VOA慢速英语2020 太空大学项目为科学家应对健康危机做好准备

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This week the International Space University, based in Strasbourg, France, ended its first virtual² Interactive³ Space Program, or ISP.

本周，位于法国斯特拉斯堡的国际空间大学结束了其第一个虚拟交互空间项目（ISP）。

The ISP is an online development program for scientists in different fields of expertise⁴. It trains them to work together in groups, using space resources, to prepare for space flight and related projects.

ISP是一个针对不同专业领域科学家的在线开发项目，训练他们利用太空资源，分组合作，为太空飞行和相关项目做准备。

The ISP is structured to be like a real space mission. About a month before the five-week program began, the groups received training on team dynamics⁵ and communication skills. They also learned how to use digital tools for sharing documents, team-building and social exchanges.

ISP的体系就像一个真正的太空任务。在这个为期五周的项目开始前一个月，这些小组接受有关团队动力和沟通技巧的培训，还学习如何使用数字工具共享文档、进行团队建设和社交交流。

Eighty-six men and women, representing 30 different nationalities, took part in the latest Interactive Space Program, called ISP 2020. The participants learned about all areas of study linked to space exploration. Like members of an actual space flight crew, they worked closely with space experts during the program.

来自30个不同国家的86名男女，参加了名为ISP2020的最新交互式太空项目。参与者了解与空间探索有关的所有研究领域。他们就像是真正的太空飞行机组成员一样，在项目进行期间与太空专家密切合作。

The director of the ISP 2020, Karacallu, spoke⁶ with VOA about the participants.

ISP2020负责人卡拉卡卢接受美国之音采访时，谈到了参与者的情况。

"So, ISU in general, not particularly this program, operates on a more almost intergenerational setting so we have participants starting from new graduates at the age of 20, 21. And we have participants, even in this program, at the age of 60 plus who are senior managers in their institutions or organizations. 

“一般来说，ISU，尤其是这个项目，是在一个更接近代际的环境下运作的。所以，参与者中有20岁到21岁的新毕业生，还有60多岁的人，甚至在这个项目中也有。他们都是所在机构或组织的高级管理人员。

And generally, the average age is around 35. I can definitely say the network that we have at ISU, especially through our alumni --and we have alumni [from] around 110 countries, at the moment, represented -- that network is actually one of the driving factors for people to ISU programs."

一般来说，参与者平均年龄在35岁左右。我可以肯定地说，我们在ISU项目中拥有的网络，特别是通过我们的校友（目前，我们有大约来自110个国家的校友），该网络实际上是人们参加ISU项目的驱动因素之一。”

This year 12 of the participants came from India, which has a growing space program. Four of the 12 were awarded a scholarship honoring the Indian American astronaut Kalpana Chawla. She was the first Indian-born woman in space. She was one of the seven astronauts killed when the U.S. space shuttle Columbia broke up when reentering Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003.

今年，有12名参与者来自印度。印度的太空计划正在不断发展。在这12人中，有4人获得了表彰印度裔美国宇航员卡尔帕娜·查拉的奖学金。她是第一位到达太空的，出生于印度的女性。2003年2月1日，美国哥伦比亚号航天飞机重返地球大气层时解体，她是7名遇难的宇航员之一。

Just like real astronauts, the participants were asked to complete a simulated⁷ space mission.

像真正的宇航员一样，参与者需要完成模拟太空任务。

Karacallu explains: "The topic of this year, this particular program, is how space -- space technology, space assets⁸ in general -- can help the current and the next future pandemics, to solve the situation."

卡拉卡卢解释说：“今年这个特别项目的主题是，太空——空间技术，总体来说是太空资产，如何帮助解决当前和未来出现的大型流行病。”

On many days, the program began with a talk by an expert from a space agency official or representative.

在许多日子里，该计划始于航天局官员或代表的专家演讲。

Alumni of the program talked to the participants at other times. One of its most famous alumni is American Jessica Meir. She spoke with the participants this summer about her work with NASA, the U.S. space agency. Meir was part of the first all-female spacewalk in history.

