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新译林版选修三Unit2 课文翻译

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Life on a space station 空间站上的生活

Living in space is every would-be astronaut' s dream. My

six-month stay on a space station has come to an end, and it

has been a challenging but magical adventure. I bet you' d

love to know what daily life is like up in space and how it

differs from that on the Earth-the low gravity definitely

makes ordinary things strange!

在太空生活是每个想成为宇航员的人的梦想。我在空间站待了六

个月已经走到了尽头，这是一次充满挑战但又充满魔力的冒险。我敢

打赌，你一定很想知道太空中的日常生活是什么样子的，以及它与地

球上的生活有何不同——低重力绝对会让平凡的事情变得奇怪!

The strangeness of living in space is apparent from the

moment we sleep. Due to the near absence of gravity in space,

we have to attach ourselves so that we don' t float around.

We usually sleep in private quarters, which are more like

large cupboards, or in sleeping bags attached to the walls

or the ceiling. It' s strange that we try to sleep with no

pressure against our back, but the unusual beds don' t bother

us any more. After about eight hours of sleep, we start our

day of work.

从我们睡觉的那一刻起，生活在太空中的陌生感就显而易见了。

由于太空中几乎没有重力，我们必须把自己固定起来，这样才不会到

处飘。我们通常睡在私人房间里，更像一个大橱柜，或者睡在贴在墙

上或天花板上的睡袋里。奇怪的是，我们试图在没有压力的情况下睡

觉，但不寻常的床不再打扰我们了。大约八个小时的睡眠后，我们开

始一天的工作。

The routine tasks that occupy most of the day are

demanding, but they can also be extremely rewarding. Our main

mission is to conduct scientific research. We need to

evaluate the effects of low gravity on animals and plants.

Creatures such as mice, fish and mosquitoes have also been

sent to the station! In a low-gravity environment, we can

learn more about changes in cells and microorganisms under

the microscope. As well as doing these biological experiments,

we carry out experiments in other research fields. I have

been working on one experiment which locates and tracks

lightning over large regions of the Earth. Hopefully, it will

cast new light on the Earth' s climate and lead to better

lightning protection. With so much going on, the space

station needs a lot of maintenance, so we constantly check

support systems and do some cleaning.