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Today we are very pleased to chat with Mr. Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut. Welcome to the show, Mr. Yang.
今天，我们很高兴能与中国首位宇航员杨利伟先生进行对话。杨先生，欢迎您做客我们的节目。
Thank you.
谢谢。
Mr. Yang, our audience is very curious about how you succeeded in becoming China's first astronaut. It must have been a very difficult thing to achieve. Did you always want to be an astronaut?
杨先生，我们的观众都很好奇，您是如何成为中国首位宇航员的。这一定是个很难达成的目标。您一直都想做一名宇航员吗？
Yes, I dreamt of it when I was young, but I never thought my wish would come true. It took a long time. First, I got my college degree when I was 22, and then I worked as a fighter pilot for around 10 years. I finally became China's first astronaut when I was 38 years old.
是的，我年轻时就梦想做一名宇航员，但我从未想过我的梦想会成真。实现这个梦想花了很长时间。首先，我22岁时获得大学学历，然后做了大概10年的战斗机飞行员。我38岁时终于成为了中国首个宇航员。
Oh, so you must be a really experienced pilot. Do you think that was one of the reasons why you were chosen for the space programme?
哦，所以您是一名很有经验的飞行员。您认为这是您入选太空计划的原因之一吗？
Sure, I had 1,350 hours of flight experience, which I think really helped me.
当然，我有1350小时的飞行经验，这一点帮了我。
So how difficult was it to join the space programme?
加入太空计划有多难呢？
There was a lot of competition. Altogether, 14 of us were chosen from among 1,500 pilots to train for space flights.
竞争很激烈。我们14个人是从大概1500名飞行员中挑选而出，来训练太空飞行的。
That sounds really difficult. Did you also have to be a certain size and weight?
听起来真的很难。您需要保持一定的体型和体重吗？
Yes, at the time, you had to be shorter than 172 centimetres in height and weigh less than 70 kilograms. You also had to be in perfect health and perfect shape.
嗯，当时你的身高不能超过172厘米，体重不能超过70公斤。你的身体必须非常健康，身材也必须很完美。
So you were the perfect choice! As we all know, an astronaut needs to be healthy and calm in order to work in space. But you also had to study a lot, too, right?
所以您是最佳的人选！我们都知道，宇航员需要身体健康、沉着冷静，这样才能完成太空工作。但您也必须学习很多知识，对吗？
Yes, I had to learn English, science, and astronomy. I also had to practise using space equipment, and do a lot of mental and physical training. It was very tiring, but I was so proud to have the opportunity.
是的，我必须学习英语、科学和天文学。我还要练习使用太空设备、做大量心理和体育训练。这很累，但拥有这个机会令我感到非常自豪。
