在太空生活是每个想成为宇航员的人的梦想。我在空间站的六个月 已经结束了,这是一次充满挑战但又充满魔力的冒险。我打赌你一 定很想知道太空中的日常生活是什么样的,以及它与地球上的生活 有什么不同——低重力绝对会让普通的东西变得奇怪!
The strangeness of living in space is apparent from the moment we sleep. Due to the near absence of gravity in space, we have to attach ourselves so that we don't float around. We usually sleep in private quarters, which are more like large upboards, or in sleeping bags attached to the walls or the ceiling.
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首先,我们穿上宇航服,它们能让我们在太空中呼吸,保 护我们免受寒冷和辐射的伤害。然后我们就出发了,有时 候执行任务要连续好几个小时,向下可以看到美丽的地球 了。
Splendid as the view of the Earth is spacewalking is not as exciting as you might think.It's probably the most dangerous work, with potential risks such as electrie shocks. That's why every spacewalk is carefully planned.