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1、VOA慢速英语:志愿者在夏威夷进行模拟火星基地训练 1Forgenerations,peoplehavedreamedoftravelingtoMarstoexploreEarth'sclosestplanetaryneighbor.NASAandotherspaceagencieshaveplanstosendpeopletotheRedPlanet.Butsuchamannedmissionisyearsaway.IntheUnitedStates,somevolunteersarelearninghowpeoplewillreacttomonthsofseparationfrom
2、otherhumansonaMarsbase.WhatwoulditbeliketoliveontheplanetMars?VolunteersareeightmonthsinanareathatlooksmuchlikethesurfaceofMars.Butactually,theyarelivinginHawaii.SixpeopleareisolatedhighontopofMaunaLoa,avolcanicmountainontheBigIslandofHawaii.Theyarelivingonasimulated,ormake-believe,MarsBase.TheAmeri
3、canSpaceAgency,NASA,hasprovidedsupportforthework.TheprojectiscalledHI-SEAS,orHawaiiSpaceExplorationAnalogandSimulation.KimBinstedoftheUniversityofHawaiiissupervisingtheproject.Shewalksacrossredlavarockfromthevolcano,2,500metersabovesealevel.Becauseitissohigh,thelandisnotwarmorrichwithplants,likether
4、estofHawaii.Ms.BinstedsaysthisstarkisasclosetoMarsasyoucanfindhereonEarth.Visually,itisverysimilartowhatyouseeonMars.Youwillseethatthereisreallynovisibleplantlife,thereisnovisibleanimallife.Andyouhavegotthiswonderfulvolcanicmaterial.WeareonacinderconehereonMaunaLoa.MaunaLoaisverysimilartoOlympusMons
5、onMars.MaunaLoaisalmostastallasthatMartianmountain.Whenmeasuredfromitsbase,deepintheocean,MaunaLoaisthesecondlargestmountaininoursolarsystem,aftertheoneonMars.ThesixmemberHI-SEAScrewismostlyself-sufficient.Theytakecareofthemselves.Foodandsuppliesarebroughttothem.Butthebringingthosesuppliescannotcomm
6、unicatewithvolunteersinsidethehabitat,orbase.KimBinstedsaysthisexperimentlooksathowtheastronautsinteract,orgetalongwitheachother.Westudyhowwelltheyworktogether,howwecankeepthemhappyandsupported,andnotwantingtokilleachotherovertheselong.ThecurrentcrewhasbeenlivinginthehabitatsinceOctober,andwillstayu
7、ntilJune.Twoearliercrewslivedtherebeforethem.Crewmemberscommunicatewiththeoutsideworldthroughe-mailandblogs.TheyalsoproducevideosontheYouTubewebsite,likethisonefrommissioncommanderMarthaLenio:HiMissionSupport.ThisisCommanderMarthafromtheHI-SEASCrewThree.Crewmembersalsoareusingasmartphoneapp,orprogra
8、m,thatcreatesa20-minutedelayfor.ThatwouldbethesameasifyouwerecommunicatingfromMars.IamreallyenjoyingthisopportunitytoliveinthisdomeandpretendthatI'monMarsandgettolearnallsortsofnewskills.ThisisnottheonlygroupofwithsightssetonMars.AgroupcalledMarsOnehasappealedforwould-beMarsastronautsfromaroundt
9、heworld.MarsOneisaprivate,non-governmentprojectbasedinTheNetherlands.OthersbelievetheAmericanorEuropeanspaceagenciesarethemostlikelytoputpeopleonMars,maybeinthe2030s,orlater.Whoevergetstherefirst,thetripwillnotbeeasy,saysKimBinsted.Itisgoingtobechallenging.Fornow,onainHawaii,volunteersaregettingatasteoflifeonafutureMarsbase.第3页 共3页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页