中国嫦娥五号探月任务收官,并成为继美国和苏联之后,又一个成功带回月球样本的国家。这次探月与以往有何不同,外国媒体报道时侧重点有何区别?一起来听今天的讲解。
英文原文
China Moon Mission Ends as Lunar Probe Returns to Earth With Fragments
中国嫦娥五号探月任务收官,成功携月球样本返回
By James T. Areddy
China’s space program executed the final stage of an ambitious mission to capture moon fragments and return them to Earth, state media reported, as its space vehicle touched down in a northern China landscape covered in snow.
中国官方媒体报道,中国太空计划一项雄心勃勃的任务收官,成功携带月球样品返回地球,其航天器在中国北方一片白雪覆盖的土地上着陆。
China’s complicated Chang’e 5 mission began on Nov. 24. The space vehicle included orbiter, lander and ascender with maneuvers that included reuniting spacecraft 200 miles from the lunar surface for a transfer of captured moon material before firing off for a return to Earth.
中国复杂的嫦娥五号任务于11月24日开始。该航天器包括轨道器、着陆器和上升器,其机动动作包括在距离月球表面200英里(约300公里)的地方与航天器对接及样品转移,然后点火返回地球。
The Chang’e 5 probe, China’s third exploration on the moon’s surface, had spent 19 hours on the surface and used robotic equipment to drill about 2 feet deep to recover around 4.4 pounds of rock and material. “These samples will be studied to uncover clues to the moon’s multi-billion-year history,” according to a report by CCTV, the state broadcaster.
嫦娥五号此次探月是中国在月球表面进行的第三次探测,在月球表面停留19个小时,使用机器人设备在月面钻进大约2英尺(约0.6米)深,带回了约4.4磅(合2公斤)的月岩和其他采样。据中央电视台报道称,中国将对这些样本进行研究,以发现有关月球数十亿年历史的线索。
China becomes the third nation after the U.S. and the former Soviet Union to manage the return of lunar samples.
中国由此成为继美国和前苏联之后,第三个实现月球采样返回的国家。
Exploration of the moon, along with probes of Earth’s mountaintops, seabed and polar extremes, marks China’s effort to build up its scientific capabilities and boost national pride.