* 用英語自身來理解和學習英語是最好的方式，《英讀廊》是《滿庭說英語》中的拓展閱讀系列，這一系列的文章力求幫助大家在英語閱讀能力上有所提升，并樹立英語思維；
* 推薦的閱讀的方法是：先原文，適當看解析閱讀，還有疑惑再看雙語對照。
* 解析中英語單詞的音標使用Dictcom和IPA雙音標標注，如果需要了解Dictcom音標，請參看我們的《dictionary.com所用的音標體系》一文。
* 本篇文章難度系數(shù)5.9，由《小仙英語伴讀》人工智能難度分析系統(tǒng)提供評分。
Why does it seem so challenging now to send a manned crew to the moon, when we were able to accomplish this over 50 years ago?
【譯】為什么在50多年前我們能夠做到這一點的情況下，現(xiàn)在向月球派遣載人宇航員仍然顯得如此具有挑戰(zhàn)性？
【固定用法】be able to do sth. 能夠，會(做)；有能力(或辦法、機會)做某事；例句：I am able to pick you up on the short wave radio. 我能用短波收音機收聽到你的信號。
【單詞】challenging 原型：challenge ['chal-inj]['t??l?nd?] v. 向 ... 挑戰(zhàn)；質(zhì)疑
【單詞】send [send][send] vt. 發(fā)送；派遣；放出；運輸
【單詞】crew?[kru?]?n.(輪船、飛機等上面的)全體工作人員; (輪船、飛機等上面不包括高級職員的)全體船員，全體乘務員; 技術(shù)人員團隊; 專業(yè)團隊;
【單詞】moon [moon][mu?n] n. 月亮；月球
【單詞】accomplish [uh-'kom-plish][?'k?mpl??] vt. 完成；實現(xiàn)
Space travel is always challenging, but I would argue it has more to do with motivation.
【譯】太空旅行總是很有挑戰(zhàn)性，但我認為它更多地與動機有關(guān)。
【單詞】travel ['trav-uhl]['tr?vl] v. 旅行；去某地
【單詞】argue ['ahr-gyoo]['ɑ?ɡju?] v. 說服；爭論；辯論
【單詞】motivation [moh-tuh-'vey-shuhn][?m??t?'ve??n] n. 動機；動力；刺激；積極性
After the Apollo missions, there just hasn't been a need or want to go back.
【譯】阿波羅（登月）任務結(jié)束后，就再也沒有這個需求回去了。
【單詞】missions 原型：mission ['mish-uhn]['m??n] n. 使命；任務
【專有名詞】Apollo [uh-'pol-oh][?'p?l??] n. [希神]阿波羅（太陽神）
We all have our sci-fi desires, but until there is money to be made (even on research), there hasn't been a point to go back.
【譯】我們都有自己的科幻欲望，但在有錢賺之前（即使是在研究上），都沒有再回月球的必要。
【單詞】sci-fi ['sahy-'fahy]['sa?fa?] abbr. 科幻小說(=science fiction)
【單詞】desires 原型：desire [dih-'zahyuhr][d?'za??] n. 渴望；愿望；欲望
That mood encouragingly seems to be shifting and a manned mission may be on the horizon again.
【譯】令人鼓舞的是，這種情緒似乎正在發(fā)生變化，載人任務可能再次出現(xiàn)。
【短語】on the horizon 表示“在地平線上；即將來臨的”。如：（1）The first signs of the dawn appear on the horizon. 黎明的曙光出現(xiàn)在地平線上。（2）For many of us the "cashless society" is not on the horizon-it's already here. 對于我們很多人來說，"無現(xiàn)鈔的社會"不是即將來臨，而是已經(jīng)到來。
【單詞】mood [mood][mu?d] n. 心情；情緒；氣氛
【單詞】encouragingly [en-'kur-ij, -'kuhr-][?n'k?r?d???li] adv. 鼓勵地；贊助地；鼓舞人心地
【單詞】shifting 原型：shift [shift][??ft] v. 移動；改變
【單詞】horizon [huh-'rahy-zuhn][h?'ra?zn] n. 地平線；眼界；范圍
The best analogy I can think of is that it's also challenging to reproduce the Great Pyramid now, even though it was something that was accomplished 4000 years ago.
