unit 4 reading

fascinated [ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd] adj.

bị cuốn hút, say mê; He was fascinated by space travel.

fascinated with [ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd wɪð] adj.

bị cuốn hút bởi; She is fascinated with the idea of travelling into space.

flying machine [ˈflaɪɪŋ məˌʃiːn] n.

phương tiện bay, máy bay; The first flying machine changed the history of aviation.

fighter plane [ˈfaɪtə pleɪn] n.

máy bay chiến đấu; The country developed a new fighter plane.

controlled flight [kənˈtrəʊld flaɪt] n.

chuyến bay có kiểm soát; The aircraft made its first controlled flight.

aircraft [ˈeəkrɑːft] n.

máy bay, tàu bay; The aircraft can carry hundreds of passengers.

manufacture [ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃə] v.

sản xuất, chế tạo; The company manufactures aircraft.

manufacturer [ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərə] n.

nhà sản xuất; The aircraft manufacturer introduced a new model.

wide-bodied [ˌwaɪd ˈbɒdid] adj.

thân rộng; A wide-bodied aircraft can carry many passengers.

capture the imagination [ˈkæptʃə ði ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən] v.

thu hút trí tưởng tượng; Space travel has captured the imagination of many people.

launch [lɔːntʃ] v.

phóng; The rocket was launched into space.

orbit [ˈɔːbɪt] n./v.

quỹ đạo; quay quanh quỹ đạo; The satellite is now in orbit around Earth.

space programme [speɪs ˈprəʊɡræm] n.

chương trình không gian; The government started a new space programme.

journey into space [ˈdʒɜːni ˌɪntə speɪs] n.

chuyến du hành vào không gian; He dreamed of making a journey into space.

realise [ˈrɪəlaɪz] v.

nhận ra; He realised that he needed another solution.

resolve to do something [rɪˈzɒlv tə duː ˈsʌmθɪŋ] v.

quyết tâm làm gì; She resolved to build her own spaceship.

thrilled [θrɪld] adj.

vô cùng phấn khích; The passengers were thrilled by the experience.

get something started [ɡet ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈstɑːtɪd] phr.v.

bắt đầu một việc gì đó; We need some money to get the project started.

factory [ˈfæktəri] n.

nhà máy; The aircraft are made in a large factory.

produce [prəˈdjuːs] v.

sản xuất; The factory produces hundreds of aircraft every year.

optimism [ˈɒptɪmɪzəm] n.

sự lạc quan; His optimism helped him overcome many difficulties.

pay off [peɪ ɒf] phr.v.

đem lại kết quả tốt, được đền đáp; His hard work finally paid off.

enter space [ˈentə speɪs] v.

đi vào không gian; The spacecraft successfully entered space.

win a prize [wɪn ə praɪz] v.

giành giải thưởng; The team won a prize for its innovative design.

private space travel [ˌpraɪvət speɪs ˈtrævəl] n.

du hành vũ trụ tư nhân; Private space travel could become more common in the future.

attract attention [əˈtrækt əˈtenʃən] v.

thu hút sự chú ý; The new spacecraft attracted a lot of attention.

commercialise [kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪz] v.

thương mại hóa; The company plans to commercialise space travel.

scheme [skiːm] n.

kế hoạch, dự án; The company introduced a scheme to develop space tourism.

license [ˈlaɪsəns] v.

cấp phép, mua quyền sử dụng; The company licensed the technology from another organisation.

ordinary [ˈɔːdənəri] adj.

bình thường, thông thường; The company hopes to make space travel available to ordinary people.

follow-up [ˈfɒləʊ ʌp] n.

sự tiếp nối, bước phát triển tiếp theo; SpaceShipTwo was a follow-up to SpaceShipOne.

incredible [ɪnˈkredəbəl] adj.

đáng kinh ngạc; It was an incredible achievement.

galactic [ɡəˈlæktɪk] adj.

thuộc thiên hà; Scientists are interested in galactic exploration.

further [ˈfɜːðə] adv.

xa hơn; Humans will continue to travel further into space.