安全降落海上
Crew Dragon Endeavor, the first spacecraft launched by a private company, SpaceX, has splashed down safely on August 2, bringing back two NASA astronauts who spent nearly 64 days in outer space and accomplished the historic Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station.
史上首次由私人企業SpaceX發射的太空艙「飛龍奮進號」於8月2號安全降落在海上，將在外太空待了近64天的兩位太空人帶回地球，兩位太空人剛完成歷史性的「示範二號」任務，成功往返國際太空站。
spacecraft(n.)太空船launch(v.)推行;發射(火箭)private(adj.)私有的;秘密的The celebrity does not want to talk about her private life.splash(v.)濺;灑出splashdown(n.)bring back帶回outer space外太空accomplish(v.)實現;達到historic(adj.)有歷史意義的;歷史上重要的a historic momenthistoric monumentshistorical(adj.)歷史相關的historical documenthistorical researchmission(n.)任務;使命
It is the first time that a manned spacecraft has landed at sea since the Apollo command module landed in the Pacific 45 years ago.
這是自45年前「阿波羅號」（Apollo）太空船重返太平洋以來，美國載人太空船首次降落海面。
manned(adj.)有人操作;有配置人手的unmanned(adj.)無人操作的land(v.)降落
It is reported that SpaceX’s spacecraft hit the water in the Gulf of Mexico just south of Pensacola, Florida.
據報導，SpaceX的太空船降落在佛羅里達州彭薩科拉市南邊的墨西哥灣海域。
gulf(n.)海灣south(n.)南邊;南部
Before the recovery ship lifted the capsule out of the water and prepared to open the hatch, some private boats came close and surrounded the spacecraft.
在搜救船抬起太空艙，準備打開艙門之前，一些船隻靠近並包圍了太空船。
lift(v.)抬起capsule(n.)膠囊hatch(n.)出口come close幾乎;快要He came close to telling the truth.surround(v.)包圍;環繞
“That was not what we were anticipating,” the NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said, referring to the presence of the boats.
NASA行政人員吉姆·布萊登斯坦表示「並沒有預料到這些船隻會出現」。
anticipate(v.)預料;期望anticipation(n.)administrator(n.)行政人員refer to提及;意指...presence(n.)出現
They were asked to leave as the hazardous chemicals venting from the spacecraft’s booster could endanger passengers on the boats.
基於太空船的推進器所排出的毒性化學物可能危及船隻上的乘客，船隻被要求離開。
be asked to do sth.=be required to do sth.被規定或被要求做某事hazardous(adj.)危險的chemical(n.)(adj.)化學物質;化學的vent(v.)排放;排出booster(n.)推進器endanger(v.)危及
Before launching the next mission at the end of September, SpaceX needs six weeks to inspect the capsule.
在九月底執行下一個任務之前，SpaceX會花上六個星期檢查太空艙。
inspect(v.)檢查inspection(n.)視察;檢查
The next mission of four astronauts will spend a full six months aboard the space station.
下次任務會有四名太空人參與，他們會在國際太空站待上整整六個月。
aboard(prep.)在(某個交通工具)上