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2015 年 07 月 22 日 (No.745)

 
 
Politics

Historic nuclear deal with Iran agreed after weeks of negotiations and years of mistrust -- Telegraph
經數週協商與多年缺乏信任 歷史性伊朗限核協議終達共識(2015/07/15)

Japan's Abe pushes security bills through lower house, despite protests -- Reuters
不顧抗議聲浪 日本總理安倍晉三推動安保法通過眾議院(2015/07/17)

Society

Mexican drug lord El Chapo's prison escape tunnel an engineering masterpiece -- Sydney Morning Herald
墨西哥毒品大王艾爾查波逃獄隧道為工程傑作(2015/07/13)

Stampede kills 27 during religious bathing festival in India -- New York Times
印度宗教活動浴河節發生踩踏意外 27(2015/07/14)

Business
Satoru Iwata, who led Nintendo to video gaming prominence, dies at 55 -- The Washington Post
引領任天堂進入電玩全盛時期 社長岩田聰逝世 得年 55(2015/07/14)

Oil falls on prospect of higher Iranian exports -- Reuters
預期伊朗出口量增加 油價走跌(2015/07/15)

Science & Technology

Insulin patches could replace injections for diabetics -- Reuters
胰島素貼片可望取代糖尿病患者注射(2015/07/16)

NASA New Horizons probe reveals icy mountains on Pluto as first photos return -- Sydney Morning Herald
首批照片傳回 NASA 新視野號探測船揭露冥王星上有冰山(2015/07/17)
Entertainment

'Batman v. Superman' trailer delivers first glimpse of Wonder Woman -- CNN
《蝙蝠俠對超人:正義曙光》預告片首神奇女超人(2015/07/14)

Shanghai Disneyland plans Star Wars, Marvel attractions -- Reuters
上海迪士尼樂園計畫納入《星際大戰》、漫威英雄吸晴人物(2015/07/15)
Sports

Steel-plated Djokovic a step too far for Federer -- Reuters
【網球】喬柯維奇堅如鋼鐵 費德勒技輸一籌(2015/07/13)

Taiwan 10th in overall standings at the 2015 Gwangju Universiade -- CNA
2015 光州世大運 台灣奪牌整體排名第十(2015/07/14)

 
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Pluto Surprises Scientists with "Mind-Blowing" Topography
 

冥王星地形「超乎想像」 科學家吃驚

It had been downgraded to a dwarf planet, it looked like a fuzzy blob in our best telescopes and it was often referred to as just an icy orb.
Even scientists working on the first mission to Pluto expected to find an old, pockmarked world.
But, Pluto is turning out to be full of surprises.
  這顆星球已被降級為矮行星,在我們最頂尖的望遠鏡當中看起來像是模模糊糊的一團,也經常被稱為只是一顆冰冷的球體。即使是參與首次冥王星任務的科學家,也預期會看見一個坑坑洞洞的古老世界。不過,結果冥王星卻充滿了驚奇。
"I'm completely surprised," said Alan Stern, principal investigator for NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
  「我驚訝得不得了,」美國太空總署新視野號太空船首席研究員艾蘭.史騰說。
The first zoomed-in image of Pluto was released on Wednesday, a day after the spacecraft made its closest pass over Pluto, cruising about 7,700 miles over the surface.
The probe traveled more than 3.6 billion miles to snap the photo, and scientists think it was well worth the trip.
  冥王星的第一張放大照片於週三發布,前一日太空船才以最近距離飛過冥王星,在冥王星表面上空約七千七百英里處航行。這架探測船飛行了超過三十六億英里才得以拍到這張照片,科學家認為結果值回票價。
The new image shows a crisp, clear view of Pluto's surface, and it's covered with wide smooth areas, lumpy terrain and mountains -- huge mountains.
  這張新影像清晰明白地顯示了冥王星的表面,可以看到那裡有廣闊的平坦地區,也有起伏的地勢以及高山──巨大的高山。
"They would stand up respectably against the Rocky Mountains," said John Spencer, a planetary scientist on the New Horizons mission.
  「那些山與洛磯山脈相比毫不遜色,」新視野任務的行星科學家約翰.斯賓塞表示。
The height of the mountains is important because it's a clue that there may be water on Pluto.
Scientists know that Pluto's surface is covered with nitrogen ice, methane ice and carbon monoxide ice.
But, Spencer says, "You can't make mountains out of that stuff. It's too soft."
  山岳的高度很重要,因為這是冥王星上可能會有水的線索。科學家知道冥王星的表面滿是氮冰、甲烷冰與一氧化碳冰。不過,斯賓塞說:「那種東西不可能構成高山,因為太軟了。」
That leaves H2O -- water ice like we have here on Earth.
  如此一來,就只剩下 H2O──也就是像我們地球上有的這種水冰。
"The steep topography means that the bedrock that makes those mountains must be made of H2O -- of water ice," said Stern.
"We can be very sure that the water is there in great abundance."
  「陡峭的地勢意謂著,形成那些高山的基石必然是由水構成,也就是水冰,」史騰說:「我們可以非常確定那裡存在著大量的水。」
"Who would have supposed that there were ice mountains?" said Hal Weaver, another New Horizons project scientist. "It's just blowing my mind."
  「誰想得到那裡會有冰山呢?」新視野號計畫的另一名科學家赫爾.韋佛說:「實在讓我驚詫不已。」
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topography n. 地形;地形學;地形測量學

downgrade v. 使降級

The typhoon was downgraded to a tropical storm.
颱風被降級成為熱帶風暴了。

fuzzy adj. 模糊的

Megan's vision was fuzzy right after her eye operation.
梅根剛做完眼睛手術時,視力還模模糊糊的。

blob n. 一團;一滴;一點;一抹

orb n. 天體;星球

pockmarked adj. 佈滿凹痕(或凹坑、凹洞)的

The rash left Richard's face pockmarked with scars.
疹子在理察臉上留下凹凸不平的疤痕。

cruise v. 巡行;巡邏;巡航

The ship cruised into the harbor and dropped its anchor.
那艘船航行進港口後下錨。

snap v. 用快照拍攝

Melissa snapped a picture of her friends after the graduation ceremony.
畢業典禮結束後,梅莉莎拍了張朋友們的照片。

crisp adj. 無縐褶的;平整的

The video monitor's crisp picture was an improvement over Henry's previous screen.
影視螢幕清晰的畫質好過亨利先前的螢幕。

lumpy adj. 多塊狀物的;凹凸不平的

The lumpy mashed potatoes were not very appetizing.
那結塊的馬鈴薯泥不是很好吃的樣子。

terrain n. 地形

nitrogen n.

methane n. 甲烷;沼氣

carbon monoxide n. 一氧化碳

bedrock n. 岩床;基岩

abundance n. 大量;充裕;豐盛

mind-blowing 令人驚奇的

此形容詞源自片語 blow one's mind,字面上是「吹動某人的心思」,通常表示某事物「令人大為驚奇、驚嚇或興奮」。
The film's mind-blowing special effects thrilled audiences.
那部電影驚人的特效讓觀眾大感刺激。
  The results of the experiment blew Nathan's mind.
實驗的結果讓奈森大感震驚。
 

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