(Michael and Kangkang are in the Science Museum.)
Michael: Kangkang, who is the first Chinese to travel into space?
Kangkang: Yang Liwei. He is our national hero who traveled around the earth in Shenzhou V for 21 hours in 2003. China is the third nation that sent a person into space.
Michael: Wonderful! All of you must be very proud.[1]be proud (of sb./sth.) : (为某人/物)而感到骄傲/自豪
Kangkang: Of course we are. What’s more [2]What’s more: 而且, we have launched another four spaceships in the past few years [3]in the past few years: 在近几年里.
Michael: That’s great! It proves [4]prove: US: [pruv] UK: [pruːv] v. 证明;证实;展现;显示(自己)是 that China has made great progress in [5]make (great) progress in: 在…方面取得(很大)进步its space industry.
Kangkang: That’s right. I’m sure that China will send more spaceships into space.
Michael: Look, what a large crowd! Let’s go and see.
Kangkang: Wow! Chang’e I. It’s a spaceship which was launched as China’s first lunar probe [6]lunar probe: [航] 月球探测器;探月. I hope I can travel to the moon one day [7]one day: 有一天;(过去或将来的)某一天.
Michael: I think your dream will be realized in the future [8]in the future: 将来,未来,今后.
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