outer space

tài kōng

t+ài·4th tonek+ōng·1st tone

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Seen from space, the earth is very beautiful.

从太空裏看，地球是个十分美丽的星球。

In 1957, the Soviet Union sent a female dog named Laika into space.

一九五七年，苏联将一隻叫Laika的母狗送到太空。

The space race was an exciting time in history.

太空竞赛是历史上激动人心的时期。

The man whom she is going to marry is an astronaut.

她的未婚夫是一个太空人。

He was the first man to float in space.

他是世上第一个在太空中飄浮的人。

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