双语趣听精彩世界 第173期:给月球上寄点啥好呢

 　　美国一家公司日前开通"月球邮政"包裹递送业务,仅需460美元,人们有机会把对自己来说有纪念意义的物品寄到月球上.此项业务旨在为一个私人探月车发射计划进行筹款.

　　给月球上寄点啥好呢

　　AP: A US firm has recently launched "Moon mail" delivery services, which give people a chance to send their personal keepsakes to the Moon, for 460 dollars (about 2800 yuan) in order to help fund a privately¹ owned lunar rover launch.

　　According to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a keepsake mailer was a tiny hexagonal capsule that sells for 460 US dollars or the largest, a 2.5cm by 5cm hexagonal that sells for 25,800 US dollars (159,960 yuan).

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adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。