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第一位進入太空的女性! The First Woman in Space
The First Woman in Space
#科學·科技 #人物
6/13 解析英語
作者 Marcus Aurelius Maurice
閱讀時間 7分鐘
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第一位進入太空的女性! The First Woman in Space
二十世紀的孩子們反而會充滿熱情地說他們想成為可以駕駛太空船的太空人。
目錄 / More to Learn / 中文翻譯(& 答案)
歷史迴廊
For many years, when kids were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up, their answers were not YouTubers or social media influencers. Instead, children in the 20th century enthusiastically said they wanted to be astronauts, who could fly spaceships. This was because many of them got to see the start of the Space Race, a competition between Cold War rivals—the USSR and America—in the 1950s and 1960s to see who was more technologically advanced. While the US eventually won the Space Race by landing people on the moon first, the USSR was a leader in many ways in the beginning. They put the first artificial satellite into space in 1957. Then, they put the first person into space in 1961. Additionally, in 1963, the USSR sent the first woman into space, Valentina Tereshkova.
Born in a small village north of Moscow, Tereshkova was selected from more than 400 candidates who had applied to the Soviet cosmonaut corps after being inspired by Yuri Gagarin’s 108-minute space flight in 1961. She then had 18 months of training and was chosen to pilot Vostok 6 at the age of 26 due to her considerable skydiving experience. Tereshkova orbited the Earth 48 times during her 70.8-hour flight. Upon her return, she parachuted to safety before the capsule hit the ground.
Later on in her life, Tereshkova was awarded many medals and held several high-level positions in the USSR. Her historic flight shattered the glass ceiling for women in space, paving the way for the next woman in space, Cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya, who was sent into orbit 19 years later in 1982.
What Did You Learn?
1. How did the US win the Space Race in the 20th century?
2. Why was Tereshkova chosen to be the first woman to fly in space?
參考答案:
1. By landing people on the moon first.
2. Due to / Because of her considerable skydiving experience.
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Words in Use
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land [lænd]
vi. & vt. （使）著陸
n. 陸地（不可數）；土地（不可數）；國家
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additionally [əˋdɪʃən!ɪ]
adv. 除此之外
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considerable [kənˋsɪdərəb!]
a. 相當大的
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shatter [ˋʃætɚ]
vt. & vi. （使）粉碎，破滅，打碎
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candidate [ˋkændədet]
n. 候選人
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competition [͵kɑmpəˋtɪʃən]
n. 競爭（不可數）；比賽（可數）；（生意上競爭的） 同行（集合名詞，不可數，之前置定冠詞 the）
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inspire [ɪnˋspaɪr]
.vt. 鼓舞，激勵，啟發
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orbit [ˋɔrbɪt]
n. 軌道
vt. 繞軌道運行
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satellite [ˋsæt!͵aɪt]
n. 衛星
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parachute [ˋpærə͵ʃut]
n. 降落傘
vi. 跳傘
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rival [ˋraɪv!]
a. 競爭的
n. 競爭者，對手
vt. 與......匹敵
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historic [hɪsˋtɔrɪk]
a. 有歷史性的；歷史上著名的
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capsule [ˋkæps!]
n. . 膠囊；太空艙，座艙
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enthusiastically [ɪn͵θjuzɪˋæstɪk!ɪ]
adv. 熱烈地，熱衷地
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technologically [͵tɛknəˋlɑdʒɪk!ɪ]
adv. 科技上地
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spaceship [ˋspes͵ʃɪp]
n. 太空船
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corps [kɔr]
n. 團隊；部隊，軍隊 （此字是從法文借字，發音遵循法文規則，ps 不發音）
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skydiving [ˋskaɪ͵daɪvɪŋ]
n. 跳傘運動
Practical Phrases
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be awarded sth 被頒發某物
Tim was awarded a statue for Best Actor.
提姆獲頒最佳演員獎一座。
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pave the way for 為……鋪路；為……奠基
The decision paved the way for a future merger with another company.
這個決定為日後與別家公司的合併案打下基礎。
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apply to + 機關∕學校∕公司等 向機關／學校／公司等提出申請
Darius has applied to the bank for a loan.
達瑞士已向銀行申請貸款。
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an artificial satellite 人造衛星
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a glass ceiling 玻璃天花板，無形限制／頂障 （通常專指女性在職務晉升中無法逾越的限制）
More to Learn
astronaut [ ˋæstrə͵nɔt ] n. 太空人
cosmonaut [ ˋkɑzmə͵nɔt ] n. (尤指前蘇聯)太空人/宇航員
• John’s dream to be an astronaut finally became a reality when he went to space.