Day 07|Up there: nothing but stars

Chapter 7 Book 235 audio 5:06:57

P1  Imitation

01  A rocket stood poised on the launchpad behind him; at the bottom of the space, a countdown clock ticked. It was the launch of Gemini 9.

析  launch~此处send into orbit, put into orbit,blast off；议论文中，政策的颁布可以用launch~establish, found, originate~想想一下火箭嗖的发出去，一个文件、倡议嗖的发起了。

仿  The committee launched an discussion on the exact date of launching new satellite.

02  As the first transmission from the astronauts was patched though, Lydia heard only garbled, scratchy gibberish, as if the voices had been pressed through a grinder.

析  transmission,n. 传动装置。patch,n眼罩，v修补。garbled，含混不清的，极其混乱的。scratchy，adj. 潦草的；发刮擦声的。grinder，n. [机] 研磨机。两个从句，As引导的原因状语从句，as if引导的定语从句。

仿  As the recording machine has some years old, she heard only garbled, scratchy noise, as if the music had been pressed though a grinder.

03  NASA had no television feed of the men in orbit, so the station aired a simulation:an actor on wires, a prop set on a soundstage in Missouri.

析  National Aeronautics and Space Administration。air~名词空气，动词就是空气传播的~V1(空气)流通，V2,播放express, voice, make public。feed活用，supply\provide\give\diliver这里是输入信息之意，sound stage 音乐棚。prop 道具。(⊙o⊙)…其实没看懂这句话说什么…

仿  It's universally acknowledged that massive scientific experiments and studies generally consume a big fortune which is unaffordable to many individuals and groups, so it the government's duty to provide financial support to such organizations as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

P2  Impression

小朋友喜欢上了天文学，理由是：飞的高了，就能看得远了。

额，这是什么理由…脑回路惊奇啊。

P3  Review

计划2h，实际2.5h。

如果学习如同一台发动机的话，我这台发动机，输出功率不高，运行时间也不长。

得维修呀。