新奇事件簿 宇航员首次在太空烘焙饼干

Kitchen technology has reached new heights.

厨房技术达到了新的高度。

Astronauts on the International Space Station have made the universe's first ever space-baked cookies.

国际空间站（ISS）的宇航员制作了宇宙中第一块太空烘焙饼干。

The ISS residents said the chocolate chip cookies looked out of this world. The cookies mark a first in space cookery.

国际空间站的居民表示这些巧克力曲奇饼看起来棒极了。这些饼干标志着第一次太空烹饪。

They are the very first kind of food to be baked in space from raw ingredients. Astronauts' food is usually pre-made on Earth.

它们是第一种用原材料在太空中烘焙的食物。宇航员的食物通常是在地球上预先准备好的。

The food is dehydrated or pre-packaged and is heated or warmed up on the space station.

这些食物会被脱水或预先包装，然后在空间站上加热食用。

The astronauts said eating freshly baked food will make them happy while on the space station.

宇航员们表示在空间站吃新鲜出炉的食物会让他们很开心。

It will be a comforting reminder¹ of home. This will be important for astronauts going to the moon or on the long journey to Mars.

这将是对家的一个温馨念想。这对宇航员去月球或火星的长途旅行很重要。

Baking the space cookies was not as straightforward² as the astronauts thought it would be.

烘烤太空饼干并不像宇航员想象的那么简单。

On Earth, cookies take about 20 minutes to bake in an oven heated to 150 degrees Celsius³ (302 degrees Fahrenheit).

在地球上，饼干在加热至150摄氏度（302华氏度）的烤箱中烘烤大约需要20分钟。

That was not long enough in space. The first cookie came out totally undercooked. It was more raw dough⁴ than cookie.

在太空中，这个时间还不够长。第一块饼干完全没有煮熟，与其说是饼干，不如说是生面团。

The space bakers⁵ turned up the oven's temperature and baked the dough for longer until they were successful.

空间烘焙师调高了烤箱的温度，并将面团烤了更久，直到烘焙成功。

The fifth cookie they made took 130 minutes to bake. And the big question is - how do they taste? No one knows yet.

他们烘焙的第五块饼干烤了130分钟。有一个大问题是——饼干味道怎么样？还没人知道。

The space-baked cookies are now in a laboratory in Houston, Texas. Scientists will test them to see if they are safe to eat.

这种太空烘焙饼干目前在德克萨斯州休斯顿的一个实验室里。科学家将对它们进行测试，看看它们是否食用安全。

1 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

2 straightforward   

adj.正直的，坦率的；易懂的，简单的

参考例句：

• A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
• I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。

3 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

4 dough   

n.生面团；钱，现款

参考例句：

• She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
• The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。

5 bakers   

n.面包师( baker的名词复数 )；面包店；面包店店主；十三

参考例句：

• The Bakers have invited us out for a meal tonight. 贝克一家今晚请我们到外面去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The bakers specialize in catering for large parties. 那些面包师专门负责为大型宴会提供食品。 来自《简明英汉词典》