英语新闻听写 维珍银河试飞成功 太空旅行在即

 

According to Reuters, a Virgin¹ Galactic rocket plane reached space and returned safely to the California desert on Thursday, December 13.

据路透社报道，一架维珍银河火箭飞机于12月13日星期四到达太空并安全返回到了加州沙漠。

It's the first U.S. commercial human flight to breach² Earth's atmosphere since America's shuttle program ended in 2011.

这是自美国航天飞机计划于2011年终止以来首架突破地球大气层的美国商用人类班机。

The test flight had two pilots on board along with four NASA experts.

这次试飞载有两名飞行员和四名美国宇航局专家。

A mannequin named Annie was used as a stand-in passenger.

一个名叫安妮的人体模型被用作临时代替乘客。

Civilian³ space travel could begin as early as next year.

平民的太空旅行最早可能在明年开始。

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 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

3 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。