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Alyssa Carson is 13 years old. And she made the headlines in 2014 by announcing her determination to be the first person to land on Mars. Wishful thinking? Well, NASA thinks she stands a chance. And she is already in training, becoming the first person to attend all three of NASA’s world space camps.
13-year old Alyssa Carson is using a video simulation to land a robotic explorer on Mars. At the moment, it’s the closest she or anybody else can get to the Red Planet. But for as long as she can remember, Alyssa has dreamed of being the first person to actually land on Mars.
It was calling me. I could just sense that I needed to go there. Something told me that that was my futuredestination.
Although a mission to Mars might be decades away, Alyssa is already in training. She’s completed several NASA space camps including one in Turkey.
At space camp, you train, eat, sleep. You live the life of an astronaut. Also, we do the MMU, which is themanned maneuvering unit. It’s kind of like a big jet pack. And also, you get to do a mission.
At the Baton Rouge International School, Alyssa is leaning French and several other languages including Chinese. And of course, she is studying science and math essential for her planned degrees in astrophysics and astrobiology.
I have never seen anyone as dedicated and passionate about their dream as this kid is about getting to Mars.
Bert Carson is Alyssa’s father, a single parent who has dedicated his life to fulfilling his daughter’s ambition. I’ve lived my life. I’ve, you know, had my fun all around the world. So now it’s her time. And it’s my job as her dad to support that and to be by her side and do whatever it is that she needs to support this dream.
Do you ever worry about her, worry about the fact she is putting so much into this, and it just might not happen?
I really don’t worry about it not happening because, you know, I do believe in destiny and fate. And obviously destiny has this road for her to go to Mars. It’s like it’s meant to be.
But what does NASA think of her chances?
Alyssa is a regular visitor to the NASA base in Mississippi.
詞匯解析
altitude
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
n.高度；海拔；高地
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
We are flying at an altitude of 20000 feet.
我們的飛行高度是20000英尺。
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stimulate
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
vt.刺激；激勵；鼓舞
vi.起刺激作用
參考例句
用作及物動詞 (vt.)
Light stimulates plant growth.
光會刺激植物生長。
I hoped my warning would stimulate her to greater efforts.
我希望我的告誡會促使她作出更大的努力。
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federal
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
adj.聯(lián)邦制的；聯(lián)邦政府的；同盟的
n.聯(lián)邦主義者；同盟盟友
參考例句
用作形容詞 (adj.)
Switzerland is a federal republic.
瑞士是聯(lián)邦制的共和國。
Expenditures by the Federal Government have been steadily pared.
聯(lián)邦政府的開支正在逐漸削減。
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incident
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.事變；事件；插曲
adj.難免的；附帶的
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The police are connecting this incident with last week's terrorist bombing.
警方認(rèn)為這次事件和上周的恐怖分子爆炸事件有關(guān)。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
There are many evils incident to human society.
人類社會有很多罪惡。
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trade
難度：5星基本詞匯，屬常用1000詞
英漢解釋
n.貿(mào)易；交易；行業(yè)；同行；顧客；營業(yè)額；交易量
v.做生意；從事貿(mào)易；購物；營業(yè)；(在證券交易所)交易；交換
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
China does a lot of trade with many countries.
中國和許多國家進(jìn)行多方面貿(mào)易。
用作動詞 (v.)
I refuse to trade with that company again.
我拒絕再度和那家公司做生意。
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compromise
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.妥協(xié)；折衷；折衷案；和解
vt.妥協(xié)處理；危害
vi.妥協(xié)，和解；讓步
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The agreement is a compromise, not a sell-out.
這個協(xié)議是雙方妥協(xié)的產(chǎn)物而不是一方讓步。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)
Build the disorder that does not have the market to compromise project quality forthrightly.
建沒市場的混亂直接地危害工程質(zhì)量。
用作不及物動詞 (vi.)
The agreement is a compromise, not a sell-out.
這個協(xié)議是雙方妥協(xié)的產(chǎn)物而不是一方讓步。
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Swiss
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
adj.瑞士的
n.瑞士人
參考例句
用作形容詞 (adj.)
Millions were deposited in Swiss bank accounts.
巨額款項存入了瑞士的銀行賬戶。
用作名詞 (n.)
But the Swiss did not take their fate lying down.
但是瑞士人并不甘心接受被征服的命運。
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