必修三 Unit 4 R-W IS EXPLORING SPACE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY?

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Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions , whether to Mars or other planets much further away

无论是去火星还是其他更遥远的星球，世界各国都在花费数十亿美元和大量时间在各种太空使命上。

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Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space

有人认为我们应该停止浪费时间和金钱来探索太空。

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Instead , we should feed the world's poor and find immediate solutions to other problems , such as pollution and fatal diseases

相反，我们应该为世界上的穷人提供食物，并立即解决其他问题，例如污染和致命疾病。

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However , others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realise how exploring space helps us

然而，其他人则认为这是一个肤浅的观点，没有意识到探索太空对我们的帮助。

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Firstly , exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger

首先，探索空间在在消除世界饥饿的斗争中发挥了作用。

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It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth

它直接影响现在绕地球飞行的许多卫星。

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A number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns

许多卫星记录着陆地和天气模式的数据。

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Then the data is transmitted to scientists on Earth

然后，这些数据被传送到地球上的科学家。

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After careful analysis , the scientists can provide useful recommendations and advice for farmers

经过仔细分析，科学家们可以为农民提供有用的建议。

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As a result , space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth's increasing population

因此，太空技术帮助农业努力种植足够的食物来养活地球上不断增长的人口。

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Secondly , space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all

其次，太空探索促进了造福于我们所有人的技术进步。

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High-end products around the world are made to a higher standard now because of advanced technology which was first created to meet the requirements for space exploration

由于先进的技术首次被提出以满足太空探索的需求，因此现在世界各地的高端产品都达到了更高的标准。

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For example , space technologies have helped the research and development of different types of new material

例如，空间技术有助于研究和开发不同类型的新材料。

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They have also helped companies make better heart monitors and other machines that doctors regularly use

它们还帮助公司制造了更好的心脏检测仪和医生经常使用的其他仪器。

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Today , space technologies are widely used in all kinds of industries , and everyday products such as GPS , memory foam pillows , and smartphone cameras are changing our lives

如今，太空技术已广泛应用于各个行业，并且诸如全球定位系统、记忆泡沫枕头和智能手机相机之类的日常用品正在改变我们的生活。

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Finally , sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the world's problems and even to find ways to solve them

最后，将宇航员送入太空帮助人们思考世界上的问题，甚至找到了解决问题的方法。

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Seeing pictures of our planet as an island in a black sea made people realise that our planet's resources are limited

看到我们的星球在黑海中作为一个岛屿的照片让人们意识到我们星球的资源是有限的。

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In order to provide for such a rapidly increasing population , scientists are trying to find other planets that could one day be our new home

为了满足如此迅速增长的人口，科学家们正在努力寻找其他行星，这些星球将来可能成为我们的新家。

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The greatest attention at present is on Mars because it is closer to Earth

目前最受关注的是火星，因为它离地球更近。

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In the future , humans may live on both planets

在未来，人类可能生活在两个星球上。

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In closing , exploring space provides the world with many different benefits

最后，探索太空为世界带来许多不同的好处。

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Therefore , it should continue so as to provide new and better solutions to people's short-term and long-term problems

因此，它应该继续下去，以便为人们的短期和长期问题提供新的和更好的解决方案。