VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：中國(guó)宇航員將在太空停留數(shù)月
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Chinese Astronauts Begin Month-Long Stay in Space
中國(guó)宇航員將在太空停留數(shù)月
China launched two astronauts into space on Monday.
周一中國(guó)將兩名宇航員送入了太空。
Their launch marks the beginning of China's longest human space flight yet.
這次發(fā)射標(biāo)志著中國(guó)迄今為止歷時(shí)最長(zhǎng)的人類太空飛行的開(kāi)始。
A carrier rocket sent a Shenzhou-11 spacecraft with astronauts Chen Dong and Jing Haipeng into space. The rocket was fired from the Jinquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert.
一枚運(yùn)載火箭將神舟11號(hào)飛船送入了太空，宇航員陳冬和景海鵬就在這艘飛船上。這枚火箭是在戈壁沙漠的酒泉衛(wèi)星發(fā)射中心發(fā)射升空的。
Chen is 37 years old. This is his first time in space. But Jing has done this before — it is his third space flight. He will turn 50 years old while orbiting the Earth.
陳冬現(xiàn)年37歲，這是他第一次進(jìn)入太空。但是景海鵬以前就進(jìn)入過(guò)太空，這是他第三次太空飛行。他將在環(huán)繞地球飛行期間度過(guò)50歲生日。
Their trip is off to a good start. That is what Morris Jones told VOA. Jones is an independent space expert from Australia.
他們的旅行有了一個(gè)好的開(kāi)始，這是莫里斯·瓊斯(Morris Jones)對(duì)美國(guó)之音所說(shuō)的話。瓊斯是來(lái)自澳大利亞的一位獨(dú)立太空專家。
"So far so good. We saw a live broadcast on Chinese television, and the rocket seemed to perform flawlessly during the flight. We had in-cabin video, we saw the solar panels deploy on the spacecraft, so far it looks like a completely nominal mission."
他說(shuō)，“到目前為止一切都很好。我們?cè)谥袊?guó)電視上看到了現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播，火箭在飛行過(guò)程中表現(xiàn)完美。我們有機(jī)艙視頻，我們看到飛船上部署了太陽(yáng)能板，到目前位置它看上去是一次極具象征意義的太空飛行任務(wù)。”
After two days in Earth's orbit, the spacecraft was to link up with China's space laboratory, called the Tiangong-2. The name means "Heavenly Palace 2" in Mandarin Chinese. The lab was placed into orbit last month.
在環(huán)繞地球軌道兩天之后，這艘飛船將與中國(guó)的空間實(shí)驗(yàn)室天宮二號(hào)對(duì)接。天宮二號(hào)實(shí)驗(yàn)室于上個(gè)月進(jìn)入了軌道。
The astronauts will spend 30 days on the Tiangong-2. They plan to perform scientific and spacecraft-related experiments and test systems for a future space station.
宇航員將在天宮二號(hào)上度過(guò)30天時(shí)間。他們計(jì)劃進(jìn)行科學(xué)以及同飛船相關(guān)的試驗(yàn)，并為未來(lái)的空間站測(cè)試系統(tǒng)。
The Tiangong-2 laboratory will not be part of that space station.
天宮二號(hào)實(shí)驗(yàn)室并非該空間站的一部分。
Morris Jones says China plans to launch a special module around 2018. A module is part of a space vehicle that can work independently. He says that piece will be at the center of a new space station.
瓊斯表示，中國(guó)計(jì)劃在2018年左右發(fā)射一個(gè)特制太空艙。該太空艙是太空飛船的一部分，它可以獨(dú)立運(yùn)作。他說(shuō)，這個(gè)太空艙將位于新空間站的中心位置。
"The main goal of Tiangong-2 is to practice the techniques and the technologies that they'll be using to build and operate that final space station."
瓊斯說(shuō)，“天宮二號(hào)的主要目標(biāo)是實(shí)踐技術(shù)，這些技術(shù)將用于建造和運(yùn)作最終的空間站。”
The Chinese space station will be built mostly by machine. Jones said that China will send up a module of the space station, and it will connect with another part already in space. This is different from the way the International Space Station was built. But it is similar to the way Russia built an early space station.
中國(guó)空間站將主要由機(jī)器來(lái)建造。瓊斯表示，中國(guó)將發(fā)射該空間站的一個(gè)太空艙，它將同已經(jīng)進(jìn)入太空的另一個(gè)部件對(duì)接。這同國(guó)際空間站的建造方式不同，但是它同俄羅斯建造早期空間站的方式類似。
There will be some jobs that require astronauts. For example, they will deploy some pieces of equipment, like solar panels. There also will be robot arms on the module to help secure the connections.
