在线广播

您现在的位置：首页 > 在线广播 > VOA慢速英语 > VOA慢速-科技报道 > 正文

VOA慢速英语(翻译+字幕+讲解):以色列成功发射月球着陆器

时间:2019-02-28 15:36:15 来源:可可英语编辑:aimee 可可英语APP下载 | 可可官方微信:ikekenet

字号：大 | 中 | 小

打印

收藏本文

An Israeli spacecraft is on its way to the moon.
一架以色列航天器正在飞往月球。

The unmanned moon landing vehicle was launched Thursday night from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the United States.
周四晚上，这架无人登月车从美国卡纳维尔角空军基地发射。

The private U.S. company SpaceX manufactured the Falcon 9 rocket that sent the Israeli spacecraft into the night sky.
美国私营公司SpaceX制造的猎鹰9号火箭将以色列的航天器送上了夜空。

In addition to the robotic lander, the Falcon 9 also carried two satellites into space:
除了机器人着陆器，猎鹰9号火箭还搭载了两颗卫星进入太空：

one for Indonesia and the other for the U.S. Air Force.
一颗是印尼卫星，另一颗是美国空军的卫星。

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu watched the launch from the control center of Israel Aerospace Industries, or IAI.
以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡在以色列航空工业公司（简称IAI）的控制中心观看了发射过程。

He called it "a very proud moment" for his country.
他称这是以色列“极为骄傲的时刻”。

Israel is seeking to become only the fourth country to successfully land on the moon after Russia, the U.S. and China.
以色列正在寻求成为继俄罗斯、美国和中国之后第四个成功登陆月球的国家。

The four-legged lunar lander is expected to arrive there in seven weeks.
预计这个四足月球着陆器将于7周后抵达月球。

If all goes well, the landing will happen around April 11.
如果一切顺利，着陆器将在4月11日登陆月球。

The spacecraft is called Beresheet, which is the Hebrew word for Genesis, or "In the Beginning."
这个航天器名为“创世纪”，在希伯来语中意为“创世纪”或“初始”。

The lander is equipped with instruments to measure the moon's magnetic field and take pictures on the lunar surface.
着陆器配有测量月球磁场和拍摄月球表面图片的工具。

In addition to being a first for Israel,
除了对以色列来说是首次，

Beresheet would also mark the first moon landing by a non-government agency.
“创世纪”号着陆器还标志着非政府机构首次登陆月球。

Officials have said the $100 million project was mostly paid for by private donors.
官员表示，这项斥资1亿美元的项目主要由私人捐赠者资助。

Israeli nonprofit space organization SpaceIL worked together with state-owned IAI to build the 580-kilogram spacecraft.
以色列非营利性空间组织SpaceIL与国有企业以色列航空工业公司合作打造了这个580公斤重的航天器。

An official from IAI said Beresheet is the lowest-cost spacecraft to ever attempt a moon mission.
以色列航空工业公司的一名官员表示，“创世纪”号是尝试月球任务的航天器中成本最低的。

"The superpowers who managed to land a spacecraft on the Moon have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in government funding," the official said.
该官员说，“成功登陆月球的超级大国花费了数亿美元政府资金。”

China made history in January by becoming the first nation to land a spacecraft on the dark side of the moon – the side facing away from Earth.
今年1月，中国成为首个在月球暗面登陆的国家，月球暗面指月球背对地球的那一面，此举创造了历史。

India hopes to become the fifth country to land on the moon later this year.
印度希望在今年晚些时候成为第五个登陆月球的国家。

It plans to send a spacecraft that will have an exploring vehicle designed to collect moon information.
该国计划发射的航天器将配备一辆旨在收集月球信息的探索车。

In other space-related news,
在其他与太空相关的新闻中，

a Japanese spacecraft touched down Friday on an asteroid more than 300 million kilometers away from Earth.
一架日本航天器周五在一颗距离地球3亿多公里的小行星登陆。

Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency said its Hayabusa 2 spacecraft successfully landed on the asteroid Ryugu.
日本航空宇宙研究开发机构表示，隼鸟2号探测器成功登陆小行星“龙宫”。

Officials said the device extended a long arm toward the asteroid and fired a small object into its surface.
官员表示，该装置向“龙宫”伸出长臂并向其表面发射了一个小物体。

The firing action was designed to produce dust that will be collected and brought back to Earth for examination.
这一发射行为旨在产生灰尘，随后灰尘将被收集并带回地球进行研究。

It was the second Japanese landing on an asteroid
这是日本第二次登陆小行星，

after another spacecraft, also called Hayabusa, touched down on a near-Earth asteroid in 2005.
隼鸟1号探测器曾于2005年在一颗近地小行星着陆。

That spacecraft was the first to bring asteroid dust back to Earth.
该探测器是首个将小行星尘埃带回地球的探测器。

I'm Bryan Lynn.
布莱恩·林恩报道。

手机扫描二维码查看全部内容

重点讲解：
1. in addition to 另外；加之；除…之外；
In addition to these arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.
除了这些安排以外，另增救护车值班至午夜[C8RPRHzMIvye7。
2. seek to do sth. 力图；想方设法；
They quickly sought to distance themselves from the protesters.
他们迅速设法远离抗议者Nt@S&*0+BEN8。
3. touch down 降落；着陆；
Spacecraft Columbia touched down yesterday.
“哥伦比亚”号宇宙飞船昨天着陆JM4A6a8V@OaucG#q。
4. be designed to do sth. 预定；指定；
This project is designed to help landless people.
这一项目旨在帮助那些没有土地的人2-|#M@RVW9gpf^)@。

p*.wJ@2Ucdg|E@;zZ!2=U9Bo*^_.Yodr*EatG#y%RjXR;3%o[pykQb8i

上一页 [1] [2] [3] 下一页 查看《VOA慢速-科技报道》更多内容>>

保存到QQ日志登录QQ空间

重点单词		查看全部解释
magnetic	[mæg'netik]	想一想再看 adj. 有磁性的，有吸引力的，催眠术的	联想记忆 X 单词magnetic 联想记忆：来自magnet（n 吸铁石）
control	[kən'trəul]	想一想再看 n. 克制，控制，管制，操作装置 vt. 控制
touched	[tʌtʃt]	想一想再看 adj. 受感动的 adj. 精神失常的
collect	[kə'lekt]	想一想再看 v. 收集，聚集 v. 推论	联想记忆 X 单词collect 联想记忆： col一起+lect选择，收集→收到一起→收集，集中
exploration	[.eksplɔ:'reiʃən]	想一想再看 n. 探险，踏勘，探测	联想记忆 X 单词exploration 联想记忆： explore探索+ation→探索
cape	[keip]	想一想再看 n. 岬，海角，披肩	联想记忆 X 单词cape 联想记忆： cap头，角－像头一样伸向海里－海角拼：擦破。披肩可以防止擦破；像头一样伸向海里容易被船擦破
spacecraft	['speiskrɑ:ft]	想一想再看 n. 宇宙飞船
prime	[praim]	想一想再看 adj. 最初的，首要的，最好的，典型的 n.	联想记忆 X 单词prime 联想记忆：源于：prim（adj 整洁的；最好的；早的）
extended	[iks'tendid]	想一想再看 adj. 延续的，广大的，扩大范围的动词extend的
device	[di'vais]	想一想再看 n. 装置，设计，策略，设备