英语新闻听写 NASA宇航员被太空厕所吓到不开心

On Thursday, NASA astronaut Jack¹ Fischer is scheduled to embark² on his first voyage to the International Space Station. He's excited to be working on a variety of experiments, including ones dealing³ with plant growth and bone growth, but he's less than thrilled about the prospect⁴ of using the loo in microgravity.

周四，NASA宇航员杰克·费舍尔将按计划开始首次飞往国际空间站的旅行。他很高兴将要开始的各种实验，包括植物生长和骨骼生长，但是在微重力的状态下上厕所就让他没那么兴奋了。

He says it's the toilet. In case you think Fischer is exaggerating his toilet trepidation⁵, here's NASA's description of how the commode functions: "The toilet basically works like a vacuum cleaner with fans that suck air and waste into the commode." It also requires the use of leg restraints.

他说是因为马桶。如果你觉得费舍尔是在夸大他对马桶的恐惧，那么请看NASA自己对便桶功能的描述：“马桶就像吸尘器一样，里面有风扇，把空气和粪便吸进马桶里。”使用时还得扎上小腿束带。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 embark   

vi.乘船，着手，从事，上飞机

参考例句：

• He is about to embark on a new business venture.他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。
• Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

5 trepidation   

n.惊恐，惶恐

参考例句：

• The men set off in fear and trepidation.这群人惊慌失措地出发了。
• The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.流行病猖獗因而人心惶惶。