有些工作需要宇航員來(lái)完成。例如，他們將會(huì)部署一些設(shè)備，例如太陽(yáng)能板。太空艙上還會(huì)有機(jī)器手臂幫助實(shí)現(xiàn)對(duì)接。
China hopes to have the space station completed by 2022. It is expected to operate for at least 10 years.
中國(guó)希望該空間站在2022年前完工。該空間站預(yù)計(jì)運(yùn)行至少10年時(shí)間。
The Chinese space station will be different from the International Space Station (ISS). Jones says the ISS is very large and very complex.
中國(guó)空間站同國(guó)際空間站將會(huì)有所不同。瓊斯表示，國(guó)際空間站非常龐大和復(fù)雜。
"China will have a fairly impressive space station. But it will be a great deal less than the international space station. It will have less than half its volume, and a lot less complexity. But considering the fact that this is China's first-ever space station it's quite an impressive achievement."
瓊斯說(shuō)，“中國(guó)將會(huì)擁有一個(gè)令人印象深刻的空間站，但是它比國(guó)際空間站要小得多。它的體積不到國(guó)際空間站的一半，也遠(yuǎn)沒(méi)那么復(fù)雜。但是考慮到這是中國(guó)首個(gè)空間站，這是一項(xiàng)相當(dāng)偉大的成就。”
China also plans to land a rover vehicle on Mars by 2020. Until now, China had completed a total of five manned space missions And, in 2003, it successfully landed a probe on the moon.
中國(guó)還計(jì)劃在2020年前讓火星車在火星著陸。到目前位置，中國(guó)共完成了五次載人航天任務(wù)。而且在2013年，中國(guó)成功地讓一個(gè)探測(cè)器在月球上著陸。
I'm Anne Ball.
我是安妮·波爾。
China launched two astronauts into space on Monday.
Their launch marks the beginning of China's longest human space flight yet.
A carrier rocket sent a Shenzhou-11 spacecraft with astronauts Chen Dong and Jing Haipeng into space. The rocket was fired from the Jinquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert.
Chen is 37 years old. This is his first time in space. But Jing has done this before — it is his third space flight. He will turn 50 years old while orbiting the Earth.
Their trip is off to a good start. That is what Morris Jones told VOA. Jones is an independent space expert from Australia.
"So far so good. We saw a live broadcast on Chinese television, and the rocket seemed to perform flawlessly during the flight. We had in-cabin video, we saw the solar panels deploy on the spacecraft, so far it looks like a completely nominal mission."
After two days in Earth's orbit, the spacecraft was to link up with China's space laboratory, called the Tiangong-2. The name means "Heavenly Palace 2" in Mandarin Chinese. The lab was placed into orbit last month.
The astronauts will spend 30 days on the Tiangong-2. They plan to perform scientific and spacecraft-related experiments and test systems for a future space station.
The Tiangong-2 laboratory will not be part of that space station.
Morris Jones says China plans to launch a special module around 2018. A module is part of a space vehicle that can work independently. He says that piece will be at the center of a new space station.
"The main goal of Tiangong-2 is to practice the techniques and the technologies that they'll be using to build and operate that final space station."
The Chinese space station will be built mostly by machine. Jones said that China will send up a module of the space station, and it will connect with another part already in space. This is different from the way the International Space Station was built. But it is similar to the way Russia built an early space station.
There will be some jobs that require astronauts. For example, they will deploy some pieces of equipment, like solar panels. There also will be robot arms on the module to help secure the connections.
China hopes to have the space station completed by 2022. It is expected to operate for at least 10 years.
The Chinese space station will be different from the International Space Station (ISS). Jones says the ISS is very large and very complex.
"China will have a fairly impressive space station. But it will be a great deal less than the international space station. It will have less than half its volume, and a lot less complexity. But considering the fact that this is China's first-ever space station it's quite an impressive achievement."
China also plans to land a rover vehicle on Mars by 2020. Until now, China had completed a total of five manned space missions And, in 2003, it successfully landed a probe on the moon.
I'm Anne Ball.
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Words in This Story
flawless – adj. perfect
in-cabin – adj. relating to the inside of the spaceship
nominal – adj. according to plan
module – n. one of a set of parts that can be connected to build something
probe – n. a device used to send back information from outer space
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