A new Mars mission aims to uncover the mysteries of its moons | October 20, 2026 · CNN 10
日本启动MMX任务,计划采集火星卫星土壤样本并带回地球,揭开火星卫星起源之谜。适合练习科技类词汇和听力理解。
What's up, sunshine?
怎么了,我的小太阳?
I'm koi wire.
我是由“锦鲤线”制成的。
This is CNN 10 on a tongue twister Tuesday October 20th.
这里是 CNN 10 的节目,今天是 10 月 20 日,星期二——同时也是一个适合练习绕口令的日子。
Today's challenge is from our friends at Jamestown High School in North Dakota who say this simple phrase is one of the most difficult.
今天的挑战来自北达科他州詹姆斯敦高中的朋友们;他们认为这个简单的短语其实是最难理解的短语之一。
Irish wristwatch three times fast.
这款爱尔兰产的手表走时速度是普通手表的三倍。
Irish wristwatch, Irish wristwatch.
爱尔兰制造的手表……
Yeah, tongue officially twisted.
是的,这个词的发音确实被故意“扭曲”了(即故意改变其正常发音方式)。
Good luck with that.
祝你好运。
Now, we have had some concerns by some of you reached out and said that I haven't done the 10 hands lately,
现在,我们收到了一些人的反馈,他们表示我最近没有完成“10次手部动作”的练习。
had a little hand surgery on a tendon.
我刚刚接受了一次小型的手部手术,主要是处理一根肌腱的问题。
Apparently, I did not need.
显然,我其实并不需要它。
Well, medical clearance granted, rise up.
好吧,医疗检查已经通过,现在可以行动了。
Your 10 minutes of news starts now.
您的10分钟新闻节目现在开始。
I have missed these guys.
我很想念这些家伙。
We begin with an unprecedented space mission that could help unravel some of the biggest mysteries of our lunar neighbor, Mars.
我们首先介绍一项前所未有的太空任务,这项任务有望帮助我们解开关于我们的月球邻居——火星的一些最大谜团。
Japan's Martian Moons Exploration or MMX launched yesterday on a nearly five -year round trip to survey the red planet's two moons,
日本的“火星卫星探测任务”(MMX)于昨日发射升空,执行为期近五年的往返探测任务,旨在对这颗红色星球的两颗卫星进行详细研究。
Phobos and Deimos.
火卫一(Phobos)和火卫二(Deimos)。
The journey two Mars will take about 10 months.
前往火星的旅程大约需要10个月的时间。
Once there, MMX will collect soil samples from Phobos that scientists hope will explain the origin of the moons,
一旦抵达那里,MMX 将从火卫一上采集土壤样本。科学家们希望通过这些样本来揭示这些卫星的起源。
something that has baffled scientists for decades.
这个问题几十年来一直困扰着科学家们。
And here's where it gets really wild.
而就在这里,事情变得真正疯狂起来了。
If everything works out, those samples will come home in 2031.
如果一切顺利的话,那些样本将在 2031 年被带回地球。
That would make MMX the first mission ever to bring samples back to Earth from the Martian system.
这样一来,MMX任务将成为有史以来首个从火星系统带回样本返回地球的任务。
NASA's Perseverance rover has spent half a decade on the surface of Mars, collecting vital clues about Mars past,
美国宇航局(NASA)的“毅力号”火星车已经在火星表面工作了五年时间,收集了大量关于火星过去的重要线索。
but concerns over the return missions price tag led to its cancellation about two years ago.
但由于人们对返回任务所需费用的担忧,该项目在大约两年前被取消了。
So for now, Japan is trying to beat everyone home with a little piece of Phobos in the passenger seat.
因此,目前日本正试图通过让乘客座位上放置一小块来自火卫一(Phobos)的样本来“击败”所有竞争对手。
Here's a question for you.
这里有一个问题要问你。
When you picture life after graduating school, what do you see?
当你想象毕业后的人生时,你会看到什么?
Well, for a growing number of young Americans, the answer is the military.
对于越来越多的美国年轻人来说,他们的选择是参军。
After years when several branches struggled to recruit enough people, every U .S.
在经历了多年多个分支机构都难以招募到足够员工的情况后,如今美国的每一个分支机构都……(原文在此处不完整,无法继续翻译。)
military branch met or exceeded its 2026 recruiting goal, biggest rebound in 15 years.
该军事部门在2026年的招募工作中实现了或超出了既定目标,这是15年来最显著的业绩回升。
And it appears to be driven by Gen Z, the generation born between 1997 and 2012.
这一趋势似乎是由Z世代推动的——Z世代指的是出生于1997年至2012年之间的人群。
So why is military service suddenly looking different to some members of Gen Z?
那么,为什么对于Z世代的一些成员来说,服兵役的意义突然发生了变化呢?
Our Julia Vargas Jones takes a closer look.
我们的朱莉娅·瓦尔加斯·琼斯对此进行了更深入的探讨。
No college debt in the military.
在军队服役期间,无需承担任何大学贷款债务。
It's all over military corners of TikTok and Instagram.
这些内容在 TikTok 和 Instagram 上的军事相关板块随处可见。
Video after video making the case for the armed forces as the ultimate financial life hack.
一个又一个视频都在强调:将武装部队视为实现财务独立目标的最佳途径(或者说,是将武装部队视为一种“财务生活技巧”)。
The pitch seems to be working.
这个方案似乎挺有效的。
At an air show in Huntington Beach, California, army recruiters make their case to Gen Z.
在加利福尼亚州亨廷顿海滩举行的一场航展上,军队征兵人员向Z世代青年介绍了他们的招募计划。
They're eager to join.
他们非常渴望加入进来。