密歇根新闻广播 高科技让学生在教室里扮演国际空间站上的角色

 

School kids in the 1960s thought it was super cool if they could watch a space shuttle launch¹ on one a TV rolled into their classroom on a cart.

But today, school kids do a lot more than just watch a shuttle launch. They can play an actual role in research being done aboard the International Space Station from their own classroom.

It’s all because of a Michigan-based program called Orion’s Quest².

Terry McCormick is one of the Michigan teachers whose students are taking part in real life science missions³ here on the ground.

Listen to the full interview above to hear more about how school kids are contributing to the research taking place on the International Space Station. Plus, we ask 7th grade student Meera Manek what she thinks about the program.

1 launch   

vt.发动，推出；发射；n.发射，下水，投产

参考例句：

• The makers are about to launch out a new product.制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。
• Would it be wise to launch into this rough sea?在这样汹涌的大海中游泳明智吗？

2 quest   

n.寻求，搜索，追求

参考例句：

• Man will suffer many disappointments in his quest for truth.人类在探索真理过程中必然会遭受挫折。
• His quest for perfection is relentless.他不断追求完美。

3 missions   

n.代表团( mission的名词复数 )；使命；官方使命；布道所

参考例句：

• The enemy airmen kicked up at the orders to fly more missions. 敌方飞行员开始对执行更多飞行任务的命令表示不服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• During the spring of 1943, the British missions were strengthened. 在一九四三年春季，英国代表团加强了。 来自辞典例句