它們就像一本地球歷史之書
and they tell us about different chapters in the evolution
告訴我們早期環境和生命
of early environments and life.
演變的不同階段
And the cool thing about going to Mount Sharp at Gale Crater
而抵達蓋爾撞擊坑中心的夏普山
is going to be there,
最精彩的部分在于
we'll have a different book
在那里 我們將得到一本
about the early environmental history of Mars
關于火星早期環境發展的書
that will tell us something equally interesting,
告訴我們一些同樣有趣的事情
and we don't know what it's going to be yet.
而目前還不知道等待我們的將是什么
The team believe the place they've chosen to land
科學家團隊認為 他們選取的著陸點
is the perfect spot to look back in time.
是探測火星過去的理想地點
They want to know if Mars
他們想了解火星
could have supported life
在其歷史中的任何階段
at any point in its history.
是否能允許生命存在
So that Curiosity can discover
這樣 好奇號就能夠發現
all the information the scientists need,
科學家們所需的全部信息
the engineers have designed it to work just like
工程師們設計的火星車
a human exploration team would
和人類的研究小組
back here on our own planet.
在地球上的工作方式類似
What Curiosity can do as we begin to explore Gale,
好奇號在探索蓋爾撞擊坑之初
is pretty much what a geologist would do on Earth,
與地質學家研究地球的方法十分相似
but it's also bringing along a chemistry lab.
但它同時還攜帶了化學分析儀器
重點解釋:
1.tell about 講訴
例句:I'll tell about your stealing the cakes.我要把你偷蛋糕的事說出去。
2.look back 回頭看
例句:I still shudder when I look back on the past.想起過去,我仍然不寒而粟。
3.bring along 帶來
例句:As a matter of fact, I've brought it along with me.事實上我已將它隨身帶來了。