【譯】我能想到的最好的類比是，現(xiàn)在再造大金字塔也很有挑戰(zhàn)性，盡管它是在4000年前就完成過的。
【詞法】even though是“盡管”的意思，為連詞，引導讓步狀語從句用于引導讓步狀語從句。如：He went out even though it was raining. 盡管在下雨，他還是出去了。
【單詞】analogy [uh-'nal-uh-jee][?'n?l?d?i] n. 類比；相似；類似
【單詞】reproduce [ree-pruh-'doos, -'dyoos][?ri?pr?'dju?s] v. 再生；復制
【單詞】accomplished 原型：accomplish [uh-'kom-plish][?'k?mpl??] vt. 完成；實現(xiàn)
【單詞】pyramid ['pir-uh-mid]['p?r?m?d] n. 金字塔
It's not that we don't know how to do it, it's that our priorities have changed.
【譯】不是我們不知道該怎么做，而是我們的優(yōu)先次序改變了。
【單詞】priorities 原型：priority [prahy-'awr-i-tee, -'or-][pra?'?r?ti] n. 優(yōu)先權(quán)；優(yōu)先；優(yōu)先順序
We're not willing to spend the money it would require, and we're not willing to take as many risks with human lives as we were then.
【譯】我們不愿意花費它所需要的資金成本，我們也不愿意像當時那樣冒著生命危險。
【短語】be willing to do表示“樂意做某事”。be too willing to do表示非常愿意做某事，表達強烈感情色彩。如：There's not enough people willing to take the risk. 沒有足夠的人愿意冒這個險。
【單詞】willing ['wil-ing]['w?l??] adj. 愿意的；心甘情愿的
【單詞】spend [spend][spend] v. 花費；浪費
【單詞】require [ri-'kwahyuhr][r?'kwa??] v. 要求；需要；命令；規(guī)定
But we COULD do it.
【譯】但我們是可以做到的。
AFAIK, it's a relatively low high cost to benefit ratio.
【譯】就我所知，這是一個相對較低的高成本效益比。
【單詞】AFAIK 是“As Far As I Know”的簡寫，意為“就我所知，以我所知”
【單詞】relatively ['rel-uh-tiv-lee]['rel?t?vli] adv. 相對地；比較地
【單詞】ratio ['rey-shoh, -shee-oh]['re??i??] n. 比率；比例
In other words, it would cost A LOT of time & money to make it happen, with not a lot of benefit.
【譯】換言之，要實現(xiàn)這一目標需要花費大量的時間和金錢，但卻沒有多少好處。
【單詞】happen ['hap-uhn]['h?p?n] vi. 發(fā)生；碰巧；出現(xiàn)
That being said, there are plans to use the moon as a 'base' for further exploration (to Mars for example).
【譯】有傳聞說，有人有計劃將月球作為進一步探索的“基地”（例如到火星）。
【短語】for example 例如；例句：You can buy fruit here - oranges and bananas, for example. 你可以在這里買水果，例如買柑橘和香蕉。
【單詞】base [beys][be?s] n. 基地
【單詞】exploration [ek-spluh-'rey-shuhn][?ekspl?'re??n] n. 探險；探索；勘探；探測
【專有名詞】Mars [mahrz][mɑ?z] n. 火星；[羅神]戰(zhàn)神
So if/when it comes time for that, there will be much larger benefits to having people on the moon, so it will be likelier to happen.
【譯】因此，如果到了實現(xiàn)這一目標的時候，人類登上月球?qū)⒂懈蟮暮锰帲虼藢崿F(xiàn)這一目標的可能性更大。
