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Passage Three
段落三
When US spacewoman Joan Higginbotham is not flying and working in space, she might be found somewhere on earth giving a speech.
當美國女太空人瓊·希金波坦沒有在太空中飛行和工作時，她可能會在地球上的某個地方發表演講。
Higginbotham, who grew up in Chicago and became an engineer before joining NASA, that is the National Air and Space Administration, gives about a dozen speeches a year.
希金波坦在芝加哥長大，加入美國國家航空和航天局之前是一位工程師，她每年都有很多場演講。
Each speech is different because she tailors her remarks to each audience.
每一次演講都不同，因為她為每位聽眾特別準備了不同的演講。
Through interviews and E-mails, she finds out in advance her listeners' educational level and what information they want to know.
通過訪談和電子郵件，她知道了聽眾的教育水平和他們想了解什么樣的信息。
On the subject of space walks, for example, audiences vary in their interests and how much complexity they can comprehend.
例如太空行走的主題，觀眾的興趣點和理解力不同。
To elementary school children, Higginbotham may discuss a problem that many kids want to know about."How do spacemen in a spacesuit eat, drink, and go to the bathroom?"
對于小學生，希金波坦會討論很多孩子都想知道的問題：宇航員穿著宇航服是如何吃、喝、上廁所？
Her answer is “the spacesuit is really a small spacecraft with room for food and water-containers, and a waste-collection system.”
她的回答是：“宇航服是一個小飛船，里面有食物、水和一個廢物收集系統。
To a high school audience, she might satisfy a curiosity that often arises in her pre-speech interviews with students who obviously have seen many science fiction movies.
對于高中生，她會對那些看過很多科幻電影的學生在演講前提出的問題做出一個滿意的答復。
“Do spacemen carry weapons in case they encounter enemies in space?” Her answer is "No".
“宇航員會以防遇到太空敵人而攜帶武器嗎？”她的回答是：“不”。
To scientists, she might provide technical details on such topics as the design of spacesuits that protects spacemen from the deadly temperature extremes of space.
對于科學家，她要講的可能是技術細節問題。例如宇航服是如何保護宇航員免遭宇宙致命極端溫度的侵害。
Just as elaborate preparation is required for success in space, Higginbotham says that it's important for speakers to learn as much as possible about their listeners before a speech because every audience is different.
就像航空航天方面取得成功需要做周密的準備一樣，希金波坦說演講者在演講前加深對聽眾的了解是非常重要的，因為每個人都不同。
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你聽到的回答問題33至35。
Question 33. What did Joan Higginbotham do before joining NASA?
問題33. 瓊·希金波坦在加入美國航天局之前是做什么的？
Question 34. How does Higginbotham prepare her speeches on space walks?
問題34. 希金波坦怎樣準備她的演講？
Question 35. What does the high school audience want to know about space travel?
問題35. 高中生想了解太空旅途的什么內容？
