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01.News
China Launches Attempt to Land Spacecraft on Mars
An unmanned Chinese spacecraft left Earth Thursday on a
yearlong trip to the planet Mars. The launch marks the beginning of
one of China's most important space missions yet.
China's national space agency launched the spacecraft, called
Tianwen-1, from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch area on Hainan
Island. Hundreds of people were watching and cheered as it
rose
into the sky.
The name Tianwen means "Heavenly Questions" or "Questions to
Heaven" in Mandarin Chinese. The spacecraft is expected to reach
the Red Planet by February of next year.
Once it begins orbiting the planet, a probe will leave the
spacecraft and attempt to land on the Utopia Planitia area of Mars.
Space agency officials say the probe will release a
small
solar-powered rover. They said the vehicle will explore the
planet's surface for about three months.
A successful landing would make China only the second nation
to place a spacecraft on the Martian planet. The United States has
landed eight probes on Mars since 1976.
China would also be the first to successfully orbit, land and
deploy a vehicle in the same mission.
This is China's first independent mission to Mars. A 2011
mission failed when a Russian rocket carrying a Chinese orbiter had
problems after launch, and was unable to escape Earth's
orbit.
Last year, China's Chang'e-4 spacecraft became the first to
make a landing on the far side of the moon.
The Tianwen-1 is the third mission to Mars this year. On
Monday, Japanese engineers launched a rocket. It is carrying an
orbiter developed and built by the United Arab Emirates. The
U.S.
space agency NASA is set to launch a new Martian vehicle,
named Perseverance, on July 30.
Another solar system
In a separate development, scientists have released, what they
say, is the first image ever captured by a telescope of more than
one planet orbiting a sun-like star. The European
Southern
Observatory (ESO) said Wednesday that the image came from its
Extremely Large Telescope, in Chile's Atacama Desert.
The researchers said the star is part of the constellation
Musca, or Fly. They believe it is just about 17 million years old.
That is young when compared to Earth's sun, which is
believed
to be 4.5 billion years old.
The newly discovered solar system is about 300 light-years
away from Earth.
A report on the discovery was published Tuesday in The
Astrophysical Journal Letters. Lead researcher Alexander Bohn of
Leiden University described the star as very young and much like
our
own sun. He added that taking direct images provides the best
chance to find life outside our solar system, if it exists.
02.Listening
That was a great movie
Sarah: That was a great movie Richard. Thanks for inviting me
over to veg and watch it with you.
Richard: Shhhh. It hasn't finished
yet!
Sarah: Yes it has - these are just the credits.
Richard: I always watch the credits to see the names of the
real stars.
Sarah: The stars names are at the beginning of the
movie.
Richard: I don't mean the actors, I mean all of the people
behind the scenes who actually make the
movie.
Sarah: I suppose that without the behind-the-scenes people
there would be no movie.
Richard: Precisely! It also means that I can still dream of
being 'in the movies' without being an actor.
03.Reading
What Is the Most Popular Ethnic Food in the US?
For years, the United States has been called a melting pot – a
place where different individuals or groups of people are mixed
together. And the country's food preferences show that.
Many Americans learn about and enjoy different cultures
through food. One study shows that Mexican food is the most popular
ethnic food in the largest number of states. It is especially
popular on the U.S. West Coast. But Chinese food is the top ethnic
food nationwide.
"Both cuisines have a rich history connected to the large
immigrant Chinese and Mexican populations in the U.S." notes
Georgie Mihaila. She is with a food-based blog called Chef's
Pencil.
The website was the idea of professional chefs, the men and
women who prepare meals for top restaurants. It used information
from Google's search engine to identify the most popular ethnic
food in the country.
Mihaila said that as generations of immigrants settled in the
U.S., they made their food more readily available -- and less
costly.
Thai, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese restaurants are also
gaining fans across the country. Their popularity is no accident,
either.
In 2002, for example, Thailand's government started training
chefs and sending them out to share their cuisine with the world.
The aim of the "Global Thai" culinary diplomacy program was to
increase the number of Thai restaurants worldwide.
Millennials are leading the push for more diverse food
experiences. Millennials are now the nation's largest age group.
They are generally between the ages of 26 and 40. And they are
likely to share their eating experiences on social media.
"It's not just about the food, but also the atmosphere, the
culture, about ...experiencing something fun and memorable,"
Mihaila said.
In general, she added, Americans are making more adventurous
food choices.
"Many of them are seeking new experiences, both when dining
out and when cooking for themselves," she said. "I think the
pandemic was a great example of that with people trying out more
foods that they would cook at home."
Often, Chinese, Mexican and other ethnic food restaurants are
less pricey than other eateries.
But that is also changing.
Mihaila said, "You have restaurants opening up across the
country that are serving ethnic foods like Mexican, Thai or Indian,
that are positioned to serve the upper end of the market."
Such businesses, she added, have seen great success.
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Words in This Story
preference - n. a feeling of liking or wanting one person or
thing more than another person or thing
cuisine - n. a style of cooking
professional - adj. relating to a job that requires special
education, training, or skill
global - adj. involving the entire world
culinary - adj. used in or relating to cooking
adventurous - adj. not afraid to do new and dangerous or
exciting things
pandemic - n. an occurrence in which a disease spreads very
quickly and affects a large number of people over a wide area or
throughout the world
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