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Europe's new weather satellite goes into orbit 歐洲新氣象衛(wèi)星進(jìn)入軌道
（本節(jié)目所用的音頻資源發(fā)表于2022年12月中旬。）
近日，一顆重要的歐洲衛(wèi)星已被送入預(yù)定軌道。氣象衛(wèi)星 “ Meteosat-12 ” 搭乘阿麗亞娜火箭從法屬圭亞那的庫魯航天發(fā)射中心起飛，開啟了天氣預(yù)報(bào)的新時(shí)代。
The value to society of satellite meteorology is immense. In terms of lives saved and infrastructure damage that's avoided, the returns on investment run into billions annually.
衛(wèi)星氣象學(xué)的社會(huì)價(jià)值是巨大的。就衛(wèi)星氣象學(xué)挽救的生命和因其免遭破壞的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施而言，每年相關(guān)投資的回報(bào)可達(dá)數(shù)十億美元。
Europe's new Meteosat will replace technology that is now more than 20 years old. National forecasting agencies like the UK Met Office and Meteo France will see a big jump in the amount of data they receive. One of the major innovations on the new Meteosat is the inclusion of a camera to detect lightning.
歐洲的新氣象衛(wèi)星 “Meteosat” 將取代已有20多年歷史的技術(shù)。英國氣象局和法國氣象局等國家天氣預(yù)報(bào)機(jī)構(gòu)收到的數(shù)據(jù)量將大幅增加。新氣象衛(wèi)星 “Meteosat” 的主要?jiǎng)?chuàng)新之一是安裝了一個(gè)探測(cè)閃電的攝像頭。
The agencies believe this will be a boon to what they call nowcasting – the ability to track and forewarn of imminent hazardous events. That's because lightning is a tracer for violent wind gusts, heavy rain and hail.
這些氣象機(jī)構(gòu)認(rèn)為，新衛(wèi)星的運(yùn)用將有利于所謂的 “臨近預(yù)報(bào)”，即追蹤并預(yù)警即將發(fā)生的危險(xiǎn)天氣事件的能力。這是因?yàn)樾滦l(wèi)星可以通過觀測(cè)閃電來追蹤狂風(fēng)、大雨和冰雹。
詞匯表
meteorology 氣象學(xué)
immense 巨大的
infrastructure 基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施
forecasting 預(yù)報(bào)
innovations 創(chuàng)新
boon 有用的物品
nowcasting 臨近預(yù)報(bào)
forewarn 預(yù)先警告
imminent 臨近的，即將發(fā)生的
hazardous 危險(xiǎn)的
tracer 用于追蹤某物的事物
閱讀理解：請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后，回答下列問題。
1. What are the benefits to society of satellite meteorology?
2. How old is Europe's current meteorology satellite technology?
3. How will this new satellite be able to detect lightning?
4. What benefit does the ability to detect lightning bring?
答案
1. What are the benefits to society of satellite meteorology?
It can save lives and helps to avoid infrastructure being damaged.
2. How old is Europe's current meteorology satellite technology?
Europe's new Meteosat will replace technology that is now more than 20 years old.
3. How will this new satellite be able to detect lightning?
This new Meteosat satellite includes a camera to detect lightning.
4. What benefit does the ability to detect lightning bring?
Lightning can identify where violent wind gusts, heavy rain and hail may occur.
