高中英语【拓展阅读】北斗三号发射 双语课件.pptxVIP

;;;As the countdown ticked to zero — 9:43 am — at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, eight engines on the first stage and four boosters of a Long March 3B carrier rocket spat（爆出火花 ）orange flame as they lifted the 19-story vehicle and satellite into cloudy skies.;The launch marked the completion of the in-orbit construction of Beidou, the country’s largest space-based system and one of four global navigation networks, along with the United States’ GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and the European Union’s Galileo.;Some medical workers from across Sichuan province who have foug