| 第 1 页：听力练习 |
| 第 2 页：词汇学习 |
| 第 3 页：短语学习 |
| 第 4 页：相关知识 |
1.The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one.
at the end of 在结尾
例句：The carry over is the open commitment at the end of the previous financial year.
上一财政年度末，我们做出了留存的公开承诺。
2.With a roar, it began to rise slowly from the launch pad. Its speed increased. Soon, it was out of sight.
out of sight在看不见的地方, 极度
例句：Even after the steamship had sailed out of sight, she still stood in a daze on the pier.
轮船在远处消失了，而她仍然怅惘地站在江边。
3.The spacecraft filled with water and sank.
fill with充满
例句：Turn the bottle upside down to empty it before you fill it with oil.
把瓶子先控一控再装油。
4.Finally, on February twentieth, John Glenn climbed into his tiny spacecraft on top of the huge Atlas rocket.
on top of熟练掌握, 在...之上, 完全控制着, 另外, 紧接着
例句：She put her keys on top of the television.
她把钥匙放在了电视机上面。
5.After several short delays, the final seconds were counted off.
count off报数
例句：At the beginning of each class, I count off the students.
每节课开始我先数一下学生的人数。
6.Glenn's flight plan called for him to spend most of the first orbit getting used to the feeling of being weightless.
get used to习惯于
例句：Now it's only a bill but soon will be a law, so you'd better get used to it.
现在它只是一项议案，但不久就会变成一项法律，所以你最好能适应它。
7.A navy ship reached it in seventeen minutes, and lifted it aboard. Glenn opened the door and stepped out.
step out以步测量, 下台, 辞职, 加快脚步
例句：Would you step out here in the balcony?
请走出阳台看看好吗？
8.His work cleared the way for Project Gemini.
clear the way for为某事铺平道路
例句：The motorcycles went on ahead to clear the way for the president's car.
摩托车走在前面为总统的车开路。
The enforcement of this law will clear the way for further reform.
该项法律的实施将进一步扫除改革的障碍。
