英语新闻听写 蓝色起源公司完成第八次亚轨道载人火箭发射

Blue Origin successfully completed the eighth launch of its New Shepard suborbital crewed vehicle.

蓝色起源公司成功完成了New Shepard亚轨道载人火箭的第八次发射。

On Sunday, the reusable rocket shot into a cloudless sky above west Texas, reaching an impressive 351,000 feet.

周日，该可重复使用火箭直刺西德克萨斯州上无云的苍穹，高度达到了惊人的35.1万英尺（约107公里）。

Company founder¹ Jeff Bezos tweeted: "That's the altitude we've been targeting for operations. One step closer."

该公司创始人杰夫·贝佐斯发推文表示：这就是我们一直追求的运行高度。离目标又近了一步。

Unlike rival SpaceX—which Elon Musk² intends to eventually carry customers to Mars—Bezos's private space firm is currently focused on suborbital space flight: blasting folks out of the atmosphere for a weightless romp³, before returning to Earth.

不像竞争对手SpaceX——伊隆·马斯克的最终目的是将顾客送上火星——贝佐斯的私人太空公司目前主要关注亚轨道太空飞行：把乘客送出大气层去体验失重的欢乐，然后再返回地球。

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

3 romp   

n.欢闹；v.嬉闹玩笑

参考例句：

• The child went for a romp in the forest.那个孩子去森林快活一把。
• Dogs and little children romped happily in the garden.狗和小孩子们在花园里嬉戏。