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Good morning, listeners.
早上好，听众朋友们。
Welcome to TalkCast.
欢迎来到 TalkCast。
Good morning.
早上好。
I am Sophia.
我是苏菲亚。
And I am Ethan.
我是伊桑。
We are your hosts.
我们是你们的主持人。
We are very happy to talk to you today.
今天非常高兴能和大家聊天。
Yes, we have many great stories for you.
是的，我们为大家准备了许多精彩的故事。
Today is September 17, 2026.
今天是 2026 年 9月 17 日。
We hope you have a wonderful morning.
希望大家度过一个美好的早晨。
Yes, drink some tea or coffee and listen to us.
是的，喝点茶或咖啡，听我们聊聊吧。
Before we start, we have an important notice.
在开始之前，我们有一个重要通知。
You can download our audio and text now.
你现在可以下载我们的音频和文本。
Please visit our website.
请访问我们的网站。
The website is www .talkcast .top.
网站地址是 www.talkcast.top。
You can also read the text there.
你也可以在那里阅读文本。
It is very good for your English study.
这对你的英语学习非常有帮助。
Yes, it helps you learn faster.
是的，它能帮你学得更快。
Now, let us look at our stories.
现在，让我们看看今天的故事。
What are we talking about today?
我们今天在聊些什么呢？
We have dinosaur footprints, space telescopes, and sweet cookies.
我们有恐龙脚印、太空望远镜和甜饼干。
That sounds like a lot of fun.
那听起来非常有意思。
Yes, let us start with the dinosaurs.
是的，让我们从恐龙开始吧。
I love dinosaurs.
我喜爱恐龙。
Where are they today?
它们今天在哪里？
A school teacher went for a walk.
一位学校教师去散步了。
Where did he go?
他去了哪里？
He walked in North Dakota.
他在北达科他州散步。
It is a state in America.
那是美国的一个州。
North Dakota has many hills and rocks.
北达科他州有许多小山和岩石。
Yes, he walked on the rocks.
是的，他走在岩石上。
What did he see on the rocks?
他在岩石上看见了什么？
He looked down.
他向下看去。
He saw huge shapes in the stone.
他在石头上看到了巨大的形状。
What were the shapes?
那些形状是什么？
They were footprints.
它们是脚印。
Very big footprints.
非常大的脚印。
How big were they?
它们有多大？
They were as big as a large table.
它们像一张大桌子一样大。
Wow, that is very big.
哇，那可真大。
Who made them?
谁留下了它们？
A giant dinosaur made them long ago.
很久以前一只巨型恐龙留下了它们。
Which dinosaur was it?
那是哪种恐龙？
It was a Tyrannosaurus rex.
那是一只霸王龙。
People call it T -Rex.
人们称它为 T-Rex。
The T -Rex is the king of dinosaurs.
霸王龙是恐龙中的王者。
Yes, it was a very strong animal.
是的，它是一种非常强壮的动物。
Did it eat other dinosaurs?
它会吃其他恐龙吗？
Yes, it ate meat.
是的，它吃肉。
It had very sharp teeth.
它有着非常锋利的牙齿。
Did it walk on two legs or four legs?
它是用两条腿还是四条腿行走的？
It walked on two strong legs.
它用两条强壮的腿行走。
Its arms were very small.
它的前肢非常小。
How many footprints did the teacher find?
老师发现了多少个脚印？
He found four big footprints in a line.
他发现四个大脚印排成了一行。
A line?
一行？
So it was walking there.
所以它当时在那里行走。
Yes, it made a path.
是的，它踩出了一条小路。
Scientists call it a trackway.
科学家称之为足迹链。
Why is a trackway important?
为什么足迹链很重要？
It is the first trackway of an adult T -Rex. Really?
这是一只成年霸王龙的第一条足迹链。真的吗？
Nobody found one before?
以前没有人发现过吗？
People found single footprints, but they never found a path.
人们发现过单个的脚印，但从未发现过足迹链。
Why is a path better?
