21世纪学生英文报（初一）第12期Spicing up spac

spicing （spice）up space

为太空调一下味

got a little tastier（tasty）

变得更美味了

uneaten peppers

未吃的辣椒

mostly eat packaged food

主要吃包装食品

may not be fresh enough

可能不够新鲜

take a much longer time to grow

成长需要更长的时间

Answer the questions:

1.What did astronauts use these chili peppers to do in space?

宇航员在太空中用这些辣椒做了什么？

They used the peppers to make space tacos.

他们用辣椒做太空墨西哥玉米卷。

2. How long did it take these peppers to grow?

这些辣椒花了多长时间才长出来？

It took about four months .

这花了大约四个月的时间。

3. What will astronauts do with the uneaten peppers?

宇航员们将如何处理这些没吃完的辣椒呢？

They will send uneaten peppers back to Earth for study.

他们将把没吃完的辣椒送回地球研究。

4. Why did the astronauts carry out this pepper experiment?

宇航员为什么要进行这个胡椒实验？

Because the pepper experiment will help NASA know how to grow crops for long-term future missions.

因为胡椒实验将帮助美国宇航局了解如何为未来的长期任务种植作物。

5.What do you want to grow in space?Why?

你想在太空种植什么？为什么？

I want to grow lettuce in space. Because I think the lettuce in space will be a little tastier .

你想在太空种植什么？为什么？

我想在太空种生菜。因为我觉得太空里的生菜会更好吃一点。