记者莅临现场。

The SpaceShipTwo was hidden behind a curtain for much of the hour-long press conference, until finally it was displayed by Sir Richard Branson.

在时常一个小时的发布会上，“太空船2号”一直未揭开面纱，直到最后由理查德·布兰森揭晓。

Branson's granddaughter proceeded to christien the plane with a bottle of milk.

布兰森孙女用牛奶对其进行洗礼。

A ticket to ride on the new SpaceShipTwo costs $250,000.

“船票”为25万美金

1 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

2 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

3 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

4 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。