英语新闻听写 以色列或将成为第四个登月国

 

According to Business Insider, SpaceX hopes to launch the first privately¹ developed the lunar lander toward the moon on Thursday night, using a towering Falcon² 9 rocket.

据“Business Insider”报道，周四晚上，SpaceX希望使用高大参天的“猎鹰9号”火箭向月球发射第一枚私人研制的月球着陆器。

If the moon mission's launch and landing succeeds, Israel will enter history as the fourth country ever to set down a spacecraft on the surface of the moon.

如果这个登月计划的发射和着陆都成功了，那么以色列将成为人类史上第四个将航天器送上月球的国家。

An Israeli nonprofit called SpaceIL designed and developed the 1,322-lb robot called Beresheet, which means "in the beginning" — the first words in the Bible.

一个名叫“SpaceIL”的以色列非盈利组织设计和研制了这个重1322磅（大约600千克）、名叫“Beresheet”的着陆器，这个名字是“起初”的意思——《圣经》开头的第一个字。

1 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

2 falcon   

n.隼，猎鹰

参考例句：

• The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。
• The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。