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英语新闻听写 NASA收到超过18,300名宇航员申请

时间：2020-02-21 06:42:20

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On Friday, NASA announced that it received more applications than ever before for their astronaut corps1.

周五，美国航空航天局宣布收到比以往更多的宇航员申请。

The applications were open from December 14th to February 18th and more than 18,300 people applied2.

申请开放时间从12月14日到2月18日，超过18,300人申请。

Within the next year and a half NASA will whittle3 down the applicants4 to eight to fourteen potential astronauts.

在接下来的一年半，NASA将削减申请人，留下8至14位有潜力的宇航员。

The selections will be announced mid-2017.

挑选将于2017年中旬宣布结果。

The applications come at a time when the agency is preparing for deep space exploration, including a mission to Mars.

申请之际正值NASA准备进行深空探测，其中包括火星任务。


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1 corps pzzxv     
n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组
参考例句：
  • The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
2 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
参考例句：
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
3 whittle 0oHyz     
v.削（木头），削减；n.屠刀
参考例句：
  • They are trying to whittle down our salaries.他们正着手削减我们的薪水。
  • He began to whittle away all powers of the government that he did not control.他开始削弱他所未能控制的一切政府权力。
4 applicants aaea8e805a118b90e86f7044ecfb6d59     
申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
  • He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

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