News About Space Rockets
關於太空火箭的新聞
Introduction
A big rocket from Blue Origin failed. Canada and China are also making new rockets.
Blue Origin 的一枚大型火箭失敗了。加拿大和中國也在研發新火箭。
Main Body
A Blue Origin rocket broke on May 28, 2026. Now, NASA wants to use a SpaceX rocket to go to the moon in 2027. Blue Origin says they can fly again soon, but other experts disagree.
Blue Origin 的火箭在 2026 年 5 月 28 日損毀。現在 NASA 想要使用 SpaceX 的火箭在 2027 年前往月球。Blue Origin 表示他們很快能再次飛行，但其他專家並不認同。
New rockets use a gas called methane. It is cheap and easy to store. The US Space Force studied the big explosion. They want to make safety rules better for more flights in the future.
新火箭使用一種稱為甲烷的氣體。它價格低廉且易於儲存。美國太空軍研究了這次大爆炸，他們希望完善安全規則，以利未來進行更多飛行。
Canada is spending a lot of money to build its own spaceport. China is also making rockets that can fly many times. A company called Impulse Space got more money to move satellites.
加拿大正投入大量資金建設自己的太空港。中國也在研發可重複使用多次的火箭。一家名為 Impulse Space 的公司獲得了更多資金用於移動衛星。
Conclusion
Space travel is difficult. Companies want to make rockets that are safe and can be used again.
太空旅行很困難。公司們希望製造出安全且可重複使用的火箭。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Action' Word Change
Look at how we talk about things that already happened versus things that will happen.
Past (Done) → Present (Now/General) → Future (Later)
- broke (happened once) break (general) will break (prediction)
- failed (happened once) fail (general) will fail (prediction)
- studied (happened once) study (general) will study (prediction)
Simple Rule: To talk about the past in this story, we mostly add -ed to the word.
- Study Studied
- Fail Failed
Watch out! Some words change completely. We don't say "breaked"; we say broke.
Useful A2 Word Pairs from the text:
- Cheap Expensive (Canada is spending a lot of money)
- Difficult Easy (Methane is easy to store)