中美太空竞争
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ID: 3105
Upper Intermediate
US media report that China's military reconnaissance satellites have increased six times in the past ten years and that China has just recovered an orbital rocket's first stage on a platform at sea. Learn space-related vocabulary words and patterns like 继…之后 and the hedge word 有所 + V.
Yvonne, Phoenix
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 卫星 | wèi xīng | satellite | |
| 太空 | tài kōng | space, outer space | |
| 差距 | chā jù | gap, disparity | |
| 侦察 | zhēn chá | reconnaissance, to scout |
火箭卫星接连突破，中美太空竞争差距几何？
Huǒjiàn wèixīng jiēlián tūpò, Zhōng-Měi tàikōng jìngzhēng chājù jǐhé?
Rockets and satellites break through one after another — just how wide is the China-US space gap?
七月三十号，美国多家媒体报道，中国在军用侦察卫星领域的实力增长迅速，正在缩小与美国的差距。
Qī yuè sānshí hào, Měiguó duō jiā méitǐ bàodào, Zhōngguó zài jūnyòng zhēnchá wèixīng lǐngyù de shílì zēngzhǎng xùnsù, zhèngzài suōxiǎo yǔ Měiguó de chājù.
On July 30, several US media outlets reported that China's capability in military reconnaissance satellites is growing rapidly and is narrowing the gap with the United States.
据《华尔街日报》援引的数据，从2016年到2026年七月，中国用于成像、导航和情报侦察的卫星数量，从九十九颗增加到了五百九十五颗。
Jù «Huá'ěrjiē Rìbào» yuányǐn de shùjù, cóng èr líng yī liù nián dào èr líng èr liù nián qī yuè, Zhōngguó yòngyú chéngxiàng, dǎoháng hé qíngbào zhēnchá de wèixīng shùliàng, cóng jiǔshíjiǔ kē zēngjiā dào le wǔbǎi jiǔshíwǔ kē.
According to data cited by the Wall Street Journal, from 2016 to July 2026 the number of Chinese satellites used for imaging, navigation, and intelligence reconnaissance rose from 99 to 595.
在导航定位和雷达成像这两个领域，中国的卫星数量已超过美国。
Zài dǎoháng dìngwèi hé léidá chéngxiàng zhè liǎng gè lǐngyù, Zhōngguó de wèixīng shùliàng yǐ chāoguò Měiguó.
In the two areas of navigation positioning and radar imaging, China's satellite numbers have already overtaken America's.
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