Name: SpaceX濺落的水花 - 新聞評論 (SpaceX splash down - News Review)
Uploaded: 2020-11-12T18:51:49.000Z
Duration: 12 min 29 s

Hello and welcome to News Review from BBC Learning English.

你好，歡迎來到BBC學英語的新聞評論。

I'm Rob and joining me today is Neil – Hello Neil.

我是羅布，今天加入我的是尼爾，你好尼爾。

We've got an interesting story about space exploration and its future today.

今天我們就為大家帶來一個關於太空探索及其未來的有趣故事。

The company SpaceX and Nasa have been working together.

Astronauts have returned from the International Space Station by splashing down into the ocean

太空人從國際空間站返回時，濺落的水珠落入海中

and that's the first time people have returned to earth from space in that manner for 45 years.

而這是45年來人們第一次以這種方式從太空返回地球。

And don't forget you can test yourself on the vocabulary that we're talking about today

不要忘了你可以測試自己的詞彙量，我們今天說的是

on our website at bbclearningenglish.com where you'll find a quiz.

在我們的網站bbclearningenglish.com上，你會發現一個測驗。

OK – now it's time to find out what was going on in the control room

好了，現在是時候知道控制室裡發生了什麼了。

with Nasa astronauts splashing down into the ocean

與美國國家航空航天局的太空人濺落到海洋中的。

after a trip to the International Space Station.

They went on a commercial operator into space

他們乘坐商業運營商的飛機去了太空

and normally they go up with Nasa rockets.

通常他們會和美國國家航空航天局的火箭一起上天。

This time, they paid SpaceX, a company, to provide that rocket for them

這一次，他們花錢請來了SpaceX這家公司，為他們提供那枚火箭

and experts are saying this is a real game changer for space exploration

專家們說這是真正的太空探索遊戲規則的改變者。

because it's the way that it's going to happen in the future.

Yes, an interesting story and we've got three words and expressions

是的，一個有趣的故事，我們已經得到了三個詞和表達方式

that you can learn about to help you – to help you talk about this story haven't we Neil?

你可以瞭解一下，幫助你 - 幫助你談論這個故事，不是嗎尼爾？

We have. We have 'plummeting', 'star-struck' and 'prank'.

我們有。我們有 "暴跌"、"星光燦爛 "和 "惡作劇"。

That's 'plummeting', 'star-struck' and 'prank'.

那就是'暴跌'、'追星'和'惡作劇'。

OK, should we start with your first headline?

好吧，我們應該從你的第一個標題開始？

Yeah, the first headline is from  the Business Insider website and it reads:

是的，第一個標題是來自商業內幕網站，內容是：

So that's 'plummeting' – falling quickly and suddenly.

所以，這就是'暴跌'--突然快速下跌。

Yes, 'plummeting,' spelt P-L-U-M-M-E-T-I-N-G

是的，"暴跌"，拼成P-L-U-M-M-E-T-I-N-G。

Sounds like a very dramatic word, doesn't it?

聽起來是個很戲劇化的詞，不是嗎？

Yes and I think that's the key – you know – people might say,

是的，我認為這是關鍵--你知道--人們可能會說。

'Well, why can't I just say falling?'  because it means falling

'好吧，為什麼我不能說掉下來呢？"因為這意味著掉下來的意思

but 'plummeting' has that sense  of falling rapidly and suddenly.

但'暴跌'卻有那種迅速而突然的墜落感。

So if I was to go for a walk down the street  and I'd tripped over on the pavement,

所以，如果我在街上散步，我被人行道絆倒了。

would I be plummeting down to the ground?

No, not really, unless you wanted to sound really – kind of – dramatic,

不，不是真的，除非你想聽起來真的--有點--戲劇性。

or you wanted to say in a kind of comedic way, a funny way,

或者你想說，在一種喜劇的方式，一個有趣的方式。

that you were very very tall and you had to fall a distance

你是非常非常高的，你必須下降的距離。

but actually we wouldn't use it for that.  It would be more to describe something

但其實我們不會用它來形容。  它更多的是用來描述一些

like, for example, maybe you are on the Eiffel Tower in Paris

比如說，也許你在巴黎的埃菲爾鐵塔上。

and you're leaning over the edge: you've got a water bottle – it slips from your hand.

而你靠在邊上：你有一個水瓶--它從你手中滑落。

Now that water bottle is going to plummet down to Earth.

現在，那個水瓶要墜落到地球上了。

It's going to hit the ground hard and it's going to travel very quickly.

它要狠狠地撞擊地面，而且速度非常快。

And it would have happened very suddenly and that's what plummeting is.

而且會發生得非常突然，這就是暴跌的原因。

Hmm – sounds very dangerous actually if you're traveling at such a speed as well.

嗯--聽起來其實非常危險，如果你也以這樣的速度行駛。

Absolutely – that actually happened to me.

絕對的--這種情況居然發生在我身上。

Fortunately it didn't hit me. I was standing on the ground

幸運的是，它沒有打到我。我當時站在地上

outside the Eiffel Tower and a bottle landed right next to me

在埃菲爾鐵塔外，有一個瓶子落在我身邊。

and it could only have come  from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

而且它只能來自埃菲爾鐵塔的頂端。

It plummeted. That bottle plummeted towards Earth  and just missed me.

