“希望滞留太空宇航员坠入爱河”？
LearnAndRecord约 13 分钟近日，特朗普针对滞留太空的两名宇航员的言论引发热议：“我希望他们喜欢对方，也许会擦出火花坠入爱河呢？”（I hope they like each other. Maybe they'll love each other, I don't know.）
据报道两名宇航员均有家室。
🤔️小作业：
1. Which of the following best describes the structure of the article?
A) It starts by quoting Trump's remarks, provides background information on the stranded astronauts, and returns to Trump's statements.
B) It begins with a scientific analysis of the astronauts' situation, then shifts to a discussion on space technology and policy.
C) It is a chronological narrative of the astronauts' journey, focusing on their experience in space.
D) It presents a debate between Trump's administration and NASA on how to handle the crisis.
无注释原文：
Trump Suggests Astronauts Stranded In Space Might Learn To Love Each Other
From: The Huffington Post
President Donald Trump was asked to share a message from the Oval Office Thursday for the pair of NASA astronauts whose one-week mission has turned into an eight-monthlong stay aboard the International Space Station.
“We love you, and we're coming up to get you, and you shouldn't have been up there so long,” Trump began.
He took a swipe at former President Joe Biden, saying that “the most incompetent president in our history has allowed that to happen to you, but this president won't let that happen.”
“We're going to get them out. We're coming up to get you. I've authorized Elon [Musk], I said, 'Can you get 'em out?' Because, you know, because they've been left up there. I hope they like each other,” Trump said.
“Maybe they'll love each other, I don't know,” he added, amid stifled giggles from those in the room.
The NASA pair, Butch Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, are expected home later this month, at which point they will have logged around nine months in space.
Wilmore is married with two daughters; Williams is also married and has pet dogs.
They departed for the space station aboard a Boeing Starliner test flight in June. The Starliner experienced a number of technical problems, however, leading NASA to determine the spacecraft was too risky to use in their return flight. In September, the Starliner returned to Earth in one piece, but her crew remained behind for safety.
NASA says a SpaceX capsule is expected to be launched to the International Space Station on March 12, docking March 13.
“They're preparing it right now,” Trump said of the ship, suggesting that he may greet the pair upon their return.
Despite their mission lasting far longer than planned, the pair said they have been enjoying their time in space, although they are eager to get back to their families.
“That's what human space flight is all about, planning for unexpected contingencies, and we did that,” Williams said in a press conference earlier this week.
Trump also offered a comment specifically about Williams' hair — in videos and photos from the space station, her usually shoulder-length hair can be seen floating around her head, unbound by gravity.
“I see the woman with the wild hair. The good, solid head of hair she's got. There's no kidding, there's no games with her hair,” he said.
He asked a reporter whether he should accompany the crew on the flight himself.
“If that's an option, yes,” the reporter replied.
“That's terrible,” Trump said. “I thought he liked me.”
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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考
含注释全文：
Trump Suggests Astronauts Stranded In Space Might Learn To Love Each Other
From: The Huffington Post
President Donald Trump was asked to share a message from the Oval Office Thursday for the pair of NASA astronauts whose one-week mission has turned into an eight-monthlong stay aboard the International Space Station.
周四，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）应邀在白宫椭圆形办公室向美国国家航空航天局（NASA）的两名宇航员致辞。两名宇航员原定一周的太空任务已演变为长达八个月的太空生活。
stranded
stranded /ˈstræn.dɪd/ 表示“（因缺乏交通工具、金钱等）滞留的，被困住的”，英文解释为“unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money”举个🌰：If the tide comes in, we'll be stranded on these rocks. 如果涨潮的话，我们就会被困在这些礁石上。
strand /strænd/ 作名词，表示“（线、绳等的）缕，股”，英文解释为“a thin thread of something, often one of a few, twisted around each other to make a string or rope”举个🌰：She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears. 她把一绺松下来的头发拢到耳后。
the Oval Office
oval /ˈoʊ.vəl/ 表示“椭圆形体育场，椭圆形跑道；澳大利亚式橄榄球球场”，英文解释为“a racetrack in the shape of an oval or a rectangle having rounded corners；a ground for Australian Rules football.”
也可以表示“椭圆形的；卵形的”，英文解释为“shaped like a circle that is flattened so that it is like an egg or an ellipse”如：an oval mirror 椭圆形镜子，an oval face 鹅蛋脸。
the Oval Office /ˌəʊ.vəl ˈɒf.ɪs/ 表示“（美国白宫的）椭圆形办公室，（美国）总统办公室”，英文解释为“the office of the US president, in Washington”
“We love you, and we're coming up to get you, and you shouldn't have been up there so long,” Trump began.
