Women in space 太空女性
<p>随身英语<span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span> 太空女性</p><p>虽然女性已经探索太空多年，但登上太空的男性人数仍高于女性。美国航天局希望能组建一支性别平衡的队伍。顶级航天工程师们认为第一个踏上火星的人应该是一名女性。本集《随身英语》探讨太空事业中缺少女性工作者的原因。</p><p><span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="space">space</span> 词汇: 太空</p><p><span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="humankind">humankind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="cosmonaut">cosmonaut</span> <span word="Yuri">Yuri</span> <span word="Gagarin">Gagarin</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1961, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boundaries">boundaries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="excluded">excluded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="control">control</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="seamstresses">seamstresses</span>, <span word="stitching">stitching</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="spaceflight">spaceflight</span> <span word="components">components</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="mathematicians">mathematicians</span>, <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="depicted">depicted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Hidden">Hidden</span> <span word="Figures">Figures</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1963, <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="cosmonaut">cosmonaut</span> <span word="Valentina">Valentina</span> <span word="Tereshkova">Tereshkova</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="space">space</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="programmes">programmes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="women">women</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>, <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1978, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="Neil">Neil</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1969 <span word="was">was</span> '<span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>' – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p>
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