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Good morning, everyone.
大家早安。
Welcome to TalkCast.
欢迎来到 TalkCast。
Good morning.
早上好。
Today is September 8th, 2026.
今天是2026年9月8日。
I am Daniel, and this is my partner Zoe.
我是丹尼尔，这是我的搭档佐伊。
We are very happy to talk to you this morning.
今天早上能和大家交流，我们感到非常高兴。
First, we want to say thank you to our members.
首先，我们要感谢我们的会员们。
Yes, thank you so much.
是的，非常感谢您。
Your support helps us every day.
您的支持每天都在帮助着我们。
TalkCast needs your help.
TalkCast 需要您的帮助。
We want to make more good shows.
我们想制作更多优质的节目。
If you like our show, please join our member club.
如果您喜欢我们的节目，请加入我们的会员俱乐部。
It is very easy to join.
加入非常容易。
Thank you for your kindness.
感谢您的善意。
Now, let us look at our news stories today.
现在，让我们来看看今天的精选新闻。
We have some very exciting stories for you.
我们为您带来了一些非常激动人心的报道。
We will talk about space, planets, caves, and ice.
我们将聊聊太空、行星、洞穴和冰川。
Our first story is about space.
我们的第一个报道是关于太空的。
Scientists found something strange. Really?
科学家们发现了一些奇特的事情。真的吗？
Did they find aliens?
他们发现了外星人吗？
No, they did not.
不，他们没有。
They think that they found dark matter.
他们认为自己发现了暗物质。
What is dark matter?
什么是暗物质？
Can you show me a picture?
你能给我看一张照片吗？
No, I cannot.
不，我不能。
It is invisible.
它是隐形的。
We cannot see it.
我们无法看见它。
If we cannot see it, is it real?
如果我们看不到它，它是真实存在的吗？
Yes, it is real.
是的，它是真实存在的。
It is everywhere in space.
它在太空里到处都是。
How do we know that it is there?
我们怎么知道它在那里？
It has gravity.
它具有引力。
It pulls other stars and planets.
它会拉扯其他恒星和行星。
So it is like an invisible magnet?
所以它就像一块隐形的磁铁？
Yes, it is a little bit like a magnet.
是的，它有点像磁铁。
How did scientists find this dark matter?
科学家们是如何发现这种暗物质的？
They used a giant detector deep under the ground.
他们使用了地下深处的巨大探测器。
What is a detector?
什么是探测器？
A detector is a special tool.
探测器是一种特殊的工具。
It helps you find hidden things.
它能帮你找到隐藏的物品。
Why is it deep under the ground?
为什么它在地下深处？
The ground blocks other light and noise from space.
地面会阻挡来自太空的其他光线和噪音。
So only dark matter can reach the detector? Yes.
所以只有暗物质能到达探测器？是的。
Dark matter can go through rocks and soil easily.
暗物质可以轻松穿透岩石和土壤。
That is amazing.
太神奇了。
Did the detector catch a signal? Yes.
探测器捕捉到信号了吗？是的。
It caught a small signal.
它捕捉到了一个微弱的信号。
Scientists are very excited.
科学家们非常兴奋。
I hope that we learn the secret of dark matter soon.
希望我们能尽快解开暗物质的秘密。
Me too.
我也是。
Now let us look at our next story.
现在让我们来看看我们的下一个故事。
Are we still in space?
我们还在太空中吗？
Yes, we are.
是的，我们还在。
Going to Saturn.
前往土星。
Saturn is a beautiful planet.
土星是一颗美丽的行星。
It has big rings.
它有巨大的光环。
Yes, it does.
是的，确实有。
Recently, scientists saw a new storm there.
最近，科学家在那里看到了一场新的风暴。
Where is the storm?
风暴在哪里？
It is at the bottom of the planet.
它位于行星的底部。
Is the storm very big? Yes.
风暴非常大吗？是的。
It is 104 ,000 miles wide. Wow.
它有104,000英里宽。哇。
That is much bigger than our Earth. Yes.
