One day, a group of astronauts had a big agenda—they wanted to explore space and find alien life. They studied astronomy for many years before their journey.
However, a disaster happened! Their spaceship was hit by a meteor, and they had to land on a strange planet. As they walked around, they saw an auction. Strange creatures were selling many things. To their shock, they saw a human captive being sold!
The captain decided to save the person. He became the highest recipient of the bid and won the man’s freedom. Suddenly, a large alien cast a net to catch them! They had to proceed quickly to escape.
Before they could leave, an alien leader appeared. "You must not precede us in exploring this planet!" he said. "You must cease your journey now!"
The captain thought fast. He knew he had to excel in negotiation to save his team. "We only came to learn. We will do a census of your people and share knowledge."
The leader was silent. He seemed to have a chronic fear of humans. But then, something cosmic happened—a bright light appeared, and a wise being arrived.
This being told them that humans and aliens could live together in peace. This was an incredible encounter. The leader agreed to let them go, but only if they paid with a special currency.
The captain used a device to dictate a message to Earth, telling them about this place. The alien leader then gave his final verdict: "You may leave, but never return without permission."
The astronauts recorded everything in a new edition of their space journal. They left the planet, knowing that one drastic decision had changed their future forever.
Word Meanings in Chinese:
- agenda /əˈdʒɛndə/ - 计划
- alien /ˈeɪ.li.ən/ - 外星人
- astronomy /əˈstrɒn.ə.mi/ - 天文学
- disaster /dɪˈzɑː.stər/ - 灾难
- auction /ˈɔːk.ʃən/ - 拍卖
- captive /ˈkæp.tɪv/ - 俘虏
- recipient /rɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/ - 接受者
- cast /kɑːst/ - 投掷
- proceed /prəˈsiːd/ - 继续
- precede /prɪˈsiːd/ - 领先
- cease /siːs/ - 停止
- excel /ɪkˈsɛl/ - 擅长
- census /ˈsɛn.səs/ - 人口调查
- chronic /ˈkrɒn.ɪk/ - 长期的
- cosmic /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ - 宇宙的
- encounter /ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/ - 邂逅
- incredible /ɪnˈkrɛd.ɪ.bəl/ - 难以置信的
- currency /ˈkʌr.ən.si/ - 货币
- dictate /dɪkˈteɪt/ - 口述
- verdict /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ - 判决
- edition /ɪˈdɪʃ.ən/ - 版本
- drastic /ˈdræs.tɪk/ - 极端的