该项目的校友在其他时间与参与者交谈，最著名的校友之一是美国人杰西卡·梅尔。今年夏天，她与参与者谈到她与美国宇航局（NASA）的合作。梅尔曾参与历史上第一次全部由女性进行的太空行走项目。

The interactive training also involved practical aspects of space and health crises, including pandemics. The participants were given a chance to use satellite and communications technology. Other areas of study were artificial intelligence and medical fields. Speakers talked about business, international cooperation and other issues.

互动培训还涉及包括流行病在内的空间和卫生危机的实际方面，参加者有机会使用卫星和通讯技术。其他研究领域包括人工智能和医学领域。发言人谈到商业、国际合作和其他事宜。

These talks were followed by individual and teamwork activities. ISP participants worked in teams with members in different time zones. They studied space and health issues related to pandemics. 

会谈之后是个人和团队活动。ISP参与者以小组方式，同位于不同时区的成员工作。他们研究与流行病有关的空间和健康问题。

Karacallu said the teams closely examined four areas.

卡拉卡卢说，小组仔细考察了四个方面。

"One is how to monitor pandemics from space, the second one is how to mitigate⁹ for a future event, how to prevent and how to be prepared. So actually we have these four different teams, each team actually going much more into depth in each of these areas."

“第一个问题是，如何从太空监测传染病；第二个是如何减轻对未来事件的影响，如何预防并做好准备。因此，实际上我们有这四个不同的小组，每个组实际上针对各个领域进行深入研究。”

As part of the ISP 2020 experience, the participants were required to perform activities not directly related to space exploration. They had to grow food, cook something, get physical exercise -- such as walking a certain distance -- and plant a tree. Working with speakers of other languages made them communicate better in English. Working across time zones made them understand how astronauts feel as they circle the planet during a typical workday.

作为ISP 2020经历的一部分，参加者必须从事与空间探索没有直接关系的活动。他们需要种粮食、做饭、做运动，比如走一段距离，还要种一棵树。与讲其他语言的人一起工作，使他们能更好地用英语交流。跨时区工作，让他们了解到宇航员在典型的工作日环绕地球时的感受。

At the end of the program, each team produced a report and made a presentation on how space can help fight pandemics. The university says the presentations were given to representatives of the World Health Organization and decision-makers from around the world.

项目结束时，各小组都编写一份报告，并阐述太空如何帮助抗击流行病。该大学表示，这些报告提交给世界卫生组织的代表和来自世界各地的决策者。

1 crises   

n. 危机；危险期

参考例句：

• Economic crises recur periodically. 经济危机周期性地发生。
• Great crises often call forth gifted leaders. 危急存亡之际常能产生天才的领袖。

2 virtual   

adj.实质上的，事实上的，实际上的

参考例句：

• This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer.这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。
• At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者。

3 interactive   

adj.相互作用的，互相影响的，（电脑）交互的

参考例句：

• The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
• This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。

4 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

5 dynamics   

n.力学，动力学，动力，原动力；动态

参考例句：

• In order to succeed,you must master complicated knowledge of dynamics.要取得胜利，你必须掌握很复杂的动力学知识。
• Dynamics is a discipline that cannot be mastered without extensive practice.动力学是一门不做大量习题就不能掌握的学科。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 simulated   

a.伪装的，模仿的

参考例句：

• The effects of weathering can be simulated in the laboratory. 在实验室里可以模拟各种天气产生的影响。
• She showed simulated enthusiasm towards us. 她向我们表示了虚假的热情。

8 assets   

n.财产；资产

参考例句：

• We capitalized our assets to avoid bankruptcy.我们把资产转作资金以避免破产。

9 mitigate   

vt.（使）减轻，（使）缓和

参考例句：

• The government is trying to mitigate the effects of inflation.政府正试图缓和通货膨胀的影响。
• Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.政府应努力缓解贫困问题。