为什么一条路线更好？
It shows how the dinosaur walked.
它展示了恐龙是如何行走的。
It shows how fast it went.
它展示了它走得有多快。
That is very useful for scientists.
这对科学家来说非常有用。
Yes, they can learn a lot from this path.
是的，他们可以从这条路线中学到很多东西。
How old are the footprints?
这些脚印有多少年历史了？
They are 66 million years old.
它们有 6600 万年的历史了。
That is a very, very long time.
那是一个非常非常漫长的时间。
Yes, it is hard to think about.
是的，这很难想象。
How did the footprints stay safe for so long?
脚印是如何长期保持完好的？
Sand covered the footprints quickly.
沙子很快覆盖了这些脚印。
The sand became hard rock.
沙子变成了坚硬的岩石。
So the rock protected the footprints.
所以岩石保护了这些脚印。
Yes, it kept them safe from rain and wind.
是的，它保护它们免受雨水和风的侵蚀。
The teacher must be very excited.
这位老师一定非常兴奋。
He is.
他确实很兴奋。
He teaches science at a local high school.
他在当地的一所高中教科学。
He can tell his students now.
他现 在可以告诉他的学生们了。
Yes, he wants to show the footprints to them.
是的，他想把脚印展示给他们看。
I want to be in his class.
我想上他的课堂。
Me too.
我也是。
It is a great science lesson.
这是一堂棒极了的科学课。
Now, let us leave Earth.
现在，让我们离开地球。
Where are we going?
我们要去哪里？
We are going deep into space.
我们要深入太空。
Are we visiting a star?
我们要拜访一颗恒星吗？
No, we are visiting a new space telescope.
不，我们要参观一台新的空间望远镜。
What is its name?
它的名字是什么？
It is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
它是南希·格雷斯·罗曼空间望远镜。
That is a very beautiful name.
那是一个非常美丽的名字。
We can call it the Roman Telescope. Okay.
我们可以称它为罗曼望远镜。好的。
What is its job?
它的工作是什么？
It takes photos of the universe.
它拍摄宇宙的照片。
It looks for new planets.
它寻找新的行星。
Is it near the Earth?
它靠近地球吗？
No, it is very far from Earth.
不，它离地球非常远。
How does it move in space?
它是如何在太空移动的？
It has a small engine.
它有一个小型发动机。
The engine uses gas fuel.
这个发动机使用气体燃料。
Does it have a lot of fuel?
它有很多燃料吗？
NASA had a plan.
美国国家航空航天局有一个计划。
They gave it fuel for 10 years.
他们为它提供了可用10年的燃料。
10 years is a long time to work.
10年是一段很长的工作时间。
But now they have a big surprise.
但现在他们有一个巨大的惊喜。
What is the surprise?
这个惊喜是什么？
The rocket put the telescope in space very well.
火箭非常出色地将望远镜送入了太空。
Did the rocket save fuel? Yes.
火箭节省燃料了吗？是的。
The flight was very smooth.
飞行过程非常平稳。
It did not use much fuel.
它没有消耗太多燃料。
So the telescope has a lot of extra fuel? Yes.
所以望远镜有许多额外的燃料？是的。
It has double the fuel. Wow.
它的燃料增加了一倍。哇。
That is great.
那太棒了。
So how long can it work?
那么它能工作多久？
It can work for 22 years now.
它现在可以工作22年了。
22 years?
22年？
That is amazing. Yes.
那太神奇了。是的。
It can do much more science now.
它现在可以开展更多的科学研究。
What will scientists do with the extra 12 years?
科学家们会利用多出来的12年做什么？
They can look at many more stars.
他们可以看到更多的恒星。
Can they find more planets like Earth? Yes.
他们能找到更多像地球一样的行星吗？是的。
They want to find planets with water.
他们想找到存在水的行星。
Maybe we can find aliens there. Maybe.
也许我们能在那里找到外星人。也许吧。
The telescope will help us search.
