UN urged to appoint female head 聯合國呼吁任命女秘書長

A new flag for Pacific nation?  新西蘭換國旗

Apollo 11 makes history again 阿波羅 11 號再創歷史

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The US ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, is encouraging member states to nominate a woman as the next secretary general. It's a position which has been held by a man ever since the UN was founded 70 years ago. The current Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is due to step down at the end of next year.

美國駐聯合國大使，薩曼莎·鮑爾（Samantha Power）呼吁成員國提名一位女性來擔任下一任聯合國秘書長。聯合國成立70多年來，秘書長一職向來都是由男性所擔任。現任聯合國秘書長潘基文的任期將于明年年底結束。

In a national referendum New Zealanders have chosen a new design as a potential replacement for their country's flag. The final vote will be taking place in March. People will then be able to express their preference for the current flag, which features the British Union Jack, or the new black, blue and white design, which also has the famous silver fern.

在一個全國公投中，新西蘭人選擇了可能取代現有國旗的新國旗設計圖案。2016年3月將會進行最后投票決定是保留目前的國旗還是換新國旗。新西蘭人民將有機會投票選出他們更喜愛的國旗，是現用的帶有英國米字旗標志的圖案，還是新設計的帶有銀蕨的黑、藍、白相間的圖案。

The first manned craft to land on the moon is making history again. Scientists have been scanning the command capsule of Apollo 11 in an effort to give the public a virtual experience of what it was like inside. The project is so complicated new software had to be invented to carry it out.  

首架登陸月球的載人飛船再創歷史。科學家試圖通過掃描阿波羅11號的指揮艙內部以給公眾提供一種坐在艙內的真實體驗。科學家們研發了新的軟件以完成這項復雜的創新計劃。

詞匯

nominate 提名

replacement 替代，取代

manned 載人的

練習  

請從以下詞匯中選擇適當的答案來完成句子。注意：你可能需要改變單詞的時態來完成句子。

nominate / replacement / manned

1. Plans for a __________ mission to Mars and back have been announced, subject to funding.

2. Anna is a good planner and her colleagues __________ her to lead the company's next project.

3. I broke your laptop, I'm afraid. Here's a __________.

答案

1. Plans for a manned mission to Mars and back have been announced, subject to funding.

2. Anna is a good planner and her colleagues nominated her to lead the company's next project.

3. I broke your laptop, I'm afraid. Here's a replacement.