你有“后备设施”吗
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一些汽车上有一个后备轮胎,如果有哪个轮胎爆了,可以随时更换;大型喷气式飞机也有后备的机械设备,如果在飞行中出现机械故障的话,马上换用后备设备可以保证继续安全飞行;连球队都有后备队员,看来“后备”在我们的现代生活中真是很重要。

Back-up system 就是指这种后备的设施。我们来看个例子:航天飞机的内部有好多后备的设备来保护宇航员,

On the second day of the flight, the space shuttle's main air-conditioning system broke down. But the astronauts switched1 on the back-up system and were able to continue the mission2 for another three days and land safely at Edwards Air Force Base.

在航天飞机起飞后的第二天,飞机里的空调设备坏了。宇航员于是开动了后备的空调设备,这样他们才能再持续工作三天,然后安全地在爱德华兹空军基地降落。

在当前高技术极为普遍的时代,如果没有后备的设施,有的时候非但会影响工作,而且还会造成很大的危险。下面就是一个例子:

This airline pilot talked about getting ready to land that famous day when all the lights in New York went out. He said he was lucky the airport had a back-up system of its own generators3 -- otherwise he would have to try to land in total darkness.

大家都知道纽约发生停电,全城陷入黑暗的那一天。这个飞行员谈到当天他准备降落的情景。他说,幸运的是,机场自己有后备的发电设备。否则,他得设法在黑暗里降落。"



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1 switched 9b01c9d1897991595cfa81b5a9ca4df7     
v.转变,改变( switch的过去式和过去分词 );转换;挥动(棍棒、鞭子等);迅速转动
参考例句:
  • A single red LED shows that the power is switched on. 单支红色发光二极管表示电源已接通。
  • The block becomes magnetic when the current is switched on. 一通上电流,这块板就会有磁性。
2 mission fDIxX     
n.使命,任务,天职;代表团,使团
参考例句:
  • He was charged with an important mission.他受委托承担一项重要使命。
  • I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.我要让你承担一项重要使命。
3 generators 49511c3cf5edacaa03c4198875f15e4e     
n.发电机,发生器( generator的名词复数 );电力公司
参考例句:
  • The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut. 工厂应急发电机在停电期间用上了。
  • Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system. 电力可以从风力发电机流入输电网。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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