望远镜将帮助我们进行搜索。
How does the telescope send photos to Earth?
望远镜是如何将照片传回地球的？
It uses radio waves.
它使用无线电波。
It sends them to NASA.
它把它们发送给美国国家航空航天局。
Are the photos clear? Yes.
照片清晰吗？是的。
They are very clear.
它们非常清晰。
They are very big too.
它们也特别大。
Can we see the photos on our phones? Yes.
我们能在手机上看这些照片吗？是的。
NASA puts them on the internet.
美国国家航空航天局将它们发布在互联网上。
I want to see them.
我想看看它们。
They must look like art. Yes.
它们看起来一定像艺术品。是的。
They have many colors.
它们有许多种色彩。
The colors are very beautiful.
这些颜色非常美丽。
Is the telescope safe from space rocks? Yes.
望远镜能躲避太空岩石的威胁吗？是的。
It has a strong shield.
它拥有坚固的防护罩。
It protects the telescope.
它保护着望远镜。
That is good.
那太好了。
Space can be dangerous. Yes.
太空可能是危险的。是的。
It is a very cold and dark place.
那是一个非常寒冷且黑暗的地方。
But the telescope will bring light to us. Yes.
但望远镜会给我们带来光明。是的。
It is a great light in the dark.
它是黑暗中的一道伟大曙光。
This is a big win for NASA. Yes.
这对美国国家航空航天局来说是一个重大胜利。是的。
Everyone is very happy about it.
每个人都为此感到非常高兴。
Let us stay in space for a bit. Okay.
让我们在太空停留一会儿。好的。
Let us look at a planet in our solar system.
让我们来看看我们太阳系中的一颗行星。
Which planet are we looking at?
我们正在看哪颗行星？
We are looking at Mercury.
我们正在看水星。
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Yes.
水星是距离太阳最近的行星。是的。
And it is also the smallest planet.
它也是最小的行星。
Is it cold there?
那里冷吗？
It is very hot because it is near the sun.
那里非常热，因为它靠近太阳。
But I heard some news about Mercury. Yes.
但我听说了一些关于水星的新闻。是的。
Mercury is getting smaller. Really?
水星正在变得更小。真的吗？
How can a planet get smaller?
行星怎么会变小呢？
The inside of the planet is cooling down. Oh.
这颗行星的内部正在冷却。哦。
When things get cold, they get smaller. Yes.
当物体变冷时，它们就会变小。是的。
It is like a balloon in a cold room.
这就像冷房间里的气球。
The balloon gets small and wrinkly? Exactly.
气球变小且变皱了？完全正确。
Mercury has wrinkles too.
水星也有皱纹。
What do the wrinkles look like?
那些皱纹看起来像什么？
They look like very big cliffs on the surface.
它们看起来就像表面上非常巨大的悬崖。
Are the cliffs high? Yes.
这些悬崖高吗？是的。
Some cliffs are 2 kilometers high.
有些悬崖有2公里高。
That is very high. Yes.
那非常高。是的。
And the planet is shrinking fast.
而且这颗行星正在快速缩小。
Is it shrinking faster than we thought? Yes.
它缩小的速度比我们想象的还要快吗？是的。
Scientists studied the new photos.
科学家们研究了最新的照片。
Will Mercury disappear one day? No.
水星有一天会消失吗？不会。
It is too big to disappear.
它太大了，不会消失。
That is good.
那太好了。
We do not want to lose a planet. Yes.
我们不想失去一颗行星。是的。
But it is interesting to watch.
不过观察它挺有趣的。
Is Mercury hot all the time? No.
水星一直都很热吗？不。
One side is very hot.
其中一侧非常热。
Why is that?
为什么会这样？
Because it faces the sun.
因为它面向太阳。
What about the other side?
另一边呢？
The other side is very cold. Really?
另一边非常冷。真的吗？
How cold is it?
有多冷呢？
It is colder than ice.
它比冰还冷。
That is a big difference. Yes.
