听力教程第三册-2 张民伦unit10听力原文.docVIP

听力教程第三册-10 Unit 10 A Glimpse of the Age Part I Getting ready In 1969, one of the greatest technological achievements of the human race was accomplished. A human first set foot on another celestial body. Audio script： Thirty-five years ago, on July 20. 1969. humans first set foot on another world. U.S. Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong descended from a landing craft named Eagle to become the first person to step on the moon, a momentous event he eloquently consecrated. Thats one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. During their two-and-a-half hour moonwalk, the Apollo crewmen planted the U.S. flag in the soil and received a phone call from President Richard Nixon, who paid tribute to what he called their immense feat. Because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of mans world. For one priceless moment in the whole history of man, all the people on this Earth are truly one, one in their pride in what you have done. 21.5 hours after descent, astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin fired their ascent rockets and rejoined Michael Collins aboard the orbiting Columbia command module for the flight home, establishing forever what Mr. Armstrong has called Apollo 11s lasting legacy. The important achievement of Apollo was a demonstration that humanity is not forever chained to this planet, and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited. Part II Standing on the moon Alan Shepard is a U.S. astronaut, who walked on the moon in 1971. In an interview, Alan Shepard reminisced about his experience on the moon. Audio script： On February 4, 1971, Alan Shepard, commander of the Apollo 14 space mission, became the fifth person to walk on the moon. He and fellow astronaut Edgar Mitchell spent nine hours and 2 3 minutes in space suits on the lunar surface. Their major job was to gather and photograph samples of the materials on the moons surface, including rocks and stones, to take back to geologists on earth. When he was asked about