"What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?“
“就我们的飞碟计划而言,这意味着什么?”
"We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer than we have planned.“
“我们必须随身携带氧气,这意味着飞碟比我们的预计要重得多。”
"Are there any other difficulties that you have discovered in your studies?"
“你在学习中还发现了其他困难吗? “
"Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud over the surface of Earth? We don't know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble; and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venusian there."
“看看这张照片。你看到地球表面的黑云了吗?我们还不知道它是由什么形成的,但是它会给我们带来许多麻烦;在我们把一个金星人送到那里之前,我们还得做进一步的检查。”
"Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer."
“这边,诸位可以看到像是一条河的东西,不过卫星探测的结果表明它已被污染,不适于饮用。这意味着我们将不得不自己带水,这就会给飞碟增加更多的重量。”
"Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?"
“先生,照片上那些小黑点是什么?”