那是很大的差异。是的。
It is a strange planet.
这是一颗古怪的行星。
And now it is shrinking. Yes.
现在它正在缩小。是的。
The cold side gets even colder inside.
寒冷的一侧内部变得更加寒冷。
So the planet gets smaller. Yes.
所以行星变 得更小了。是的。
It gets smaller every year.
它每年都在变小。
Do other planets shrink too? No.
其他行星也会缩小吗？不会。
Earth does not shrink.
地球不会缩小。
Our inside is still warm.
我们的内部依然温暖。
I am happy about that.
对此我感到很高兴。
I do not want Earth to shrink.
我不想让地球缩小。
Me too.
我也是。
We have enough problems on Earth.
地球上已经有足够多的问题了。
Why do scientists care about this?
为什么科学家关心这个？
It helps us understand how planets change over time.
这有助于我们理解行星随时间变化的过程。
It shows that planets are not dead rocks. Yes.
这表明行星并不是死寂的岩石。是的。
They change, just like the Earth.
它们会发生改变，就像地球一样。
Now let us come back to Earth. Yes.
现在让我们回到地球上。是的。
Our last story is about something delicious. Oh.
我们的最后一个故事与美味的食物有关。哦。
Are we talking about food? Yes.
我们是在讨论食物吗？是的。
We are talking about cookies.
我们正在聊饼干。
I love cookies.
我喜爱饼干。
I like chocolate cookies.
我喜欢巧克力饼干。
These cookies look like chocolate cookies.
这些饼干看起来像巧克力饼干。
But are they different? Yes.
但它们有所不同吗？是的。
Scientists made them with plastic trash. What?
科学家用塑料垃圾制作了它们。什么？
Plastic trash?
塑料垃圾？
That is terrible.
那太糟糕了。
Do not worry.
不要担心。
It is a science experiment.
这是一项科学实验。
We cannot eat plastic.
我们不能吃塑料。
It makes us sick.
它会让我们生病。
You are right.
你是对的。
But they do not use raw plastic.
但他们使用的不是未经加工的塑料。
Then how do they make the cookies?
那么他们是怎么制作这些饼干的呢？
They use a very small living thing.
他们使用了一种非常小的活体生物。
What is it?
那是什么？
It is a microbe.
它是一种微生物。
It is a tiny bug.
它是一种微小的虫子。
A tiny bug?
一只微小的虫子？
Can we see it? No.
我们能看见它吗？不能。
You need a microscope to see it. Okay.
你需要使用显微镜才能看到它。好的。
What does this tiny bug do?
这种微小的虫子会做什么呢？
The bug eats the plastic trash.
这种虫子吃塑料垃圾。
It eats plastic?
它吃塑料？
That is a strange diet. Yes.
那真是奇怪的饮食习惯。是的。
But the bug loves plastic.
但是这种虫子酷爱塑料。
What happens after the bug eats the plastic?
虫子吃掉塑料后会发生什么？
The bug changes the plastic.
这种虫子会改变塑料的性质。
It turns it into powder.
它会把它变成粉末。
Is the powder safe? Yes.
这种粉末安全吗？是的。
It is a safe protein powder.
这是一种安全的高蛋白质粉末。
So the powder has food value? Yes.
所以这种粉末具有食物价值？是的。
It is like flour or milk powder.
它就像面粉或奶粉一样。
Then they make cookies with this powder. Yes.
然后他们用这种粉末做饼干。是的。
They mix the powder with sugar.
他们把粉末与糖混合。
Do they bake the mixture? Yes.
他们会烘烤这种混合物吗？是的。
They bake it in an oven.
他们把它们放在烤箱里烘烤。
How do they taste?
它们尝起来怎么样？
Scientists say they taste like normal sweet cookies.
科学家表示，它们尝起来像普通的甜饼干。
Do the bugs eat other things? Yes.
这些虫子会吃其他东西吗？是的。
They can eat wood and leaves.
它们能吃木头和树叶。
But they like plastic best? Yes.
