Unit_6_S2A-More_reading_Chinese_manned_space_flights_.pptVIP

make an attempt at/on attempt n. 企图,尝试 [(+at/on)]  他试图打破世界纪录。 He made an attempt on the world record. 她尝试写诗失败了。 Her attempt at poetry was a failure.  attempt vt. 试图;企图;试图做[+to-v] 他们试图在七月以前完成这项任务。 They attempted to finish the task before July.  boom n. [C] (1)(雷,大炮等的)隆隆声;(波浪的)澎湃声;(蜂等的)嗡嗡声 (2)(商业等的)景气,繁荣;(政治形势等的)突然好转The city is having a building boom. 这个城市正在大兴土木。 booming adj.?? 兴旺的,? 繁荣的,? 轰隆作响的 The computer industry is booming. 计算机业繁荣起来。 booming season 旺季 booming income 高收入 vi. (1).发出隆隆声(或嗡嗡声等) 远处大炮声隆隆作响。 The big guns boomed in the distance.  (2)激增,暴涨;迅速发展,兴旺 那个县在发现了黄金后便繁荣起来。 The county boomed when gold was discovered there. 萧条之后生意兴隆起来。 Business boomed after the depression.  vt. 使迅速发展;使兴旺;使出名 国外投资使这个城市迅速繁荣起来。 Foreign investments boomed the city.  consume vt. (1)消耗,花费;耗尽 她把大部分时间都花在读书上。 She consumed most of her time in reading.  (2)吃完,喝光 孩子们一会儿功夫便把桌上的食品全部吃光。 The kids soon consumed all the food on the table.  vi. 耗尽生命;被(烧)毁She consumed away with grief. 她抑郁而死。 consumer消费者;消耗者 explosion n. [C] (1)爆发;爆炸,炸裂 那家化工厂发生了一起可怕的爆炸事故。 There was a terrible explosion at the chemical plant.  (2)扩张,剧增;剧变 a population explosion 人口剧增 (3)(感情、笑声等的)爆发[(+of)] 我们听到一阵大笑。 We heard an explosion of loud laughter.  explode vt. 使爆炸;使爆发;使突发 恐怖分子在一家商店引爆了一枚炸弹。 The terrorists exploded a bomb in a store.  vi.激增,迅速扩大 在最近几年里这个城市的人口急剧增加。 The citys population has exploded in the last few years.  orbit v. (1)环绕(天体等)的轨道运行The earth orbits the sun. 地球绕着太阳运行。 (2)使进入轨道The space shuttle will orbit a weather satellite. 航天飞机将把一个气象卫星送入运行轨道。 mission 1. 作战任务;飞行任务[C]约翰已经执行了六十次飞行任务。 John had already flown sixty missions. 2. 外交使团,使节团[C] [(+to)]他是法国派往美国的贸易代表团团长。 He was head of a French trade mission to the United States. 3. 使命,任务[C][U] 他执行一项秘密使命。 He went on a secret mission.  name sth/sb. after… 以…给…命名 Translation 这台机器是以其发明者的名字命名的。 The machine is named after its inventor. 她是根据她祖母的名字命名的。 She was named after her grandmother. lunar adj. of the moon e.g. solar /