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On Friday, NASA announced that it received more applications than ever before for their astronaut corps.

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The applications were open from December 14th to February 18th and more than 18,300 people applied.

申请开放时间从12月14日到2月18日，超过18,300人申请|GOo_]Gu!IdA-%Wj0d。

Within the next year and a half NASA will whittle down the applicants to eight to fourteen potential astronauts.

在接下来的一年半，NASA将削减申请人，留下8至14位有潜力的宇航员5k+^1sDJIC&。

The selections will be announced mid-2017.

挑选将于2017年中旬宣布结果vWH+,pKlR_U~T-y。

The applications come at a time when the agency is preparing for deep space exploration, including a mission to Mars.

申请之际正值NASA准备进行深空探测，其中包括火星任务mifg)(btOo。

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词汇解析

1、announce

宣布;宣告;公布

He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office.

他将于今晚宣布辞职2%vsz~];B[B。

She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.

她正计划宣布她和彼得订婚一事]@K#0QAYYT。

大声宣告，郑重地说（尤指令人不快之事）

Peter announced that he had no intention of wasting his time at any university.

彼得宣称他无意在任何一所大学浪费时间,]4VYhycSeSf(4O(Q。

'I'm having a bath and going to bed,' she announced, and left the room.

“我要洗个澡然后上床睡觉，”她大声说完便离开了房间Kf39If2~OcZi%8xLCYb。

（机场或火车站工作人员通过扬声器）播报，通知

Station staff announced the arrival of the train over the tannoy.

车站工作人员通过广播告知火车到站了Z9~Yl*J+nH。

They announced his plane was delayed.

广播通知他所乘的航班晚点了Z#=+vIZA;EuN91O*A%&。

2、whittle down

逐渐减少;逐渐压缩…的人数

He had whittled eight interviewees down to two.

他已经逐渐将参加面试的人数由8人减少到2人wt5z*B5N~+THN7A]EYQ4。

By September, they will have whittled the list down to a winner.

9月之前他们会从名单中确定出最后的赢家V5TDiHPTQC。