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罗伯，你小时候梦想做什么工作呢？
I really wanted to be an astronaut.Be in orbit, watching the Earth from afar…
我特别想成为一名宇航员。在离地球很远的轨道上瞭望地球。
Wow! Be in orbit - it means be in space and following the Earth’s curvature.Well, the view must be nice from up there.But the reality of becoming an astronaut is pretty hard.And it’s the subject of today’s show! Did you know that less than 600 people have been into space so far?
哇！在轨道上，也就是在太空中，沿着地球的曲线运动。从那看地球，景观一定很棒。但实际上，要想成为一名宇航员非常困难。这也是今天节目的主题！你知道吗，目前为止不到600人去过太空。
I’d like to have been one of them.I know I have what it takes to be a spaceman!
真希望自己是其中之一。我觉得我具备宇航员的素质！
Yes. There are many others like you who would like to go for this job, Rob.And that’s the quiz question for you today.How many people have applied to join Nasa’s 2017 astronaut class? Was it…a) 800b) 8,000Or c) 18,000 people?
还有很多像你一样的人想成为宇航员。今天有一个问题要问你。有多少人申请了美国宇航局2017年的宇航员课程？a) 800人b) 8,000人还是 c) 18,000 人?
Mmmm… 8,000 sounds like a lot already so I’ll go for b) 8,000 people.
8000听上去就已经很多了，我选b) 8,000人。
Well, we’ll find out if you chose the right answer later on in the programme. So, what do you think is the biggest challenge when considering becoming an astronaut?
好的，之后再看你回答的是否正确。你觉得成为一名宇航员最大的挑战是什么？
Well, I’d say claustrophobia – and that means: fear of being in a small space. That might be a problem because the space capsules are small and you’re with the same people for months at a time.
我觉得是幽闭恐惧症，也就是害怕待在狭小空间。如果有这种病就会很麻烦，因为太空舱很小，你要和其他人在其中待好几个月。
Yes, that’s right. Well, astronauts are bound to get on each other’s nerves sometimes! To get on someone’s nerves means: to annoy them.
没错。宇航员有时会看不惯彼此。To get on someone’s nerves是指惹怒某人。
But I’m a great team player… so I think I’ll be OK.
但我是很有团队精神的人，所以这对我来说不是问题。
Yes, I can confirm that. Anyway, the challenge of being an astronaut doesn’t stop here.In the space capsule, astronauts have to put up with extremely difficult conditions.Like zero gravity, for example.
恩，我可以证明这一点。总之，成为宇航员的挑战不止这一点。在太空舱里，宇航员得忍受极端困难的条件。例如，零重力。
It looks like doing somersaults in the capsule and catching bits of food in your mouth as it floats out of its packet…
这就像是在太空舱里翻筋斗，然后当食物从包装袋中飘出时，用嘴逮住。
But zero gravity – a condition where gravity is exerting no force – can lead to wasting of the bones and muscles. Astronauts take two and a half hours of exercise per day to help prevent this.
但是零重力，即重力无法施加的状况，会导致骨骼和肌肉的萎缩。宇航员每天要进行两个半小时的锻炼以预防萎缩。

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