Why NASA report is significant — and what it means for search for extraterrestrial life
为什么 NASA 的报告意义重大,以及它对探索地外生物来说,意味着什么?
UFOs are out. The acronym chosen by NASA is UAP — Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. Less catchy, but more scientifically accurate.
UFO 这个名字已经被淘汰了。NASA 甄选的新缩写是 UAP——不明异常现象。没那么抓耳,但就科学性来说,准确多了。
Because in the words of NASA administrator Bill Nelson their review of UAPs is designed to "shift the conversation around UAP from sensationalism to science".
因为,借用 NASA 局长比尔·纳尔逊的话来说,他们对于 UAP 的调查旨在“将围绕 UAP 的讨论由哗众取宠的乐子转变为科学探究。”
And according to the new report, there is currently no scientific evidence for UAPs being extraterrestrial. But that doesn't mean they should be ignored, it finds. Stating: "A vital part of NASA's role is exploring the unknown."
而且根据这份最新报告,目前没有任何科学证据可以证明 UAP 来自地外。但是,报告认为,这并不意味着,UAP 应该被忽略,它写道:“NASA 的关键职责之一就是去探索未知。”
Ever since people have been spotting objects in the sky there's been a problem. One that has helped fuel conjecture and conspiracy theories about what they are. And that's a lack of concrete data.
自从人类开始注意到天空中的物体,就一直存在着一个问题——这个问题助长了人们对这些物体的猜疑和阴谋论——它就是,缺少具体的数据。
Among this report's recommendations is that more of NASA's assets and data could be used to better understand unexplained sightings.
这份报告在推荐中写道,更多 NASA 的设备和数据可以用于更好地理解这些原因不明的目击事件。
Also, there could be more coordination and data sharing among civilian and commercial operators of radars and satellites to better understand the problem.
另外,民间和商业的雷达、卫星运营商之间,可以更多地合作、共享数据,来更好地理解这个问题。
Given most UAP sightings that do get investigated turn out to be other aircraft, drones or balloons, systems can be improved to spot them.
考虑到绝大多数调查过的 UAP 目击其实都是其他的飞行器、无人机或者气球,可以优化监测系统来识别这些飞行物。
There's justification for the effort according to NASA. Simply because they are unidentified, UAPs could present a genuine risk to aviation. Knowing more about what and where they are is important for safety.
根据 NASA 的说法,努力进行这些提升是有意义的。单就因为 UAP 的身份不明,它们就可能对航空业构成真实的风险。更多地了解 UAP 是什么,以及它们在哪里,对安全来说是很重要的。
And that leads to another key conclusion of the report. Many people, including professional pilots, are reluctant to report unexplained sightings because of the tin-foil hat stigma attached to "UFO" sightings.
这又指向了这份报告的另一个关键结论。很多人,包括职业飞行员,都不愿汇报自己目击了不明物体,因为 UFO 目击捆绑着“锡箔帽子”的反智污名。
The report recommends using standard aviation safety reporting systems to log UAP sightings as a way to "de-stigmatise" them. That, NASA suggests, will lead to more data and more understanding.
这份报告推荐大家使用标准的航空安全汇报体系来记录不明目击,以此来作为一种去污名的方法。NASA 表示,这样的方法将会带来更多的数据和更好的理解。
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重点词汇
extraterrestrial
/ˌek.strə.təˈres.tri.əl/
adj. 地外的
词根词缀:terra(earth,土地)
派生词:territory(n. 领土)
相关词汇:terrestrial(adj. 地球上的)
词根词缀:extra-(外的)
搭配短语:extraterrestrial rocks
词性拓展:extraterrestrial(n. 地外生命)
acronym
/ˈæk.rə.nɪm/
n. 缩写
词根词缀:no-,men-(name,onym 对应的词根)
派生词:name,anonymous,synonym,antonym
例句:UFO is an acronym for unidentified flying object.
anomalous
/əˈnɑː.mə.ləs/
adj. 异常的
词根词缀:an-(否定)
搭配短语:anomalous behaviours
搭配短语:an anomalous situation
catchy
/ˈkætʃ.i/
adj. 悦耳的,琅琅上口的
相关词汇:catch(v. 抓)
搭配短语:a catchy song
搭配短语:a catchy advertising slogan
sensationalism
/senˈseɪ.ʃən.əl.ɪ.zəm/
n. 哗众取宠,耸人听闻
词根词缀:sensus
派生词:sense
派生词:sensation
例句:Floating can be a very pleasant sensation.(感受)
例句:The film caused a sensation.(轰动)
相关词汇:sensational
搭配短语:a sensational victory(轰动的)
搭配短语:sensational headlines(耸人听闻的)
例句:The newspaper has been accused of sensationalism in its coverage of the murders.
conjecture
/kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ/
n. 猜疑
近义词:guess
例句:That is a conjecture, not a fact.
conspiracy
/kənˈspɪr.ə.si/
n. 阴谋
相关词汇:conspire(v.)
词根词缀:spirare(呼吸)
派生词:spirit
例句:All six men admitted conspiring to steal cars.
unexplained
/ʌn.ɪkˈspleɪnd/
adj. 无法解释的,原因不明的
相关词汇:explain(v. 解释)
搭配短语:unexplained symptoms
civilian
/səˈvɪl.jən/
adj. 民用的
词性拓展:civilian(n. 平民)
搭配短语:civilian goods
反义词:military(adj. 军用的)
turn out
结果是
例句:I'm positive things are going to turn out fine.
justification
/ˌdʒʌs.tə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
n. 正当理由
相关词汇:just(adj. 正义的;adv. 刚刚)
搭配短语:a just society
相关词汇:justify(v. 证明……正当)
例句:No argument can justify a war.
例句:There is no justification for a war.
aviation
/ˌeɪ.viˈeɪ.ʃən/
n. 航空业
搭配短语:Civil Aviation Administration of China
reluctant
/rɪˈlʌk.tənt/
adj. 勉强的,不情愿的
搭配短语:a reluctant smile
搭配短语:be reluctant to do
例句:He is reluctant to talk about it.
stigma
/ˈstɪɡ.mə/
n. 污名,耻辱,羞辱
文化补充:身上表示惩罚和耻辱的烙印、刺青。
例句:There was a social stigma attached to single parenthood.
log
/lɑːɡ/
v. 记录
词性拓展:log(n. 原木;日志)
文化补充:以前航海时,水手会利用原木和绳子来测量船速,用来记录的日志久而久之也就被称为 log。
例句:All phone calls are logged.
搭配短语:log in / out