5 Space slingshot

Chapter Five SPACE SLINGSHOT Roshni held the antenna tightly to her body. It was the same length as her arm. Up close, it looked even more like an umbrella. Through the window of the Beagle, Roshni could see Ollie grinning and giving her a thumbs-up. She gave him one back. "Just one problem now," she said to herself. "I've only got one hand free! So how am

第五章太空弹弓罗希尼把天线紧紧地抱在身上。 它和她的胳膊一样长。 近距离看，它更像一把伞。 透过小猎犬号的窗户，罗什尼看到奥利咧嘴笑着对她竖起大拇指。 她还给了他一个。“现在只有一个问题，”她自言自语道。 “我只有一只手空着！”我怎么样？

I going to climb back inside the Beagle?" A moment later, her question was answered. Her safety tether began to pull her back in. Ollie must have pressed the "RECALL" switch! She relaxed and let herself be reeled into the airlock, just like a fish on a line being pulled to shore. In no time, she passed through the outer airlock doors. She shut them behind her and waited for the airlock to fill up with air again before unfastening her safety tether from the wall.

我要爬回小猎犬号里面去吗？”过了一会儿，她的问题得到了回答。 她的安全绳开始把她拉回去。 奥利一定是按了召回键！她放松下来，让自己被卷进气闸，就像一条拴在绳子上的鱼被拉到岸边一样。 很快，她就穿过了外层的气闸门。 她把门关上，等气闸再次充满空气后，才解开墙上的安全绳。

The inner doors slid open. There was Ollie, waiting with open arms. He gave her a hug. Roshni let go of the antenna so she could squeeze him back with sheer delight.

里面的门滑开了。 奥利在那里，张开双臂等着。 他拥抱了她一下。Roshni放开了天线，这样她就可以高兴地把他挤回去。

"You did a space walk!" he said. "That is so unbelievably cool!" "I know," Roshni said happily. "I'll never forget it as long as I live." In the background, the Beagle made happy burbling noises and blew a little trumpet fanfare. "We'd better hurry back to the probe and repair it," Roshni said. "We've only got another thirty minutes before the comet's due to strike Jupiter." She sat down at the controls and Ollie joined her. They set their course, fired the thrusters, and hoped they'd reach the Odin probe in time. Through the window, they saw a cluster of shining shapes in the far distance. They were hurtling down toward the planet, leaving foggy trails behind them.

“你做了太空行走！”他说。 “这真是太酷了！”“我知道，”罗什尼高兴地说。 “我这辈子都不会忘记的。” 在背景中，小猎犬号发出欢快的咕咕声，吹着小号。 “我们最好赶紧回到探测器上去修理它，”罗什尼说。 “离彗星撞击木星只有三十分钟了。” 她坐在控制台前，奥利也坐了下来。 他们设定了航向，启动了推进器，希望能及时到达奥丁探测器。 透过窗户，他们看到远处有一群闪闪发光的身影。 他们冲向那颗行星，身后留下了雾蒙蒙的痕迹。

"There's the comet!" Roshni said. "But it's all broken into bits," Ollie said, looking anxious. "Are we too late?" "No," Roshni said excitedly. "Comets break up when they get close to a planet, because its gravity pulls them apart. This one must have broken up when it got close to Jupiter." She checked the distance indicator. They were still nowhere near the probe. Only twenty minutes left to go! "Can you go any faster, Beagle?" Roshni asked.

“彗星在那儿！”Roshni说。 “但它都碎成碎片了，”奥利说，看起来很焦虑。 “我们是不是太晚了？”“不，”罗什尼兴奋地说。 “彗星在靠近行星时就会分裂，因为行星的引力把它们拉开了。 这颗卫星一定是在接近木星时解体的。” 她检查了距离指示器。 他们仍然离探测器很远。 只剩下二十分钟了！“你能再快一点吗，小猎犬？”Roshni问道。

The Beagle made a sad beep. Ollie patted the console. "It's okay. We know you're trying your best." Roshni racked her brains. They needed to go faster. But how? She remembered watching an online video with her dad about space travel. She thought back to the part about something called "gravity assists"... "That's it!" she yelled. "We can do a slingshot!" "Sounds cool," said Ollie. "But what is it, exactly?"

小猎犬发出一声悲伤的嘟嘟声。 奥利拍了拍控制台。“这是好的。 我们知道你已经尽力了。” 罗什尼绞尽脑汁。他们需要走得更快。 但如何?她记得和爸爸一起在网上看了一个关于太空旅行的视频。 她回想起那部分关于“重力辅助”的东西…… “就是这样！”她喊道。“我们可以弹弓！”“听起来很酷，”奥利说。 “但究竟是什么呢？”