Today we’re going to be talking about China’s first taikonaut Yang Liwei recalling his first trip to space.

In a new interview, Yang revealed that he experienced extreme vibrations between 30 and 40km above the ground.

"I thought I was going to die," Yang said. At the time, sitting in the seat of his cramped Shenzhou spacecraft, he recalled telling himself, "Hold on! Just hold on for a bit longer."

The low, thrumming vibrations lasted for 26 seconds before the rocket finally calmed down. The rest of the flight proceeded more nominally.

生词短语:

reveal

透露

vibration

震动

cramped

空间狭窄的；拥挤的

spacecraft

航天器

aircraft

飞机；航空器

recall

回忆

thrum

(机器、引擎)嗡嗡作响; 发出沉闷声

proceed

继续进行

nominally

名义上地；顺利地