4
zhǐ
xiǎo shǔ
小鼠
zhǔn bèi
准备
tài kōng
太空
Four Little Mice Prepare for Space
jiè shào介绍xiǎo shǔ小鼠jiāngsuífēi chuán飞船shàng tiān上天bìngyán jiū研究tài kōng太空huán jìng yǐng xiǎng环境影响

Introducing the plan to send mice into space aboard a spacecraft to study how the space environment affects living organisms.

小宝
gē gē哥哥xīn wén新闻shuōxiǎo shǔ小鼠yàotài kōng太空zhēn de真的ma

Gege, the news said mice are going to space. Is that true?

小刚
zhēn de真的zhèshìdì yī cì第一次xiǎo shǔ小鼠sòng dào送到wǒ men我们dekōng jiān zhàn空间站zuòshí yàn实验

Yes, it’s true. This is the first time mice will be sent to our space station for experiments.

小宝
waxiǎo shǔ小鼠zàitài kōng太空zěn me怎么shēng huó生活yahuì bú huì会不会piāoqǐ lái起来

Wow! How will the mice live in space? Will they float around?

小刚
huìyǒu diǎn有点piāodàntā men他们yǒutè bié特别dehé zi盒子háihuìyǒudēng guāng灯光shí wù食物fēnglā jī垃圾chuīzǒu

They’ll float a bit, but they have special containers, with lights, food, and airflow to blow away waste.

小宝
xiǎo shǔ小鼠wèi shén me为什么yàotài kōng太空ne

Why do the mice need to go to space?

小刚
kē xué jiā科学家xiǎngzhī dào知道shī zhòng失重duìshēn tǐ身体yǒushén me什么yǐng xiǎng影响zhè yàng这样cái néng才能gènghǎobǎo hù保护háng tiān yuán航天员

Scientists want to know how weightlessness affects the body so they can better protect astronauts.

小宝
yuán lái原来xiǎo shǔ小鼠shìxiǎo xiǎo小小háng tiān yuán航天员

So the mice are like little ‘astronauts’!

小刚
duìtā men它们hěnzhòng yào重要néngbāngwǒ men我们xué dào学到hěnduōtài kōng太空zhī shí知识

Yes, they’re very important and can help us learn a lot about space.

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