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One of the more popular cargo items is with artists.
艺术家也常托我们运东西

This is from a gentleman in Minnesota who has an art gallery.
这是一位明尼苏达艺廊老板托我们运的

This is Alchemist and this is Intelligence of Beauty.
这张叫“炼金术士”，这张叫 “美丽的知性”

These are original artworks.
这两张都是原创作品

We also have several customers who have asked us
也有好几位客户要我们

to carry representative samples of cremated remains
把他们所爱之人的部分骨灰

from loved ones to the lunar surface.
送到月球表面去

The going rate for cargo is $1000 a gram including handling
我们的运费是每公克一千美金

and packaging and delivery to the lunar surface.
包括处理、包装和运到月球表面的费用

It's not immediately clear what the point is of delivering lipstick
运口红到月球表面的动机

to the surface of the moon.
让人纳闷

But if someone's willing to pay, the technology is there to do it.
不过只要出得起钱，他们就保证送到目的地

This is the penetrator that will carry commercial cargo
这是把商业货物

to the surface of the moon.
送到月球表面的穿透器

Down the middle of the penetrator is a 1 inch,
穿透器的中央，有一个一吋…

2 and a half centimetre open cargo space into
即2.5公分的储物空间

which we can load various objects to be carried to
我们可以把要送到月球的东西

the surface of the moon.
塞进去

It's carried internally inside the spacecraft
穿透器装在太空载具里

and when the spacecraft impacts at the end of the mission
任务终了载具撞击月球表面时

this will punch through the front
穿透器会从前端射出

and come to rest about 10 metres into the lunar soil.
钻入十公尺深的地底

This is very much a commercial proposition.
这完全是个在商言商的企划

They're even offering to deliver business cards
他们甚至提供了

to the surface of the moon.
把名片送到月球表面的服务

Or rather ten metres under the surface.
严格说来，应该是表面以下十公尺处

We have a standard rate for regular sized business cards
我们有一般名片的标准收费

one business card just happens to weigh about one gram.
因为一张名片大概有一克重

We expect these items to be there practically forever
除非有人去把这些东西移走

unless somebody goes up and removes them.
否则它们会在月球上待到海枯石烂

But the big prize is still to get a person back to the moon.
但最引人注目的，仍是把人类送回月球上的计划

And there is one private sector challenge
向来垄断月球的航太总署

to NASA's moon monopoly that mightjust succeed.
如今面对了一个赢面很大的竞争对手

Government always plays a big role in getting things started,
政府在草创初期扮演了重要角色

but after a while you know the citizenry has to take over.
但迟早会由人民接手

I mean after all you know the world
宇宙

and the universe belongs to all of us,
毕竟是属于我们大家的

it's notjust individual governments.
而不是个别政府的禁脔

So I think you're starting to see that now.
这样的改变已经开始出现了

Greg Olsen has already been to space,
葛瑞格欧森已经去过太空

but he's not an astronaut and he's never worked for NASA.
但他并不是太空人，也从未在航太总署任职过

He's a businessman.
他是个生意人

Last year, he paid 20 million dollars for a week
去年他花了两千万元

long trip to the International Space Station.
在国际太空站住了一个星期

I know with my spaceflight the money I thought
去太空的费用

about for 5 minutes and it was a simple yes
我只考虑了五分钟，这是个很简单的是非题

or no decision and once I made the decision
我一旦下定决心

I never thought about the money.
就没有再想过钱的问题

Olsen is one of the new breed of explorers
欧森是新一代的探险家

the space tourists who are prepared to
是为了实现毕生梦想

spend millions of dollars to fulfil a lifelong dream.
不惜一掷千金的太空观光客

And now there's a company who aim to make their dreams come true.
现在出现了一家专门让他们美梦成真的公司

They've already sent three people into space
他们已经送了三个人上太空

and now they're adding a new destination to their brochure.
如今还规划了崭新的行程

It gives me great pleasure to be here today
我很荣幸今天能到这里跟各位谈

to talk to you because today is an historic day.
因为今天是个很有历史性的日子

Space Adventures is going to the moon.
太空冒险公司要去月球了

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重点讲解：
1.going rate 市场价；现行率
例句：The going rate for freelance work is 5 an hour.
自由职业者的现行酬金是每小时5英镑。

2.carry to 运送至
例句：What should we carry to gliese 581?
我们应该带什么去格利泽581？

3.at the end of 在……的尽头；在……的末尾；在…结尾
例句：I shall settle up with you at the end of the month.
我将在月底和你清账。

4.play a big role 发挥大作用
例句：They could also play a big role in the relocalization of the container industry;
集装箱在装箱行业重组中发挥了巨大作用。

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重点单词		查看全部解释
destination	[.desti'neiʃən]	想一想再看 n. 目的地，终点，景点
intelligence	[in'telidʒəns]	想一想再看 n. 理解力，智力 n. 情报，情报工作，情报	联想记忆 X 单词intelligence 联想记忆： intel在…中间+lig选择，收集+ence→从中选出好的→智力；聪明
settle	['setl]	想一想再看 v. 安顿，解决，定居 n. 有背的长凳
universe	['ju:nivə:s]	想一想再看 n. 宇宙，万物，世界	联想记忆 X 单词universe 联想记忆： uni一个+vers转+e→统一旋转→宇宙
popular	['pɔpjulə]	想一想再看 adj. 流行的，大众的，通俗的，受欢迎的	联想记忆 X 单词popular 联想记忆： popul人民+ar…的→流行的
monopoly	[mə'nɔpəli]	想一想再看 n. 垄断，专利，独占，控制	联想记忆 X 单词monopoly 联想记忆： mono单个，一个+poly→独家卖→垄断
minutes	['minits]	想一想再看 n. 会议记录，(复数)分钟
representative	[repri'zentətiv]	想一想再看 adj. 代表性的，代议制的，典型的 n. 代
commercial	[kə'mə:ʃəl]	想一想再看 adj. 商业的 n. 商业广告	联想记忆 X 单词commercial 联想记忆： commerce商业+ial表形容词，“有…的”→商业的
cargo	['kɑ:gəu]	想一想再看 n. 货物，船货