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慢速英语:The Mercury Thirteen Cleared the Way for Women in the US Space Program

Source: VOA    2012-04-25   English BBS   Favorite  

短语讲解:

1. Today they are known as the Mercury Thirteen.

known as 被称为
例句:He is known as a gifted orator. 
众所周知,他是一位天才演说家。 

2. As a result, President Dwight Eisenhower formed the NationalAeronautics and Space Administration in nineteen fifty-eight.

as a result 结果
例句:Many facts emerged as a result of the investigation. 
调查结果,许多事实暴露出来。 

3. Astronaut candidates had been put through tests at his medicalcenter in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

put through 完成
例句:They have just put through a business deal. 
他们刚刚达成一笔生意。

4. This special machine could move a person in three differentdirections almost at the same time.

at the same time 同时
例句:He may be very rude sometimes but at the same time he isvery kind.
有时候他可能很粗鲁,然而他还是很善良。

5.  For the Mercury Seven male astronauts, psychological and spaceflight testing took place at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base inDayton, Ohio.

take place 发生;举行
例句:When will the basketball game take place?
篮球赛何时举行?

6. But the answer about women in space came less than one yearafter those congressional hearings.

in space 在太空
例句:Man is weightless in space. 
人在太空失重
less than 少于
例句:He is no less than fifty centimetres round the middle. 
他的腰围不小于五十公分。 

7. Seven women were able to attend.

be able to 能够
例句:I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism. 
我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。

 


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