8．start with 以......开始

　　9．set up 建立

　　10．due to 由于

　　11．rather than 而不是

　　12．in conclusion 最后，总之

　　13．as long as 只要；达......之久

　　14．ring sb.up 给某人打电话

　　1．This marked the beginning of the "space race" between the US and the USSR, which ended with the US putting a man on the moon in 1969.

　　它标志着美国和前苏联"太空竞赛"的开始，最终以美国于1969年将人送到月球而告终。

　　[句式分析]　with ＋宾语＋宾补。

　　[佳句赏析]　随着时间的流逝，他们变成了好朋友。

　　With the time going by, they became close friends.

　　2．(长难句分析)The International Space Station is now being built in the Earth's orbit and soon will be working as a permanent manned scientific base, so as to research life in space and provide a stepping stone in case future manned flights are sent out.

　　现在正在地球轨道上建立国际空间站，它很快就会成为一个永久载人科研基地，以便探索太空生命，并且为未来发送载人航天飞机提供一块临时停留地。

　　[句式分析]　本句为并列句。

考点1 fade vt. & vi.(使)褪去，(使)逐渐变弱，(使)枯萎；逐渐消失 　　[教材原句]

After this, interest faded and the number of manned flights dropped off.