Lesson 1 Modern Heroes
第一课 现代英雄
National Hero
国家英雄
China's first manned spaceship lifted off at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15th, 2003 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province.
2003年10月15日星期三早上9点，中国第一艘载人航天飞船在甘肃九泉升空了。
The spaceship, called Shenzhou V, was carrying China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei.
这艘叫做神州五号的太空飞船载着中国第一位宇航员杨利伟。
Yang, who was a pilot in the army, was chosen from 1,500 other army pilots
军务飞行员杨是从1500名军队飞行员中选拔出来的，
and started training for his space flight in 1998.
并在1998年为太空飞行开始训练。
The launch was very successful.
发射非常成功。
"When the spaceship was lifting off, I could really feel the high gravity", said Yang Liwei.
杨利伟说：“当飞船上升时，我能实在地感受到沉重的地心引力。”
"When the spaceship separated from the rocket,
“飞船从火箭分离时，
I suddenly got a feeling of soaring into the sky because of the zero gravity."
由于失重状态我突然感到向天空急剧上升。”
During the 21-hour space flight, the Shenzhou V circled the earth 14 times.
经过21小时的太空飞行，神州五号环绕地球14圈。
While the spaceship was circling the earth for the sixth time, Yang Liwei spoke with ground control in Gansu.
当太空飞船第16次环绕地球，杨利伟与甘肃地面控制中心通话。
He was also able to speak with his wife and 8-year-old son.
他还和自己的妻子和8岁的儿子通了话。
