Cosmonaut anniversary and wallaby internet star 宇航员周年纪念日,小袋鼠轰动互联网
本集内容 Russia celebrates cosmonaut anniversary 俄罗斯庆祝宇航员纪念日
Baby wallaby becomes an internet star 小袋鼠成为互联网明星
Russia's been celebrating 55 years since Yuri Gagarin became the world's first spaceman. It was an historic moment and a triumph for the Soviet space programme at the height of the Cold War. Today astronauts are constantly in orbit on the International Space Station. Some of them did a live link-up with earth to mark the anniversary.
俄罗斯正在举行55周年宇航员纪念日活动,庆祝尤里·加加林成为世界上第一名太空飞行员。那是一个历史性的时刻,也是冷战巅峰时期苏联太空计划的一个丰功伟绩。如今,宇航员们不断进入轨道上的国际空间站。有些宇航员还进行了现场连线直播以示纪念。
Take a look at how a baby wallaby is winning hearts across the internet. Here he is, popping his head out of his mother's pouch for the first time. The joey, from just south of Sydney, was born the size of a jellybean and spent six months inside his mother, Lily's, pouch. He has another three months until he emerges fully and becomes more independent.
快来看看这个轰动了整个互联网的宝贝小袋鼠吧。快看,它从妈妈的育儿袋里第一次探出头来。来自澳大利亚悉尼南部的这个幼小的袋鼠出生时只有一颗软芯糖豆儿那么大,因此不得不在丽丽妈妈的育儿袋里呆了六个月。接下去他还要在育儿袋里再呆上三个月的时间,直到他长足个头,能够独立为止。
词汇 triumph
丰功伟绩
the height of
巅峰时期
winning hearts
赢得人心
练习 请从以下词汇中选择适当的答案来完成句子。注意:你可能需要改变单词的时态来完成句子。
triumph / the height of / winning hearts
1. At __________ the summer, it can get very hot in the office and we have to open all the windows.
2. William and Kate are _________ of the people as they continue their tour of India.
3. Residents are saying the council's decision not to build new houses on the park is a _________.
答案 1. At the height of the summer, it can get very hot in the office and we have to open all the windows.
2. William and Kate are winning the hearts of the people as they continue their tour of India.
3. Residents are saying the council's decision not to build new houses on the park is a triumph.