精美英文欣赏:普通人的太空行(下)

The reusability of this next wave of spacecraft will help develop commercial markets, which is believed to be space tourism.

下一波宇宙飞船的可重用性将用于商业市场，也就是太空旅行。

The competition itself is actually modeled on the Orteig International Prize of 1927, which promoted Charles Lindbergh's famous non-stop flight from New York to Paris 71 years ago on the Spirit of St. Louis.

这种竞赛方式本身模仿了1927年的国际奥泰格奖，促成71年前，查尔斯·林德伯格著名的从纽约到巴黎直达航班的完结，这和圣·路易斯精神有关。

The $25,000 cash prize stimulated¹ nine attempts to cross the Atlantic and the investment of $400,000 in aeronautic² design.

25000美元的现金奖励也刺激了九次穿越大西洋的尝试，以及在航空设计上40万美元的投资。

The prize was one of over 100 aviation³ prizes offered between 1905 and 1935, which created today's $250 billion aeronautics⁴ industry.

这一奖励是1905年到1935年间100个航空奖励之一，创造了今天价值2500亿美元的航空工业。

In an effort to repeat history, after the X Prize is awarded to individuals who have make the greatest contributions to commercial human space flight.

为了重复历史，X将颁发给那些为商业宇宙飞行的发展做出巨大贡献的个人。

Once the cost of putting something into space goes down, the number of things you can afford to do goes up greatly.

一旦进入太空的成本下降，人们可以做的其他的事情就可以极大地增加。

It's a new ear of spacecraft design, in which spaceships can be treated more like aircraft and the passengers won't be professional astronauts, but adventure seekers or space enthusiasts⁵.

这是一种全新的航天器设计，飞船就好比飞机，乘客可以是冒险者或者太空爱好者，而不一定必须是专业的宇航员。

1 stimulated   

a.刺激的

参考例句：

• The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
• The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。

2 aeronautic   

adj.航空（学）的

参考例句：

• Something akin to panic swept the National Aeronautic and Space Agency. 一种近乎恐慌的心情席卷了国家宇航局。 来自辞典例句
• They are widely used in electronic instruments aeronautic instruments etc. 此类轴承在各类电子仪器中得以广泛运用。 来自互联网

3 aviation   

n.航空，航空学，飞机制造业

参考例句：

• Ten years ago,they began to develop the aviation. 十年前，他们开始发展航空工业。
• Pilots of large aircraft are masters of aviation.大型飞行器的驾驶员是航空学方面的专家。

4 aeronautics   

n.航空术，航空学

参考例句：

• National Aeronautics and Space undertakings have made great progress.国家的航空航天事业有了很大的发展。
• He devoted every spare moment to aeronautics.他把他所有多余的时间用在航空学上。

5 enthusiasts   

n.热心人，热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册