纪录片《地球的力量》第二集 大气05:自由落体

Not in a rocket, but in a giant helium balloon,

不是乘坐火箭,而是坐一个很大的氦气球

to determine the risks of high-altitude bailouts from air or spacecraft.

冒险在接近太空的地方进行跳伞

The balloon took Kittinger over 19 miles into the stratosphere.

他到达了19英里(31千米),高达平流层

That's twice the height that I reached.

这是我到达高度的两倍

Then Kittinger did something astonishing.

然后奇廷格做了一些令人很惊讶的事情

He jumped! This is the actual moment.

他跳下来了！这是一个真实的时刻

He fell to Earth

他落到了地球上

reaching a speed of almost 620 miles an hour,

速度达到了1000公里每小时

and yet he had no sense of speed.

但是他几乎什么都感觉不到

I had no ripple of the fabric on my pressure suit

我的耐压服上的布没有褶皱

and it was a very weird sensation.

这是一种超自然的感觉

I had no visual reference of anything

我看不到任何东西做为参考

so I thought I was really suspended in space.

所以我觉得像是停留在太空里

Kittinger had fallen at great speed

奇廷格下降得如此之快

as he plunged toward the troposphere, thick with clouds,

当他穿过对流层厚厚的浓云

floating over a New Mexico desert.

飘过了新墨西哥沙漠

Finally, he opened his parachute.

最后，他打开了降落伞

His jump remains the longest freef all in history.

这仍是历史上最高的自由落体

重点讲解

1、determine

是…的决定因素

The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.

鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。

Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.

社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。

确定;查明

The investigation will determine what really happened.

调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。

Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans.

需要进行检测以确定其对人的长期影响。

决定;敲定

The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future.

波罗的海各国人民有权决定自己的未来。

The final wording had not yet been determined.

最终措辞仍未敲定。

2、suspend

暂缓;推迟;暂停

The union suspended strike action this week.

这周工会暂停了罢工。

A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys.

一名联合国官员说将会暂停援助项目，直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。

使暂时停职

Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident...

出事后不久，朱莉就被停职了。

Buchanan was suspended for a year from Georgetown University after brawling with police.

布坎南因与警察发生肢体冲突而被乔治敦大学停学一年。

悬挂;吊

a mobile of birds or nursery rhyme characters which could be suspended over the cot.

能悬挂在摇篮上方、由小鸟或童谣故事人物组成的风动玩具

chandeliers suspended on heavy chains from the ceiling.

悬挂在天花板上、由粗重吊链吊着的枝形吊灯