“I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honoured to fly into space on behalf of hundreds of millions of female Chinese citizens," Liu told reporters before take-off. Speaking alongside her two male colleagues, she said:“Men and women have their own advantages and capabilities in carrying out space missions. They can complement each other and better complete their mission."

核心词汇：

be grateful to：感谢；感恩

carry out：从事；实施

complement：补充

译文：

“我感谢祖国和人民，能代表亿万中国妇女飞上太空，我感到很荣幸，”刘洋在起飞前对记者说。在与她的两名男同事一起发言时，她说:“在执行太空任务中，男人和女人有各自的优势和能力，可以相互补充，更好地完成任务。”

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