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Chinese in Current Affairs--004: How to Say "China Launches 2nd Manned Spacecraft"

LISTEN-TEXT

Hi, friends, today, I would like to provide 3 sentences about China' s second manned spacecraft and hope you enjoy it.
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No.0013LISTEN-TEXT:

中国第二艘载 --“神6号”1012发射升空

China's second manned spacecraft Shenzhou VI was lifted into the sky on October 12.

New Words:

中国:zhong1 guo2 -- China:fei1 chuan2 -- spacecraft
6号:shen2 zhou1 liu4 hao4--name of the spacecraft
6号:liu4 huao4 -- No.6
第二:di4 er4 sou1 -- the second (one)
:zai4 re1 fen1 chuan2 -- manned spacecraft
:zai4 re1-- manned
:fei1 chuan2 -- spacecraft
: yu2 -- on
10:shi2 yue4 -- October
12: shi2 er4 ri4
发射:fa1 she4 -- be lifted, blast off
升空:sheng1 kong1, into the sky, blastoff

Chinese Pronunciation :

Zhong1 Guo2 di4 er4 sou1 zai3 ren2 fei1 chuan2 Shen2 Zhou1 Liu4 Hao4 shi2 yue4 shi2 er4 ri4 fa1 she4 sheng1 kong1.   

No.0014LISTEN-TEXT:

6号肩务,首更多的飞行技术

Shenzhou-6 shoulders 3 tasks, first of all is to acquire more technology in manned space flight.

New Words:

:jian1 fu4-- v. shoulder
: san3 xiang4 -- three item
:ren4 wu4 -- task
:shou3 xian1 -- first of all
:shi4 -- be, is
:huo4 de2 -- acquire
更多:geng4 duo1 --more
飞行:zai3 ren2 hang2 tian1 fei1 xing2 -- manned space flight
技术:ji2 shu4 -- technology

Chinese Pronunciation:

Shen2 Zhou1 Liu4 Hao4 jian1 fu4 zhe san1 xiang4 ren4 wu4, shou3 xian1 shi4 huo4 de2 geng4 duo1 de zai3 ren2 hang2 tian1 fen1 xing2 ji4 shu4.


No.0015LISTEN-TEXT:   

太空中国宇航员俊龙


The two Chinese astronauts aboard the spacecraft are Fei Julong and Nie Haisheng.

New Words:   

太空:tai4 kong2 chuan2 shang4 de -- aboard the spacecraft
: lian2 ming2 -- two (ones)
中国的:Zhong1 guo2 de -- Chinese
宇航员:yu3 hang2 yuan2 -- astronaut
:shi4 -- be, are
俊龙: Fei4 Jun4 Long2
: he2 -- and
: Nie4 Hai3 Sheng4

Chinese Pronunciation:
Tai4 kong1 chuan2 shang4 de lian3 ming2 yu3 hang2 yuan2 shi4 Fei Jun4 Long2 he Nie4 Hai3 Sheng4.

Ok, are you interested in this topic? I do hope it has a little help to your Chinese learning.

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--Shirley
Written and Edited on Thur., Oct 13, 2005
Recorded on Sat., Oct 15, 2005