【双语新闻练习】神舟十九号载人飞行任务乘组亮相

The crew that will be onboard the Shenzhou-19, face to face with the press. And in less than a day, they’ll blast off into space for the next 6 months.

神舟十九号载人飞行任务乘组正式在媒体面前亮相。不到一天之后，他们将进入太空，停留六个月的时间。

Cai Xuzhe, a familiar face who was on the Shenzhou-14 team back in 2022, is the mission’s commander. Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, both born in the 1990s, are from China’s third generation of taikonauts. It will be their first ever space flight.

蔡旭哲是这次任务的指令长，是一位熟悉的面孔，曾是2022年执行神舟十四号载人飞行任务的乘组中的一员。而“90后”的宋令东和王浩泽则是我国第三批航天员。这将是他们的第一次太空飞行。

Commander Cai sees his second space flight in just 20 months, the shortest interval of returning to space by a Chinese astronaut. “I feel honored and a great sense of responsibility for not only being selected, but by taking on a new role, and facing new tasks and challenges. Now, our crew is fully prepared in terms of mental preparedness, technology know-how, physical state, and attitude. We have the confidence, determination, and ability to successfully complete this mission.”

在短短20个月内，蔡旭哲即将执行他的第二次太空飞行，这是中国航天员返回太空的最短时间间隔。“入选新的乘组，担任新的角色，面临新的任务和挑战，我感到使命光荣，责任重大。现在，我们的乘组人员在心理准备、技术知识、身体状态和态度方面都做好了充分准备。我们有信心、有决心、有能力圆满完成此次飞行任务。”

Wang Haoze is not only China’s third female taikonaut — but she’s also the country’s first female pilot engineer to head into space. She expressed gratitude to the team behind her for helping her transition between roles. “From building rockets to riding rockets, from being lifted into space to flying myself, I want to express my deep gratitude to all the aerospace workers. As an astronaut, I have stepped from behind the scenes to the front of the stage. We are also the hands and eyes of thousands of aerospace workers, and together with them, we will explore the mysteries of space. Like everyone else, it’s been a dream of mine to visit the space station. I also want to see the motherland that gave birth to me and raised me.”

王浩泽不仅是我国第三位女航天员，也是我国首位进入太空的女飞行工程师。她对帮助她转换角色的团队表示了感谢。“从造火箭到坐火箭，从托举飞天到自己飞天，我要深深地感谢所有的航天科技工作者。作为一名航天员，我已经从幕后走到了台前。我们也是千千万万航天人的手和眼，和他们一起，去探索太空的奥秘。和其他人一样，参观空间站一直是我的梦想。我也想看看生我养我的祖国母亲。”

1. face to face  （与某人）面对面

2. blast off  （导弹、火箭、航天飞机等）发射，升空，起飞

3. commander  n. 负责人；（尤指）司令官，指挥官

4. taikonaut  n. 中国宇航员

5. interval  n. 间歇；间隔

6. know-how  n. 实用知识；专门知识；专业技能

7. state  n. 身体（或精神）状况

8. transition  n. 过渡；转变；变迁

9. behind the scenes  在幕后

10. give birth to sb / sth  生孩子；产崽

11. raise  v. 培养；抚养；养育

The crew that will be onboard the Shenzhou-19, face to face with the press. And in less than a day, they’ll blast off into space for the next 6 months.

Cai Xuzhe, a   1   face who was on the Shenzhou-14 team back in 2022, is the mission’s commander. Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, both born in the 1990s, are from China’s third   2  of taikonauts. It will be their first ever space flight.

Commander Cai sees his second space flight in just 20 months, the shortest interval of   3   to space by a Chinese astronaut. “I feel honored and a great sense of responsibility for not only being selected, but by taking on a new role, and facing new tasks and   4  . Now, our crew is fully prepared in terms of mental preparedness,   5   know-how, physical state, and attitude. We have the confidence, determination, and ability to   6   complete this mission.”

Wang Haoze is not only China’s third female taikonaut — but she’s also the country’s first female pilot   7   to head into space. She expressed gratitude to the team behind her for helping her transition between roles. “From   8   rockets to riding rockets, from being lifted into space to flying myself, I want to express my deep gratitude to all the aerospace workers. As an astronaut, I have stepped from behind the scenes to the front of the stage. We are also the hands and eyes of thousands of aerospace workers, and together with them, we will   9   the mysteries of space. Like everyone else, it’s been a   10   of mine to visit the space station. I also want to see the motherland that gave birth to me and raised me.”

1. familiar 

2. generation 

3. returning 

4. challenges 

5. technology

6. successfully 

7. engineer 

8. building 

9. explore 

10. dream

The crew that will be onboard the Shenzhou-19, face to face with the press. And in less than a day, they’ll blast off into space for the next 6 months.

Cai Xuzhe, a familiar face who was on the Shenzhou-14 team back in 2022, is the   1   (mission) commander. Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, both born in the 1990s, are from China’s third generation of taikonauts. It will be their first ever space flight.

Commander Cai sees his second space flight in just 20 months, the   2   (short) interval of returning to space by a Chinese astronaut. “I feel   3   (honor) and a great sense of   4   (responsible) for not only being selected, but by taking on a new role, and facing new tasks and challenges. Now, our crew is   5   (full) prepared in terms of mental preparedness, technology know-how, physical state,   6   attitude. We have the confidence, determination, and ability to successfully complete this mission.”

Wang Haoze is not only China’s third female taikonaut — but she’s also the country’s first female pilot engineer   7   (head) into space. She expressed gratitude to the team behind her for helping her transition between roles. “From building rockets to riding rockets, from   8   (lift) into space to flying myself, I want to express my deep gratitude to all the aerospace workers. As an astronaut, I have stepped from behind the scenes to the front of the stage. We are also the hands and eyes of thousands of aerospace workers, and together   9   them, we will explore the mysteries of space. Like everyone else, it’s been   10   dream of mine to visit the space station. I also want to see the motherland that gave birth to me and raised me.”

1. mission’s 

2. shortest 

3. honored 

4. responsibility 

5. fully

6. and 

7. to head 

8. being lifted 

9. with 

10. a