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驕傲轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)!月球上的國旗竟然是石頭做的
Unitrans世聯(lián)
(21世紀(jì)英文報)
原文版面
The Original
二十一世紀(jì)英文報·小學(xué)版 759期
《China's historic first》
6月3日,嫦娥六號著陸器在月表完成取樣任務(wù)后,一面由玄武巖纖維制成的“石頭版”五星紅旗在月球背面成功展開。
陽光照射下,國旗熠熠生輝,閃耀著鮮艷的中國紅!中國探測器在月球上又一次打上“中國標(biāo)識”。
Wherever China’s national flag is raised, there is the pride of the Chinese people. Between June 3 and 4, the Chang’e 6 lunar probe (月球探測器) showed our national flag on the moon’s far side (月球背面). This is the first flag of any country to fly there!
哪里有中國國旗,哪里就有中國人民的驕傲。6月3號至4號,嫦娥六號著陸器攜帶的五星紅旗在月球背面成功展開,這是中國首次在月球背面獨立動態(tài)展示國旗。
The flag uses very cool technology. It is made of Xuanwu rock. The rock is common on Earth, especially (尤其) in places with volcanoes. People often make the rock into floors and roads.
這面旗幟可不一般,是用了很酷的技術(shù),竟是用玄武巖制成的!玄武巖是地球上很常見的巖石,尤其在火山周圍更為常見。日常生活中,人們常使用玄武巖鋪路或制作地板。
重點詞匯
especially /ɪˈspeʃəli/ adv.尤其
例句:I especially like sweet things.
我特別喜歡吃甜食。
——《牛津詞典》
volcano /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ n.火山
例句:He is painting a huge volcano.
他正在畫一座巨型火山。
——《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
The rock for making the flag comes from Hebei. Scientists first crushed (碾碎) and melted the rock. Then, they made it into very thin threads (線), even thinner than your hair! They wove (編織) these threads together to make a flag about the size of a piece of A4 paper.
制作這面國旗的玄武巖來自河北?茖W(xué)家們利用玄武巖熔融拉絲等技術(shù),采用的超細(xì)玄武巖纖維直徑僅為頭發(fā)絲的1/3,最后研制出的國旗僅有一張A4紙大小。
重點詞匯
crush /krʌʃ/v.碾壓 n.擁擠
例句:They crush the olives with a heavy wooden press.
他們用沉重的木制壓榨機(jī)把橄欖壓碎。
——《牛津詞典》
thread /θred/n.線 v.穿行
例句:He took a needle and thread and sewed it up.
他取來一根針和線并把它縫起來。
——《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
wove /wəʊv/ v.編織
例句:She deftly wove the flowers into a garland.
她靈巧地把花編成了一個花環(huán)。
——《牛津詞典》
Although the flag is made of rock, it is not heavy. It’s just a little heavier than four table tennis balls.
雖然這面旗幟是用巖石做的,但它的重量并不大,只比四個乒乓球重一點。
It could last over 10,000 years on the moon, because it can stand up to heat, cold and damage, said Zhou Changyi, one of the scientists who made the flag.
制作這面旗幟的科學(xué)家說,它可以在月球上存在一萬多年!因為它特別耐腐蝕、耐高溫、耐低溫。
重點詞匯
stand up to 抵抗;對抗;經(jīng)得起
例句:It was brave of her to stand up to those bullies.
她不向那幾個壞蛋屈服,真是勇敢。
——《牛津詞典》
What did the Chang’e 6 probe do on the moon?
嫦娥六號探測器在月球上做了什么呢?
It got the first lunar rocks from the far side of the moon. In doing it, it made a mark that looks like the Chinese character “zhong”. Now, the Chang'e 6 probe, carrying the rock, is on its way home.
它從月球背面獲得了第一批月球巖石。在這個過程中,它做了一個看起來像漢字“中”的標(biāo)記。現(xiàn)在,嫦娥六號探測器攜帶著這塊巖石,正在返回地球的路上。
圖源:二十一世紀(jì)英文報
編輯:魏浩蘭 王雪辰