它墜落了。那個瓶子向地球墜落，只是沒砸中我。

Thank goodness! So you could be here today  to present this programme.

謝天謝地！所以你今天可以在這裡介紹這個節目。

And this is quite a literal use to this word plummeting isn't there?

而這個暴跌這個詞的字面用處相當大是不是？

It is, yes, but often you hear it used in a more, sort of, figurative sense

是的，是的，但你經常聽到它的使用 在一個更多的，有點，比喻的意義

and especially in connection  with the world of business;

so we might hear about share prices, for example,

所以我們可能會聽到關於股價的消息，比如。

that fall dramatically and suddenly.  We might hear share prices plummeting

驟然大幅下跌的。  我們可能會聽到股價暴跌

or the value of a currency. Or, particularly at the moment with the coronavirus

或貨幣的價值。或者，特別是在目前冠狀病毒的情況下。

and the fact that people aren't shopping  and things like that as normal,

和人們不購物之類的事情是正常的。

sales have plummeted.  Sales have plummeted over the last few months

銷售額急劇下降。  在過去的幾個月裡，銷售量急劇下降。

and it has really badly affected the world economy.

而且它真的嚴重影響了世界經濟。

Hmm, that's right, and also I noticed – I went into London this week for the first time

嗯，沒錯，我也注意到了--這周我第一次進了倫敦。

and there weren't so many people around. There were fewer visitors because

而且周圍也沒有那麼多人。遊客少了，因為

visitor numbers have plummeted because people can't travel any more I suppose.

遊客數量急劇下降，因為人們不能再旅遊了，我想。

Absolutely. The number of tourists has plummeted

and it's made a very strange summer here in the Northern Hemisphere anyway.

Yeah, definitely.  OK – well let's have a look at a summary of that word.

是的，當然。  好吧--我們來看看這個詞的總結。

OK Neil, let's have a look at your second headline.

好吧，尼爾，讓我們看看你的第二個標題。

Second headline comes from the wcax.com website  and the headline reads:

第二個標題來自wcax.com網站，標題內容為：。

OK – so that's 'star-struck':  describes someone who admires famous people greatly.

好吧--原來是 "追星"：形容非常崇拜名人的人。

是的，我們這裡有兩個字的表述。

The second word is 'struck': S-T-R-U-C-K.

Usually this has a hyphen, but it does not have a hyphen in this headline.

通常這有一個連字元，但在這個標題中沒有連字元。

好吧，我今天是 "星光閃耀"。好吧，我今天是 "星際迷航

when I came in and found out  that I was presenting with you, Neil.

當我進來的時候發現我和你在一起的時候，尼爾。

Oh! Yes, haha! Are you suggesting that I'm famous, Rob? Because...

哦，是的，哈哈！你是說我很有名嗎，羅伯？因為...

Because I had exactly the same feeling and in fact I have that feeling right now.

因為我有一模一樣的感覺，事實上我現在也有這種感覺。

You know – you are so incredibly famous  that I have this feeling of admiration for you...

你知道嗎--你的名氣太大，以至於我對你有一種崇拜的感覺......。

OK – so we are equally star-struck. ...slightly intimidating me.

好吧--所以我們同樣星光熠熠......略微嚇到了我。

We are joking of course.  There are more famous people

當然，我們是開玩笑的。  還有更有名的人

who we get star-struck about, aren't there?

Yes, you may not believe it  but there are even more famous people

是的，你可能不相信，但還有更有名的人。

than me and Rob in the world, and you have met

比我和羅布在這個世界上，你已經遇到了

one of the most famous people in the world, Rob.

世界上最著名的人之一，羅布。

Yes, that's Paul McCartney – Sir Paul McCartney from The Beatles,

是的，那是保羅-麥卡特尼--披頭士樂隊的保羅-麥卡特尼爵士。

who I met a few years ago: I got a chance to interview him.

幾年前我認識了他我有機會採訪他

I was so star-struck that I almost forgot the questions

I must also say that he wasn't star-struck when he met me.

我還得說，他見到我的時候，並不是星光熠熠。

如果他現在遇到你，他就會這樣。  也許吧！

But it is that admiration, isn't it, for somebody famous...

但這是對某個名人的崇拜，不是嗎？

have a lot of admiration –   you really admire the things they've done.

有很多的佩服--你真的很佩服他們所做的事情。

Absolutely. It's a bit weird in this title though, isn't it?

絕對是這樣的。不過這個標題有點奇怪，是不是？

Yes, that's true: this headline has got nothing to do  with famous people really, has it?

是的，這是真的：這個標題和名人真的沒有關係吧？

No, it hasn't and this is – you know –  as people who watch News Review regularly will know,

不，它沒有，這是--你知道--經常看《新聞評論》的人都會知道。

headline writers love a little joke with words

標題作家喜歡用文字開個小玩笑。

because 'star-struck', as we've been discussing,

因為我們一直在討論的'星際迷航'。

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