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Zika threat to the US 寨卡病毒威脅美國

Back from space after a year 宇航員在國際空間站工作一年后返回地球

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The threat of the Zika virus reaching the US has come a step closer. Scientists are warning that hundreds of thousands of people in the American territory of Puerto Rico could become infected in the coming months and possibly spread Zika to the US itself.

寨卡病毒被傳入美國的威脅進一步升級。科學家們警告說成千上萬居住在波多黎各美國領土上的人們可能在未來幾個月中被感染寨卡病毒并有也可能將病毒傳入美國境內。

A Nasa astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut are back on Earth after spending nearly a year on board the International Space Station. Their research will help plan a future manned mission to Mars.  

一位美國國家航空航天局宇航員與另一位俄國宇航員在國際空間站中工作了快一年后重返地球。這兩位宇航員在太空中的研究將被用來幫助計劃未來載人登月任務。

詞匯

warning
警告

manned
有人控制的，載人的

練習

請從以下詞匯中選擇適當的答案來完成句子。注意：你可能需要改變單詞的時態來完成句子。

warning / manned

1. For the first time in over 50 years, a __________ submarine has reached the deepest place in the ocean: the Mariana Trench. 

2. Max, you know you have to finish your homework before going out. Your teacher __________ you that you'll fail if you don't do it on time.

答案

1. For the first time in over 50 years, a manned submarine has reached the deepest place in the ocean: the Mariana Trench. 

2. Max, you know you have to finish your homework before going out. Your teacher warned you that you'll fail if you don't do it on time.