單趟25萬美元
Space travel may soon become a reality!
太空旅行可能很快就要成真了！
space(n.)太空reality(n.)真實、事實
Virgin Galactic made history when they launched their SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle into space with two astronauts on board.
維珍銀河公司（Virgin Galactic）日前寫下歷史，發射太空船二號次軌道太空船，上頭搭載了兩位太空人。
launch(v.)發射suborbital(adj.)次軌道的vehicle(n.)交通工具space(n.)太空astronaut(n.)太空人on board登機
This is the first vehicle to launch humans into space from U.S. soil since NASA’s Shuttle program ended in 2011.
這是自美國NASA太空梭計劃在2011年停止後，首次有載人太空船從美國國土起飛至太空。
vehicle(n.)交通工具launch(v.)發射human(n.)人類space(n.)太空soil(n.)國土program(n.)計畫end(v.)終止
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson has a dream about space travel and has set the ticket price per person per trip at 250,000 USD.
維珍銀河公司創辦人理查布朗森（Richard Branson）一直都想實踐太空旅行，他甚至把單程票價都定好了，每人單趟為25萬美元。
founder(n.)創辦人dream(n.)夢想、心願space(n.)太空
He plans to be the first passenger to board the space shuttle, with other space tourists to follow soon after.
他計畫要當太空梭的第一位乘客，其他旅客也能很快成行。
passenger(n.)乘客board(v.)登機space shuttle太空梭tourist(n.)遊客
Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides also expects that next year will be “a huge year for human spaceflight.”
維珍銀河公司的CEO喬治懷特塞茲（George Whitesides）也預期明年將會是「人類的太空飛行年」。
expect(v.)期待huge(adj.)巨大的human(n.)人類
After a successful test flight, Branson plans to become SpaceShipTwo’s first passenger by the middle of next year with other tourists to follow soon after.
在成功的試飛後，布朗森計畫在明年中成為太空船二號的第一位乘客，之後其他旅客也可上太空。
successful(adj.)成功的passenger(n.)乘客
“In the not too distant future, we’ll have three spaceships operating from New Mexico taking people up into outer space,” Branson said on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” TV program.
他在美國CNBC的Power Lunch節目上說：「在不遠的未來，我們在新墨西哥會有3架太空船載人們上太空。」
distant(adj.)遠的future(n.)未來spaceship(n.)太空船operate(v.)運行