One American astronaut and two Russians landed safely in Kazakhstan Wednesday after spending nearly six months on the International Space Station.

The U.S. space agency NASA announced that American astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian cosmonauts Alexy Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka returned to Earth this week.

Their journey from the space station to Earth took about three and a half hours.

Astronaut Jeff Williams has now spent more time in orbit than any other American. He has spent 534 days in space during four separate missions.

It is a Russian cosmonaut who holds the world record: Gennady Padalka has spent 879 days in space.

NASA wrote about Jeff Williams' experience at the space station. The U.S. space agency said Williams performed five space walks during his time there. During one of the space walks, Williams installed a station where commercial space flights can stop.

NASA said Williams played an important role in getting the space station ready for a private U.S. space industry – not just government-operated missions.

Williams also commented on his experience on social media. He posted a picture of Earth's outer atmosphere and wrote, "I will certainly miss this view!"

Russian Anatoly Ivanishin took command after Williams left the station. The Russian cosmonaut remains in the space station with American Kate Rubins and Japan's Takuya Onishi.

I'm Anne Ball.

周三，美国一名宇航员与两名俄罗斯宇航员在哈萨克斯坦安全着陆，结束了6个月的国际太空站生活。

美国航空航天局（NASA）宣布，美国宇航员杰夫•威廉姆斯（Jeff Williams）与俄罗斯宇航员亚历克西•欧韦池因（Alexy Ovchinin）、奥列格•斯克利波奇卡（Oleg Skripochka）于本周返回地球。

从太空站返回地球约耗费三个半小时。

目前，杰夫•威廉姆斯是在太空停留时间最长的美国宇航员。他的4次太空任务累积时间为534天。

另一位世界纪录保持者是俄罗斯宇航员杰纳迪•帕达尔卡，他在太空累积停留的时间为879天。

美国航空航天局提到了杰夫•威廉姆斯在太空站的日常。该航天局称，威廉姆斯在太空作业期间，进行了五次太空行走。其中一次太空行走时，他安装了一处供商业太空飞船停靠的站点。

美国航空航天局表示，威廉姆斯这一举动不仅使太空站能够执行国家任务，同时也造福了美国私人航天工业，影响深远。

威廉姆斯还在社交媒体上评论了自己的经历。他发表了一张地球外层大气的图片并写道，“我会怀念这一幕的！”

威廉姆斯离开太空站后，俄国阿纳托利•伊凡尼辛继续指挥空间站任务。俄罗斯宇航员将与美国的凯特•鲁宾斯、日本的大西卓哉继续留在太空站。

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词汇学习：

1.space station 空间站

They've built another space station.

他们建立了另一个空间站。

2.return to 返回

On his return to his homeland he finds his father working in the garden with a shovel.

当他返家时，他又看见他的父亲执着锄头在园中工作。

3.the world record 世界记录

She broke the world record for the broad jump.

她打破了跳远的世界记录。

4.social media 社交媒体

We have all witnessed the power of social media.

我们见证了社交媒体的实力。

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内容解析：

1.NASA said Williams played an important role in getting the space station ready for a private U.S. space industry – not just government-operated missions.

played an important role in 扮演着重要的角色

They played an important role in the Revolutionary War period and years leading up to it.

他们发挥了重要作用，在革命战争时期和年领导了它。

Chinese restaurants have played an important role in American history, as a matter of fact.

事实上，中国餐馆在美国历史上发挥了很重要的作用。

2.NASA said Williams played an important role in getting the space station ready for a private U.S. space industry – not just government-operated missions.

get ready for 为...做好准备

It took her a long time to get ready for church.

她花了很长时间才做好去教堂的准备。

I suggest you get ready for my hammer!

我猜你准备好尝尝我的锤子了。