自考英语（二）60讲 base A on B

China to Launch Manned Spacecraft

Broadcast: Jan 02 2003 China has announced it plans to launch its first manned spacecraft in the second half of this year to become only the third country to do so. The news comes as China's fourth un

不择手段背单词(714):base基底,垒,以...作基础,卑鄙

base, [beis] adj 卑鄙的＝vile；私生的 【例】To betray a friend is a base action 出卖朋友是卑鄙的行为。 【根】base本身作为词根：低的，低下的 【类】debase:value＝attenuate:force 贬低价值＝削弱力量 【反

美国习惯用语: Lesson 219 - Touch Base / Do Lunch

大家都知道，各行各业的人在跟同行业的人讲话时都有一些专门的行业术语。不管是医生，律师还是警察都有他们圈子内用的特殊词汇。这里讲的并不是指

VOA标准英语2008年-India Reactivates Air Base Close to China in Ka

By Shahnawaz Khan Shrinagar 02 June 2008 India has reactivated a strategic air base close to the Chinese frontier in Indian administered Kashmir, more than 40 years after it was abandoned. As Shahnawaz Khan reports, India plans to revive more bases

每日一词【328】launch：发起，创办

今天我们要学的词是launch。 Launch, 有发起，创办的意思。巴基斯坦反对党领袖布托宣布，如果穆沙拉夫总统拒绝结束国家紧急状态，她就要在星期五发动大规模集会示威， Benazir Bhutto announced

Google Earth tops 1 billion downloads since launch

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Google announced Wednesday that Google Earth, the tech giant's virtual globe, map and geographical information program, has been downloaded more than one billion times since it was first introduced in 2005. According

Spotify to launch in US on Thursday

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhuanet) -- European music service Spotify is set to launch in the United States on Thursday, according to media reports. The streaming service will be available in the morning by invitation and through subscription. Spotify is a

国家级商业航天产业基地正式落户武汉

China's first commercial space industry base will be built in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, according to an agreement signed on Sept 12. 根据9月12日签署的一份协议，湖北省省会城市武汉将建设我国首个商业航天产业基地

Launch delays "will not affect Shenzhou"

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- The unmanned Shenzhou VIII, part of China's first spacecraft rendezvous and docking mission, will be launched in early November. Niu Hongguang, deputy commander-in-chief of the program, said on Tuesday the launch has

Ariane 5 launch aborted due to technical hitch

BEIJING, Apirl 1 (Xinhuanet) -- An Ariane rocket launch of two communications satellites was aborted Wednesday after a technical hitch at the scheduled moment of liftoff in French Guiana on Wednesday. According to Arianespace, the Ariane 5 rocket's V

Launch to pave way for space station

BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- China will launch an unmanned module next week, paving the way for a planned space station, a spokesman for the space program said on Tuesday. Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace 1, will blast off from Jiuquan Satellite La

Senior leader launches high-end automobile production base

Senior leader launches high-end automobile production base BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Senior leader Jia Qinglin has officially launched a high-end production base for Beijing Automotive's Chinese branded automobiles. Jia, a member of the Standing C

NASA ready to launch shuttle Endeavour

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhuanet) -- NASA has readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its liftoff set for Monday, media reported Monday. Good weather looks 70 percent likely for Monday's scheduled launch of Endeavour, the next-to-last U.S. space shuttle mi

NASA Readies Endeavour for Monday Launch

The U.S. space agency NASA is preparing the space shuttle Endeavour(奋进号) for a Monday launch, its final voyage before retiring and the next-to-last launch for the 30-year space shuttle program. The Endeavour mission was originally supposed to b

Iran to launch research satellite into space: report

TEHRAN, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran is going to launch domestically- built Navid satellite by Safir satellite launcher by the end of March 2012, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. Navid (promise) is a research satellite and is current

China reschedules launch of unmanned space module

BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have decided to reschedule the launch of the Tiangong-1, an unmanned space module, due to the failed launch of an experimental orbiter, a spokesperson with the project said Thursday. The decision to del

China to launch manned spacecraft this month

Americans are worse at spelling than Britons, with more than half unable to spell embarrassed, liaison and millennium。 美国人在拼写单词方面不如英国人，超过一半的美国人不会拼embarrassed、liaison和millennium。 Despite th

U.S. hands over last military base to Iraq

BASE IMAM ALI, Iraq, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military handed over its last base in Iraq to the Iraqi authorities on Friday, a day after the U.S. force marked the end of its mission in the country. The transfer ceremony was held at the base in th

US Military Vacates Pakistani Air Base

U.S. military vacated an air base in Pakistan's southwest Sunday, meeting a December 11 deadline set by Islamabad in response to NATO's November 26 air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. The Pakistani military said it took over the Shamsi base