夏说英语新闻晨读 第354期:火星往返之旅

 本期内容：

The US and European space agencies are edging towards a joint¹ mission to bring back rock and soil samples from Mars. Nasa and Esa have signed a letter of intent that could lead to the first "round trip" to another planet. The move was announced as a meeting in Berlin, Germany, discussing the science goals and feasibility of the mission.

agency: 机构；组织
edge towards: 推进；进展
joint mission: 联合任务
sample: 样本
letter of intent: 意向书
feasibility: 可行性

 

 

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。