不大可能实现的项目
Moonshot
Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.
大家好，欢迎来到BBC《地道英语》。
I'm Feifei.
我是菲菲。
And I'm Roy!
我是罗伊！
10, 9, 8, 7...
10，9，8，7……
What are you doing?
你干什么呢？
And why are you dressed like an astronaut?
你为什么穿得像个宇航员？
I'm practising my countdown for when we head to the Moon.
我在练习倒计时，这样我们去月球的时候用得上。
6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
6，5，4，3，2，1。
We have lift off!
我们起飞了！
Please, stop!
拜托，停下！
In this programme we're teaching the expression "moonshot",
在本期节目里，我们讨论的是“moonshot”这个表达，
which refers to an ambitious project carried out without any expectation of short-term profitability.
这是指在没有任何短期盈利预期的情况下，实施的雄心勃勃的项目。
It does not mean we're going to the Moon!
这并不是说我们要去月球！
Where did you get that a spacesuit from?
你从哪弄来的宇航服？
I found it...in my garden.
我在花园里……找到它的。
That definition of "moonshot" makes more sense.
“moonshot”的定义更有意义。
Now I understand why people have been talking about a moonshot vaccine.
现在我明白为什么人们一直在谈论“moonshot”疫苗。
Exactly!
一点儿没错！
An experimental vaccine to fight Covid-19!
这是一种对抗新冠肺炎的实验性疫苗！
You're really learning!
你真的学到了！
Well, while I take this spacesuit off,
好吧，我把这件太空服脱下来，
let's have some examples…
我们听几个例句吧。
We're investing in a moonshot vaccine to help fight the virus.
我们正在投资一种疫苗来帮助对抗病毒，这个疫苗项目很大胆。
I'm not sure if their new driverless EV will ever come to market.
我不确定他们的新无人驾驶电动汽车是否会上市。
It's a bit of a moonshot.
有点不太能实现。
The project is a moonshot.
这个项目是个不一定能实现的项目。
It might not help the company in the short-term.
在短期内，这可能对公司没有任何帮助。
This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and we're talking about the expression "moonshot"
欢迎收听BBC《地道英语》，我们讨论的是“moonshot”这个词，
which refers to a project that is experimental and doesn't necessarily have any short-term financial benefits.
它指的是一个实验性的项目，不一定有任何短期的经济利益。
Yes - so the most common reference recently has been the moonshot vaccines or moonshot testing to fight Covid-19.
是的，所以最近最常见的说法是对抗新冠肺炎的大胆的疫苗项目和测试项目。
This phrase has a lot in common with "shoot for the moon" - the idea of aiming for an ambitious target.
这个短语与“shoot for the moon”有很多共同之处，即设定一个雄心勃勃的目标的想法。
That's right - that's some real moonshot thinking right there!
是的，这里就有一个真正的大胆的想法！
You always have some ambitious ideas,
你总有一些野心勃勃的想法，
like the time you wanted everyone to dress like squirrels and run around Hyde Park.
就像那时你想让每个人穿得像松鼠一样在海德公园跑来跑去。
Thanks Feifei!
谢谢你，菲菲！
That was for charity.
那是为了慈善。
I always like to shoot for the Moon with my ideas.
我总是喜欢用我的想法实现大胆的目标。
You certainly do!
你当然是这样！
But Roy, you look a bit down.
但是罗伊，你看起来有点沮丧。
What's wrong?
怎么了？
It's sad that we're not going to the Moon.
很遗憾我们不去月球了。
I once made my own spaceship
我曾经做了自己的宇宙飞船，
out of a packet of crisps, a tennis ball and some duct tape.
用一包薯片、一个网球和一些胶带。
Sadly, it didn't work - it was a bit of a moonshot.
遗憾的是，这不管用，有点不太可能实现。
I wish you were going to the Moon - it would certainly be quieter in the office.
我希望你能去月球，这样办公室里一定会比较安静。
Bye, Roy.
再见，罗伊。
Bye.
再见。