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Good morning, listeners.
各位听众，早上好。
Welcome to TalkCast.
欢迎收听 TalkCast。
Good morning, everyone.
各位早上好。
I am Emma.
我是艾玛。
And I am Daniel.
我是丹尼尔。
Today is October 12, 2026.
今天是2026年10月12日。
We have many exciting science stories for you today.
今天我们为您准备了许多令人兴奋的科学故事。
First, four astronauts came back to Earth after eight months.
首先，四名宇航员在八个月后回到了地球。
Second, a robot took a picture of a sunrise on Mars.
其次，一个机器人拍下了火星上日出的照片。
Third, scientists solved a mystery about cute orange cats.
第三，科学家们解开了一个关于可爱橘猫的谜团。
And last, scientists made origami wheels for moon rovers.
最后，科学家们为月球车制作了折纸轮子。
Let us start with our big main story today.
让我们从今天的主要故事开始。
Yes, tell us about the brave astronauts.
是的，给我们讲讲那些勇敢的宇航员吧。
Four astronauts returned to Earth safely from space.
四名宇航员从太空返回地球。
That is wonderful.
那真是太棒了。
How long were they away?
他们离开多久了？
They lived in space for eight full months.
他们在太空中生活了整整八个月。
Eight months is a very long time in space.
对于太空来说，八个月是一个非常漫长的时间。
Yes, they worked on a big space station.
是的，他们在大型空间站上工作。
How did they come back down to Earth?
他们是如何回到地球上的？
They rode inside a small space capsule.
他们坐在一个小型的太空舱里。
Did the capsule drop into the ocean?
太空舱是坠入海洋了吗？
Yes, it landed softly in the ocean water.
是的，它轻柔地降落在海水里。
Big boats came to help them quickly, right?
大船迅速赶去帮忙了，对吧？
Yes, rescue boats picked up the capsule right away.
是的，救援船立刻把太空舱捞了起来。
How did the astronauts feel after their big journey?
宇航员们经历这段漫长的旅程后感觉怎么样？
Doctors checked them.
医生检查了他们。
They are healthy and very happy.
他们很健康而且非常高兴。
Living in space changes the body, does it not?
生活在太空中会改变身体，不是吗？
Yes, floating in space makes muscles soft and weak.
是的，在太空中漂浮会让肌肉变得柔软而无力。
So they must practice walking again on Earth. Exactly.
所以他们必须在地球上重新练习走路。完全正确。
They will exercise every day with doctors.
他们会和医生一起每天进行锻炼。
Earth gravity feels heavy after eight months in space.
在太空中待了八个月后，地球的重力感觉很沉。
Yes, it takes time to get strong again.
是的，重新恢复强壮需要时间。
I am happy they are back with their families.
我很高兴他们能回归家庭。
Now let us travel from Earth to another world.
现在让我们从地球前往另一个世界。
Are we going to the red planet Mars? Yes.
我们要去红色星球火星吗？是的。
NASA has a famous robot on Mars.
美国宇航局在火星上有一个著名的机器人。
You mean the Curiosity rover, right? Yes.
你是指“好奇号”火星车，对吧？是的。
Curiosity took a new picture of Mars.
好奇号拍摄了火星的新照片。
What did the robot capture in the picture?
机器人在照片中捕捉到了什么？
It captured a beautiful sunrise over the Rocky Mountains.
它捕捉到了落基山脉上空美丽的日出。
Oh, wow.
噢，哇。
What color is a morning sky on Mars?
火星上的早晨天空是什么颜色的？
The sky near the sun looks bright blue.
太阳附近的天空看起来是明亮的蓝色。
Wait, blue?
等等，蓝色？
Sunrises on Earth are red or orange. Yes.
地球上的日出是红色或橙色的。是的。
Mars is the opposite of Earth.
火星与地球截然相反。
Why is the morning sky blue on Mars?
为什么火星上的早晨天空是蓝色的？
Very fine dust in the air scatters blue light.
空气中的极细微尘埃散射了蓝光。
So dust makes the sunrise look cool and blue? Yes.
所以尘埃让日出看起来很酷且发蓝？是的。
Also, the sun looks smaller on Mars.
另外，在火星上太阳看起来更小。
Because Mars sits farther away from the sun than Earth? Correct.
因为火星比地球离太阳更远？正确。
Mars gets less light than our planet.
火星得到的阳光比我们的星球少。
Looking at pictures from another world feels like magic.
看着来自另一个世界的照片感觉就像魔法。
The robot works hard every day to send photos.
机器人每天努力工作发送照片。
Good job, little robot.
干得好，小机器人。
Keep sending great photos.
继续发送精彩的照片。
Speaking of bright colors, let us talk about animals.
说到鲜艳的颜色，我们来谈谈动物吧。
Oh, I love stories about cute animals.
哦，我喜欢关于可爱动物的故事。
Scientists finally solved an old mystery about orange cats.
