1·Suggestions included microbes on the Red Planet, photosynthesis on Titan, or perhaps even bacteria on an asteroid.
猜测包括了火星上发现微生物、土卫六上的光合作用、甚至是一颗小行星上发现了细菌。 全都不是——NASA发现了一种能消来砷的细菌以及将它们组成它的DNA。
2·It would take six months to reach the red planet, compared with three days to the moon.
相比于三天就能到达月球要六个月才能到达火星。
3·I can still teach you how to play Red Planet at a Virtual World ten years after I flew my last mission. I can recite the sales pitch word for word.
在我“金盆洗 手”十多年后，我仍能教你如何在一个虚拟的世界里扮演火星[译者注：作 者在从事这份工作时，向购买者所做的演示]，一字不差地背诵那些销售秘诀（如：它仅为一杯啤酒的价格等）。
4·Esa's member states have already pledged 850m euros towards a Red Planet venture.
欧空局的成员国已经承诺向火星探索计划投入8.5亿欧元。
5·The probe launched in 2005 and arrived at the red planet in March 2006.
该探测器于2005年升空，并于2006年3月抵达火星。