Moonwalk

Moon Walk. The First Trip to the Moon by Judy Donnelly. Illustrated by Dennis Davison.

《月球漫步：人类首次登月之旅》，作者朱迪·唐纳利，插画师丹尼斯·戴维森。

Moon Launch July 16 1969 Cape Kennedy Florida A huge white rocket towers against the blue sky. It is 36 stories high. It weighs over 6 million pounds. It is called the Saturn V. It is the biggest most powerful rocket ever built. Today it is going to make the dream of centuries come true. It will send three men where no human beings has ever been before. To the moon. A few miles away almost a million people crowd the highways and beaches. Small boats full of excited people dot the ocean. They have all come to see the launch. People are not allowed any closer. The danger of an explosion is too great.

1969年7月16日，佛罗里达州肯尼迪角，月球发射任务启动 一枚巨大的白色火箭矗立在蓝天下，它有36层楼那么高，重量超过600万磅，名叫土星五号，是人类有史以来建造的最大、威力最强的火箭。 今天它就要实现人类数百年来的梦想，将三名宇航员送到从未有人踏足过的地方——月球。 几英里外，近百万人挤满了公路和海滩，载满兴奋人群的小船星星点点散落在海面上，大家都是来观看发射的。 大家不能再靠近了，因为火箭爆炸的风险太高了。

Around the planet, millions more people are watching their television screens. Everyone wants to share in the longest, most incredible voyage in history. As launch time approaches, three astronauts in gleaming white spacesuits walk toward the huge rocket. Their names are Neil Armstrong, Edwin Burr's Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The men get into an elevator. They ride up to the top of the launch tower. There, at the very tip of the rocket, a spacecraft is waiting. It is called Apollo 11. Soon, the astronauts are inside the cramped spacecraft, strapped tightly to their seats. They are excited and tense. For many months, they have prepared for this journey. They know every inch of the spacecraft, every detail of the flight plan. They are as ready as anyone can be to go into the unknown. Now, their lives will depend on 90 million bits of machinery working exactly right.

全球各地还有数百万人正守在电视屏幕前。 每个人都想共同见证这场人类历史上最遥远、最不可思议的航行。 发射时间临近，三名穿着亮白色宇航服的宇航员朝着巨型火箭走去。 他们的名字是尼尔·阿姆斯特朗、埃德温·巴兹·奥尔德林和迈克尔·柯林斯。 几人走进电梯，乘着电梯升到发射塔的顶端。 火箭的最顶端，有一艘航天器正等着他们，它的名字叫阿波罗11号。 很快，宇航员们进入了狭窄的航天器里，牢牢系好安全带坐在座位上。 他们既兴奋又紧张。 为了这次航行，他们已经准备了好几个月。 航天器的每一处构造、飞行计划的每一个细节，他们都烂熟于心。 要前往未知的领域，他们已经做好了万全的准备。 现在，他们的生命全仰仗9000万个零件精准无误地运作。

The astronauts wait quietly. Then over their radios they hear the voice of mission control wish them good luck and godspeed. It is time. Time to shoot for the moon. The countdown begins. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. Lift off. The rocket rises into the air with an air splitting roll. It climbs higher and higher, trading smoke and fire. Miles away people watch in awe. They are deafened by the noise. The ground shakes under them. The rocket looks like a streak of flame. Can anyone ride in it and survive?

宇航员们安静地等待着，随后无线电里传来地面控制中心的声音，祝他们好运，一路顺风。 时间到了，是时候向月球进发了。 倒计时开始。 10，9，8，7，6，5，4，3，2，1，0！点火升空！ 火箭伴着震耳欲聋的轰鸣升空，越飞越高，身后拖着长长的烟与火。 几英里外的人们敬畏地望着这一幕，噪音震得他们耳朵发聋，地面都在晃动，火箭看起来就像一道火焰，里面的人能平安无事吗？