The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles 火星编年史

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TheMartian Chronicles comprises several short stories, all of which concern humanc______1_____ of Mars. In “Rocket Summer,” a rocket b______2_____ off fromEarth in winter, and for a moment, the intense h______3_____ melts all the snowon the ground, briefly making the area look like spring.

In“Ylla” a Martian woman named Ylla has dreams of a handsome visitor with clearblue eyes from Earth. Her husband goes into the forest to hunt, just as thefirst rocket from Earth l______4_____ on the planet. He accidentally shoots thetwo Earthlings, one of whom is the man from Ylla’s dream.

In“The Earth Men,” another Earth e______5_____ lands on Mars. Assuming that thenewly arrived Earthling explorers are a mass h______6_____, the Martians killthem to restore s______7_____ and order.

“And the Moon Be Still as Bright” recounts the first successfulmission to Mars. It happens several years later after most of the Martians havedied from diseases c______8_____ from previous expeditions. Jeff Spender wantsto preserve what is left of Martian civilization and goes to violent lengths todo so. He is killed by Captain Wilder, who feels guilty and v______9_____ tocontinue Spender’s mission.

Thebook ends with the story “The Million-Year Picnic” in which two families f______10_____Earth land on Mars, vowing to adapt to Martian culture instead of trying tomake Mars more like Earth.

【词汇注释】

concern  [kən'sɜːn]  v.  涉及；影响

colonization[ˌkɒlənaɪ'zeɪʃn]n.殖民；殖民地化

blasts[blɑːst]n.爆炸；冲击波

briefly['briːfli]adv.简短地；短暂地

expedition[ˌɛkspəˈdiʃn]]n.探险；考察

hallucination[hə.luːsɪ'neɪʃn]n.幻觉；幻视

civilization[.sɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn]n.文明；文明社会

mission['mɪʃn]n.使命；任务

【参考译文】

《火星编年史》由几组短篇故事组成，所有这些故事都与人类对火星的殖民有关。在《火箭之夏》中，一枚火箭在冬天从地球上发射升空，一瞬间，强烈的热量融化了地面上的所有积雪，短暂地让这个地区看起来如春天一般。

在《伊拉》中，一位名叫伊拉的火星妇女梦想着一位有着一双清澈蓝眼的英俊来访者。她的丈夫走进森林去打猎，此时地球上的第一枚火箭正好落在该星球上。他偶然地射杀了两个地球人，其中一个就是伊拉梦中的那个人。

在《地球人》中，另一支地球探险队登陆火星。火星人认为新到达的地球探险者是一群幻视到的人，火星人杀死他们以恢复理智和秩序。

《月球依然明亮》讲述了第一次登陆火星任务成功。这次成功登陆发生在大多数火星人死于感染了先前探险人员的疾病几年之后。杰夫·斯宾德想要保存火星文明的遗迹，为此他不遗余力地去这样做。他被怀尔德队长杀死，怀尔德感到内疚并发誓要继续斯宾德的任务。

这部书以故事《百万年的野餐》结尾，在该故事中，两个逃离地球的家庭登上火星，发誓要适应火星文化，而不是试图让火星更像地球。

雷·布拉德伯里（著）