Elon Musk: In Seven Years, SpaceX Could Land Humans on Mars
One year after announcing an intrepid plan that he claimed could put a million people on Mars by the 2060s, Elon Musk is fine-tuning his roadmap for putting humans on the red planet.
In a somewhat disjointed presentation at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia, Musk outlined an edited version of his original scheme. His final vision didn’t change much, but he did highlight revisions to a planned 42-engine rocket Musk has nicknamed the BFR, as well as a vague proposal to pay for that rocket by using it to deliver satellites into orbit and to service the International Space Station.
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One year after announcing an intrepid plan that he claimed could put a million people on Mars by the 2060s, Elon Musk is fine-tuning his roadmap for putting humans on the red planet.
In a somewhat disjointed presentation at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia, Musk outlined an edited version of his original scheme. His final vision didn’t change much, but he did highlight revisions to a planned 42-engine rocket Musk has nicknamed the BFR, as well as a vague proposal to pay for that rocket by using it to deliver satellites into orbit and to service the International Space Station.
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Tongue Twister
Sounds - / f/
There was a fisherman named Fisher
who fished for some fish in a fissure.
Till a fish with a grin,
pulled the fisherman in.
Now they’re fishing the fissure for Fisher.
Жил на свете рыбак по имени Фишер,
Который ловил рыбу трещине.
Но какая-то рыба с усмешкой,
затянула рыбака в воду.
И сейчас люди ловят в трещине Фишера.
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Sounds - / f/
There was a fisherman named Fisher
who fished for some fish in a fissure.
Till a fish with a grin,
pulled the fisherman in.
Now they’re fishing the fissure for Fisher.
Жил на свете рыбак по имени Фишер,
Который ловил рыбу трещине.
Но какая-то рыба с усмешкой,
затянула рыбака в воду.
И сейчас люди ловят в трещине Фишера.
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Правильный ответ: ♦️✅
Перевод: Джустин напомнила своей младшей сестре вернуть книги обратно в библиотеку.
Пояснение: После глагола remind используем инфинитив глагола с частицей to - reminded to take.
Перевод: Джустин напомнила своей младшей сестре вернуть книги обратно в библиотеку.
Пояснение: После глагола remind используем инфинитив глагола с частицей to - reminded to take.
Joke about Europe😂
The financial situation in Europe is not easy. But people in Europe still keep their humour and they are making jokes about it. This is one of them.
A Greek man, a Spanish man and a Portuguese man are sitting in a restaurant. They have a good time, they drink, they joke and they laugh with girls. It is a good party. At the end of the party someone asks a question,
“Who is going to pay for all the drinks?”
The three men say in one voice, “The Germans.”
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The financial situation in Europe is not easy. But people in Europe still keep their humour and they are making jokes about it. This is one of them.
A Greek man, a Spanish man and a Portuguese man are sitting in a restaurant. They have a good time, they drink, they joke and they laugh with girls. It is a good party. At the end of the party someone asks a question,
“Who is going to pay for all the drinks?”
The three men say in one voice, “The Germans.”
#Humour
🔸In looks she takes after her father.
Take after - phrasal verb
👉 take after someoneto look or behave like an older relative()
Synonyms: resemble, be like, be similar to
🔸Example sentences:
🔸Your daughter doesn't take after you at all.
🔸The rest of us take after our mother
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Take after - phrasal verb
👉 take after someoneto look or behave like an older relative()
Synonyms: resemble, be like, be similar to
🔸Example sentences:
🔸Your daughter doesn't take after you at all.
🔸The rest of us take after our mother
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Women in Saudi Arabia🗞
Saudi Arabia issued a royal decree which gives women the right to drive.
Before the change, women who drove often went to jail. The royal decree is a step towards gender equality in the country. However, Saudi women still need a man’s permission to travel, get a job, divorce or marry.
Difficult words: issue (formally send out and make known), royal decree (an order given by a king or queen), gender equality (when men and women can do same things), permission (if you have somebody’s permission to do something, you can do it).
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Saudi Arabia issued a royal decree which gives women the right to drive.
Before the change, women who drove often went to jail. The royal decree is a step towards gender equality in the country. However, Saudi women still need a man’s permission to travel, get a job, divorce or marry.
Difficult words: issue (formally send out and make known), royal decree (an order given by a king or queen), gender equality (when men and women can do same things), permission (if you have somebody’s permission to do something, you can do it).
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🔻She has a reputation for blunt speaking.
Blunt – adjective - / blʌnt / 🗣
👉 (of a person or remark) very direct; saying exactly what you think without trying to be polite (прямой, грубоватый)
Synonyms: frank, forthright, straightforward
Example sentences:
🔻It was a frank answer to a blunt question.
🔻She is blunt about her personal life.
🔻To be blunt, your work is appalling.
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Blunt – adjective - / blʌnt / 🗣
👉 (of a person or remark) very direct; saying exactly what you think without trying to be polite (прямой, грубоватый)
Synonyms: frank, forthright, straightforward
Example sentences:
🔻It was a frank answer to a blunt question.
🔻She is blunt about her personal life.
🔻To be blunt, your work is appalling.
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Two Men and an Escalator🗞
Two elderly men were walking down an escalator when somebody shouted, “Free burgers!” The men, as well as others, wanted the burgers, and the men started to run up the escalator the wrong way.
It was not easy for them to get to the top. They tripped and fell several times. The people at the Polish shopping centre filmed and watched the two men. After they finally reached the top, they received cheers from the crowd.
Difficult words: elderly (old), trip (to hit something with your foot by accident so that you lose balance), several (a few), cheer (a shout of happiness).
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Two elderly men were walking down an escalator when somebody shouted, “Free burgers!” The men, as well as others, wanted the burgers, and the men started to run up the escalator the wrong way.
It was not easy for them to get to the top. They tripped and fell several times. The people at the Polish shopping centre filmed and watched the two men. After they finally reached the top, they received cheers from the crowd.
Difficult words: elderly (old), trip (to hit something with your foot by accident so that you lose balance), several (a few), cheer (a shout of happiness).
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🔸I go jogging every evening.
Jog – verb - / dʒɒɡ / 🗣
👉 (also go jogging) to run slowly and steadily for a long time, especially for exercise ( бегать трусцой)
Synonyms: run slowly, jogtrot
Example sentences:
🔸She decided to go jogging each morning.
🔸She was jogging on the spot to keep warm.
🔸They jogged steadily up the hill.
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Jog – verb - / dʒɒɡ / 🗣
👉 (also go jogging) to run slowly and steadily for a long time, especially for exercise ( бегать трусцой)
Synonyms: run slowly, jogtrot
Example sentences:
🔸She decided to go jogging each morning.
🔸She was jogging on the spot to keep warm.
🔸They jogged steadily up the hill.
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