CCTV9英语新闻12月：西昌卫星发射中心气象条件适合嫦娥三号如期发射

China will begin its mission to land on the moon on Monday. The Chang’e-3 lunar probe will be launched at 1:30 a.m. local time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

"The rocket system has functioned perfectly¹ in all four general inspections². Everything matches perfectly with the launch requirements. Also, the weather has been really good in Xichang. Tomorrow we will enter the injection stage which indicates the official start of the launch procedure." Sun Baowei, Party Secretary of Xichang Satellite Launch Center said.

If it’s successful, the mission will be the first time any country has landed on the moon for nearly 40 years. It will also be China’s first soft landing on any extra-terrestrial surface.

The mission will see an astronomical³ telescope installed on the moon, the first ever in the history of lunar exploration. And an extreme ultraviolet camera on the lander is designed to map environmental changes on the earth. Meanwhile, a high-tech⁴ lunar rover will carry a radar⁵ to study the moon’s crust to a depth 100 meters.

The Chang’e-3 mission is the second phase of China’s lunar program. It follows the success of the Chang’e-1 and Chang’e-2 missions in 2007 and 2010.

 

1 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

2 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 astronomical   

adj.天文学的，（数字）极大的

参考例句：

• He was an expert on ancient Chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
• Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。

4 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

5 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。