神舟十二号载人飞船携三名宇航员升空

The Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft took off with three astronauts

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TRANSCRIPT

This is AP News Minute.

A rocket with three Chinese astronauts blasted off from the Gobi Desert on Thursday. They're heading to China's new orbiting space station for a three months stay.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed some new details about his plan to build more barriers on the US-Mexico border. He says he'll pay for them with $250-million in state funds plus crowd sourced financing.

President Biden returned to the US after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Switzerland. The two agreed to return their ambassadors to Moscow and Washington in hopes of improving rocky relations.

A California's power grid operator is calling for voluntary energy conservation on Thursday, as a dangerous heat wave bakes the West. The hot and extremely dry weather is making fire conditions especially dangerous in a number of western states.

VOCABULARY

1. orbit v. to move in an orbit (= a curved path) around a much larger object, especially a planet, star, etc. 沿轨道运行；围绕……运动。例如：The earth takes a year to orbit the sun. 地球绕太阳一周要一年的时间。

2. grid n. (especially British English) a system of electric wires or pipes carrying gas, for sending power over a large area （输电线路、天然气管道等的）系统网络；输电网；煤气输送网。例如：the national grid (= the electricity supply in a country) 国家输电网

QUESTIONS

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

This is AP News Minute.

A (Q1) ___________ with three Chinese astronauts blasted off from the Gobi Desert on Thursday. They're heading to China's new (Q2) __________________________ for a three months stay.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed some new details about his plan to build more (Q3) ______on the US-Mexico border. He says he'll pay for them with $250-million in (Q4) __________ plus crowd sourced financing.

President Biden returned to the US after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Switzerland. The two agreed to return their (Q5) _______________________ to Moscow and Washington in hopes of (Q6) _____________________________.

A California's power (Q7) ____________________operator is calling for (Q8) ___________ energy conservation on Thursday, as a dangerous (Q9) ______________________ bakes the West. The hot and extremely dry weather is making (Q10) ____________________ especially dangerous in a number of western states.

KEY

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

This is AP News Minute.

A (Q1) rocket with three Chinese astronauts blasted off from the Gobi Desert on Thursday. They're heading to China's new (Q2) orbiting space station for a three months stay.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed some new details about his plan to build more (Q3) barriers on the US-Mexico border. He says he'll pay for them with $250-million in (Q4) state funds plus crowd sourced financing.

President Biden returned to the US after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Switzerland. The two agreed to return their (Q5) ambassadors to Moscow and Washington in hopes of (Q6) improving rocky relations.

A California's power (Q7) grid operator is calling for (Q8) voluntary energy conservation on Thursday, as a dangerous (Q9) heat wave bakes the West. The hot and extremely dry weather is making (Q10) fire conditions especially dangerous in a number of western states.

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