听新闻，学英语 - 模拟火星做科研，与世隔绝整一年

Nasa ends year-long Mars simulation on Hawaii simulation /ˌsɪmjʊ'leɪʃən/ n. 模拟 isolation /aɪsə’leɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 隔离，与世隔绝 quarters /'kwɔtə(r)z/ n. 住处，岗位 dome /dəʊm/ n. 圆屋顶 principal /'prɪnsɪp(ə)l/ a. 最主要，最重要的 n. 负责人 analog /'ænəlɒɡ/ n. 模拟，同类无 A team of six people have completed a Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in near isolation for a year. Since 29 August 2015, the group lived in close quarters in a dome, without fresh air, fresh food or privacy. Experts estimate that a human mission to the Red Planet could take between one and three years. The Nasa-funded study run by the University of Hawaii is the longest of its kind since a Russian mission that lasted 520 days. "The researchers are looking forward to getting in the ocean and eating fresh produce and other foods that weren't available in the dome", said the principal investigator for the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation. The team consisted of a French astro-biologist, a German physicist and four Americans - a pilot, an architect, a journalist and a soil scientist.