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夏说英语新闻晨读 第280期:卡西尼计划

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 本期内容：
The American-led Cassini space mission to Saturn1 has just come to a spectacular end. Controllers had commanded the probe to destroy itself by plunging2 into the planet's atmosphere. It survived for just over a minute before being broken apart. Cassini had run out of fuel and NASA had determined3 that the probe should not be allowed simply to wander uncontrolled among Saturn and its moons.

Saturn：土星
Spectacular：壮观的
Command：命令
Probe：探测器
Plunge：坠入


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1 Saturn tsZy1     
n.农神，土星
参考例句：
  • Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings.天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。
  • These comparisons suggested that Saturn is made of lighter materials.这些比较告诉我们，土星由较轻的物质构成。
2 plunging 5fe12477bea00d74cd494313d62da074     
adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

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