20210122 French Wines Return from Year in Space
法國葡萄酒旅居太空一年返抵地球
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft landed off the coast of Florida Wednesday night carrying research materials, equipment and 12 bottles of French wine.
周三晚上，SpaceX公司的「龍」號宇宙飛船在佛羅裡達州海岸著陸，飛船上攜帶著研究材料、設備和12瓶法國葡萄酒。
But not just any wine!
但不是普通的酒！
These bottles of wine and some grapevines had spent about a year in the International Space Station, orbiting the world in the name of science.
這些葡萄酒和一些葡萄藤在國際空間站裡待了大約一年，以科學的名義繞地球運行。
The wine will not be opened until the end of February.
這些酒要到2月底才會開封。
That is when Space Cargo Unlimited plans to open a bottle or two for an out-of-this-world wine tasting in Bordeaux, France. 此時，「太空貨物無限」計劃在法國波爾多(Bordeaux)開一兩瓶葡萄酒，舉辦一場世界級的品酒會。
Agricultural science is the main goal of the research, says Nicolas Gaume, the company's chief and co-founder. 該公司執行長兼聯合創始人尼古拉斯·高梅(Nicolas Gaume)表示，農業科學是這項研究的主要目標。
But he admits it will be fun to try the wine. He will be among the lucky few taking a taste, along with some French wine experts.
但他承認品嘗一下這種酒會很有趣。他將和法國葡萄酒鑑賞師一起，成為少數幾位有幸品嘗這些葡萄酒的一員。
Months of chemical testing will follow. Researchers want to see how space changed the wine's sedimentation and bubbles.
接下來將進行幾個月的化學測試。研究人員好奇太空是如何改變葡萄酒的沉降和氣泡的。
Sedimentation is the process in which material is carried to the bottom of a liquid.
沉降是指物質被帶到液體底部的過程。
Gaume told the Associated Press that his company's goal is to try to understand "how we're going to have an agriculture tomorrow that is both organic and healthy and able to feed humanity."
高梅告訴美聯社，他的公司的目標是試圖理解「我們如何才能擁有一個既有機又健康，能夠養活人類的未來農業。」
Gaume added, "we think space has the key."
高梅補充說：「我們認為太空是關鍵所在。」
With climate change, Gaume added agricultural products like grapes will need to be able to live in more difficult conditions.
高梅補充說，隨著氣候變化，葡萄等農產品將需要能夠在更惡劣的環境下生存。
Through a series of space experiments, Space Cargo Unlimited hopes to take what is learned to make plants stronger on Earth.
通過一系列的太空實驗，「太空貨物無限」公司希望利用所掌握的知識讓地球上的植物更加強壯。
There is another reason for doing such space research.
做這樣的太空研究還有另一層原因。
Gaume expects future explorers to the moon and Mars will want to enjoy some of Earth's nice things.
高梅預計，未來的月球和火星探險者也能一享地球上的美味。
"Being French, it's part of life to have some good food and good wine," he said.
「作為法國人，享受美食和美酒是生活的一部分，」他說道。
The wine bottles were kept in steel containers for safety when they went to the space station on a Northrop Grumman ship in November 2019.
2019年11月，為安全起見，這些酒瓶被保存在鋼瓶中，由諾斯羅普·格魯曼公司的一艘飛船前往空間站。
The 320 pieces of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vines, called canes in the grape-growing business, left on the SpaceX spacecraft last March.
3月，320株墨洛以及卡貝內-蘇維農葡萄藤被送上太空探索技術公司(SpaceX)的飛船。在葡萄種植行業，這320株葡萄被稱為」藤條（cane）」。
At this time, SpaceX's Dragon is the only spacecraft capable of returning space station experiments and other items to Earth.
目前，SpaceX的「龍」號飛船是唯一能夠完整運貨上太空站，並從太空站完整運回貨物的飛船。
Others burn up in the atmosphere on their return.
其他公司的一些飛船在返回途中在大氣層中燃燒起來。
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Daily Words
1, capable of
有…能力的；可…的
capable of: 能夠 ; 能 ; 敢於
2, container [kənˈteɪnə(r)]
n. 貨櫃；容器
3, steel [stiːl]
n. 鋼鐵；鋼製品；堅固
vt. 鋼化；使冷酷
adj. 鋼製的；鋼鐵業的；堅強的
n. （Steel）（德）施特爾；（英）斯蒂爾（人名）
Steel: 鋼 ; 如 ; 鋼材
4, condition [kənˈdɪʃn]
n. 條件；情況；環境；身份
vt. 決定；使適應；使健康；以…為條件
5, organic [ɔːˈɡænɪk]
adj. [有化] 有機的；組織的；器官的；根本的
Organic: 有機 ; 器官的 ; 有機體的
6, agriculture [ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃə(r)]
n. 農業；農耕；農業生產；農藝，農學
Agriculture: 農業 ; 農學 ; 農業
7, sedimentation [ˌsedɪmenˈteɪʃn]
n. 沉積（作用）
sedimentation: 沉澱 ; 沉積 ; 沉降
8, admit [ədˈmɪt]
vt. 承認；準許進入；可容納
vi. 承認；容許
9, cargo [ˈkɑːɡəʊ]
n. 貨物，船貨
n. (Cargo)人名；(英、西)卡戈
cargo: 貨物 ; 船貨 ; 太空運輸
10, Bordeaux [bɔːˈdəʊ]
n. 波爾多葡萄酒；波爾多（法國西南部港市）
Bordeaux: 波爾多 ; 法國葡萄酒 ; 波爾多產區
11, grapevine [ˈɡreɪpvaɪn]
n. 葡萄樹；葡萄藤；小道消息；秘密情報網
12, spacecraft [ˈspeɪskrɑːft]
n. [航] 宇宙飛船，太空飛行器
spacecraft: 太空飛行器 ; 宇宙飛船 ; 宇宙飛船