我国计划于2019年年底前后发射嫦娥五号登陆月球并采样返回。
China plans to send its Chang'e 5 probe to the moon around the end of the year and bring lunar samples back to Earth.
国家航天局副局长吴艳华上周一下午表示，嫦娥五号任务将是我国探月工程进行的下一步工作，标志着该工程第三阶段的完成，该阶段目标是引导探测器将月球土壤带回地球。
Wu Yanhua, deputy head of the China National Space Administration, said last Monday afternoon that the Chang'e 5 mission will be the next step in China's lunar exploration and will mark the completion of the program's third phase, whose goal is guiding a probe carrying lunar soil back to Earth.
若嫦娥五号能圆满完成任务，我国将成为继美国、俄罗斯后第三个取回月球样本的国家。
If Chang'e 5 succeeds in its mission, China will become the third nation to retrieve lunar samples, after the US and Russia.
据吴艳华介绍，嫦娥五号任务完成后，我国计划实施嫦娥六号、七号和八号任务。
After Chang'e 5, China has plans for Chang'e 6, 7 and 8 missions, Wu said.
嫦娥六号旨在着陆月球南极，携岩石和土壤返回。
Chang'e 6 is intended to land on the moon's south pole, he said, and return with rocks and soil.
嫦娥七号将执行月球南极探测，嫦娥八号的任务则是验证未来探月或将运用的一些先进技术。
Chang'e 7 will investigate the south pole, and Chang'e 8 will be tasked with verifying advanced technologies that may be applied in future lunar expeditions.