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This story is not about space, exactly. But it is about rockets—the model kind—and the kids who may grow up to launch the real thing into space someday.
其實這篇文章的主題并不是太空。但它是關于火箭模型以及那些長大后可能將真火箭發(fā)送到太空的孩子們。
A trio of teenage Texas model rocketeers beat out teams from France and the U.K. to claim top honors at this year's International Rocketry Competition. The U.S. team, from a 4-H club in Georgetown, Texas, won the June 21st fly-off at the Paris Air Show. They earned their spot in the international showdown by besting 99 other American teams.
三名來自德州的少年火箭模型團隊打敗了來自法國和英國的團隊，贏得本屆國際火箭大賽的冠軍。這個團隊來自美國德州喬治城的一個4-H俱樂部，他們曾于6月21日贏得巴黎國際航空展的競技飛行。他們淘汰了99名其它的美國團隊，在這次國際競賽中贏得了自己的位置。
The contest required rocket kids to send a raw egg into the sky, as close to 750 feet altitude as possible, in a flight lasting between 48 and 50 seconds—and bring the egg safely back to earth. Brothers Mark and Matthew Janecka and their teammate Daniel Kelton won the international contest with a flight that only peaked at 703 feet, but lasted a textbook 49.18 seconds.
這項比賽要求火箭手們將一個生雞蛋發(fā)送到接近750英尺的高空，要求飛行時間持續(xù)在48秒到50秒之間，然后把雞蛋完好無損帶回地面。馬克和馬修·簡賈內斯加兄弟以及他們的隊友丹尼·凱爾頓贏得了這次國際性比賽，他們的火箭飛行高度雖然只有703英尺，但時間卻只有短短49.18秒。
After the competition the Texas teens got to meet with French president Francois Hollande. The president wore a dark suit and tie, and the boys from Texas wore windbreakers and cowboy hats. Fitting for space cowboys.
比賽之后，德州的少年就了一次見法國總統(tǒng)弗朗索瓦·奧朗德的機會。總統(tǒng)穿上黑色正裝，打著領帶，德州男孩則穿著風衣、戴著牛仔帽。好一隊太空牛仔。
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