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Sending astronauts to Mars is a daunting prospect. But this will not deter NASA and private companies from trying to put humans on the red planet.
将宇航员送往火星是令人敬畏的展望,但这并不会阻止美国宇航局和私人公司试图将人类送到这颗红色星球上。
每期除了发布一个双语视频外,还会对视频内容进行内容详解与知识扩充,详解采用的例句都是从国外一线的期刊杂志中筛选,并附上来源和日期,如Washington Times Mar 15, 2019等,希望各位考研等英语备考党不要错过,因为阅读的选材就是来源于这些期刊哦。
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The possibility that Mars once had life or might just possibly still have it today is one of the reasons more space probes have been sent there than to any other planet.
火星曾经有过生命的可能性或者今天可能还有,这就是发送更多空间探测器(到火星),而不是发送到任何其他星球的原因之一。
这句话的主要结构是红色字体部分: The possibility is one of the reasons. 第一个从句 that Mars once had… 是用来详细解释The possibility是什么可能性,第二个从句more space probes… 省略了先行词that,用来修饰限定是什么原因。
整个句子只要抓住了主要结构就可以很轻松的破解了!
probe [prəʊb] n.探针;探测仪;v. 用探针;探索;侦察;
prob (= test) + e = 测试; 这个词最好是记忆,因为是很多词的词根。
If you probe something, you investigate it thoroughly.
The more they probed into his background, the more inflamed their suspicions would become.
他们越调查他的背景,疑团就越多。
This isn't the first lawsuit to be filed in connection with the criminal probe.
这不是第一起与刑事调查有关的诉讼。Los Angeles Times Mar 15, 2019
The cost will be high and the hurdles immense.
(火星探索工程) 成本高,而且困难巨大。
这个句子比较简单,拿出来主要是帮大家回忆下并列句省略句子成分这个知识点,在以后更复杂的句子中不要忘记了这个点。
The cost will be high and the hurdles (will be) immense. 原句省略了 will be,
hurdle n.障碍;跳栏
immense [ɪˈmens] adj. 巨大的;浩瀚的,无边际的;
im不 + mens 测量 + e = 不能测量的 = 无边无际的
Immense means very large in size, amount, or degree.
With immense relief I stopped running.
我长长地松了一口气,停止了奔跑。
“I've seen an immense decrease in drug influence and violence within that community,” Reyes said.
雷耶斯说:“我看到该社区内的毒品影响和暴力行为大幅减少。”Washington Times Mar 15, 2019
An immense wooden aisle 一个巨大的木制过道
shelter [ˈʃeltə(r)] n.避难所; 遮蔽处; vt.庇护; vi.避难;
shel(d) 盾 + t +er 表物/人 = 遮蔽处;避难所
Shelter is one of the basic human needs along with food, water, and companionship.
The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids.
为防御可能发生的空袭,该城市正在建防空洞。
A Jersey City high school student, he was homeless and struggling to study in a shelter.
作为一名泽西市高中生,他无家可归,正努力在避难所里学习。New York Times Mar 14, 2019
在国外,A Sheltered Life(有庇护的生活) 一般是指一个为需要的孩子提供庇护生活的慈善组织。
A Sheltered Life is a fundraising organization that works to provide and build shelters for children.
小写的时候,一般指的的是衣食无忧的生活
daunt [dɔ:nt]vt.使(某人)气馁,威吓;
daunting [dɔ:ntɪŋ] adj.令人畏惧的; 使人气馁的; v.威吓(daunt的现在分词); 使气馁;
d + aunt = (强行记忆法) da大 + aunt 姑 = 七大姑八大姨总使我对未来气馁
Something daunting can scare you off.
I'm somewhat daunted by the size of the task.
我有点儿被这项任务的规模吓着了。
But despite all these skills and natural advantages, his presidential candidacy faces some daunting challenges.
但尽管拥有所有这些技能和天赋优势,他的总统候选人资格仍面临着一些艰巨的挑战。The Guardian Mar 14, 2019
最后,还有几个本期涉及的需要记忆的小词,尤其是align,希望大家可以简单记忆下哦~
canyon [ˈkænjən] n.峡谷
briny [ˈbraɪni]adj.海水的,盐水的,咸的;
aligned [ə'laɪnd] adj. 对准的,均衡的; v.校准; 使成一线( align的过去式和过去分词 );
roughly [ˈrʌfli] adv. 大致地
下期预告:在太空中寻找海洋。
the hunt for oceans in space.
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