This Is Where We’re Gonna Bury The ISS
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Subtítulos (172 segments)
DownloadIn the middle of the South Pacific,
as far from land as you can you possibly get,
lies a graveyard.
Not a graveyard for people.
Or pets.
Instead, the bodies resting here belong to hundreds
of broken up spacecraft and satellites.
When the International Space Station gets decommissioned,
it too will call this place home.
But you might be wondering,
“Is dumping all our space junk into one spot in the ocean really a good idea?’
And if so, you wouldn’t be alone.
Some researchers and environmentalists
are worried that all this debris might be taking a toll on the environment.
But the alternative could be even worse.
[INTRO]
The official name for this spacecraft cemetery is the South Pacific Ocean Uninhabited Area.
If you wanted to get there,
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Key Vocabulary (14)
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
People refers to a group of human beings or the general public. It is the standard plural form of the word 'person'.
A point is a specific place, position, or a single idea in a discussion. It can also refer to the sharp end of an object or a unit used for scoring in a game.
As an adverb at a C2 level, it denotes presence, availability, or existence within a specific vicinity or context. It is also used to indicate approximate values or to describe movement or positioning that encircles a point or lacks a specific direction.
The layer of air and gases that surrounds the Earth or another planet. It can also describe the feeling or mood of a particular place or situation.
"The atmosphere is important."
A very large area of salt water that covers the majority of the Earth's surface. It is much larger than a sea and surrounds the continents.
Grammar in This Video
"as far from land as you can possibly get"
"Point Nemo, which means ‘no one’ in Latin"
"The exact coordinates of Point Nemo weren’t discovered until 1992"
"Is dumping all our space junk into one spot in the ocean really a good idea?"
"If you wanted to get there, I don’t know why you did, but if you do, you’d have..."
"All you bookworms out there may have already picked up on the Jules Verne link h..."
"When the International Space Station gets decommissioned"
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