那比我们的地球大得多。是的。
And it has a very strange shape.
而且它有一个非常奇怪的形状。
What shape is the storm?
这场风暴是什么形状的？
Is it round?
它是圆的吗？
No, it is not round.
不，它不是圆形的。
It has 10 straight sides.
它有10条直的边。
10 sides?
10条边？
Like a geometric drawing? Yes.
像几何图案一样？是的。
It is a shape.
它是一个形状。
We call it a decagon.
我们称之为十边形。
What does decagon mean?
十边形是什么意思？
A decagon is a shape.
十边形是一种形状。
It has 10 corners.
它有10个顶角。
How did scientists see this storm?
科学家是怎么看到这场风暴的？
They used the Hubble Space Telescope.
他们使用了哈勃太空望远镜。
What is a telescope?
什么是望远镜？
It is like a giant camera in space.
它就像太空中的一台巨大的相机。
It takes very clear photos. Yes.
它能拍出非常清晰的照片。是的。
The photos show the 10 -sided storm clearly.
照片清晰地展示了那个十条边的风暴。
Why does Saturn have shaped storms?
为什么土星会有特定形状的风暴？
The wind blows very fast there.
那里的风吹得非常快。
Does the fast wind make the shape? Yes.
快速的风造就了这个形状吗？是的。
It creates perfect patterns in the clouds.
它在云层中创造出完美的图案。
Saturn is like a giant artist.
土星就像一位巨大的艺术家。
I agree with you, Zoe.
我同意你的看法，佐伊。
Nature is wonderful.
大自然太神奇了。
Let us come back to Earth now.
现在让我们回到地球上吧。
Good idea.
好主意。
We are going to Ireland.
我们要前往爱尔兰。
Ireland has a lot of green grass. Yes.
爱尔兰有很多绿草。是的。
And it has old caves.
而且它还有古老的洞穴。
Did people live in those caves?
人们以前住在那些洞穴里吗？
Yes, they did.
是的，他们住过。
Scientists found old art on the walls.
科学家在墙壁上发现了古老的艺术作品。
What is in the art?
艺术作品里有什么？
The art has simple drawings on the walls.
这艺术品在墙上有简单的画作。
Who made these drawings?
谁画了这些画作？
Very old humans made them.
非常古老的老人类创作了它们。
How old are the drawings?
这些图画有多久的历史了？
They are 15 ,000 years old.
它们已有 15,000 年的历史了。
That is a very long time ago. Yes.
那是非常久远之前的事了。是的。
Before this, we had a different idea.
在此之前，我们有着不同的观点。
What did we think before?
我们之前是怎么认为的？
We thought that humans arrived 10 ,000 years ago.
我们以为人类是在一万年前到达的。
So humans lived there earlier? Yes.
所以人类更早就生活在那里了？是的。
They lived there 5 ,000 years earlier.
他们比预想的早了 5000 年生活在那里。
That is a big change for history. Yes.
这对历史来说是个巨大的改变。是的。
Scientists used a new computer program.
科学家们使用了一个新的计算机程序。
How did the computer help?
计算机提供了怎样的帮助？
It helped scientists find the caves.
它帮助科学家们找到了那些洞穴。
The caves were hidden before.
这些洞穴以前一直被隐藏着。
Yes, they were.
是的，它们确实是隐藏着的。
Deep in the hills.
隐藏在群山深处。
I want to see those drawings.
我想看看那些图画。
They show that early humans were creative.
它们表明早期人类富有创造力。
They loved art, just like us.
他们热爱艺术，就像我们一样。
Our fourth story is about Mercury.
我们的第四个故事是关于水星的。
Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.
水星是距离太阳最近的行星。
Yes, it is.
是的，确实如此。
A spaceship is arriving there.
一艘宇宙飞船正要到达那里。
What is the name of the spaceship?
这艘飞船叫什么名字？
The name is Bepi Colombo.
它的名字叫贝皮科隆博号（Bepi Colombo）。
That is a funny name.
