时代周刊：谁是2021年最靓的仔？【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
Time magazine announced that Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and the space exploration company SpaceX, was named as its Person of the Year for 2021. 2021 was a good year for Musk. In April, NASA granted SpaceX an exclusive contract to put American astronauts on the moon for the first time since 1972. In September, SpaceX launched the first space mission with an all-civilian crew. 

【分句讲解】
①Time magazine announced that Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and the space exploration company SpaceX, was named as its Person of the Year for 2021.
《时代》周刊宣布埃隆·马斯克当选2021年年度风云人物，马斯克是特斯拉和太空探索公司SpaceX的首席执行官。

1. be named as 被授予某种称号，被选定为……
He was named as the new Democratic candidate.
他被选定为新的民主党候选人。

②2021 was a good year for Musk.
对于马斯克来说，2021是非常有价值的一年。

③In April, NASA granted SpaceX an exclusive contract to put American astronauts on the moon for the first time since 1972.
今年4月，太空探索技术公司（Space X）赢得了美国宇航局（NASA）自1972年以来第一份将美国宇航员送上月球的独家合同。

1. grant v. 准许，授予

We grant users access only to the resources that they require.
我们只授予用户访问所需资源的权限。

2. exclusive contract 独家合同
exclusive n. 独家新闻，独家报道 adj. 独有的，专用的，排外的

exclusive right 专有权
exclusive agency 独家代理
exclusive interview 独家专访

④In September, SpaceX launched the first space mission with an all-civilian crew. 
9月，太空探索技术公司（Space X）完成了有史以来第一次由全民用机组人员完成的太空任务。

1. launch v. 发射火箭；使新船下水；推出（新产品），开启（新项目），发起（活动）”

launch a satellite 发射卫星
launch a rocket 发射火箭
launch a new project 开始一个新项目

2. civilian n. 平民，百姓（与军、警、官员等相对） adj. 平民的，老百姓的
civilian industry 民用工业

3. crew n. 全体船员，全体机组人员或工作人员