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Future has arrived天才小将沃尔科特成英国球迷新宠词数 293 建议阅读时间 6分钟HAS English football finally found a new star? A few days ago, 19-year-old Theo Walcott came onto the scene by scoring a hat-trick (帽子戏法) for England in a 4-1 victory over Croatia.Walcotts lightning (闪电) speed and accurate (准确的) shooting have turned the teenager into an overnight (一夜成名的) star. Many think he is a new dawn for the England team.It was symbolic (象征意义的) that Walcotts goals came from the right-wing (右侧). The position had been played by golden boy David Beckham for more than 10 years. No longer were the cheers for Beckham. The fans hopes now rested on the shoulders of Walcott.The teenagers rise to fame (成名) has not been completely out of the blue. He was part of Englands World Cup team in 2006, but he did not get to play a match. He has also spent over two years at Arsenal, where he is fast becoming a key player.But few were expecting the wonderful performance on September 10. The teenager was the first England player to score three goals in a game since Michael Owen did so seven years ago.Although England is full of superstars, they have a poor record in major tournaments (比赛). But things are beginning to change. The win against Croatia was sweet revenge (复仇). Croatia was the team which knocked England out of Euro 2008. England fans begin to hope for World Cup victory in South Africa in 2010. England has not lifted the trophy (奖杯) since 1966.But before England fans get too carried away, they must remember that placing a countrys hopes on one teenager is dangerous.Walcotts club manager, Arsene Wenger, warned (警告) that the 19-year-old cannot be expected to shine in every game. Still, with less than two years until the World Cup, Englands fans are starting to dream.Historical space visit神七完美问鼎太空！词数 267 建议阅读时间 4分钟CHINAS third manned spacecraft lifted off at 9:10 pm last Thursday to fulfill (完成) its most ambitious and risky mission (任务): spacewalk.Shenzhou VII, carrying three 42-year-old astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng, blasted off (发射) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province, into the sky. By last Friday, the astronauts said they felt physically sound (健康的), to the joy of the scientists on the ground.In the spaceship, they had a wide choice of dishes: nearly 80. They also took traditional Chinese medicine, made with more than 10 herbs (药草), to treat space motion (运动) sickness.The astronauts orbited (绕轨道运行) the earth for three days. In a special spacesuit, which weighs 120 kilograms and cost about 30 million yuan, Zhai Zhigang was scheduled to walk in space about 343 kilometers above the earth on September 27. That made China the third country to conduct extra-vehicular (舱外的) activities in space. The other two to have achieved that are the former Soviet Union and the US.The extra-vehicular activities are essential for Chinas long-term goal of building a space station by 2020, and possibly launching a manned mission to the moon.At the Beijing Olympics, China proved it was the best in the world at coming in first. Now the country will show it can also be very happy with bronze (铜牌). Forty-three years after Russian Alexei Leonov spent 12 minutes outside an orbiting spacecraft, China plans to become the third nation after the Soviet Union and the US to carry out its own spacewalk. The feat (壮举) would be both a technological and public relations triumph (胜利), wrote Time Magazine in the US. -Key eventsOctober 15, 2003:Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei, 43, orbits the Earth during a 21-hour flight aboard Shenzhou V.October 12, 2005:Shenzhou VI completes a 5-day orbit around the Earth carrying astronauts Fei Junlong, 44, and Nie Haisheng, 44.September 25, 2008:China launches Shenzhou VII, carrying three 42-year-old astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng. Zhai Zhigang becomes Chinas first man to walk in space.Racing into theaters在极速赛车手里感受速度和激情词数 351 建议阅读时间5分钟HES cooler than cool when he is outside the car, but he goes crazy behind the wheel. As his name suggests, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a born driver, a great racer and the hero of the self-titled film, which is due to release on May 9 in the US.Speed is a young man with natural racing instincts. His goal is to win the Crucible, a cross-country car-racing rally (赛会) that took the life of his older brother.The owner of Royalton Industries wants to bring Speed on to his racing team. He makes Speed a lucrative (待遇好的) offer, but Speed rejects it, angering the owner.Speed also uncovers a secret that some evil firms, including Royalton, are rigging (操纵) some of the biggest races and cheating to gain profit. Now Royalton wants to ensure that Speed will not win the race. Speed finds support from his family and enters the Crucible in a partnership with his one-time rival, Racer X. He seeks to rescue the racing sport. You can expect many thrilling car racing scenes. With the help of computer technology, you can see cars drive down crazy tracks, jumping in the air and doing things which basically cant be done in real life, said Joel Silver, producer of the film.And Speeds car, Mach 5, is another highlight of the movie. The white car, with a bold red M on its hood (引擎罩), even outshines super spy James Bonds vehicle. Buttons on its steering wheel (方向盘) access the gadgetry (配件), including automatic jacks (千斤顶) to allow it to leap over obstacles, a bullet-and crash-proof cover that encloses the driver, which allows it to go under water. The car also has blades that saw down trees and bushes that are in the way.The film is directed by the Wachowski Brothers, the