A：Did you watch TV last night, Rose?

羅斯，昨晚看電視了嗎?

B：Yeah. I saw a science program. It was quite interesting.

看了。我收看了一個科學(xué)節(jié)目，很有意思。

A：What was it about?

講什么來著?

B：Mars. Scientists say there might be water on it.

火星?？茖W(xué)家說那上面可能存在水。

A：If so, we may live there someday.

如果這樣，說不定我們將來可以在火星上生活呢。

B：I hope so. Did you know the US successfully sent two robotic explorers to Mars last month?

但愿如此。你知道上個月美國已成功地向火星發(fā)射了兩輛機(jī)器人探測器了吧。

A：Sure.I heard about this on the TV. On January 3rd ,2004, Explorer Spirit landed near the so-called Gusev Crater. And three weeks later, Spirit's twin explorer, Opportunity, landed on Meridiani Planum named by scientists.

當(dāng)然知道了。我在電視上看到的。2004年1月3日，“勇氣”號探測順在被稱作“古謝夫環(huán)行山”的地方附近著陸。而三周后，它的“孿生兄弟”“機(jī)遇”號在被科學(xué)家稱為“梅里迪亞尼平原”的地方著陸。

B：Yes. Both have sent back pictures of the planet. And the latter did a better job.

沒錯。兩“兄弟”都發(fā)回了所拍攝的火星照片。不過“機(jī)遇”號的照片更清楚一些。