纪录片《火星任务》 第15期 探索新世界

To communicate with Curiosity¹,

要与好奇号进行联络

the team have to rely on equipment

小组必须借助于

hidden deep in the Mojave desert.

藏身莫哈韦沙漠深处的一样设备

Ann Devereaux helped engineer the systems

安·德弗罗协助调整系统

that allow the team to stay in touch.

以确保小组能够与火星车保持通讯

Now that the spacecraft is nearing the end of its voyage,

现在航天器的旅途已经接近尾声

she feels the distance between her and her rover

她觉得她与火星车的距离

more than ever.

从未如此遥远

It's very much akin² to having a kid in college.

这和有孩子在外上大学的感觉差不多

We raised her,

我们将她养大

we taught her everything she knows,

教会她应该了解的知识

we gave her all the gear³ that she needs to investigate her new world,

我们给了她探索新世界所需的一切装备

but now she's gone.

但现在她已经走了

And,

而且

you know, we gave her a calling card.

我们给了她一张电话卡

We told her to call often,

告诉她要经常打电话回家

but we don't get to talk to her all the time,

但我们不能随时与她通话

and, you know, we don't know what she does every day

我们不知道她每天都在干什么

until she's in contact with us.

除非她与我们联系

1 curiosity   

n.好奇心，新奇的事物，珍品

参考例句：

• He gave in to curiosity and opened my letter.他抑制不住好奇心，拆开了我的信。
• The children are dying of curiosity to see what's in the parcel.孩子们出于好奇，迫不及待地想看看包裹中是什么东西。

2 akin   

adj.同族的，类似的

参考例句：

• She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。
• Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。

3 gear   

n.齿轮，传动装置，设备，衣服；vt.使适应

参考例句：

• We have to gear our lives to the new changes.我们必须使自己的生活适应新的变化。
• The teeth of the wheel gear into each other.齿轮互相啮合。