(单词翻译:单击)
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According to Digitaltrends.com, ALE Co., a Tokyo-based startup says you shouldn't have to wait for a meteor shower to look at shooting start.
据Digitaltrends.com报道,一家位于东京的初创公司“ALE Co.”表示你根本不必等着看流星产生的流星雨 。
The company is looking to develop a system that would offer paying customers "shooting stars on demand," and based on a report by Japan Times, the first man-made meteor shower in the history of the world could take place in just two years.
该公司正在试图开发一个可以向付费客户提供“按需定制的流星雨”系统,据《日本时报》报道,世界史上第一场人造流星雨将在两年后出现 。
The system depends upon two satellites, both of which are currently being developed.
该系统取决于两颗卫星,目前它俩都在建造中 。
The satellites are set to be programmed to send the tiny fireworks flying in the right place, speed, and direction in order to achieve visible illumination even over an extremely crowded metropolitan area.
给卫星编写的程序会把小型烟花送到正确的位置、以正确的速度和方向飞行,即便在极其拥挤的大都市上空也能看到亮光 。
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词语解释
1.be looking to do sth 试图找到做某事的方法
例句:The government is looking to reduce inflation.
政府正在力求降低通货膨胀率 。
2.illumination n. 照明;光源
例句:The only illumination came from a small window high in the opposite wall.
唯一的亮光来自对面墙上高处的一扇小窗子 。