英语新闻听写 NASA收到超过18,300名宇航员申请

On Friday, NASA announced that it received more applications than ever before for their astronaut corps¹.

周五，美国航空航天局宣布收到比以往更多的宇航员申请。

The applications were open from December 14th to February 18th and more than 18,300 people applied².

申请开放时间从12月14日到2月18日，超过18,300人申请。

Within the next year and a half NASA will whittle³ down the applicants⁴ to eight to fourteen potential astronauts.

在接下来的一年半，NASA将削减申请人，留下8至14位有潜力的宇航员。

The selections will be announced mid-2017.

挑选将于2017年中旬宣布结果。

The applications come at a time when the agency is preparing for deep space exploration, including a mission to Mars.

申请之际正值NASA准备进行深空探测，其中包括火星任务。

1 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

3 whittle   

v.削（木头），削减；n.屠刀

参考例句：

• They are trying to whittle down our salaries.他们正着手削减我们的薪水。
• He began to whittle away all powers of the government that he did not control.他开始削弱他所未能控制的一切政府权力。

4 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。