《21世纪大学英语读写教程第三册单词及课后翻译_-_Unit_8》.docVIP

Unit 8 Text A New Words * rivalry n. 竞争；对抗 superiority n. 优越（性），优势 unmanned 无人的；无人操纵的，无人驾驶的craft n. 1. 小船；船；飞机；飞行器 2. 工艺；手艺 3. （需要特种手艺的）行业；职业 4. 诡计；手腕 decline vi. 下降；衰弱；减少n. 下降；衰弱；减少 * shuttle n. 航天飞机 v. 穿梭往返 scale n. 规模；程度；范围；比例 vt. 按比例增加或缩减extraterrestrial a. 地球（或其大气圈）外的；行星际的；宇宙的 military a. 军事的 n. (the ～ ) 军人；军队；武装部队 aeronautics n. 航空学 space exploration n. 外层空间探索 * collaboration n. 合作，协作 cancel vt. 取消；废除 representative n. 代表；议员；（美国）众议院议员；州议员 sum n. 金额；款项rocket n. 火箭 vi. 飞速前进；猛涨 * impetus n. 推动力；刺激 considerable 相当多的；相当大的controversyn. 争论；争议 merit n. 长处；价值；优点 vt. 应获得，应受；值得 immediate 立即的，即刻的；目前的；直接的worthwhile a. 值得做的；值得花费时间（精力）的 orbit n. ［天］轨道 v. 环绕（天体的）轨道运行 substantial 大量的，可观的，相当多的 long-term a. 长期的 manned 载人的；由人操纵的planetary a. 行星的 gross a. 总的；毛的 exceed vt. 超过 shortage n. 缺少；不足；短缺 proportion n. 部分；份儿；比例，比 voter n. 投票人；选举人；有投票（或选举）权者warp n. 1. 变形；翘曲 2. 反常心理；乖戾 Phrases and Expressions press ahead (with sth.) continue doing a task or pursuing an aim despite difficulties, objections, etc. （不顾困难地）继续进行 coupled with together with 与…一起；连同 scale back reduce in size 按比例缩减，相应缩减 put sth. in doubt make sth. uncertain 使某事物不确定 blow up explode; be destroyed by an explosion 爆炸；炸毁 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) the annual total value of goods produced, and services provided, in a country 国内生产总值 be on good terms have a good relationship 关系好 be caught in be involved in 陷入，卷入  The race to the moon, which was won by the Americans in 1969, was driven almost entirely by politics. The rivalry between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union meant that the two countries were determined to be the first to put a man on the moon. President John F. Kennedy promised that America would win this race and, as one of the most popular presidents in American history, he inspired a nation to think of space exploration as the ultimate test of Americas superiority over her Soviet enemy. 1969年由美国人获胜的登月竞赛几乎完全是受政治驱动的。美国和前苏联