太空生活

Being an astronaut is fun， but life in space can be difficult. Here are some everyday things in space.

宇航員的工作是有趣的，但在太空中生活也會遇到困難。以下是他們在太空中的日常。

Sleeping

睡覺

Astronauts wear pajamas and brush their teeth， but they dont sleep in beds. In space they float around because there is no gravity. Astronauts go into a small cupboard and then get into a sleeping bag.

宇航員也是穿著睡衣刷好牙再睡覺的，但是他們不是睡在床上。由于失重，他們會在太空中漂浮，所以他們要進一個小柜子里再鉆進睡袋里睡覺。

Cooking

做飯

How do you make a hot meal with no kitchen？ If the food is in a bag， like spaghetti or soup， astronauts put it in a machine and press a button. This puts hot water into the bag. If the food is in a box， like fish or vegetables， astronauts heat it in a small oven. Some foods like fruit and bread， astronauts dont need to cook them.

沒有廚房怎么做頓熱飯？像意面、湯這種袋裝食物，宇航員會把它放入機器中并按下按鈕，機器里的熱水就會加熱食物。如果是盒裝食物，比如魚肉或蔬菜，宇航員會把它們放入小烤箱中加熱。一些像水果或面包這類的食物，宇航員就不需要加熱了。

Eating

進食

On Earth we use knives and forks， spoons， and chopsticks to eat. Astronauts use these as well， but they also use scissors and straws. They need scissors to cut open food bags and straws to drink—you cant use a cup in space because the drink will float around the spaceship！ There arent any tables， either. Astronauts tie a tray to their legs. This tray holds all the food.

在地球上，我們用刀叉、勺子和筷子吃飯。宇航員也是這樣，但他們也用剪刀和吸管。剪刀用來剪開食品包裝袋，吸管用來喝水。在太空中不能用杯子喝飲料，因為飲料會漂浮在宇宙飛船中！宇航員也無法用桌子，他們通常把食物托盤系在他們的腿上，食物都放在托盤上。

Doing Exercise

做運動

Astronauts do exercise for two hours every day. They run on a treadmill and use a special machine to exercise their arms. They have to tie their feet to the machines so they dont float away！

宇航員每天要做兩小時的運動。他們在跑步機上跑步，用特殊的機器來鍛煉手臂。他們需要把雙腳系在機器上以防自己飄起來！

Washing

洗澡

When astronauts want a shower， they go into a big tube and close the top. They use a pipe to spray water on themselves and then a vacuum cleaner to dry. When they brush their teeth， they drink the water and eat the toothpaste.

Did you know？ Astronauts cant wash clothes in space. There isnt enough water.

宇航員在一個大的管子里洗澡，頂部是封起來的。他們用管子來沖洗，用真空吸塵器來吹干。刷牙時，他們要喝了刷牙水，吃了牙膏。

你知道嗎？宇航員在太空中是不洗衣服的，因為沒有足夠的水。

Vocabulary

float v. 浮動;漂流;飄動;飄移

gravity n. 重力;地球引力

spaceship n. 宇宙飛船

treadmill n. （鍛煉身體的）跑步機，走步機