科学家们终于解开了关于橘猫的一个古老谜团。
What mystery about orange cats?
关于橘猫的什么谜团？
They wanted to know why some cats have orange hair.
他们想知道为什么有些猫有橘色的毛发。
Is it because of the food they eat? No.
是因为它们吃的食物吗？不是。
It comes from their tiny body code.
它来自它们微小的身体密码。
Do you mean their genes? Yes. Genes.
你是说它们的基因？是的。基因。
Genes give animals their eyes and hair color.
基因赋予动物眼睛和毛发的颜色。
So scientists searched for the orange hair gene? Yes.
所以科学家们搜寻了橘色毛发的基因？是的。
They searched for this gene for 60 years.
他们搜寻这个基因长达60年。
60 years is longer than my whole life.
60年比我的整个人生还要长。
Now they finally found the exact orange gene.
现在他们终于找到了确切的橘色基因。
Why was finding this gene so difficult?
为什么找到这个基因如此困难？
Cat DNA is very long and hard to read.
猫的DNA非常长而且很难读懂。
Are most orange cats boys or girls?
大多数橘猫是公的还是母的？
Most orange cats are boy cats. Really?
大多数橘猫是公猫。真的吗？
Why are boy cats orange more often?
为什么公猫更经常是橘色的？
A boy cat needs only one copy of the gene.
一只公猫只需要基因的一个拷贝。
And a girl cat needs two copies of the gene? Yes.
而母猫需要基因的两个拷贝？是的。
So orange girl cats are quite rare.
所以橘色母猫相当罕见。
That is so interesting.
那太有趣了。
Science explains everyday life. Yes.
科学解释日常生活。是的。
Now cat owners understand their pets better.
现在猫主人更了解他们的宠物了。
Orange cats are famous for being friendly and funny.
橘猫以友好和滑稽而闻名。
Now we know their colorful secret.
现在我们知道了它们色彩斑斓的秘密。
What is our last story for today, Daniel?
丹尼尔，我们今天的最后一个故事是什么？
Our last story is about an amazing space invention.
我们的最后一个故事是关于一项令人惊叹的太空发明的。
Tell me.
告诉我。
I like cool new tools.
我喜欢酷炫的新工具。
Engineers built special wheels for moon rovers.
工程师为月球车制造了特殊的轮子。
What makes these new wheels special?
是什么让这些新轮子如此特殊？
They use paper folding art.
它们使用的是纸张折叠艺术。
They call it origami. Origami?
他们称之为折纸。折纸？
Like folding paper birds in boxes? Yes.
就像把纸鸟折进盒子一样？是的。
But engineers fold strong metal shapes.
但工程师们折叠坚固的金属形状。
How does a folding wheel help a rover?
折纸轮如何帮助月球车？
The moon has deep holes and sharp rocks.
月球上有深坑和锋利的岩石。
Sharp rocks can break simple round wheels. Yes.
锋利的岩石会损坏简单的圆轮。是的。
Normal wheels get stuck in loose dust.
普通的轮子会陷在松散的尘埃中。
So the origami wheel can change its size? Yes.
所以折纸轮可以改变它的尺寸？是的。
It can fold small to fit narrow spots.
它能折叠变小以适应狭窄的地方。
And it can open wide to roll over big rocks? Exactly.
它可以张开滚过大石头吗？完全正确。
The wheel changes shape as it rolls.
当它滚动时，车轮会改变形状。
That is a very smart design for space travel.
对于太空旅行来说，这是一个非常巧妙的设计。
Engineers tested the wheels on rough ground.
工程师们在崎岖的地面上测试了车轮。
Did the wheels work well in tests? Yes.
车轮在测试中运转得好吗？是的。
The tests were a big success.
这些测试取得了巨大成功。
Old paper art helps futuristic space science.
古老的纸艺有助于未来主义的太空科学。
I love that.
我喜爱那个。
Simple ideas often solve very hard problems.
简单的想法往往能解决非常困难的问题。
We learned so many cool facts today. Yes.
我们今天学到了很多酷炫的事实。是的。
Astronauts came home.
宇航员们回到了家。
Mars had a blue sunrise.
火星曾有过蓝色的日出。
We found the orange cat gene and folding space wheels.
我们发现了橘猫基因和折叠太空轮。
Now, we have a fun question for all our listeners.
现在，我们为所有的听众准备了一个有趣的问题。
If you go to space, what place do you want to visit?
如果你去太空，你想参观什么地方？
Please write your answer in the comment section below.
请把你的答案写在下面的评论区。
Or read the comment section to see answers from other people.
或者阅读评论区来看看其他人的回答。
Thank you to all our TalkCast members and listeners.
感谢我们所有的 TalkCast 会员和听众。
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请订阅，与朋友分享 TalkCast，并提供反馈。
Have a wonderful and happy day.
祝你度过一个精彩快乐的一天。
Goodbye, everyone.
再见，大家。
Bye, everyone. Bye.
再见，大家。再见。
