Voice

dock 對接

crew 當船員

module（航天器的）艙

crucial 決定性的

permanent永久的

lockout 停擺

Unlike the US， which started with manually flown dockings， China uses an automated docking. This probably reduces the human risk to crew and it is also very ambitious.

—Aerospace International editor Tim Robinson said. The unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou?鄄8 and the space lab module Tiangong?鄄1 have docked successfully on Nov.3， 2011. It is crucial to China for building a permanent space station in around 2020.

For myself， it’s great to be a part of this particular moment in terms of giving our fans what they wanted and wanted to see.

—NBA player Derek Fisher said. On Nov. 26， 2011， NBA players and owners finally reached an agreement to ended the 149-day lockout.