那真是个有趣的名字。
Who sent it?
是谁发射了它？
Europe and Japan sent the ship together.
欧洲和日本共同发射了这艘飞船。
When did they send it?
他们是什么时候发射它的？
They sent it 8 years ago.
他们是在 8 年前发射它的。
8 years?
8 年？
Why did it take so long?
为什么耗费了这么长时间？
Mercury is very hard to reach.
水星非常难以抵达。
Why is it hard to reach?
为什么难以抵达？
The sun pulls the ship very hard.
太阳给飞船施加了很强的拉力。
So the ship must fly in circles?
所以飞船必须绕着圈飞行？
Yes, it had to slow down.
是的，它不得不减慢速度。
Now the ship is very close.
现在飞船已经非常接近了。
Yes, it will separate into two smaller ships.
是的，它将分离成两艘较小的飞船。
Why two ships?
为什么是两艘飞船？
One ship will study the rocks.
一艘飞船将研究岩石。
And what will the other ship do?
那另一艘飞船要做什么呢？
The other ship will study the magnetic field.
另一艘飞船将研究磁场。
A magnetic field is like a shield.
磁场就像一个护盾。
Yes, it protects the planet from the sun.
是的，它保护该行星不受太阳的影响。
I want to see the photos of Mercury.
我想看看水星的照片。
The ships will send photos very soon.
飞船很快就会发回照片。
Our last story is about Antarctica. Brr.
我们的最后一个故事是关于南极洲的。冷啊。
Antarctica is very cold.
南极洲非常寒冷。
Yes, Antarctica got a lot of new ice.
是的，南极洲增加了许多新的冰层。
Is that good news?
那是好消息吗？
Yes, it got 695 billion tons.
是的，它增加了6950亿吨。
That is a very big number.
那是一个非常大的数字。
It is a record for the last two years.
这是过去两年的纪录。
Why did it get so much ice?
为什么会有这么多的冰？
The wind was very strong and cold.
风非常强劲且寒冷。
Did the wind bring white clouds?
风带来了白云吗？
Yes, the clouds brought a lot of snow.
是的，云层带来了大量的雪。
And then the snow became ice.
然后雪变成了冰。
Yes, that is right.
是的，完全正确。
Is the Earth getting colder?
地球正在变冷吗？
No, the Earth is still getting warmer.
不，地球依然在变暖。
But some places can still get cold wind.
但有些地方仍然会有冷风。
Yes, the weather can surprise us.
是的，天气会给我们带来惊喜。
We must still protect our planet.
我们仍然必须保护我们的星球。
Yes, we need to take care of Earth.
是的，我们需要照顾地球。
That is our last story for today.
这是我们今天的最后一个故事。
We talked about space, planets, caves, and ice.
我们聊到了太空、行星、洞穴和冰块。
Yes, we did.
是的，我们聊过了。
Now, we want to ask you a question.
现在，我们想询问你一个问题。
Here's the question.
这就是那个问题。
Do you want to visit a hot planet or a cold planet?
你想去游览热的星球还是冷的星球？
Please write your answer in the comments section.
请在评论区写下你的答案。
Yes, or you can read other people's answers there too.
是的，你也可以在那里阅读其他人的答案。
We'd love to read your comments.
我们非常喜爱阅读您的评论。
Please subscribe to our show, TalkCast.
请订阅我们的节目 TalkCast。
And please share this show with your family and friends.
并请将这档节目分享给你的家人和朋友。
We thank you for your support.
我们感谢您的支持。
You can read the text of this show on our WeChat public account.
您可以在我们的微信公众号上阅读本节目的文本。
Yes, look for TalkCast on WeChat.
是的，在微信上搜索 TalkCast。
The text is very helpful for learning English.
这段文本对学习英语非常有帮助。
Thank you for listening.
感谢您的倾听。
Have a wonderful morning. Goodbye.
祝您度过一个精彩的早晨。再见。
Bye -bye.
再见。
Bye -bye.
再见。
