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　　Directions: Read the underlined sentences carefully, and then translate them into Chinese. You may check your answers after you finish them.

　　Passage One

　　Rockets come into all sizes. Any rocket is interesting and often exciting, but there is one that also promises to be wonderful fun for the pilot. This rocket is designed to carry one person through the air for short distances.

　　Imagine a person able to rise higher than the treetops, to soar like a wingless bird over hills, streams, or even buildings. Then, just by turning a handle, he or she can settle gently to earth again. All this is possible with a fascinating invention, hardly larger than a life jacket, called a rocket belt.

　　The rocket belt looks like a padded vest(护垫背心)with two steel tanks on the back and a handgrip(柄)extending over each shoulder. Turning the left handgrip lets the pilot rifse into the air, higher than the tops of trees. Turning the right handgrip lets him or her speed ahead, like a wingless bird. By controlling the right grip and body motions, the pilot can come to a stop in the air. Then, by regulating the thrust with the left hand, the pilot can come back to earth gently.

　　A rocket engine may be thought of as a special kind of furnace in which fuels are burned very rapidly at very high temperatures. The burning fuel creates hot gases. The hot gases then expand and push against the inside of the engine.

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