美國國家航空航天局（Nasa）發佈了供人類重返月球穿著的新一代航空服，這個新穎的設計具有專門支援航空員在月球表面進行科學實驗的功能。
Nasa executives call it ‘the spacesuit for a new generation’ – one which in 2025 will take astronauts back to the Moon for the first time in 50 years.
美國國家航空暨太空總署的高管稱之為 “新一代航天服”，航空員將在2025年身穿這套航空服，50年來首次重返月球。
The new suit was designed to withstand the harsh lunar surface without sacrificing flexibility. In a press conference, chief engineer James Stein put on the suit and squatted, knelt and crouched to show its range of motion.
這套新航空服的設計初衷是讓航空員在不失靈活性的前提下經受住惡劣的月球表面環境，在一次媒體發佈會上，負責開發航空服的總工程師詹姆斯·斯坦穿上航空服，完成了下蹲、下跪和俯身下蹲，以展示航空服的靈活性。
The suit was specifically built with both male and female astronauts in mind – vital for the Artemis Project, which has pledged to land the first woman on the Moon.
這套航空服專為男女航空員的不同體型而研製，它對 “阿爾忒彌斯” 計畫至關重要，該計畫承諾讓首位女性登上月球。
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astronauts 航空員
harsh （環境）惡劣的，嚴酷的
sacrificing 犧牲，損失
squatted 下蹲了
knelt 下跪了
crouched 俯身下蹲了
vital 至關重要的
pledged 保證了，承諾了
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文後，回答下列問題。
1. When is this new spacesuit expected to be used?
2. What kind of conditions will astronauts face on the Moon?
3. Why did chief engineer James Stein, squat, kneel and crouch in the spacesuit?
4. True or false? This new spacesuit is built specifically for women.
答案
1. When is this new spacesuit expected to be used?
It’s expected to be used in 2025, when astronauts return to the Moon.
2. What kind of conditions will astronauts face on the Moon?
The lunar landscape is described as harsh.
3. Why did chief engineer James Stein, squat, kneel and crouch in the spacesuit?
He wanted to show its range of motion and how flexible it is.
4. True or false? This new spacesuit is built specifically for women.
False. The suit was specifically built with both male and female astronauts in mind.
