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On Thursday, NASA astronaut Jack Fischer is scheduled to embark on his first voyage to the International Space Station. He's excited to be working on a variety of experiments, including ones dealing with plant growth and bone growth, but he's less than thrilled about the prospect of using the loo in microgravity.
周四，NASA宇航员杰克·费舍尔将按计划开始首次飞往国际空间站的旅行。他很高兴将要开始的各种实验，包括植物生长和骨骼生长，但是在微重力的状态下上厕所就让他没那么兴奋了。
He says it's the toilet. In case you think Fischer is exaggerating his toilet trepidation, here's NASA's description of how the commode functions: "The toilet basically works like a vacuum cleaner with fans that suck air and waste into the commode." It also requires the use of leg restraints.
他说是因为马桶。如果你觉得费舍尔是在夸大他对马桶的恐惧，那么请看NASA自己对便桶功能的描述：“马桶就像吸尘器一样，里面有风扇，把空气和粪便吸进马桶里。”使用时还得扎上小腿束带。
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词语解释
1.is scheduled to 预订，预期，计划做
例句：The line from Shanghai to Beijing is scheduled to open later this year.
从上海到北京的高速铁路线计划是今年年底开通。
2.embark on 从事，着手
例句：But are we, the fans, ready for them to embark on something new?
但是我们这些粉丝准备好他们从事别的事了吗？
3.a variety of 种种，各种
例句：The department store carries a variety of leather shoes.
这家百货商店经售各种皮鞋。
4.in case 万一，假使，如果
例句：In case of an error, this function returns an empty array to the caller.
在发生错误的情况下，此函数会向调用者返回一个空数组。
5.vacuum cleaner 吸尘器
例句：Before leaving, Mr.Seymour turned off the vacuum cleaner and the water valve.
在离开之前，西摩先生关掉了真空吸尘器和水阀。
