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[Day 1792 2019-08-23]

Lesson 35-3 Space odyssey

The idea of colonising Mars -- a world 160 times more distant than the Moon --

will move decisively from the second phase to the third, when a significant number of

people are living permanently in space. Mars has an extraordinary fascination for

would-be voyagers. America, Russia and Europe are filled with enthusiasts -- many of

them serious and senior scientists -- who dream of sending people to it. Their aim is

understandable. It is the one world in the Solar System that is most like the Earth. It is

a world of red sandy deserts (hence its name -- the Red Planet), cloudless skies, savage

sandstorms, chasms wider than the Grand Canyon and at least one mountain more than

twice as tall as Everest. It seems ideal for settlement.

任务配置：L0+L1+L4

知识笔记：

colonising    殖民

would-be  adj. (形容想要成为…的人) 未来的;

voyagers  网络 异邦者; 时空游侠; 航海者; 空中黑客; 航行者;

savage  adj. 凶恶的; 凶残的; 损害严重的; 猛烈抨击的; 蒙昧的; 未开化的; 野蛮的;

n. 野蛮人; 未开化的人; 凶狠残暴的人;

v. 凶狠地攻击(或伤害); 残害; 猛烈批评; 激烈抨击;

chasms    n. (地上的) 深裂口，裂隙，深坑; (两个人或团体之间的) 巨大分歧，显著差别;

the Grand Canyon  网络 大峡谷; 美国大峡谷; 在大峡谷; 美国的大峡谷;

Everest  n. 珠穆朗玛峰;

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