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第二期 2005年12月真题 文章 (5/6) - 英语听力
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[00:02.19]Passage Three
[00:03.45]When my interest shifted from space to the sea,
[00:07.21]I never expected it would cause such confusion among my friends.
[00:12.21]Yet I can understand their feelings.
[00:15.30]As I have been writing and talking about space flight for the best part of 20 years,
[00:21.22]a sudden switch of interest to the depth of the sea does seem peculiar.
[00:26.48]To explain,I'd like to share my reasons behind this unusual change of mind.
[00:31.96]The first excuse I give is an economic one.
[00:35.19]Underwater exploration is so much cheaper than space flight.
[00:40.08]The first round-trip ticket to the moon is going to cost at least 10 billion dollars if you include research and development.
[00:48.88]By the end of this century, the cost will be down to a few million.
[00:53.62]On the other hand, the diving suit and a set of basic tools needed for skin-diving can be bought for 20 dollars.
[01:01.35]My second argument is more philosophical.
[01:04.48]The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space.
[01:09.20]In their different ways, both sea and space are equally hostile.
[01:14.83]If we wish to survive in either for any length of time, we need to have mechanical aids
[01:21.42]The diving suit helped the design of the space suit.
[01:25.98]The feelings and the emotions of a man beneath the sea will be much like those of a man beyond the atmosphere.
[00:03.45]When my interest shifted from space to the sea,
[00:07.21]I never expected it would cause such confusion among my friends.
[00:12.21]Yet I can understand their feelings.
[00:15.30]As I have been writing and talking about space flight for the best part of 20 years,
[00:21.22]a sudden switch of interest to the depth of the sea does seem peculiar.
[00:26.48]To explain,I'd like to share my reasons behind this unusual change of mind.
[00:31.96]The first excuse I give is an economic one.
[00:35.19]Underwater exploration is so much cheaper than space flight.
[00:40.08]The first round-trip ticket to the moon is going to cost at least 10 billion dollars if you include research and development.
[00:48.88]By the end of this century, the cost will be down to a few million.
[00:53.62]On the other hand, the diving suit and a set of basic tools needed for skin-diving can be bought for 20 dollars.
[01:01.35]My second argument is more philosophical.
[01:04.48]The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space.
[01:09.20]In their different ways, both sea and space are equally hostile.
[01:14.83]If we wish to survive in either for any length of time, we need to have mechanical aids
[01:21.42]The diving suit helped the design of the space suit.
[01:25.98]The feelings and the emotions of a man beneath the sea will be much like those of a man beyond the atmosphere.
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