“我们爱你们，我们很快就会去接你们，你们本不该在那里待这么久，”特朗普说。
He took a swipe at former President Joe Biden, saying that “the most incompetent president in our history has allowed that to happen to you, but this president won't let that happen.”
他抨击前总统乔·拜登（Joe Biden），称“美国史上最无能的总统让这种事发生在你们身上，但现任总统不会坐视不管。”
take a swipe
表示“攻击或抨击某人或某事物：用言语或行动攻击或抨击某人或某事物”，英文解释为“to direct criticism or insults toward (a particular person or group)”举个🌰：She took a swipe at her former company in her latest column. 她在最新专栏中对其前公司进行了猛烈抨击。
incompetent
incompetent /ɪnˈkɒm.pɪ.tənt/ 表示“无能力的；不胜任的”，英文解释为“not having the ability to do something as it should be done”如：an incompetent teacher/doctor 不称职的教师/医生。
“We're going to get them out. We're coming up to get you. I've authorized Elon [Musk], I said, 'Can you get 'em out?' Because, you know, because they've been left up there. I hope they like each other,” Trump said.
“我们会把他们接回来。我们很快就会去接你们。我已授权埃隆[马斯克]，我说，'你能把他们接回来吗？'因为，你知道，他们滞留在了那里。我希望他们相处愉快，”特朗普说。
authorize
英式 authorise 美式 authorize /ˈɔː.θər.aɪz/ 表示“批准，准许；授权，委托”，英文解释为“to give official permission for something to happen, or to give someone official permission to do something”举个🌰：Who authorized this expenditure? 这项支出是谁批准的？
“Maybe they'll love each other, I don't know,” he added, amid stifled giggles from those in the room.
“也许还能擦出爱情火花，谁知道呢，”他补充道，现场人员强忍着窃笑。
stifle
stifle /ˈstaɪ.fəl/ 表示“（使）窒息，（使）喘不上气”，英文解释为“to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air”举个🌰：We almost stifled in the heat of the city. 城里热得快让我们透不过气来了。
2）表示“阻止；压制，抑制；扼杀”，英文解释为“to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing”举个🌰：She stifled a cough/yawn/scream/sneeze. 她忍住没有咳嗽/打哈欠/尖叫/打喷嚏。
giggle
giggle /ˈɡɪɡ.əl/ 可以作动词，也可以作名词，表示“（因为感到有趣、窘迫或紧张而）咯咯地笑，傻笑”，英文解释为“to laugh repeatedly in a quiet but uncontrolled way, often at something silly or rude or when you are nervous”举个🌰：（动词）The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。（名词）There were a few nervous giggles from people in the audience. 观众中有人发出几声紧张的笑声。
The NASA pair, Butch Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, are expected home later this month, at which point they will have logged around nine months in space.
美国国家航空航天局的这两位宇航员布奇·威尔莫尔（Butch Wilmore）和苏妮塔·威廉姆斯（Sunita “Suni” Williams）预计将于本月晚些时候返回地球，届时他们在太空的停留时间将达九个月。
Wilmore is married with two daughters; Williams is also married and has pet dogs.
威尔莫尔已婚，并育有两个女儿；威廉姆斯也已婚，养着宠物犬。
They departed for the space station aboard a Boeing Starliner test flight in June. The Starliner experienced a number of technical problems, however, leading NASA to determine the spacecraft was too risky to use in their return flight. In September, the Starliner returned to Earth in one piece, but her crew remained behind for safety.
今年6月，两人搭乘波音“星际客机”飞船执行试飞任务前往空间站。然而，飞船出现多项技术故障，美国国家航空航天局评估后认为其返航风险过高。9月，“星际客机”飞船虽成功返回地球，但宇航员不得不继续留守空间站。
depart
depart /dɪˈpɑːt/ 表示“出发，动身，启程”，英文解释为“to go away or leave, especially on a journey”举个🌰：The plane departs at 6 a.m. 那架飞机早晨6点钟起飞。
depart from sth 表示“脱离，背离，偏离”，英文解释为“to be different from the usual or expected way of doing or thinking about something”举个🌰：I see no reason for us to depart from our usual practice. 我看不出有打破惯例的必要。
NASA says a SpaceX capsule is expected to be launched to the International Space Station on March 12, docking March 13.
