PHRASE – BE UTTERLY AWED – IME-2019/2020 – LÍNGUA INGLESA.

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Half a century ago, the moon landing showed us the fragility of our planet, and that nothing was impossible.

Dr Dame SUE ION, DBE FREng FRS

Chair of the UK Nuclear Innovation Research Advisory Board and chair of the judging panel for the MacRobert Award for engineering innovation.

Fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 space mission took its place in global history.

I remember watching the Apollo 11 moon landing. It was an amazing achievement, enabled by a brilliant team of engineers, scientists and technicians at Nasa. I was still at school, and we were utterly awed by the engineering and ingenuity that made it happen. [...]

Today, half a century later, it’s important to remember how crucial the inspiration of that one small step was to a new generation of engineers around the world – it would underpin so many of the innovations we take for granted today.

Here in the UK, a "new Britain" was being forged in the "white heat" of technology. The MacRobert Award for Engineering Innovation was presented for the first time in 1969. Established by the MacRobert Trust, the medal features a man leaping for the moon to commemorate the lunar landing, and the £50,000 prize recognises those that meet three key criteria – commercial success, societal benefit, and true innovation.

In a year that saw Americans on the moon, the judges had a tough decision as to who should win that first award for British innovation. They announced joint winners: a team from Freeman, Fox and Partners for the aerodynamic deck design of the Severn Bridge – later used for long-span bridges all over the world – and a team from Rolls-Royce for the Pegasus engine that powered the Harrier, the world’s first vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

Since 1969, the global influence of winning British innovations has been maintained, with a host of world firsts, including the CT scanner in 1972, the first bionic hand in 2008 and Raspberry Pi, the world’s most affordable computer, in 2017.”[…]

Adaptado de The Indepedent.

Disponível em: <https:www.independent.co.uk/

voices/apollo-11-moon-landinganniversary-

macrobert-award-british-innovation-a9012426.html>.

Acesso em: 14/08/2019.

(IME-2019/2020) Choose the correct option.

(A) The ability to think of clever new ways of doing something made the author feel admiration and respect.

(B) The "white heat" of technology prevented Britain from sending astronauts to the moon.

(C) Many youngsters chose engineering solely due to having watched astronauts land on the moon.

(D) The moon landing gave support to take old equipment for granted.

(E) Landing on the moon was a small step if we compare it to today's achievements by winners of the MacRobert Award medals.

Resposta :  A

- Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL & PHRASE:

(A) The ability to think of clever new ways of doing something made the author feel admiration and respect. (A capacidade de pensar em novas maneiras inteligentes de fazer algo fez o autor sentir admiração e respeito.)

• Afirmativa (A) de acordo com o trecho:
• “[...] I remember watching the Apollo 11 moon landing. It was an amazing achievement, enabled by a brilliant team of engineers, scientists and technicians at Nasa. I was still at school, and we were utterly awed by the engineering and ingenuity that made it happen. Today, half a century later, it’s important to remember how crucial the inspiration of that one small step was to a new generation of engineers around the world – it would underpin so many of the innovations we take for granted today.”
• Lembro-me de assistir ao pouso da Apollo 11 na lua. Foi uma conquista incrível, possibilitada por uma equipe brilhante de engenheiros, cientistas e técnicos da Nasa. Eu ainda estava na escola, e ficamos absolutamente impressionados com a engenharia e engenhosidade que fizeram isso acontecer. Hoje, meio século depois, é importante lembrar o quão crucial foi a inspiração desse pequeno passo para uma nova geração de engenheiros em todo o mundo – ele sustentaria muitas das inovações que hoje damos como certas.
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(B) The "white heat" of technology prevented Britain from sending astronauts to the moon. (O "calor branco" da tecnologia impediu a Grã-Bretanha de enviar astronautas à lua.)

(C) Many youngsters chose engineering solely due to having watched astronauts land on the moon. (Muitos jovens escolheram a engenharia apenas por terem visto astronautas pousarem na lua.)

(D) The moon landing gave support to take old equipment for granted. (O pouso na lua deu suporte para considerar o equipamento antigo como garantido.)

(E) Landing on the moon was a small step if we compare it to today's achievements by winners of the MacRobert Award medals. (O pouso na lua foi um pequeno passo se compararmos com as conquistas de hoje pelos vencedores das medalhas do Prêmio MacRobert.)