Air Leak on the Space Station

太空站漏氣

Jun 5, 2026, 20:46
GlobalScience

Introduction

On June 5, five astronauts moved to a SpaceX capsule. They did this because air leaked from a Russian part of the space station.

6月5日，五名太空人移至 SpaceX 的太空艙。這是因為太空站的一個俄羅斯模組發生漏氣。

Main Body

Air leaked from a tunnel in the Zvezda module. The leak became bigger on June 5. Russian workers found two holes. They fixed one hole, but one hole was still open.

Zvezda 模組的一個通道發生漏氣。漏氣情況在 6 月 5 日變得更嚴重。俄羅斯工作人員發現了兩個破洞。他們修補了一個洞，但仍有一個洞未被封住。

Russian workers wanted to use a saw to fix the second hole. NASA did not like this idea. NASA told the astronauts to go to the Dragon spacecraft. The astronauts put on spacesuits to stay safe.

俄羅斯工作人員想要使用鋸子來修補第二個洞。NASA 不認同這個想法。NASA 要求太空人前往 Dragon 太空船。太空人們穿上太空衣以確保安全。

The space station is very old. It is more than fifteen years old. Now, it has many problems. The US and Russia want to stop using the station in 2030 or 2032.

這個太空站非常老舊。它已經有超過十五年的歷史。目前它面臨許多問題。美國和俄羅斯希望在 2030 年或 2032 年停止使用該站。

Conclusion

The astronauts stayed in the capsule for two hours. Then, the Russian workers stopped the repair to check the data. The astronauts went back to their normal work.

太空人在太空艙內停留了兩小時。隨後，俄羅斯工作人員停止維修以檢查數據。太空人們隨後回到了正常工作中。

Vocabulary Learning

🛠️ The 'Past Action' Pattern

Most of this story uses the Simple Past. We use this when something happened and is now finished.

Look at these changes:

  • Move →\rightarrow Moved
  • Leak →\rightarrow Leaked
  • Become →\rightarrow Became (Special change!)
  • Find →\rightarrow Found (Special change!)
  • Fix →\rightarrow Fixed

Key Rule: To talk about the past, we usually add -ed to the end of the word. However, some words are 'rebels' and change their whole shape (like find →\rightarrow found).

💡 Useful A2 Phrases

EnglishMeaning
Put onTo dress yourself in clothes/suits
Go backTo return to a place
Stay safeTo avoid danger

Example from text: "The astronauts put on spacesuits to stay safe."

Vocabulary Learning

leak (v.)
to let air, water, or gas escape through a small hole
Example:Air leaked from the space station.
capsule (n.)
a small vehicle used for traveling in space
Example:The astronauts moved to a SpaceX capsule.
module (n.)
a separate part of a larger structure
Example:The leak was in the Zvezda module.
fix (v.)
to repair something that is broken
Example:The workers fixed one hole.
spacesuit (n.)
special clothes worn by astronauts in space
Example:The astronauts put on spacesuits to stay safe.
repair (n.)
the act of fixing something
Example:The workers stopped the repair to check the data.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→
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