18 Living In Space

Living In Space written by John Lockyer

约翰·洛克耶的《太空生活

space shuttle What is out in space? Many astronauts have been there to find this out. Early astronauts flew around the Earth in rockets. Some astronauts landed on the Moon and other astronauts flew into space and back again, in shuttles. Many astronauts used space shuttles to help them build large satellites called space stations. Astronauts live and work in and around space stations.

太空中有什么? 许多宇航员都去过那里寻找答案。 早期的宇航员乘坐火箭环绕地球飞行。 一些宇航员登上了月球，另一些宇航员乘坐航天飞机进入太空并返回。 许多宇航员使用航天飞机来帮助他们建造被称为空间站的大型卫星。 宇航员在空间站内外生活和工作。

training underwater There is no gravity in space so everything floats. It looks like fun but astronauts have to train hard to learn how to do everything while they are floating. Being in space is almost like being underwater. Before they go into space, astronauts train by moving around and working in a large swimming pool while wearing a spacesuit.

在太空中没有重力，所以一切都是漂浮的。 这看起来很有趣，但宇航员必须努力训练，学习如何在漂浮时做所有的事情。 在太空中就像在水下一样。 在进入太空之前，宇航员会穿着宇航服在一个大游泳池里运动和工作。

eating in space Cooking in space is almost impossible because nothing will stay in a pot or a pan. Most food on a space shuttle or space station is already cooked and in a packet. Astronauts heat the strange food or squeeze it straight out of the packet and into their mouths. When eating their meals, some astronauts use a tray with velcro strips to hold everything in place. Other astronauts eat and drink while floating next to their food.

在太空中烹饪几乎是不可能的，因为没有东西会留在锅里。 航天飞机或空间站上的大多数食物都已经煮熟了，装在包装袋里。 宇航员加热这种奇怪的食物，或者直接把它从包装袋里挤出来放进嘴里。 当他们吃饭时，一些宇航员使用一个带有魔术贴的托盘来固定所有的东西。 其他宇航员在食物旁边漂浮时吃喝。

cleaning in space Astronauts must keep their living and working spaces clean. There are no doctors or hospitals in space so no one wants to get sick. Every day the station's surfaces are cleaned and the air and water supplies are tested for germs. garbage ship Garbage on a space station is loaded onto a small spacecraft. When the spacecraft is full it is sent back to Earth. When it hits the Earth's atmosphere, the spacecraft and the garbage burn up so there is nothing left.

宇航员必须保持生活和工作空间的清洁。 太空中没有医生或医院，所以没有人想生病。 空间站的表面每天都要清洁，空气和水都要进行细菌检测。 空间站上的垃圾被装载到一艘小型航天器上。 当飞船装满后，它被送回地球。 当它撞击地球大气层时，航天器和垃圾都会燃烧，所以什么都没有留下。

space toilet There are no showers or baths on a space station. Astronauts use a damp sponge or towel to wash. They also use shampoo gel to clean their hair. When they brush their teeth, they keep their mouth closed so the toothpaste doesn't float away. Astronauts use a special space toilet. Like a vacuum cleaner, the toilet sucks the waste away. The waste liquids are turned into drinking water and the waste solids are burned out in space.

空间站上没有淋浴或浴缸。 宇航员用湿海绵或毛巾清洗。 他们也用洗发水凝胶清洁头发。 当他们刷牙时，他们闭着嘴，这样牙膏就不会飘走。 宇航员使用一种特殊的太空厕所。 就像吸尘器一样，马桶把废物吸走。 废液被转化为饮用水，废固体在太空中燃烧殆尽。