Grade 9 Unit 5 Topic 2 Section C

Qian Xuesen — the Father of China’s Missiles

Qian Xuesen was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on December 11, 1911. After his graduation ^[1]graduation: 美: [ˌɡrædʒuˈeɪʃ(ə)n]  英: [.ɡrædʒu’eɪʃ(ə)n] n. （大学或美国高中的）毕业 from Shanghai Jiao Tong University ^[2]university: 美: [ˌjunɪˈvɜrsəti]  英: [ˌjuːnɪˈvɜː(r)səti]  n. （综合性）大学；高等学府 in 1934, he traveled across the Pacific ^[3]Pacific: 太平洋  pacific: 美: [pəˈsɪfɪk]  英: [pə’sɪfɪk]  adj. 平静的；和平的；爱和平的 Ocean to the United States for further ^[4]further: 美: [ˈfɜrðər]  英: [ˈfɜː(r)ðə(r)]  adv. 进一步；此外；更远；而且  adj. 更多的；更进一步的；附加的 study. There he received his Ph.D. degrees ^[5]degree: 美: [dɪˈɡri]  英: [dɪˈɡriː]  n. 度；程度；度数（温度单位）；（大学）学位 in both aerospace ^[6]aerospace: 美: [ˈeroʊˌspeɪs]  英: [ˈeərəʊˌspeɪs]  n. 航空航天工业 and mathematics. After he graduated ^[7]graduate: 美: [ˈɡrædʒuət]  英: [‘ɡrædʒueɪt]  n. 毕业生；大学毕业生；学士学位获得者  v. 大学毕业；获得学位（尤指学士）；毕业（尤指中学）, he became a teacher as well as ^[8]as well as: 也；和……一样 a researcher ^[9]researcher: 美: [rɪˈsɜrtʃər]  英: [rɪˈsɜː(r)tʃə(r)]  n. 研究员；科研工作者 who studied rockets and missile ^[10]missile: 美: [‘mɪs(ə)l] 英: [‘misaɪl]  n. 导弹；发射物；投掷物 theories ^[11]theory: 美: [ˈθiəri]  英: [ˈθɪəri]  n. 理论；原理；学说；原则.

He made important contributions to ^[12]make contributions to sth. : 对某事作出贡献the missile and space programs in China. When he returned to his motherland ^[13]motherland: 美: [ˈmʌðərˌlænd]  英: [ˈmʌðə(r)ˌlænd]  n. 祖国 in 1955, the country’s space research was almost a blank ^[14]blank: 美: [blæŋk]  英: [blæŋk]  n. 空格；（记忆中的）空白. In 1956, he set up ^[15]set up: 建立；创立；发起；开办 the first research institute ^[16]institute: 美: [ˈɪnstɪˌtut]   英: [ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːt]  v. 建立；实行；开始 n. （教育、专业等）机构 of rockets and missiles. From then on ^[17]from then on: 从那以后；从那时开始, he was in charge ^[18]charge: 美: [tʃɑrdʒ]  英: [tʃɑː(r)dʒ]  n. 收费；主管；指控；掌管  v. 收费；充电；冲锋；指责 of ^[19]in charge of: 负责；主管  in the charge of: 在…看护下的 developing China’s missile, rocket and spacecraft ^[20]spacecraft: 美: [ˈspeɪsˌkræft]  英: [ˈspeɪsˌkrɑːft]  n. 【宇】宇宙飞船；航天器 research programs. He was a pioneer in these related ^[21]related: 美: [rɪˈleɪtəd]  英: [rɪˈleɪtɪd]  adj. 相关的；有联系的；属同一家族的；有亲属关系的 fields and was honored as ^[22]be honored as: 被尊为；被誉为；被授予 “The Father of China’s Missiles”. He is the pride of the Chinese people.

He passed away ^[23]pass away: 消失；Vi. 经过；去；终止 on October 31, 2009, at the age of 98, but he is a man who still encourages Chinese youth ^[24]youth: 美: [juθ]  英: [juːθ]  n. 青春；年轻；年轻人；小伙子. His devotion ^[25]devotion: 美: [dɪˈvoʊʃ(ə)n]  英: [dɪˈvəʊʃ(ə)n]  n. 奉献；忠诚；挚爱；专心 to his country was expressed ^[26]express: 美: [ɪkˈspres]  英: [ɪk’spres]  v. 表达；表示；表露 in his saying, “My career ^[27]career: 美: [kəˈrɪr]  英: [kəˈrɪə(r)]  n. 职业；事业；生涯；经历 is in China, my success is in China and my destination ^[28]destination: 美: [ˌdestɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n]  英: [.destɪ’neɪʃ(ə)n]  n. 目的地；终点 is in China!” When someone said he could make much more money ^[29]make money: 赚钱 if he stayed in the United States, he laughed and said, “My family name is Qian, but I don’t like qian.”