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Here we have a humorous essay. But after reading it you will surely find that the author is most serious in writing it.
這是一篇幽默小品。但讀完以后你一定會發(fā)現(xiàn)，作者寫這篇文章是極為嚴肅的。
Is There Life on Earth?
地球上有生命嗎？
There was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.
本周金星上群情激動異常。金星上的科學家首次把一顆衛(wèi)星成功地送上了地球，此后衛(wèi)星便不斷地發(fā)回信號和照片。
The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan(named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Mamhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago).
衛(wèi)星對準發(fā)射的地區(qū)叫曼哈頓（是以金星上偉大的天文學家曼哈頓教授命名的，在兩萬光年之前該教授用望遠鏡首次發(fā)現(xiàn)了這個地區(qū)）。
Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information as to the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.
由于天氣條件極為有利，信號極為清晰，金星科學家們從而獲得了有關載人飛碟能否在地球上著陸的寶貴資料。于是，有關方面在金星理工學院舉行了一次記者招待會。
"We have come to the conclusion, based on last week's satellite landing," Prof. Zog said, "that there is no life on Earth."
“根據(jù)上周發(fā)射的衛(wèi)星所提供的資料，”佐格教授說，“我們已經得出結論：地球上沒有生命。”
"How do you know this? "the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.
“這您是怎么知道的呢?”《金星晚報》的科學記者問。
"For one thing, Earth's surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive."
“首先，曼哈頓地區(qū)的地球表面均由堅固的混凝土構成，那里什么東西也無法生長。另外，大氣層中充滿了一氧化碳和其他致命的氣體，任何人呼吸了這種空氣都不可能幸存下來。”
"What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned? "
“這對我們的飛碟計劃來說又意味著什么呢?”
"We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer than we originally planned."
“這意味著我們必須隨身攜帶我們所需要的氧氣，這樣一來，飛碟就要比我們原先計劃的重很多。”
"Are there any other hazards that you discovered in your studies? "
“你們在研究中有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)其他什么危險呢?”
