These Astronauts Will Make History

These Astronauts Will Make History The universe is big. It's very, very big. And every day, every hour, every second, it gets bigger! 宇宙非常大，而且每天、每小時、每秒鐘一直在變大。 There's a lot to learn about the universe. There are millions and billions of places in it! Scientists are learning more about it all the time! 宇宙還有很多我們不知道的事，科學家一直學到新的宇宙知識。 Some scientists explore the universe with telescopes. Others use robots that take photos. And some brave scientists travel to space! These brave scientists are astronauts. 有一些科學家用望遠鏡探索宇宙，也有科學家用機器人拍照，還有勇敢的科學家上太空成為太空人。 Only American astronauts have walked on the moon. But that's going to change! Space travel includes more people now. 目前只有美國太空人在月球漫步，但很快會有越來越多人參與太空飛行。 In a few years, a Japanese astronaut will walk on the moon! This will be an important moment in our history. It will be the first time a non-American astronaut walks on the moon! 再過幾年，日本的太空人就會在月球漫步。這會是人類歷史的重要時刻，他會是第一位非美國太空人在月球漫步。 That's not all! Next year, an American spaceship will fly around the moon. The astronauts include the first Black man, the first woman, and the first non-American to fly around the moon. 明年還有一艘美國的太空船會環繞月球，這項任務將讓大家看到第一位繞月球的黑人太空人、女性太空人跟非美國籍的太空人。 More astronauts are included in space travel now. This is an important time for our world and the universe! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家的太空知識越來越豐富，太空探險也在增加。 1. astronaut 太空人 Listen to this. 你聽這個。 Why couldn't the astronaut book a room on the moon? 為什麼太空人訂不到月球上的房間? I don't know. Why? 我不知道。為什麼? 2. travel 旅行 Because it was full! 因為是滿月! Okay, that's a good one. 好吧，很好笑。 But isn't it cool? 不是很酷嗎? Traveling to the moon? 去月球旅行? 3. brave 勇敢的 Probably. But it's really too far away. 也許吧，不過那真的太遠了。 I'm not that brave. 我沒有那麼勇敢。 4. space 太空 I'm afraid I'll die of loneliness.我恐怕會死於寂寞。 Why are you worried about that? 你怎麼會擔心那個? Because I'll be in empty space! 因為我會在空空的太空裡! 你今天學到哪些單字? astronaut太空人 travel旅行 brave勇敢的 space太空 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What happens to the universe every second? a. It gets smaller. b. It gets bigger. c. It gets braver. 2. What do scientists use to take photos of the universe? a. Aliens b. Robots c. Rabbits 3. Which country's astronaut will walk on the moon? a. Jordan b. Japan c. Jamaica Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn