《新潮实用英语第二册UnitThree原文对照翻译.docxVIP

Text A Everyday Life in Space 1 (The following is part of the interview with Jean-Pierre Haigneré who spent 6 months on board Mir, in 1999.) Why do people do a lot of sport in space? (以下是对吉恩·皮埃尔·海格尼的部分采访内容，他在1999在“和平号”空间站住了6个月）为什么生活在太空中人们需做大量的运动？2 For the body to be in a state of weightlessness is a bit like lying for weeks in a hospital bed. The muscles and bones that do the carrying are no longer called upon. They no longer need to bear the body and so they quickly start softening. Bones lose 1% of their density every month！ That’s why we have to do at least two hours of sport on the machines every day.因为处于失重状态的身体有些类似于在病床上躺卧数周。由于起支撑作用的肌肉与骨骼无需受力，不再承受体重, 因此它们开始迅速萎缩。骨骼密度每月减少1%！这就是为何我们必须每天在健身器上做两小时的运动。 3 How does one sleep in space?人在太空如何睡眠？ 4 It’s a bit like camping, you sleep in a sleeping bag. Since there’s no up and down, you sleep “standing”! What’s important is to be attached to the wall,where there’s some space. That’s why the sleeping bags are covered with straps. A wide belt can be used for those of us who, like on earth, need to feel the pressure of a surface against the body in order to sleep better. You mustn’t forget to put your hands in the bag, otherwise they’ll be dancing around all night!有点像野营，你是睡在睡袋中。由于没有上下之分，你“站着”睡觉！重要的是要把睡袋绑在墙上，那里有些空间。这就是为何睡袋上缠绕着带子。我们中有些人睡觉时可以使用一条宽带子, 因为他们只有在身体感到表面压力时才睡得好, 就像在地球上那样。睡觉时不能忘记把手放在睡袋中，不然手会整夜起舞！ 5 What is the food on a space station like?空间站中的食物是怎样的？ 6 Eating in space is one of the things that have greatly improved with time. Right at the beginning the food was freeze-dried, that’s to say dried and turned into a powder so it would take up less space and weight. Since then, the menus have improved and become more varied. Nowadays there is more selection of food, and the foodstuffs are often vacuum packed like fast food available in the shops. The International Space Station has enough energy to use a freezer and an oven.太空用餐是与时俱进的事情之一。最初的食物是冻干物，也就是说将食物冻干并磨成粉末, 以便少占空间与重量。从那时起，菜谱不断得到改善并且更加多样化。现在有更多的食物可供选择，食物通常是真空包