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Astronauts Complete Eight Hour Spacewalk
太空人完成八小时太空漫步
【新闻关键字】
1. astronaut: [ˋæstrə͵nɔt] n.太空人、宇航员
2. expedition: [͵ɛkspɪˋdɪʃən] n. 远征、探险
3. spacewalk: [ˋspes͵wɔk] n.太空漫步
4. maintenance: [ˋmentənəns] n.维修
5. International Space Station: n.phr. 国际太空站
6. time out: [ˋtaɪmˋaʊt] 暂停
7. secure: [sɪˋkjʊr] v. 取得
8. robotic: [roˋbɑtɪk] adj. 机器人的、自动的
9. task : [tæsk] n.工作、任务
10. EDT:：Eastern Daylight Time，美东夏令时间
Expedition 32 astronauts Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide completed an eight hour spacewalk while working on routine maintenance on the International Space Station.
探险家32号太空人苏尼塔‧威廉斯与星出彰彦，当在国际太空站上进行例行维修时，完成了一趟八小时的太空漫步。
Williams, a NASA Flight Engineer, and Hoshide, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, had trouble this time out. They were unable to install a new Main Bus Switching Unit on the ISS’ s-zero truss, and had difficulties securing its replacement. They also began installing a camera on the Canadarm2 robotic arm, but did not complete their task.
美国太空总署飞航工程师威廉斯，与日本太空探险机构的星出彰彦，在此次的作业中有些麻烦。他们无法在国际太空站上安装一具电源切换装置。他们也开始在机械手臂上，安装一具照相机，但是并没有完成他们的工作。
It was the second spacewalk of the expedition, and began at 8:16 a.m. EDT on Thursday, concluded at 4:33 p.m.
这次是远征第二次的太空漫步，在美东夏令时间周四8:16 a.m.开始，4:33p.m.结束。
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