29. China Lands on the Moon: Are we on the Verge of a New Space Race? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>On today’s episode we are going to discuss the news that China has landed another probe on the surface of the moon. The Chinese mission intends to collect rock samples to bring back to Earth; the first time this will happen for over 40 years. Why is China interested in space exploration? Are we on the verge of a new space race? What is the scientific importance of moon rocks? We’ll look at all these questions and more on today’s episode!</strong></p> <p><strong>TRANSCRIPT: </strong><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/12/03/china-lands-on-the-moon-are-we-on-the-verge-of-a-new-space-race-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/12/03/china-lands-on-the-moon-are-we-on-the-verge-of-a-new-space-race-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Contact Us!!</strong></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</strong></p> <p><strong>Blog - </strong><a href="//thinkinginenglish.blog"><strong>thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Gmail - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Vocabulary</strong></p> <p><strong>Ensuing (adj) - happening after something and because of it</strong></p> <p><em>An argument broke out and in the ensuing fight someone got hurt</em></p> <p><strong>Proxy war (n) - a war fought between groups or smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these</strong></p> <p><em>The USA and USSR fought a proxy war in Korea</em></p> <p><strong>Capability (n) - the ability to do something</strong></p> <p><em>These tasks are beyond my capabilities</em></p> <p><strong>Probe (n) - a small spacecraft, with no one travelling in it, sent into space to make measurements and send back information to scie