Section Ⅴ Project[原文呈现][读文清障]EXPLORER16 October 2003What is the most fun you can have in 21 hours and 23 minutes①？ On 15 October 2003, Yang Liwei answered this question. His voyage② in space took him 600,000 kilometres in orbit③， around the Earth 14 times④， in just over 21 hours. It made him China's first astronaut⑤ in space⑥. He had worked towards this achievement⑦ for many years.Born in 1965⑧ ， Yang had wanted to fly since he was a young boy. His friends and teachers from Suizhong in the northeast of Liaoning Province, have all said that he loved science and technology from a young age. He always had a strong desire⑨ to learn how to fly⑩. His dream was encouraged by his parents as well as⑪ his older sister and younger brother.In 1983, he joined the army, and went to flight school. He graduated in 1987 and became a pilot. In 1998, he applied⑫ to be a member of Project 921, which is now called Shenzhou⑬. He was one of the only 14 selected⑭ from 1,500 candidates⑮. The team spent the next five years being trained⑯. They not only studied all the subjects required to be an astronaut, but also learnt survival⑰ skills and all about how spaceships ①fun 后跟了一个限制性定语从句，先行词在从句中作 have 的宾语，关系代词已省略。②voyage/'v IId /ɔʒ n.航行；(尤指)航海，航天③orbit/'bIt/ɔːn.轨道 vt.沿轨道运行，围绕……运动④time n ． 次 ； 回 ( 在 此 处 可 根 据 语 境 译 为“圈”)⑤astronaut/'æstr nt/ə ɔːn.宇航员⑥in space 在 太 空 space 前 不 能 加 定 冠 词the。⑦achievement n．[C]成就，功绩 [U]完成，达到，实现⑧ 过去分词短语“Born in 1965”作状语。⑨desire/dI'zaI (r)/ən.愿望，欲望，渴望 vt.渴望，期望desire to do sth.渴望做某事a strong desire to do sth.做某事的强烈愿望⑩“疑问词＋动词...