但它们最喜欢塑料？是的。
Scientists trained them to eat plastic.
科学家训练它们吃塑料。
How did they train them?
他们是怎么训练它们的？
They gave them only plastic to eat. Oh.
他们只给它们吃塑料。哦。
So the bugs had to eat it. Yes.
所以这些虫子不得不吃掉它。是的。
They learned to eat it to live.
它们学会了通过吃这个来生存。
And now they are very good at it. Yes.
现在它们非常擅长这个。是的。
They can eat a plastic bottle in days.
它们能在几天内吃掉一个塑料瓶。
That is very fast. Yes.
那可真快。是的。
It is much faster than normal.
这比正常情况快得多。
Can we use them at home? No.
我们能在家里使用它们吗？不能。
Not yet.
现在还不行。
They are only in labs now.
它们现在只存在于实验室里。
Maybe in the future we will have them at home. Yes.
也许在未来我们家里也会有它们。是的。
We can put our trash in a small box.
我们可以把垃圾放在一个小盒子里。
And the box gives us cookies.
然后盒子会给我们饼干。
That sounds like magic.
那听起来就像魔法一样。
It is science magic.
这是科学魔法。
Why did they do this experiment?
他们为什么要进行这项实验？
They want to help astronauts.
他们想帮助宇航员。
How does this help astronauts?
这要如何帮助宇航 员呢？
Astronauts live in space for a long time. Yes.
宇航员会在太空中生活很长时间。是的。
They cannot carry too much food.
他们无法携带太多的食物。
But they have a lot of plastic trash in space.
但他们在太空中有很多塑料垃圾。
So they can turn their trash into cookies? Exactly.
所以他们能把垃圾变成饼干？确实如此。
It is a great way to recycle.
这是回收利用的好方法。
It can also help the Earth. Yes.
这也能帮助地球。是的。
We have too much plastic trash in our oceans.
我们的海洋里有太多的塑料垃圾。
We can use these bugs to clean the oceans. Yes.
我们可以利用这些虫子来清理海洋。是的。
And we can make food at the same time.
与此同时，我们还可以制作食物。
That is very smart.
那可真聪明。
But I am still a bit scared. Why?
但我还是有点害怕。为什么？
I do not want to eat plastic cookies yet.
我暂时还不想吃塑料饼干。
Me neither.
我也不想。
I will stick to normal cookies today. Yes.
我今天还是坚持吃普通饼干吧。是的。
Let us go to the bakery after this.
这事结束后我们去面包店吧。
That's all for our stories today.
今天我们的故事就到这里了。
We hope you learned some new English words.
希望你学到了一些新的英语单词。
Before we leave, we have a fun question for you. Yes.
在我们离开之前，有一个有趣的问题想问大家。是的。
Please listen carefully.
请仔细听。
Would you eat a plastic cookie? Oh.
你会吃塑料饼干吗？哦。
That is a tough question.
那真是个棘手的问题。
Please write your answer in the comments.
请在评论区写下你的答案。
Or you can see what other listeners say.
或者你也可以看看其他听众是怎么说的。
It is a great way to practice your English writing. Yes.
这是练习英语写作的好方法。是的。
Don't be shy.
不要害羞。
We love reading your comments.
我们很喜欢阅读大家的评论。
We also want to thank our special VIP members.
我们还要感谢我们特别的 VIP 会员。
Thank you for helping us make this show.
感谢大家帮助我们制作这个节目。
Please subscribe to Talkcast and share it with your family.
请订阅 Talkcast 并分享给你的家人。
Remember, you can find our full text and audio.
记住，您可以找到我们的全文和音频。
They are on our website, www .talkcast .top and on our WeChat public account, Talkcast.
它们就在我们的网站 www.talkcast.top 和微信公众账号 Talkcast 上。
Thank you for listening today.
感谢大家今天的收听。
Have a great morning. Goodbye. Goodbye.
祝你度过一个美好的早晨。再见。再见。
