(…) And four astronauts join the crew of the International Space Station. The three Americans and one Japanese astronaut left Florida on Sunday night.
In a little more detail:
Four astronauts arrived at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday to prepare for a trip to the International Space Station (ISS).
An airplane brought the astronauts to Kennedy from the U.S. space agency’s training center in Houston, Texas. The three Americans and one Japanese are set to leave for the ISS Saturday night, if weather conditions permit.
After VOA: November 2020
FILL IN THE BLANKS
And four astronauts the of the International Space Station.
Four astronauts the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday to for a to the International Space Station (ISS).
An airplane the astronauts to Kennedy from the U.S. space agency’s in Houston, Texas.
The three Americans and one Japanese are to leave for the ISS Saturday night, if weather conditions .
VOCABULARY
astronaut [‘æstrənɔːt] астронавт, космонавт
bring [brɪŋ] (brought – brought [brɔːt]) v. приносить; привозить
center [‘sentə] брит. (амер.: centre) центр
condition [kən’dɪʃ(ə)n] условие; conditions обстановка
crew [kruː] экипаж
Florida [‘flɔrɪdə] Флорида
Houston [‘hjuːst(ə)n] Хьюстон (город в США, штат Техас, где находится Центр космических исследований НАСА)
join [ʤɔɪn] v. присоединять(ся)
permit [pə’mɪt] v. позволять
prepare [prɪ’peə] v. готовиться: to prepare for a trip
set (set – set) v. располагать; to be set to do something быть в готовности сдедать что-то: they are set to leave
space [speɪs] пространство; космос
Texas [‘teksəs] Техас
training [‘treɪnɪŋ] обучение, подготовка: training center центр подготовки
trip [trɪp] путешествие, поездка
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