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2006年VOA标准英语-Shuttle Crew Performs Post-Launch Inspection - 英语课
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By Michael Bowman
Washington
05 July 2006



Path of Shuttle Discovery, July 5, 2006   
  
The crew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery meticulously 1 examined the orbiter's exterior 2 Wednesday, one day after a successful launch from Cape 3 Canaveral, Florida.


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The rigorous inspection 4 is a safety measure implemented 5 in the aftermath of the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.


Columbia broke up upon re-entry to Earth's atmosphere. A section of foam 6 that broke off during lift-off is believed to have damaged shielding on the orbiter's wing and was blamed for the deadly mishap 7.


To avert 8 a possible recurrence 9, Discovery's crew deployed 10 laser, digital, and video cameras attached to the shuttle's robotic arm. The cameras took images of the shuttle's wings and nose cap, and NASA officials say the examination is capable of revealing cracks or other damage as small as three millimeters.
 


Shuttle Discovery launch  
  
Tuesday, launch video showed bits of foam falling away from Discovery's massive external fuel tank. But NASA officials said there was little risk of damage, as the foam fell away after the shuttle had gained sufficient altitude so that the thinner atmosphere did not accelerate the particles to a dangerous speed.


NASA says Discovery's 12-day mission could be extended to a 13th day. Thursday, the shuttle is to arrive at the International Space Station to deliver supplies, equipment and a crewmember. On board Discovery is Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter of Germany, who will remain on the space station for six months.



adv.过细地,异常细致地;无微不至;精心
  • The hammer's silvery head was etched with holy runs and its haft was meticulously wrapped in blue leather. 锤子头是纯银制成的,雕刻着神圣符文,而握柄则被精心地包裹在蓝色的皮革中。 来自辞典例句
  • She is always meticulously accurate in punctuation and spelling. 她的标点和拼写总是非常精确。 来自辞典例句
adj.外部的,外在的;表面的
  • The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
  • We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
  • I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
  • She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
n.检查,审查,检阅
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查,发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 );执行;贯彻;使生效
  • This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革,经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫
  • The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
  • The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。
n.不幸的事,不幸;灾祸
  • I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了,你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。
  • We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。
v.防止,避免;转移(目光、注意力等)
  • He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
  • I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。
n.复发,反复,重现
  • More care in the future will prevent recurrence of the mistake.将来的小心可防止错误的重现。
  • He was aware of the possibility of a recurrence of his illness.他知道他的病有可能复发。
(尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用
  • Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
  • The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
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abrasive fibre
accrued pension liabilities
ANDVT
angle of pitching
annual shareholder meeting
ASO (area of safe operation)
Automatic Private IP Addressing
autosensitibility
Avdan
be the soul of discretion
Begna
blasting compaction
BLINK (backward link)
bus capacity utilization rate
buttery-yellow
calamina praeparata
calypso (trinidad)
carbon arc-welding
chemotaxonomies
Chlorvalamide
Computer Browser service
Coppermine River
corrase
craftspeople
cult-like
data type default rule
diagnostic study
diagnostic subsurface horizon
dogwood Jamaica
Doherty
edmunds.com
eustachian catheterization
everfrost
eye-bite
Fallon
filmons
fire fighting station
fusee top hole
ganglia trunci sympathici
giga-joule
goodtimes
grand canonical distribution
grand jury
helium airship
hydroxybioterin
imbalm
infinite resolution
keeping ahead
kiln dryer
Kuwait Dinar bonds
La Teste
law of uniformity of price
Lissajous curves
Maisborn
make a advance
martelling
megadeal
metallic solid
Monomorium pharaonis
mont blanc tunnel
mostin
mucous bloody stool
naved
neoprobe
nitela domestica
non-inverters
nontransferred arc
on-reserve
organic dust
over the past decade
overpriced
PCMCIA card
polachek
powdering machine
price sagging
problemboard
propanocaine
Pseudelephantopus
reading drawings
real increase
reschedule
rolled stock grab
Rubus fraxinifolius
sag tie
Sphacelaria
square trowel
student's t-distribution
surface-cooled motor
swagbellied
tetragrams
texttospeech conversion
there is no mistaking someone something
tinodes incisuss
tryptone
ultra-low birefringence fiber
unpeysible
Virkkala
washing spray
wet bike
without doubt
Xer, X'er
zinziberaceous