英语听力：自然百科 金星和水星旅行指南(11)

If you are walking on the surface of mercury, you need one heck of spacesuit because if you are in the sun, it will be extremely hot.

如果你在水星表面行走,你需要一件了不起的宇航服，因为如果你置身于太阳将会非常热。

You would see an enormous sun in the sky.

你会看到一个巨大的太阳在天空中。

That would just, you know, burn you to death if you are, you know, spend any time in it what so every close.

你知道,如果距离非常近，你会被烧死。

The mercury really climbs on mercury to a toasty 840 degrees Fahrenheit¹.

水银的热度可以达到华氏840度。

That's about twice as hot as your kitchen oven on full heat. You need a bit more than SPF30 sun scream here.

这是你厨房烤箱热度全开的两倍。你在这里甚至需要涂抹特定的防晒用品。

To escape the heat, you can always head to the dark side, but dress warmly.

为了躲避酷热,你可以转向黑暗的一面,但要记住穿着保暖。

With virtually no atmosphere to keep the heat in, the temperature plummets² to minus 275 degrees Fahrenheit.

事实上没有大气的储热、温度就一落千丈降至零下275华氏度。

1 Fahrenheit   

n./adj.华氏温度；华氏温度计(的)

参考例句：

• He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.他被问到水的沸点是华氏多少度。
• The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.寒暑表指出华氏80度。

2 plummets   

v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As a result, blood sugar plummets, sometimes even going below the baseline. 结果，血糖浓度迅速掉落，有时甚至落于基线之下。 来自互联网
• State and local governments could continue to back as tax revenue plummets. 由于税收的直线下降，州和地方政府可能继续削减支出。 来自互联网