外刊学习|Private Space Travel Will S

Private Space Travel Will Soon Come True

私人太空旅行即将成为现实

Private space travel will begin as early as 2020, but for a hefty price. NASA announced Friday that it would open the International Space Station to private individuals at roughly $35,000 per night per astronaut. NASA hopes to develop a new space economy in low orbit by opening up to the private sector. It's also an effort to enable the agency to complete missions to Mars, and put a man and the first woman on the moon by 2024.

----TIME

私人太空旅行最早将于2020年开始，但是价格昂贵。NASA周五宣布它将把国际空间站开放给私人游客，大约每晚每位乘客35000美元。NASA希望把地球低空轨道开放给私营经济，从而开发新的太空经济。这也是NASA为实现火星登陆以及2024年把一名男性和第一名女性送到月球的目标所做的努力。

——《时代周刊》

1. hefty (adj.) （of the amount of money) larger than usual or expected 大而重的，可观的（超出一般数量的）

eg. They sold it easily and made a hefty profit.

2. international space station 国际空间站

3. astronaut (n.)宇航员 astronomer (n.)天文学家

4. private sector 私营经济

5. enable (v.)

eg. The software enables you to download a movie from the Internet in seconds.