英语就业前景新视野英语读写教程unit3-unit8

2021年1月19日发(作者：bureau)
Unit3
中国航天业开创于
1956
年。几十年来，中国航天事业创造了 一个又一个奇迹。
1970
年，
中国成功发射了第一颗人造地球卫星，
成为世 界上第五个独立自主研制和发射人造地球卫星
的国家。
1992
年，中国开始实施载人 航天飞行工程（
manned spaceflight program
）
。
2003
年，中国成功发射了

神舟五号

载人飞船，使中国成为第三 个发射载人飞船的国家。
2007
年发射了

嫦娥一号

，即第 一颗绕月球飞行（
lunar-orbiting
）的人造卫星。
2013
年 ，第五艘
载人飞船

神舟十号

发射成功，为中国空间站的建设打下了基 础。

China's
space
industry
was
launched
in
1956.
Over
the
past
decades,
China's
space
industry has created one miracle after another. In 1970 China launched its first man-made
earth satellite, ranking China the fifth country in the world to independently develop and
launch
man-made
earth
satellites.
In
1992
China
began
to
carry
out
the
manned
spaceflight
program.
In
2003
China
launched
Shenzhou-5
,
a
manned
spaceship.
The
successful
launch
made
China
the
third
country
to
launch
manned
spaceships.
In
2007
Chang'e-1
,
the
first
lunar-orbiting
man-made
satellite,
was
sent
to
space.
In
2013
Shenzhou-10
,
the
fifth
manned
spaceship,
was
launched
successfully,
laying
the
foundation for building the Chinese Space Station.
Unit4
郑和是中国历史上最著名的航海家（
maritime
explorer
）
。公元
1405
年，明朝的统治者为
了稳固边防（
border defense
）和开展海上贸易，派郑和下西洋（
the Western
Seas
）
。在
此后的
28
年里，郑和带领船队七下西洋，前后出海的人员有
10
多万人，访问了
30
多个
国家和地区。
船队纵横南亚、
西亚，
一直到非洲大陆。
郑和下西洋是世界航海
（
navigation
）
史上的壮举，
它展 现了郑和卓越的航海和组织才能，
同时展现了明朝的国力和国威
（
national
strength and prestige
）
，加强了明朝和海外各国之间的关系。

Zheng
He was the most famous maritime explorer in
Chinese
history. In
1405 AD, the
ruler of the Ming Dynasty sent Zheng He on a voyage to the Western Seas in order to
strengthen border defense and develop trade by sea. In the following 28 years, Zheng He
led his fleet, made seven voyages to the Western Seas with over 100,000 crew members
in total, and visited more than 30 countries and regions. The fleet traveled far into South
Asia and West Asia, and made all the way to the continent of Africa. Zheng He's voyages
to the Western Seas were a great feat in the world's navigation history. It showed Zheng
He's outstanding navigation and organization talents; meanwhile, it exhibited the national
strength and prestige of the Ming Dynasty, and strengthened the relationships between
the Ming Dynasty and the overseas countries.
Unit5
太极拳（
Tai Chi
）是一种武术（
martial arts
）项目，也是一种健身运动，在中国 有着悠久的
历史。太极拳动作缓慢而柔和，适合任何年龄、性别、体型的人练习。太极拳既可防身，又< br>能强身健体，
因而深受中国人的喜爱。
太极拳在发展的过程中，
借鉴并吸收了中 国传统哲学、
医术、武术的合理内容（
element
）
，成为特色鲜明的一 项运动。作为中国特有的一种运动
形式，太极拳也越来越受到众多外国朋友的喜爱。

Tai Chi is a kind of martial arts, and a fitness exercise as well. It has a long history in China.
With slow and gentle movements, Tai Chi is suitable for people of any age, sex, or body
type
to
practice.
It
can
be
used
to
provide
self- defense
as
well
as
build
the
body.
Therefore, it has become very popular among Chinese people. During its development,
Tai Chi borrowed and absorbed desirable elements from traditional Chinese philosophy,