2. Mercury space program

Mercury program monument

Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States. It ran from 1959 through 1963 with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the Earth. The Mercury-Atlas 6 flight on February 20, 1962 was the first Mercury flight to achieve this goal.

Early planning and research was carried out by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and the program was officially conducted by the newly created NASA. The name comes from Mercury, a Roman mythological god who is often seen as a symbol of speed. Mercury is also the name of the innermost planet of the solar system, which revolves around the sun faster than any other, hence the image of speed, although Project Mercury had no other connection to that planet.

The Mercury program cost $1.5 billion. (wikipedia)

影片簡介

《從地球到月球From the Earth to the Moon》一片是1998年HBO著名的電視劇作品。It was co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks, and Michael Bostick detailing the landmark Apollo expeditions to the Moon during the 1960s and early 1970s. Largely based on Andrew Chaikin's book, A Man on the Moon, the series is known for its accurate telling of the story of Apollo and outstanding special effects.

The series takes its title from, but is not based upon, the famous Jules Verne science fiction novel, From the Earth to the Moon. The last episode of the series begins with a look at the making of Georges Méliès' film based upon the book.

該劇1999年在當年“艾美獎"獲得的獎項有十七項之多，并贏得了同年的金球獎。

考考你

將下面的句子譯成英語。

1. 簡向宴會組織者要了一份和摩根夫婦的婚禮宴會差不多的菜譜。

2. 我不確定。應該在1933到1936年之間吧。

3. 不久的將來我們就會有輛車了。

Fast food nation《快餐帝國》（精講之六）考考你 參考答案

1. Hang in there! You'll soon catch on to the language.

堅持學習！你很快就會掌握這種語言的。

2. He came off badly when challenged by reporters at the press.

在新聞發布會上，面對記者的提問他表現的很糟糕。

 

影片對白  Man has traversed the reaches of outer space, and that man is a Communist.

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