美国国家航空航天局表示，SpaceX公司的太空舱预计将于3月12日前往国际空间站，并于3月13日与国际空间站对接。
capsule
capsule /ˈkæp.sjuːl/ 1）表示“（装药物的）胶囊”，英文解释为“a small container which has a measured amount of a medicine inside and which dissolves when you swallow it”
2）表示“（装物或装液体的）小塑料容器”，英文解释为“a small plastic container with a substance or liquid inside”
3）表示“太空舱；航天舱”，英文解释为“the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and that often separates from the main rocket”
📍the return capsule / re-entry capsule 返回舱
dock
作动词，1）表示“（使宇宙飞船在外层空间）对接”，英文解释为“if two spacecraft dock , or are docked , they are joined together in space”举个🌰：Next year, a technology module will be docked on the space station. 明年将有一个技术舱与航天站对接。
2）日本吉野家董事发表歧视女性言论引众怒文中提到，dock还可以表示“克扣，扣发（尤指金钱）”，英文解释为“to remove part of something”举个🌰：As a punishment, they docked the soldiers' pay/wages by 20% and took away their leave. 作为惩罚，他们扣发了士兵们20%的工资并取消了他们的休假。
“They're preparing it right now,” Trump said of the ship, suggesting that he may greet the pair upon their return.
“他们现在正在准备，”特朗普在谈到飞船时说，并表明他可能会亲自迎接返航宇航员。
Despite their mission lasting far longer than planned, the pair said they have been enjoying their time in space, although they are eager to get back to their families.
威廉姆斯和威尔莫尔表示，尽管他们的任务时间远远超过了计划，但他们一直很享受在太空的时光，不过也迫切希望与家人团聚。
“That's what human space flight is all about, planning for unexpected contingencies, and we did that,” Williams said in a press conference earlier this week.
威廉姆斯在本周早些时候的新闻发布会上说：“这就是载人航天的意义，为意想不到的突发事件做好准备，我们做到了。”
contingency
contingency /kənˈtɪn.dʒən.si/ 表示“可能发生的事；意外事件，不测事件”，英文解释为“something that might possibly happen in the future, usually causing problems or making further arrangements necessary”举个🌰：You must be able to deal with all possible contingencies. 你必须能应付一切可能发生的意外事件。
Trump also offered a comment specifically about Williams' hair — in videos and photos from the space station, her usually shoulder-length hair can be seen floating around her head, unbound by gravity.
特朗普还专门就威廉姆斯的头发发表了评论——从空间站的视频和照片中可以看到她齐肩的秀发在失重状态下自由飘浮。
unbound
表示“被释放的，解脱束缚的”，英文解释为“not bound or tied up”举个🌰：Her hair was unbound. 她的头发披散着。
gravity
gravity /ˈɡræv.ə.ti/ 1）常见含义表示“重力；地球引力”，英文解释为“the force that attracts objects in space towards each other, and that on the earth pulls them towards the centre of the planet, so that things fall to the ground when they are dropped”如：the laws of gravity 万有引力定律，物理课上学的g=9.8还是g=10你还记得吗？
🎬电影《星际迷航》（Star Trek）中的台词提到：Captain, we're caught in the gravity well. It's got us. 舰长 我们被引力井吸住了，它吸住我们了。
2）表示“严重性”，英文解释为“extreme importance and a cause for worry”，可以替换seriousness，举个🌰：Punishment varies according to the gravity of the offence. 处罚根据罪行的严重程度而有所不同。
3）表示“严肃；庄严”，英文解释为“serious behaviour, speech or appearance”举个🌰：They were asked to behave with the gravity that was appropriate in a court of law. 他们被要求在法庭上表现出应有的严肃态度。
“I see the woman with the wild hair. The good, solid head of hair she's got. There's no kidding, there's no games with her hair,” he said.
“我看到那位头发飞扬的女士。她有一头浓密的好头发。不开玩笑，她的发型可不一般，”他说。
He asked a reporter whether he should accompany the crew on the flight himself.
他问记者，自己是否应该亲自陪同机组人员飞行。
crew
crew /kruː/ 1）作名词，表示“全体船员；全体机务人员”，英文解释为“The crew of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft is the people who work on and operate it.”举个🌰：The mission for the crew of the space shuttle is essentially over. 航天飞机全体机务人员的使命基本完成。
2）作名词，表示“一组工作人员”，英文解释为“A crew is a group of people with special technical skills who work together on a task or project.”如：a two-man film crew making a documentary 一个制作纪录片的两人摄制组。
3）作动词，表示“当船员；充当…的船员”，英文解释为“If you crew a boat, you work on it as part of the crew.”举个🌰：This neighbour crewed on a ferryboat. 这位邻居在一艘渡船上当船员。
“If that's an option, yes,” the reporter replied.
“如果可以的话，当然，”记者回答。
“That's terrible,” Trump said. “I thought he liked me.”
“那太糟糕了，”特朗普说。“我还以为他喜欢我呢。”
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